What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

YEP!

 

[jerryse]

Planted some more tomatoes. They’re teeny tiny so I probably won’t get anything off of them but oh well. The other 3 I planted much earlier are huge and doing really well so it’s fine. I also put 3 peppers in much bigger pots. Again, tiny but have two huge ones outside so it’s okay if nothing happens. I procrastinated planting all these so it’s just an experiment at this point hahah

FYI you could root a larger sucker off of the larger tomato plants. They root easily just plant in a pot and keep in the shade until rooted. Should be ready to plant out in less than 2 weeks.

 

[ShrekDawg]

FYI you could root a larger sucker off of the larger tomato plants. They root easily just plant in a pot and keep in the shade until rooted. Should be ready to plant out in less than 2 weeks.

Oh that’s awesome! I didn’t realize that, thanks!!!

 

[Acre4Me]

picked beets today. Cooked them and will package and freeze them.

Beans are beginning to climb

Planted some little violas

Some Calla Lillies near some rocks in the garden.

Watered most things today. Raspberries are beginning to ripen!!

Unfortunately have seen a few Japanese Beetles. Set out one trap near where I saw them.

 

[Smokerbill]

I found what I'm pretty sure was a small bindweed vine growing in my garden this morning. There was none in my garden last year, but I bought several yards of garden-mix soil last fall, and I think it came from that. Or it was just a random seed dropped by a bird that sprouted.

When I pulled it out of the ground it looked like it sprouted from a piece of root, so that would lean towards it coming from the soil I bought.

I'm going to keep a sharp eye out for any more, because the last thing I want is a bindweed invaded garden. I've dealt with that before, and it ain't fun! That stuff is terrible!

 

[akroberts1085]

Today I watered. Tomorrow I am going to plant more corn green beans and peas. I did get a strawberry plant put in a pot. Hope I don't lose it.

 

[gtaus]

I amended the soil in the garden the same way. The seedling haven't been in the pots very long, but the roots were already spiraling around the bottom and starting to grow out of the drain holes.

I know what you mean about those roots. This year I started plants for the first time. I took the recommendation of a YouTuber and bought a 50 pack of 3 inch heavy duty net pots.

I am really happy with these net pots. They were big enough for my tomato plants at 8 weeks before I put them out in the raised beds. The tomato plants were the tallest starts I had at almost 1 foot tall when I put them outside.

The big advantage to these net pots is that the roots will air prune when they reach the slit and get exposed to the air. Then, they make new roots and just continue to grow. The roots don't spiral around in the cup. When I transplanted all the plants into my raised beds, there was absolutely no root bound plants to worry about.

I did buy a few veggie 6 packs from Menards this spring, but those plants are not doing anywhere as well as my starts. Next year, I plan on increasing the number and variety of starts for inside the house.

Also, I just bottom watered my net pots. I put maybe 1/2 inch of water in the tray and let the pots soak up the water for a few days. Then, when the tray was dry, I would hit it with another 1/2 inch of water in the next day or two. I have been know to drown my plants in regular pots, but I think the slits in the net pots help to prevent overwatering. At least, I was successful this year.

I mainly started tomato and pepper plants 8 weeks before transplanting outside, so I decided to get the 3 inch net pots. You can get net pots in smaller and larger sizes. If I were starting hundreds of plants for only a week or two, I would get the 1 or 2 inch net pots and save on potting soil.

Although I was trying to avoid getting anything plastic for the garden pots, I gave in to using these net pots because you can reuse them year after year until they break. I suggest getting the heavy duty ones if you want a longer lasting net pot.

Here are some YouTube videos that sold me on trying the net cups/pots....

 

[gtaus]

this year weather really sucks. fresh nights, hot days. plants are not thriving at all. they are almost the same size as they were when transplanted. only 2 cucumbers and 2 melons grew a bit.

I was fortunate enough to have visited Greece twice. I know how hot it can get there. Do you use any kind of sun shade for your plants?

I live in northern Minnesota, and we had unseasonably hot weather early this year. Lots of gardeners complaining about the cool weather crops not having enough time to produce before the heat caused them to bolt. No where near as hot as where you live, but our cool weather plants took a beating this year, too.

 

[BReeder!]

I've spent so much time on the shed project I haven't been as committed to the garden. Weeds are creeping in again so DW pulled a bunch today. I pitched in and weeded the herb bed.
I think my cucumbers are stunted. They ate loaded with flowers but just a foot tall up the trellis. The lack of rain and increased heat seems to have thrown them for a loop. We've been watering, but maybe not enough. I thoroughly soak the soil and it's dry the next day.

 

[Smokerbill]

I just noticed tonight that the first row of Rattlesnake vine beans I planted are starting to sent up runners. Time to build a trellis. Something interesting I noticed about that row of beans, there's a leaf lettuce plant growing right next to the row, and it seems like the bean plants growing next to it are growing better, and look healthier. Imagination? Maybe. I'll try to get a picture of it tomorrow.