What did you do in the garden today?

[PouleChick]

To wet here for gardening now (although lots I need to do to be fair). Are they Salvias in the first pic?

 

[igorsMistress]

To wet here for gardening now (although lots I need to do to be fair). Are they Salvias in the first pic?

Sage, maybe Texas? I don't remember. The bees love it though.

 

[PTA Chicks]

New to this thread. Hi

Late spring here. Planting a 2nd round of seeds into seedling trays. I always have terrible luck germinating carrots and beets and they don't do well in trays. What I do is cut toilet roll inners in half so they're short tubes then I put them in a container,fill with planting medium and plant my carrots and beets in them. That way I can manage them better,they germinate well and I can transplant them without worrying about root problems.

The rest of the seedlings I'm planting is buckwheat,corn,tomatoes,squash and cucumbers,herbs. A lot of the herbs are for my chickens

 

[pennyJo1960]

@PTA Chicks Welcome to the gardening thread your seasons are different but darn great idea with the toilet paper rolls think if I start saving them now will have enough by our spring

 

[PTA Chicks]

@PTA Chicks Welcome to the gardening thread your seasons are different but darn great idea with the toilet paper rolls think if I start saving them now will have enough by our spring

I collect from everyone I know so generally by Spring I have too many!

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have a trash burner from 1930 or so everything is burned also allot of wood told my BF with 3 of us we will have plenty if we stop burning them

 

[PouleChick]

I always have terrible luck germinating carrots and beets and they don't do well in trays. What I do is cut toilet roll inners in half so they're short tubes then I put them in a container,fill with planting medium and plant my carrots and beets in them. That way I can manage them better,they germinate well and I can transplant them without worrying about root problems.

brilliant idea - I think I'll try the same as I also have trouble with them!

 

[PTA Chicks]

brilliant idea - I think I'll try the same as I also have trouble with them!

I plant out before they're very big so they've not reached the bottom of the roll. You can use whole rolls too fpr carrots instead of cutting them shorter. And plant the entire thing.
I find I have less seed wastage this way. Less thinning out.

 

[igorsMistress]

Welcome to the thread @PTA Chicks

I'm in Phoenix and I can grow stuff in all seasons but summer. I don't usually have problems with carrots and I direct sow. They're certainly not in nice neat rows though. Its tomatoes that don't do well for me

 

[ChocolateMouse]

PTAchicks, how do you deal with molds and fungus on the outside of the rolls?