What did you do in the garden today?

[Sueby]

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@Sueby sorry it took me so long to post this information about canning chicken.

Thank you so much for taking the time! I have the ball canning book but it only gives a paragraph of details, not very informative. Appreciate it!

@WthrLady thank you too. Your organization & details make me look like a slacker. I took out 4 lbs of beef & about the same of chicken breasts that I will can tmrw.

Raining here today & for the next few days so no gardening. Patrick (the dog) has an appt to recheck his blood work. that it's back to normal.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Did I mention how much I HATE fire ants? They seem to have taken up residence in just about every single raised bed I have....

Have u tried first Saturday lime?
I'm new to using it but have heard amazing results bout it!

 

[Sueby]

I'm so glad we don't have fire ants here!!

 

[Sally PB]

Ditto on the fire ants! Wow!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I have the squash and nasturtium in 20 gl plant bags...too heavy for me to move inside so should I cover em the next few days or are they just done for?

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

It seems yall hang out together and know each other pretty well so I hate to crash but in searching gardening board it seems this is best place to ask my questions...
Yall I'm new to growing all my stuff and just wanted some input from you experienced gardeners please.
I planted quite a bit from seed and most has come up but I believe may be little "leggy".
As you can tell from my other post i am unsure bout the squash and nasturtium that I transplanted outside (just a week ahead of the average frost date here in zone 7a).
Any advice and instructions yall could give me are more than appreciated!!!

Thank yall for takin the time to read n look!

 

[638858]

It seems yall hang out together and know each other pretty well so I hate to crash but in searching gardening board it seems this is best place to ask my questions...
Yall I'm new to growing all my stuff and just wanted some input from you experienced gardeners please.
I planted quite a bit from seed and most has come up but I believe may be little "leggy".
As you can tell from my other post i am unsure bout the squash and nasturtium that I transplanted outside (just a week ahead of the average frost date here in zone 7a).
Any advice and instructions yall could give me are more than appreciated!!!
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I assume you just have the plants in a bright room?.. no grow lights? That is the cause for the leggy seedlings, they are deprived of light and are reaching out, starting seeds indoors the bright concentrated light must be close to the plants (3-6 inches above them.. they should be fine if you support them for a few weeks before planting, they may become top heavy and want to lay over.. cucumbers, squash, beans, peas, etc should be directly sown in the ground. They grow so fast they will be a tangled mess when they grow into each other and hard to transplant later..

 

[Acre4Me]

It seems yall hang out together and know each other pretty well so I hate to crash but in searching gardening board it seems this is best place to ask my questions...
Yall I'm new to growing all my stuff and just wanted some input from you experienced gardeners please.
I planted quite a bit from seed and most has come up but I believe may be little "leggy".
As you can tell from my other post i am unsure bout the squash and nasturtium that I transplanted outside (just a week ahead of the average frost date here in zone 7a).
Any advice and instructions yall could give me are more than appreciated!!!
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Yay! A new gardener! Welcome!

I’ll address tomatoes: yes, yours are a bit leggy. Not to much of a problem, you allowed yourself room to add soil. You can carefully do this now. Fun fact about tomatoes: they can be buried up to their first leaves without issue bc they will grow roots off the buried stems. In fact, when you transplant, you should, again, bury part of the stem. Sone people dig a deep hole to do this, some dig a trench, and lay them in , so they are planted a bit horizontal.

 

[TJAnonymous]

you need a lot of dirt for 5 gallon buckets. if you dig a small hole and put a good compost or manure and soft dirt your tomatoes will thrive.

True....but I got a dump truck load of top soil last year and I've only used about half of it so far so good clean soil isn't an issue. I typically mix it with compost soil and other amendments (bone meal, epsom salts, etc...)

 

[Acre4Me]

I have the squash and nasturtium in 20 gl plant bags...too heavy for me to move inside so should I cover em the next few days or are they just done for?
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Squash does not like the cold. At all. Nasturtiums can tolerate it a bit, but because so young, I’d possibly cover.