What did you do in the garden today?

[igorsMistress]

I thought that the ducks had gone to your sons’s house or something?

They did, the blocks I used were steps for them in the past.

 

[Acre4Me]

I right I added a long sweet pepper to one of my seed orders. Apparently I did not... So I went to 3 stores today looking for long sweet peppers, ideally corno di toro or marconi. I ended up having to get a mix packet of corno di toro (I wanted these) and banana peppers (I didn't want these). The only other sweet peppers available were bells and one store had pepperoncini. More I need to try to see if I can differentiate the seeds or at least seedling plants after they sprout because I don't want banana peppers this year.

We plant many kinds of long sweet red peppers. We have a favorite: “Super Red Roaster” that we get from Sandhill preservation. Large, sweet, red, decently thick flesh. The Marconi types are also very good and we have been happy with those. I’ll look in my notes to see what other sweet/red Italian types have worked well for us.

 

[Sueby]

Hey all. Nothing happening here, too cold & everything is covered with snow & ice.

I did buy potting soil to pot up the basil for my sister.
Thats all I got.

 

[Fishychix]

Im still sitting on my hands but it gets harder everyday

 

[BReeder!]

Im still sitting on my hands but it gets harder everyday

I couldn't hold back any longer. Let's hope I don't regret it. I know I'm going to have some big plans for transplanting. Maybe the weather will warm up early this year like the Old Farmers Almanac says. I expect to be moving pots in and out of the 3 seasons room in April to take advantage of sunlight during the day and avoid frost at night. That should harden off the plants too before I transplant them in the ground.

 

[WthrLady]

Great expectations for working on the hoop house today.
Temps are in the low 40s, but the winds are howling and gusting over 30, so that is NOT ok. That makes it cold, windburny, hairwhipping, and frustrating to hold materials.

I should flip tomorrow's chores (marketing, etc) with today, but I'm not feeling a trip into the city, on a Sunday, either.

Far too early for seed starting here, not even a blip on my radar yet.

 

[Acre4Me]

3 types of onion seeds planted 4 days ago. ALL have a few tiny sprouts. So, over the next week most of them should be sprouting.

 

[Sally PB]

42 days, ie, 6 weeks to the spring Equinox.

Which sounds longer, 42 days, or 6 weeks?

Hopefully by then, the compost pile will be thawed enough to turn and haul some of it up the the greenhouse to use for starting plants. It'll have to warm up, for sure, but at least it'll be in the right place.

 

[BReeder!]

Up to 162 starts planted now. Today's additions were cabbage, oregano, dill, chives, leeks, lavender, and echinacea (AKA: cone flowers).

 

[BReeder!]

Who's familiar with stratification?

I have milkweed seeds for a pollinator garden. The packet says to stratify in cold moist environment for 30 days.

I was thinking about planting seeds in a small starter tray with moist soil and sticking it in a large ziploc in the garage fridge. Should that suffice? Is there a better or easier method?