What did you do in the garden today?

[CNJ]

Here you can buy wicking pots and big box stores. You add water to the bottom through a hinged spout you open.

This is the best design I have seen for 5 gallon buckets, but its too expensive...
https://www.amazon.com/GroBucket-Wa...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

 

[Chris2018]

This is the best design I have seen for 5 gallon buckets, but its too expensive...
https://www.amazon.com/GroBucket-Watering-sub-irrigated-Container-portable/dp/B089B7TCQ3/ref=sr_1_23_sspa?crid=2NA9QL828CL1P&keywords=20+gallon+wicking+pots&qid=1676683335&sprefix=20+gallon+wicking+pots,aps,186&sr=8-23-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyNkIzVFlMN0s5RkFFJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTYxMTE0N1hIWE5SUDRFSEE2JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTEwMjY2OTkyQ0QzVU9HOUg1SjE2JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfbXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Wow, they are expensive.
These 15 gallon SIP Earth Pots are $44.00

 

[CNJ]

Seller said, he can't ship to Hawaii it cost to much and asked me to cancel my order. Ebay said its to late to cancel my order and to contact seller, so I replied to his message to refund or cancel. I hope I don't get ripped.

Yay, Ebay canceled my order, I got confirmation in my email. I used the money to buy food grade buckets. These buckets are more expensive, but different than Home Depot buckets, they are 90 mil heavy duty, so they last twice as long.
https://www.amazon.com/Wallaby-5-Ga...ll-Purpose/dp/B0BPYXHJZ7?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

 

[igorsMistress]

Good morning gardeners. I just wanted to report the self watering thing is working beautifully! I was surprised at how much water has been used already though. Hubs is going to make another bucket for me today for the night blooming Jessamine. I’ve got tomatoes going in the Aerogarden and we’re going to build a bin for lettuce and spinach. Also doing some cilantro, kale and mustard. Time for the park, will catch up later

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning gardeners. Temperatures were 19F when I got up this morning. We actually got a few snow flurries late last night. Sunny today and warming up to near 40F (well, that's what the weather folks are saying). I reseeded my leeks yesterday and set up the new table. I also finally swapped the regular LED light bulbs with the grow lights I bought. There's enough room on the seed mats to have 3 rows of covered seed starting trays all at once. It's a bit too soon to start anything else. I'll wait until the first week of March to start the tomato, peppers, tomatillo and eggplant seeds. I'm still waiting for the loggers to come back and clean up the mess of logs and branches they left so I can get started on the fence as soon as the ground thaws out a bit. I've never heard of transplanting carrot seedlings before @riss. Has this worked well for you in the past? Very curious to know. I've been fairly lucky with carrots the past two years and I'm planning on putting carrots in wherever I can find space to tuck them in. I plant Danvers Half long. They do well here. Time to get busy. Have a great day all.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have all plants going in the spare room. Open the door every morning turn the grow lights on. Put a baby gate keep the cats out so far.
Maybe in a month I can move them outside.

 

[WthrLady]

Did nothing today but harvest fabrics for rugs.

 

[CNJ]

Its been raining all week and I thought it was going to be sunny today, so I sprayed my tomato plants with a fungicide as a preventive and then it began to rain an hour later....
I'm put out.....................

 

[TJAnonymous]

I washed upwards of 20 dozen eggs today. Still have over 10 dozen to go... The girls have been busy. I'm hoping the food pantry is open on Monday because I'm out of room in the refrigerator where I store eggs!

I did manage to get my cauliflower seeds in some peat pellets. I'll wait a couple of weeks before starting the rest of the indoor starts. I'm not rushing to get things out this year because I have a gut intuition that we are going to get another freeze before this winter is really over.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Came across this article today about cut flowers. Very informative. I learned something new about zinnias!

Tools and Materials

• Stem-cutting shears or sharp pruners
• Pail
• Vase
• Water
• 7-Up
• Bleach

Cut flowers. Cut flowers in your garden in the morning before the dew has dried, or in the early evening. With stem-cutting shears or sharp pruners, snip above a node or dormant bud to spur new blooms. Put stems in a pail of lukewarm water as you cut them.

Recut stems. Recut stems on a slant indoors under water to eliminate air bubbles that block uptake of food and water. Certain types of flowers (including celosia, sunflower, and zinnia) benefit from scalding the stem ends in boiling water for 20 seconds or over a candle flame to stop nutrient-rich sap from oozing. To prevent decay, remove bruised leaves and foliage below the water line.

Condition flowers. Condition flowers several hours before arranging. Rest stems in lukewarm water in a cool, dark place so they can absorb water.

Arrange flowers. Arrange conditioned flowers in a vase of warm (110oF) water. To slow aging, place the vase in a well-ventilated cool place (as low as 38oF). Don't store flowers near unsealed fruits and vegetables, which produce ethylene, a gas that hastens ripening, or in the case of flowers, aging.

Add water. Freshly cut flowers have enough stored sugars to survive in a vase. But if you would like to add a preservative, try a homemade version. Tests have found commercial floral preservatives to be less effective than the following formula; the sugar in the 7-Up provides energy for the flowers, and the bleach controls bacteria. If you need more liquid, just increase the amounts proportionately.

• 1 cup regular 7-Up
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon household bleach

Change water.Change water every couple of days. In mixed bouquets, some of the flowers may give off sap that is toxic to other varieties in the vase shortening their vase life, a process that is avoided by frequently refreshing the water.

Some of the best and most widely adapted annual cut flowers with the longest vase life include:

alstroemeria, aster, celosia, cosmos, gypsophila, lavatera, rudbeckia, scabiosa, snapdragon, statice, sunflower, yarrow, and zinnia.