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Qiviut - my Tromboncino squash I planted in a big container in about August last year, grew to 12 feet. It went up the built in lattice, turned and went back down. It is Jack and the Bean Stalk, that's a good name for it.

I'VE GOT TOMATO BLOOMS! Every morning is a surprise in the garden. Cosmonaut Volkoy has a bloom and more to open. Fourth of July tomato has a bloom. I tied all four plants in those two big containers, to the lattice in back of the containers.

Tobacco leaves grow a lot every night. More blooms on tall Homemade Pickle Cucumber, more blooms on small National Pickling Cucumbers.

I don't like the Saint Anne's Slow Bolting lettuce. Maybe I'll like it better when the leaves grow more. It's leaf lettuce and I wanted a lettuce more like a head. The EZ Serve lettuce was exactly what I wanted, small heads, and that's the tape that did nothing. I have failed at lettuce.

sockmonkey, I have a row cover that is thicker than the gauze type and I want more of that kind. I'm thinking of hail and how to minimize damage. That thicker cloth would be good for that but don't have enough of it. I looked at Planket like you have. Is it thick enough to help prevent damage? I'm reading customer comments on it and it looks like it is thicker than the gauze stuff. What is your experience with it? There is a choice there for 10 feet by 20 feet. What dimension do you have?

I looked at Planket like you have. Is it thick enough to help prevent damage? I'm reading customer comments on it and it looks like it is thicker than the gauze stuff. What is your experience with it? There is a choice there for 10 feet by 20 feet. What dimension do you have?

It only helps with frost to about 8 degrees below freezing. For hail, it's thick enough if it's supported..well, unless it's baeball sized hail, but I think it would be good to golf ball size. The sizes I have are a roll that was 6' x 48', which I cut into 16 foot sections, and I have one that I think is 12' x 10'. It seems like it will last a long time. I made some potato growing bags out of some of the planket fabric. It also folds up pretty compactly when I'm not using it.

I have had decent crops of lettuce with Little Gem, Baby Star, and Black seeded Simpson(leaf).

I am thinking about trying Tom Thumb from Baker’s Creek Seed. “Small heirloom lettuce that dates to the 1850s. It makes small cabbage-like green heads, only 3-4” across.”

We have had honey bees all over the mystery tangerine tree, which has been loaded with blooms, and one of the few trees that has blooms in early to mid April. So we know there’s a nest somewhere around.

There’s a number of undeveloped lots behind us and several peppered throughout our subdivision, as well a a couple of corners of our lots.

Was so glad we have them, since we had such a severe winter here.