What did you do in the garden today?

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Has anyone here used the colored grow lights, and do they work? I’ve only used white before.

 

[igorsMistress]

Has anyone here used the colored grow lights, and do they work? I’ve only used white before.

I have and did not have good luck with them. Could have been my fault, but when I switched to white all was fine.

 

[igorsMistress]

G’morning all. I threw the crew a little scratch and gave them a bunch of cilantro, but that’s it. Indoor stuff today for me but Igor is working on the grass in the dog yard.

 

[Molpet]

Has anyone here used the colored grow lights, and do they work? I’ve only used white before.

I read somewhere that the colored are needed for some plants to flower. That seedlings don't need them.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Well, the 2025 garden is officially kicked off! I started a bunch of seeds:

Bunching onions
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Cabbage
Kale
Swiss Chard
Huckleberries
Goji Berries

Tomorrow will be in the mid-50s. I'll sow some spinach, arugula, carrots, and lettuce outside.

Also looking to dig out an old metal trash can that I'm going to use to store wood ash from the fireplace. Typically we dump the ash can in the compost but I think I'm going to save some of it for other things in the garden and around the house.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I did another seed order from Amazon. Most of the seeds don’t require a shipping fee so I prefer that. I only need onion sets and seed potatoes left to buy but will just go local with that. Yesterday got up to 31F. It’s currently 32F and sunny. Apparently it’s official, this was the coldest February on record. The ice pack is horrible but finally melting slowly. We’re forecasted to have daytime temps above freezing for a week now. I won't be starting any seeds at least until March. I like the Japanese method of sealing the wood by burning. It’s really easy and is effective at sealing the wood to protect it from decaying. Your wood should not catch fire as long as you go over it lightly with the blow torch and keep it moving.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I read somewhere that the colored are needed for some plants to flower. That seedlings don't need them.

Allow me to rephrase: I can get three of the colored lights for the price of a white light. But if they don’t work, it’s wasted money.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Btw, in case anyone needs to know, wood ash is AMAZING at cleaning your glass stove top. We have used it for years to clean the soot and residue build up on the glass front of our fireplace insert, but it never dawned on me until today to use it for the glass stove top. Much cheaper and works FAR BETTER than any commercial product.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Allow me to rephrase: I can get three of the colored lights for the price of a white light. But if they don’t work, it’s wasted money.

I always use the colored lights for my seed starts.

 

[akroberts1085]

Well, the 2025 garden is officially kicked off! I started a bunch of seeds:

Bunching onions
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Cabbage
Kale
Swiss Chard
Huckleberries
Goji Berries

Tomorrow will be in the mid-50s. I'll sow some spinach, arugula, carrots, and lettuce outside.

Also looking to dig out an old metal trash can that I'm going to use to store wood ash from the fireplace. Typically we dump the ash can in the compost but I think I'm going to save some of it for other things in the garden and around the house.

Have you planted any of the holy basil seeds? I'm going to be having a bunch of it.