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re: 2026 Fall Garden Thread
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:55 am to PillageUrVillage
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:55 am to PillageUrVillage
Just got an email that my strawberry plugs are on the way.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 10:43 am to PillageUrVillage
I had so much trouble getting my Jimmy Nardello plants going, I am looking into overwintering, but have never done it. Can I just bring one inside and treat it like a house plant?
Posted on 10/19/26 at 11:00 am to AlxTgr
I did this when I lived in Alaska. I had 5 pepper plants that I would prune back and overwinter. The smaller variety peppers did better. I did five because that's what would fit on the counter and still allow room for the coffee maker.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 11:02 am to TimeOutdoors
quote:So no special steps? Just treat like a house plant? I have a bench in the breakfast nook that gets morning sun. Would be great if I could just put one there.
I did five because that's what would fit on the counter and still allow room for the coffee maker.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 11:42 am to AlxTgr
Yeah just dig it up and pot it up. There will be some transplant shock so keep it watered
Posted on 10/19/26 at 12:15 pm to cgrand
as for my garden, the beds are bone dry and there’s no rain in sight for weeks. I’m not planting anything until we get some rain
one thing I’ve learned these past few summers is that you can’t irrigate your way out of a drought. Or at least I cant
one thing I’ve learned these past few summers is that you can’t irrigate your way out of a drought. Or at least I cant
Posted on 10/19/26 at 1:34 pm to cgrand
quote:It's in a pot now. I was just going to trim it up a bit when it's done with the peppers and move the pot inside.
Yeah just dig it up and pot it up.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 4:43 pm to cgrand
Finally getting plants in the ground. So far I've got just 4 of each of the following-------Collards, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, Green Cabbage, Brussel's Sprouts and Broccoli. More will follow in about 5 more weeks to offset the harvest.
Also in the ground in seed are Beets, Swiss Chard, Kale and onion sets in yellow and red bulbs and about 50 Shallot bulbs.
In a couple days I'll be putting in several varieties of Leaf Lettuce that make great salads well into late spring when it gets warm and they bolt.
Even with all I'm planting, that only takes up about 1/2 my garden space.
I should have got in some beans and tomatoes several weeks ago, but felt it was still too damn hot and new plants wouldn't make it.
Also in the ground in seed are Beets, Swiss Chard, Kale and onion sets in yellow and red bulbs and about 50 Shallot bulbs.
In a couple days I'll be putting in several varieties of Leaf Lettuce that make great salads well into late spring when it gets warm and they bolt.
Even with all I'm planting, that only takes up about 1/2 my garden space.
I should have got in some beans and tomatoes several weeks ago, but felt it was still too damn hot and new plants wouldn't make it.
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:17 pm to gumbo2176
My beet germination has been my best ever. I have three clay pots going strong. I may finally eat a home grown beet 
Posted on 10/20/26 at 4:40 pm to AlxTgr
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My beet germination has been my best ever. I have three clay pots going strong. I may finally eat a home grown beet
Not sure if you know this or not since many first time growers are in the dark about this.
Beet seeds are actually a small clump of a few seeds held together and they will sprout in small clumps. I let them sprout and grow to about 4 inches tall and then separate them to transplant with proper spacing so they grow into good size bulbs.
Posted on 10/20/26 at 8:08 pm to gumbo2176
Yeah, I know I will have to cull. No room to transplant the extras.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 6:54 am to AlxTgr
My wife pulled up the rest of her tomato plants. She had planted basil in the same bed and it has grown like weeds. She wants them to die down where she can get seeds for next year. Several of our neighbors came over to get basil.
The turnip greens are doing great and for the first time in four years there are actual turnips growing. She will keep harvesting the greens until the first frost.
The turnip greens are doing great and for the first time in four years there are actual turnips growing. She will keep harvesting the greens until the first frost.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 4:43 pm to cgrand
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as for my garden, the beds are bone dry and there’s no rain in sight for weeks. I’m not planting anything until we get some rain one thing I’ve learned these past few summers is that you can’t irrigate your way out of a drought. Or at least I cant
When the hell isn’t going to rain? This is ridiculous. Couldn’t grow a fall crop of cucumbers or tomatoes. Pumpkin didn’t make it so won’t have any of those for Halloween.only thing that grew was okra and Asian eggplant. I really need to get potatoes in the ground already but I just don’t want to plant anything until we get some rain. I planted probably 20 broccoli plants over the last 4 weeks and 1 of them is growing. The rest either have died or don’t grow.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 6:25 pm to TeddyPadillac
there is no rain forecast for me (except for one day with a minor chance) for another two weeks ahead of the almost three dry weeks we’ve had. That’s a month of no rain.
I’m not planting. I need to see at least an inch of rain before I do
I’m not planting. I need to see at least an inch of rain before I do
Posted on 10/24/26 at 11:23 am to cgrand
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I’m not planting. I need to see at least an inch of rain before I do
I don’t mind watering my small beds, but my problem is squirrels right now. Digging up in all my freshly planted areas and killing the seedlings of the bok choy, carrots, and lettuce. I’m not going to get much of anything out of it. Will need to build a squirrel proof enclosure.
Posted on 10/25/26 at 11:17 am to ChEgrad
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Posted on 10/25/26 at 6:08 pm to ChEgrad
I planted but just water everyday
Posted on 10/25/26 at 7:04 pm to LSUlefty
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I planted but just water everyday
Which is what I had to do all summer due to a drought.
Posted on 10/27/26 at 7:51 am to PillageUrVillage
How early is too early to fertilize carrots starting to sprout from seed?
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