The Great Gardening Thread of 2023

[KB Girl]

21 hours ago, Sepherina said:

Saw this….most def trying….

 

We tried that last year, but we did it in buckets. It worked alright but actually required more effort than I liked, too much watering and took too much remembering them x) my executive function isnt great so my garden needs to be able to withstand some periods of neglect you know. 

We also tried a bed of potatoes that were put on top of the soil and then covered in straw- so to get them out we didn’t have to dig, just remove the straw. It was great, almost no watering. Will do it again this year. 

[KB Girl]

My February seedlings are doing well! Started some more today, including tomatoes indoors. 
 

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[Everstorm]

On 3/23/2023 at 6:38 PM, KB Girl said:

My February seedlings are doing well! Started some more today, including tomatoes indoors. 

Wow!  You started a lot!  Where do you keep them all?

[KB Girl]

5 hours ago, Everstorm said:

Wow!  You started a lot!  Where do you keep them all?

The tomatoes are in the windowsill and the rest are in a closet in the backyard covered with hard plastic against the frost. I’m actually hoping we can get a proper tiny greenhouse for the backyard this year. I’d love more space for starting seeds and maybe grow some big tomatoes in the summer (our summers aren’t quite warm/long/dry enough for bigger tomatoes). 

[Darciana]

Been awhile since I checked in.

 

I have little baby habanero, jalapeno, cucumber, cilantro, and parsley plants. I just moved the cucumber and peppers outside as the cold snap should be over with. The rickety, cheap plastic greenhouse will hold my herbs as I collect them and keep them guarded from the worst of the Texas sun until I can get a bigger better method of shading them.

 

I have a little tomato plant and strawberry plant. Tomato is growing, but still a small little guy. The strawberry plant already gave me a very delicious strawberry and I have 2 more that are ready to be picked probably today or tomorrow. Both are inside due to the cold snap though I'm thinking of moving them outside a little later today. I might repot the strawberry into a hanging planter.

 

I did try to put some bell pepper seeds and tomato seeds in a pot to see if they'd germinate (more of an experiment). Unfortunately, they were outside during one night of a cold snap so I'm not sure if they'll grow. I really need to pay better attention to what day the cold weather blows in as I've been off by a day all winter...