Re: Garden Planning 2018
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01/29/18 06:31 PM
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For me it just a few tomato plants,cucumbers and acorn squash. Wife is a flower nut she already been making a list. J
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Re: Garden Planning 2018
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01/29/18 07:47 PM
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I have to wait till June 1st to plant the garden and flowers. I just started a cherry orchard last fall.
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Re: Garden Planning 2018
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01/30/18 12:47 AM
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I am planning on perusing a seed catalog shortly, or right before it's too late, which ever comes first .
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Re: Garden Planning 2018
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01/30/18 01:07 PM
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I have all my seeds except for a variety of carrots on tape - back ordered. Down to one garden (18 x 32). I made the smaller (10 x 20) back to lawn two seasons ago. After my granddaughter asked me to grow a 'square' pumpkin I was sorry I did. I managed to grow her a square pumpkin in the bigger garden though. Will be starting some seeds - pepper and eggplant - under lights - in about three weeks. Once they'r up I'll start the tomatoes. The last will be the squash, zucchini and cucumbers - most likely out in the green house. Beans and carrots seed right in the ground. Pretty much used up the canned veggies from last year - lookin' forward to more.
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Re: Garden Planning 2018
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01/30/18 01:25 PM
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I'll order seed in about a week. Hot peppers need to go in by end of February or you wait a looong time for harvest.
If you are getting long, skinny seedlings as was said above, you need to get the light closer. I built a custom set up with some industrial shelves and 4' fluorescent shop lights and couldn't be happier!
Also, I used to lose a lot of seedlings to damping off, but since I started using cinnamon (no, really!) it has all but disappeared.
If anybody is interested, I can post pic's of my set up later tonight.
Just happy to be here.
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Re: Garden Planning 2018
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01/30/18 02:53 PM
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Slydog, care to explain how you use cinnamon in the process. Also what kind of lights do you use, are they T12, T8, or T5.
Last edited by teepee2; 01/30/18 02:58 PM.
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Re: Garden Planning 2018
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01/30/18 03:26 PM
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I did start some tomatoes from seed last year. I like Brandywine tomatoes; they seem to do well in my garden when it comes to blight or disease. Plus, they produce nice tomatoes.
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