What did you do in the garden today?

[chickengr]

I'll leave 2-3 pepper plants in the garden and see what happens.

 

[Nym]

It's fine if you want them I am willing to send them to you. I will have to wait until Monday to get them in the mail but I will send them regardless of the cost

I'm in! I'd love to receive home-grown seeds from America I'll message you my info. Thank you, this is very generous.

 

[akroberts1085]

I'm in! I'd love to receive home-grown seeds from America I'll message you my info. Thank you, this is very generous.

You're very welcome.

 

[Land of Lincoln]

I picked a few peppers this morning…



My favorite time of year!

 

[WthrLady]

Seeds sometimes get confiscated to and from overseas. Plants here to there and there to here can be considered invasive and are destroyed. Check your customs sheets before sending either direction.
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The 14ish quarts of pureed tomatoes from earlier this week I simmered down to about 6qts. I freeze dried that and powdered it down to 2qts

 

[TJAnonymous]

Seeds sometimes get confiscated to and from overseas. Plants here to there and there to here can be considered invasive and are destroyed. Check your customs sheets before sending either direction.
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The 14ish quarts of pureed tomatoes from earlier this week I simmered down to about 6qts. I freeze dried that and powdered it down to 2qts

As a kid, I used to mail big boxes of stuff to Australia all the time. My bestie over there would mail me stuff back... This sometimes included flowers, food, etc... Of course times have changed a lot.

My suggestion would be to check a major seed supplier. If they can ship Holy Basil seeds to Australia and are located in the US, then you shouldn't have any problems. Just be aware that a lot of overseas mail gets irradiated which may affect germination.

 

[Smokerbill]

I'm doing maintenance on my riding mower today. New air, fuel and oil filters, new oil. Maybe a spark plug too if it needs it.

I turned the garlic and potato beds again with the shovel and watered them good again. There's a lot of organic matter in the soil that needs to be well soaked so the mycelium will start growing and decomposing. Watered the fall carrots and greens too.

 

[Sally PB]

We're maybe-hopefully going to get rain late tonight/early tomorrow. I sure hope so.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I started my carrot experiment today - planting some seeds in pots and putting them under the grow light to see if it was lack of sunlight that lead to this year’s disappointing results or some other factor. I put in more of the same variety I grew over the summer in one pot and a rainbow mix from a different packet in another. They’re both old, but that should at least help me rule out the variety. I went square foot gardening with the placement (carefully placing each seed at the desired spacing rather than scattering them with the intent to thin later) - this is different from what I did outside, but with the expected growing period consisting of three months with major holidays, I don’t think I’ll have the time to manage that when/if it comes up. They’re also inside, where they’ll be easier to monitor for bugs, so that’s different too. Grow light is set to be on for 6 hours, plus whatever sun makes it in the window.

And since I had to get the soil, pots etc. out anyway, I planted some of my scorzonera (gotta see if the seeds are good after all! ), replanted the thyme and planted some more sage seeds. Also planted some garlic cloves in a pot, we’ll see if that does better than the outdoor bulbs.

 

[Nym]

I started my carrot experiment today - planting some seeds in pots and putting them under the grow light to see if it was lack of sunlight that lead to this year’s disappointing results or some other factor. I put in more of the same variety I grew over the summer in one pot and a rainbow mix from a different packet in another. They’re both old, but that should at least help me rule out the variety. I went square foot gardening with the placement (carefully placing each seed at the desired spacing rather than scattering them with the intent to thin later) - this is different from what I did outside, but with the expected growing period consisting of three months with major holidays, I don’t think I’ll have the time to manage that when/if it comes up. They’re also inside, where they’ll be easier to monitor for bugs, so that’s different too. Grow light is set to be on for 6 hours, plus whatever sun makes it in the window.

And since I had to get the soil, pots etc. out anyway, I planted some of my scorzonera (gotta see if the seeds are good after all! ), replanted the thyme and planted some more sage seeds. Also planted some garlic cloves in a pot, we’ll see if that does better than the outdoor bulbs.

Good luck with your carrots! I hope you get great results. I can't count how many garlic cloves I've planted .. not a single one has grown