What did you do in the garden today?

[lazy gardener]

I have pepper seedlings up. Not bad for 7 days, huh?

 

[chickadoodles]

Good luck GN!

 

[Ardj]

My last spring frost date is on the 22nd of April, so what they say. I am not in a rush , will wait until next weekend and than I will plant everything. For now its just cleaning my garden beds and herb garden and keeping my two chickens from ripping out every flower that started to grow....

 

[GardenNut]

I have pepper seedlings up.  Not bad for 7 days, huh?  e

Way to go LG! I planted seeds indoors too early, and now I have gangly seedlings that need to go in the ground soon! Lesson learned!

 

[Ardj]

I did that last year, planted everything way to early and had a jungle in my house for some time. But I don't plant cucumbers indoors,they are sprouting very fast in the garden and than growing like crazy.

 

[lazy gardener]

Way to go LG! I planted seeds indoors too early, and now I have gangly seedlings that need to go in the ground soon! Lesson learned!

All is not lost. Give those babies a dose of Epsom Salt, and when you plant them, most seedlings can be planted deeper and will root along the stem. However, some of the cole crops may be affected with heading issues. You can also slow growth by decreasing the temp and increasing the light while they are inside. Got them under florescent light? Set that light so it almost touches them. There's a whole science involved with temp issues to facilitate increased first fruit set.

 

[GardenNut]

Thanks! Definitely worth a try! Gardening is so much trial-and-error, and patience!

 

[Bugseye]

Waiting for my peppers to germinate.

 

[pattyhen]

I read something today that I didn't know. Run the fan on low 5-10 minutes twice a day on your tomatoe vines when started indoors. It helps make the stems stronger.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's basically the same thing as hardening them off by putting the flats out in the wind before transplanting.