Posted on 03/01/2026 5:58:25 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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If you’re talking about ‘Chervena Chuska’ and ‘Wisconsin Lakes’ pepper seed, I bought them both at Seed Savers.
That was one shop light down the middle which explains the middle daikons.(note to self - daikons get tall fast - do separate tray)
Lights I just bought from Menard's are narrow so I put two side by side. I'm now 2 inches off those Daikon trees and 4 inches on everything else. 
(hunk of wood, some wire and some screws)
When my flats end up looking like that, I just raise one end of the light bar, or lower the other.
Maybe we need a list of seedling heights so we don’t put tall seedlings in with shorter ones? LOL! ;)
Anybody who is into the YouTube learning process (grins) I found a channel called “Survival Kitchen 1930” which is all about canning meats and other “Amish’ish” food preservation techniques from the depression era.
This week is supposed to be so warm that I’ll be putting my seedlings out during the day and for a few nights they’ll be able to stay outside.
Last year I had issues with mice snacking on my seedlings. I went out one day and found 90% all chewed off. So what I’m doing is taking some dishpans which I had mr mm drill some holes in and we got some hardware cloth and he’s going to cut them to fit the dishpans and I’ll twist tie them on.
That way they’ll get the sun and wind but no critters will be able to snack on them.
I did set out a mouse trap last year and got the seedling eating bugger.
Watching it now! ❤️Yes! Great movie! 😘
Thanks, Ern! Great Channel! :)
https://www.youtube.com/@1930sSurvivalKitchen/posts
Re: The very first video in the list! I’ve got chicken carcasses, veggie scraps, etc. thawing (water covered, lid on the pot) on the stove for making chicken stock tomorrow. :)
I’ve had that problem in the past in my greenhouse. I locked my ‘Killer Queen’ cat, Eva Grace, in the greenhouse overnight and...problem solved. Word must’ve gotten out to The Mouse Community, as it was no longer a problem after that. ;)
We’re allergic to cats and this is tick country.
I cannot imagine the amount of effort it would take to keep an outdoor cat anywhere near tick free.
So we use conventional mousetraps and Top Gun bait blocks.
It has something in them that messes up their digestive tract and they stop feeding but it is pretty much harmless to anything bigger or that might catch them for food.
https://www.jteaton.com/product/top-gun-bait-blocks-4-lb/
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