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re: 2023 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 2/15/23 at 8:57 am to PillageUrVillage
Posted on 2/15/23 at 8:57 am to PillageUrVillage
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13-13-13 as a side dressing in early spring
Interesting. That makes me happy.
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Posted on 2/15/23 at 9:44 am to TheBoo
Anybody else have peach trees that seem to have gone crazy? I have a Rio Grande and a Flordaking. Both are two years old. The Rio Grande started blooming the end of December and has almost completely leafed out. Last year the Flordaking didn't put leaves out until the middle of May. Got a few nice peaches off of it, though.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 10:35 am to PillageUrVillage
Yeah same, no new canes but a lot of buds.
My blueberries are flowering for the 2nd time this winter right now. First time was right before the December cold blast I think. They started again a few weeks ago so hopefully we don't get another big cold shot. I've been dumping the dirty water from my boys' turtle tank in there and it seems to appreciate it.
I also had some potatoes I thought were bad start growing in my compost bin. I've never transplanted potatoes before but gave it a shot on Sunday and put them in some grow bags. 1 was pretty decent size with small tubers starting to grow. Another had a couple of leaves but that was about it. 2 more had sprouted. I checked on them last night and they looked good so we'll see.
My blueberries are flowering for the 2nd time this winter right now. First time was right before the December cold blast I think. They started again a few weeks ago so hopefully we don't get another big cold shot. I've been dumping the dirty water from my boys' turtle tank in there and it seems to appreciate it.
I also had some potatoes I thought were bad start growing in my compost bin. I've never transplanted potatoes before but gave it a shot on Sunday and put them in some grow bags. 1 was pretty decent size with small tubers starting to grow. Another had a couple of leaves but that was about it. 2 more had sprouted. I checked on them last night and they looked good so we'll see.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 4:17 pm to BallsEleven
Anyone planting anything outside? im itching...
Posted on 2/15/23 at 5:33 pm to CarRamrod
I planted lettuce seeds, swiss chard seeds, spinach seeds, and baby bok choy seeds in January. They are all 3" tall. I actually had butternut squash seeds and tomato seeds sprouting in my compost pile.
Still waiting to start snap beans, cantaloupe, cucumber on March 1. Getting ready to plant potatoes.
Still waiting to start snap beans, cantaloupe, cucumber on March 1. Getting ready to plant potatoes.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 7:00 pm to ChenierauTigre
Not as far along as others...
Going to need to replant some bell peppers. And I really need it to dry up so I can get potatoes in the ground.
C'mon, Spring...
Going to need to replant some bell peppers. And I really need it to dry up so I can get potatoes in the ground.
C'mon, Spring...
Posted on 2/15/23 at 8:29 pm to Devious
What's your lighting schedule? Everything I have read says you should do 12-18 hours a day. My cheapo light only has 4-8-12 hour timers. I also read you can leave them on 24 hours a day for a while to speed growth. So I have done that the past 2 days.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 8:35 pm to CarRamrod
I turn them on when I wake up and off when I go to bed 
That's usually around 15 hours of light.
That's usually around 15 hours of light.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 9:14 pm to CarRamrod
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light only has 4-8-12 hour timers.
I use a Kasa smart plug and set it from there
Posted on 2/15/23 at 10:52 pm to CarRamrod
I read they actually need some darkness so only do a max of 18, so 
I do know distance matters a lot, at least with my cheapass setup. First round of chard and collard seedlings were leggy AF. Raising them up 2" closer made a huge difference.
I do know distance matters a lot, at least with my cheapass setup. First round of chard and collard seedlings were leggy AF. Raising them up 2" closer made a huge difference.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 5:43 am to meeple
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I use a Kasa smart plug and set it from there
Same. We have a lot of them for Christmas decorations so it's pretty much perfect timing to use them for plants as the decorations are coming down.
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What's your lighting schedule? Everything I have read says you should do 12-18 hours a day. My cheapo light only has 4-8-12 hour timers. I also read you can leave them on 24 hours a day for a while to speed growth. So I have done that the past 2 days.
I go about 16 hours. They do need some darkness so I wouldn't leave them on 24/7.
If you have one of those cheap, clip on led lights with the long adjustable neck like I had when I first started I'd recommend you change as soon as you can. It made a world of difference to me. There are a lot of affordable options online or in the big box stores.
