What did you do in the garden today?

[OrganicFarmWife]

I was thinking about attempting a small indoor garden over winter, that is not a bad idea. I will try it, thanks

 

[politicalcenter]

I cannot get my carrots to grow. Nit even sprout. This is my second year trying. I know they like sandy soil, is there something else I am doing wrong?

We made seed mats from paper towels last fall. I bought some generic Elmer's glue and dipped a toothpick in the glue and picked up the sedds and then spaced them out on the towel. They stuck to the towel when the glue dried. We then covered the towel with potting soil in our raised bed. We kept the surface of the soil wet until the carrots sprouted. The soil in the bed was rotten hay with goat poop. We had the best carrot harvest ever.

 

[TerryH]

I hear ya @Rostercogbern! I have many weaknesses, I'm sure, but two biggest ones are plants and books/magazines. Some women buy clothes and shoes; I buy plants! And unlike clothes, I always like how they fit/look!

Cheryl buys plants and books/magazines also but still buys shoes and clothes...lots and lots of shoes.

 

[Bugseye]

OFW, I have trouble growing carrots too, even in soil that seems ideal. So this year I scattered the seed and covered it with cardboard for a couple of weeks or so. Lots of it is up. We'll see whether the carrots develop normally. I think I have to play with it until I find out what will work.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

OFW, I have trouble growing carrots too, even in soil that seems ideal. So this year I scattered the seed and covered it with cardboard for a couple of weeks or so. Lots of it is up. We'll see whether the carrots develop normally. I think I have to play with it until I find out what will work.

Yeah germination is always the problem for me too....now I scatter a little straw over the seed bed like they do for grass seed it helps hold the moisture in the soil

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

OFW, I have trouble growing carrots too, even in soil that seems ideal. So this year I scattered the seed and covered it with cardboard for a couple of weeks or so. Lots of it is up. We'll see whether the carrots develop normally. I think I have to play with it until I find out what will work.

OFW, I have trouble growing carrots too, even in soil that seems ideal. So this year I scattered the seed and covered it with cardboard for a couple of weeks or so. Lots of it is up. We'll see whether the carrots develop normally. I think I have to play with it until I find out what will work.

Yeah germination is always the problem for me too....now I scatter a little straw over the seed bed like they do for grass seed it helps hold the moisture in the soil

Ohhh, ok I will try this. I found it odd I could not even get seedlings.

 

[MIRanger]

Harvested onions, garlic, carrots, a zucchini, some coolpeños, some bell peppers, some strawberries, some blueberries, and some blackberries. Also installed another reason barrel and tired it into the existing one. Just have install the other reason barrel and tie it into others. I am quite impressed considering I am on day 11 after my surgery.

 

[GardenNut]

Took hydrangea and maple softwood cuttings to try to root. I've never been successful taking cuttings, but I'm stubborn. This time the cuttings are under a clear, plastic storage bin on my covered front porch. They'll get some good light but no direct light. The maple is a sweet little Japanese maple I saved from a clearance sale. It doesn't produce seeds.

 

[politicalcenter]

I just stuck some creeping phlox cuttings and some rose cuttings. Tomorrow it will be ice plant cuttings. Sometimes I have pretty good success. But never 100%.

 

[GardenNut]

I just stuck some creeping phlox cuttings and some rose cuttings. Tomorrow it will be ice plant cuttings. Sometimes I have pretty good success. But never 100%.

How do you root your rose cuttings? I've always taken softwood cuttings, stripped the bottom leaves, dipped in rooting hormone, and stuck in potting soil, and they've always died. I cover the plant with a plastic bag to create sort of a greenhouse.