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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread

Posted on 3/22/24 at 7:40 am to
Posted by DarthTiger
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 7:40 am to
quote:

another day of not planting

Cover your beds with plastic to keep em dry then you can plant whenever
Posted by Devious
Elitist
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:12 am to
We love the rain here...

Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:26 am to
Nice seedlings! I still have a table garden as well….



Who else has some great table gardens today?

quote:

Cover your beds with plastic to keep em dry then you can plant whenever

Yeah I’ll throw a tarp over them if this happens again. Supposed to clear up today and sunny tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
14817 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:38 am to
I planted on Tuesday and it's been wet ever since. They look good, but I'm gonna give everything a peroxide spray soon just as a precaution. I'd hate for any sort of disease to set in early.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:45 am to
Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 9:06 am to
quote:

I planted on Tuesday and it's been wet ever since. They look good, but I'm gonna give everything a peroxide spray soon just as a precaution. I'd hate for any sort of disease to set in early.


I'm doing the same today. One of my peppers has some small grey spots on it so going to spray everything down. I'm also going to spray the ground around my garden area with permethrin. I'm developing an ant problem because of all of the rain.
Posted by Devious
Elitist
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 9:10 am to
If we don't get any more rain today, I'm going to trim the bottom leaves off of the tomatoes and get them ready to go in on Sunday. I was hoping to get snap beans seeds in, but that may be another week down the road. I was able to get corn seeds in on Wednesday ahead of the rain. We're getting there...
Posted by Hobie101
Member since May 2012
475 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 2:42 pm to
Just a few spring flowers


Posted by DarthTiger
Member since Sep 2005
2755 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 3:50 pm to
I started hardening off my tomatoes yesterday. 2 hrs in 63 degree weather on the covered patio. It's 57 today. Is that too cold for them on their 2nd day? They've been outside for an hour and I plan on checking them every 30 minutes until the 3 hrs is up.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
14817 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 3:57 pm to
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It's 57 today. Is that too cold for them on their 2nd day?


Nah, they’ll be fine.
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
4544 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 4:00 pm to
Plan to plant this weekend. 10 day looks good.
Posted by LSUJuice
Back in Houston
Member since Apr 2004
17682 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 4:17 pm to
A few months ago decided to try seeding a few beets, and now they're coming in... which brings me to my next question: what the hell do I do with beets?





Posted by DarthTiger
Member since Sep 2005
2755 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 4:20 pm to
Pickle those beets.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
14817 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 7:06 pm to
I really wish I liked beets. Super healthy for you. But to me they taste just like the dirt.
Posted by Mr Sausage
Cat Spring, Texas
Member since Oct 2011
12862 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 9:20 pm to
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in... which brings me to my next question: what the hell do I do with beets


Eat them like you’re in your mid 60s?
This post was edited on 3/22/24 at 9:21 pm
Posted by Sir Drinksalot
Member since Aug 2005
16751 posts
Posted on 3/22/24 at 9:36 pm to
Roast them with potatoes, carrots, onions (any other root veggie) and eat as a side?
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34535 posts
Posted on 3/23/24 at 6:06 am to
Spiced Pickled Beets

3 pounds beets
2 tsp Kosher salt
1-1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup sugar
3 bay leaves
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
pinch of allspice
pinch of ground cloves
1/2 tsp black pepper

Roast beets at 375* in baking dish with 1 cup water, cover with foil and bake for an hour. Cool beets, peel and cut into wedges or slices.

In a medium saucepan combine remaining ingredients with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil and simmer 10-12 minutes. Pour liquid over beets and let cool. Refrigerate overnight.

You're welcome
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
51811 posts
Posted on 3/23/24 at 9:07 am to
Thanks baw
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
51811 posts
Posted on 3/23/24 at 9:10 am to
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Should be fine as long as you are poking a hole in the fabric large enough for the seeds to emerge.


Make sure you burn the edges of the holes you make or the fabric will fray vadly. I use a little propane torch.
Posted by Devious
Elitist
Member since Dec 2010
29175 posts
Posted on 3/23/24 at 1:12 pm to
Things have been done

Bean seed sown



Tomatoes and peppers in

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