re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread

I’m shooting for next weekend (Feb 3/4). That would be six weeks before March 15th. Hopefully they don’t get oversized before plant out.

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because it was a “potting mix” and primarily organic matter. Which is disappointing because I bought it as “garden soil”

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Garden soil will be nothing more than ground up bark and shavings meant to be added to your garden soil as an enhancement.


Potting soil is a mixture of the above with soil and usually contains fertilizer and vermiculite and can be used in containers and raised beds.

If you purchased garden soil and filled a raised bed or containers you need to add some dirt with it.

If you mixed this in with dirt and just sent in what was in the bag before mixing you will have a false reading and have no idea what you need to add.

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May have been asked earlier but I have a preemergent question.

I skipped it in the fall because I had some pretty rough grass in spots due to the summer and I was worried more about the grass growing in. I really don't want to skip again but now I'm thinking about putting down sod in some spots.

Should I just do the preemergent where I don't plan on putting sod down?

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This is a vegtable garden thread and I don't know shite about grass other than mowing it and how to keep it out of my garden.

That seems like a legitimate question to start a new thread though.

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how to keep it out of my garden

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How do I keep it out? Are we talking a border or a spray?

That is way too much work for me

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This is a vegtable garden thread and I don't know shite about grass other than mowing it and how to keep it out of my garden.

That seems like a legitimate question to start a new thread though.

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Or you could have just ignored the question instead of being snarky. We help each other here.

I don't think it came across as snarky. But I guess I can see how it could be taken that way.

But on the topic of grass in the garden, edging around the garden often and heavy mulching (even weed fabric in some areas) has definitely helped me. If it starts getting out of control, last resort I'll use sethoxydim. I try to avoid chemicals as much as I can, but it is a tool we can use and I'm not opposed to it when a situation calls for it.

Pillage, you ever buy bare root strawberries? This is my first time and they came in 4 days before I have time to plant them . I moistened the roots and have them in the ice box until tomorrow. They've been in the ice box since Tuesday and they still look great. Guessing they are ok for one more day.

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Pillage, you ever buy bare root strawberries?

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Every year.

Although I usually plant them end of October/November. But yes, as long as you don’t let them dry out they’ll be fine in the refrigerator for a few days.

I say every year only because the last couple of years a haven’t been able to keep them alive during the extreme heat and drought spells we had over the summer months. Even with irrigation. Previously I had some plants that lasted for almost 3 years. I let them send out runners and spread, overwintered them, and they gave me bumper crops the next spring. I really hope I can replicate that this year. We’ll see if I can keep them alive over the summer.

Peppers are starting to pop up. Right at 14 days. Now I have something to keep me occupied until we start tomato seeds