Posted on 02/26/2022 6:25:45 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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The cabbage still gets to an impressive size.
I did not container garden it though.
Thanks. Interesting information. I’ll bookmark this.
Yeah I grew it in the ground before but want to make better use of space by expanding onto a patio.
Greetings from southern New Hampshire, where I have dug out from a significant dump of snow, yesterday. We got close to 8” of snow and during a break, yesterday afternoon, I was able to shovel our long driveway. This morning, there is maybe a 1/2” of fresh snow on it…very drive-able.
Warm snap leading up to this storm allowed me to get a head start on my spring cleaning projects. I was able to pick up some 2x4 frames for cheap, last Autumn and I disassembled them and have some 76 8’ ones, neatly stacked for spring. I need to pull the screws out of the 4’ ones and stack them. I also moved one of our John Deere 318s away from the back drive
It is kind of a bummer, looking at all of the snow, but the water table will love it.
Seed acquisition is in progress. I am going to try growing pickling cucumbers and making pickles, this coming season. Actually, I want to grow regular cucumbers so that I can make my Grandma Schulz’s cucumber and onion salad, this summer. It is a great summer salad and brings back wonderful memories.
Have faith, spring is coming!
Does anyone have experience growing turmeric with which one can make ‘golden tea?’ I’ve not tried it yet (maybe this year) but unless you are in zone 8 or warmer iirc it must be brought in during the colder weather.
THAT is hilarious. ..on another note...I GET a small GREENHOUSE with our remodel!!! I am so excited. (We have lots of Jays & squirrels...so greenhouse will help protect some starts from critters.)
We have the same combo.
Light snow, covered by sleet.
WE had “thunder sleet” a few days ago...
and I’ll be sick of the rain soon and then sick of the heat and the ticks and chiggers after that.
$33.50 Germination Kit (Heat Mat, 72 cell tray, bottom tray, 2” vented dome)
$24.00 Heat Mat Temp Controller (used)
$20.00 Grow Light
$77.50 TOTAL (I was at $100)
I like the 2 inch lid better than the 7 inch for strictly germinating seeds.
I’ve got an NVIDIA Shield TV Pro that doesn’t work that I’m selling on ebay and it’s up to $84 with 3 days to go. I’ve seen non working units go for $200 which is what we paid for it new. Inflation is occasionally a good thing. LOL
I’m going to go ahead and buy one seed starting setup for now and see what the Shield goes for. It will probably pay for a second setup plus assortment of trays. Not bad for something that hasn’t been used in a few years because it’s broken. It won’t boot up. Gets stuck at Android animation. Probably an easy fix for someone that’s into that stuff. I can’t be bothered to learn because I hate android/google anyway. An old laptop running Linux with Kodi and a web browser is working fine as a TV streaming box since all I do is free streaming. I’ll replace it with a single board computer like the Raspberry Pi at some point.
I heard it. I’m in the Ozarks in Crawford County.
That’s a good deal on the seed starting stuff. :)
Perhaps I could suggest it for a summer project. :)
I’m tired of Winter now, too. I can handle it somewhat in December, January, and early February, but by the end of February I’m ready to see signs of Spring that I know are still 6 weeks (or more) away.
Sometimes I think I want to move back to the South, but then when I visit, I miss my beautiful slice of Heaven in central Indiana. Not sure if I will ever do anything but visit the South again. I love the change of seasons, though. Is there a perfect place to live, where you only have snow from November to early February? Sure would be nice to see crocuses and daffodils peeking out soon instead of in a month or more.
Anyone know if could grow green tea bushes in Michigan?
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/lettuce/salanova-lettuce/
$7 + $6 shipping for 25 seeds for the collection in pic(50 cents a seed) I suppose you could order some other packets of seeds without shipping increase; https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/lettuce/salanova-lettuce/salanova-home-garden-mix-pelleted-lettuce-seed-3060JP.html?cgid=salanova-lettuce
Second packet makes shipping $7.50 and it stays until you get to 5 packets at which point it goes to $11.00
I’ve had good luck with those clear party drink cups. They come in all sizes. It’s easy to tell when they need watering too.
I never thought of it before, but it would be easy to make vent hats from some ziploc plastic bags.
Even my yaupon holly, planted against a south facing wall, need to be covered and heavily mulched to survive.
Because the wall they are planted against is part of a heated building they grow but need great care.
Yes, I grow it regularly. Central/east Texas. It freezes back in the winter but so far comes back. Beautiful plant too.
I save coffee creamer and coffee containers but I wouldn’t mind trying a little market gardening so I figured I’d get some standard/commercial stuff. I also like mixed baby greens salads and it takes a lot of baby plants to make lots of salads. I’m sure I’ll use saved containers for re-potting in something bigger.
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