This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 5:56 am
Posted on 2/16/23 at 6:24 am to BallsEleven
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I go about 16 hours. They do need some darkness so I wouldn't leave them on 24/7.
This. I have mine on a smart outlet from 6 am to 10 pm.
ETA: I was just looking at the forecast and it looks like (for my area at least) we'll have some cold weather this weekend, but next week will be warm and dry. Starting Sunday it'll start warming up. Looks like it'll be cloudy and breezy most of the week. That should be perfect weather to start hardening off my seedlings. I'll have to give them a little wind protection, but that shouldn't be an issue.
I also desperately need to get out into the garden and start cleaning up. It's just been entirely too wet and dreary for me to do anything outside lately. I hate this time of year.
Come on spring!
This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 7:04 am
Posted on 2/16/23 at 7:59 am to CarRamrod
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Anyone planting anything outside? im itching...
I planted radishes a couple weeks ago. If you like radishes, they can go from seed to harvest in a month. That is my go to in the between times when i have a planting itch.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 8:22 am to PillageUrVillage
quote:I'm pretty impatient, so this stretch of the year tests me. I'm ready to get out and get things growing.
It's just been entirely too wet and dreary for me to do anything outside lately.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 9:42 am to PillageUrVillage
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ETA: I was just looking at the forecast and it looks like (for my area at least) we'll have some cold weather this weekend, but next week will be warm and dry. Starting Sunday it'll start warming up. Looks like it'll be cloudy and breezy most of the week. That should be perfect weather to start hardening off my seedlings. I'll have to give them a little wind protection, but that shouldn't be an issue.
I also desperately need to get out into the garden and start cleaning up. It's just been entirely too wet and dreary for me to do anything outside lately. I hate this time of year.
Come on spring!
Same. My property is still wet and everything is just nasty outside. Hoping this weather next week dries everything up. I'm mulching, pruning, and fertilizing the flower beds this weekend and dealing with those citrus trees. Going to repot my seedlings later in the weekend to get them some outside time next week.
I'm still leaning towards a smaller grow bag crop for this spring so I can get a better handle on my sun situation, but I may just build one raised box that can house like 7-8 pepper plants that I could move if needed.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 10:15 am to BallsEleven
quote:i have 2 of these. amazon
If you have one of those cheap, clip on led lights with the long adjustable neck
They have been fine. but all 5 need to be over 1 tray.... they are just in my dining room i dont have a permeant setup yea so ill think about how i want to upgrade next year.
If i get my store room cleaned out this summer i could set up an insulated shelf with temp control.
This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 10:19 am
Posted on 2/16/23 at 12:39 pm to CarRamrod
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Anyone planting anything outside? im itching...
Where are you located. If you’re in South La you could have broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, collards, Brussels, Kale, lettuce, onions, potatoes all sorts of throngs planted
Posted on 2/16/23 at 5:46 pm to FowlGuy
I've got some Texas Sage out front that I planted in late fall of last year and I'm pretty sure they drowned this past January with the cool weather and 15" of rain.
I took them out mid-month during a warmer day and cultivated all the dirt around them and added a bunch of perlite to help with drainage. They haven't really put on any new leaves even though it hasn't really warmed up yet. I figured they might since they are evergreen but haven't run these before.
Y'all think just wait til spring to see if they put on leaves or dig them out here soon and check for root rot, trim it off and maybe do a root stim?
I took them out mid-month during a warmer day and cultivated all the dirt around them and added a bunch of perlite to help with drainage. They haven't really put on any new leaves even though it hasn't really warmed up yet. I figured they might since they are evergreen but haven't run these before.
Y'all think just wait til spring to see if they put on leaves or dig them out here soon and check for root rot, trim it off and maybe do a root stim?
Posted on 2/16/23 at 8:07 pm to FowlGuy
Here in south central texas, we have onions, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, kale, strawberries, and brussel sprouts planted. I have potatoes going in on Sunday or next weekend.
This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 2/16/23 at 10:24 pm to MadtownTiger
I have some sage that looks rough too, I think I’m gonna leave it and see if it bounces back in the spring/summer. I’m in Arkansas and we had a 9 degree day one Jan morning and it’s still alive but Dosent have much leaves. I think it will come back strong. We don’t cook with it much so I won’t be bothered to buy one more plant if I need to in the spring.
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