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re: 2023 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 1/24/23 at 8:03 pm to PillageUrVillage
Posted on 1/24/23 at 8:03 pm to PillageUrVillage
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gave them a little bit of fertilizer.
What fertilizer do you use?
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Posted on 1/24/23 at 8:31 pm to meeple
Just some water soluble miracle gro all purpose. I dilute it at a quarter of the recommended rate and feed every other week once the seedlings get their true leaves.
Posted on 1/24/23 at 9:30 pm to PillageUrVillage
Is it too late to plant strawberries?
Posted on 1/25/23 at 6:38 am to Slickback
Right now is a good time to put transplants in. In fact my local nursery started advertising them yesterday. I have a few gaps to fill, so I’ll be going pick some up.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 11:02 am to PillageUrVillage
so i left my covers on my seed trays for too long and the plants were hitting the tops.... will they fix themselves? sorry for the blue picture.
these are tomatos BTW.
these are tomatos BTW.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 12:33 pm to CarRamrod
I would try to repot them and bury them up those stems.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:11 pm to Mr Sausage
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I would try to repot them and bury them up those stems.
Seconded
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:21 pm to PillageUrVillage
ok.... why did the stems shoot up so much?
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:37 pm to CarRamrod
Weak lighting. Plants get leggy like that because they are reaching for more or better light. Since you left the cover on the trays there probably wasn’t enough light coming through. Also make sure you are keeping the light as close to the tops of the plants as possible. I keep my about an inch from the top of my seedlings and move the light up as they grow.
ETA: What's good about tomato plants is if they get leggy you can just bury the stems and new roots will grow. So it's easier to correct for tomatoes. That doesn't work for every plant.
ETA: What's good about tomato plants is if they get leggy you can just bury the stems and new roots will grow. So it's easier to correct for tomatoes. That doesn't work for every plant.
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:31 pm to PillageUrVillage
quote:yep..... there was no light.
Weak lighting. Plants get leggy like that because they are reaching for more or better light. Since you left the cover on the trays there probably wasn’t enough light coming through. Also make sure you are keeping the light as close to the tops of the plants as possible. I keep my about an inch from the top of my seedlings and move the light up as they grow.
i just put the lights on. thanks!
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:57 pm to CarRamrod
That’ll do it.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 8:10 pm to CarRamrod
I would start over. That would be hard to correct.
Posted on 1/26/23 at 12:45 pm to FowlGuy
Repot and start another batch. If the re-potting works and we get a late frost, you have a backup set ready to go. I used to do that and my kids would sell the tomatoes and peppers if I did not have to re-plant.
Posted on 1/26/23 at 10:06 pm to PillageUrVillage
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dilute it at a quarter of the recommended rate and feed every other week once the seedlings get their true leaves.
I’m about to have to water again. Do you mix fertilizer in with what gets watered in from the tray below, or pour a little on the top of the soil?
Posted on 1/27/23 at 1:11 am to meeple
Yes. It’s plants not heart surgery.
Posted on 1/27/23 at 6:05 am to meeple
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I’m about to have to water again. Do you mix fertilizer in with what gets watered in from the tray below, or pour a little on the top of the soil?
Google Foliar Fertilizer. Miracle grow and other Foliar Ferts can be applied directly to the leaves of the plants are the soil. The plant will absorb the nutrients through the leaves. Just make sure it’s diluted properly so you don’t burn the leaves. Also, during the heat of the summer, I avoid any water on the leaves even with adult plants bc it will cook the leaves basically in the heat so I always water or fertilize in the late evening.
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:14 am to FowlGuy
Alright, we're in the game
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:20 am to meeple
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Do you mix fertilizer in with what gets watered in from the tray below, or pour a little on the top of the soil?
A little bit of both. At the risk of sounding like an arse, I’m going to echo Mr Sausage. Try not to overthink it.
Posted on 1/27/23 at 8:15 am to PillageUrVillage
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Try not to overthink it
I tend to overanalyze everything. Trying to change my black thumb to green… hopefully vegetables are somewhat forgiving
Posted on 1/27/23 at 8:21 am to meeple
Well I certainly don’t want to discourage anyone from asking questions. That’s what this thread is for. 
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