What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

I think I am the only person in the world who has killed 4 -- FOUR! -- trumpet vine plants.

 

[akroberts1085]

The tomato and pepper plants that were given to me finally got here. I got the tomato plants planted but I'm too hot, sweaty and hungry to plant the peppers. I also planted my onions.

 

[cj2024]

Sound like too much love there

My pot plants now died of drowning from the excessive continuous rain.

Some of my pot plants died before because I added in compost from my done compost bin, I think the garden lime I put in killed my plants. Might be too much lime.

For your information Alaskan fish fertilizer 5-1-1 has a ph of about 5 when a TBS of it is mixed with a gallon of water and the Alaskan Bloom 0-10-10 for flowering and fruiting has a ph of 3.50 to 4 when 1tbs is mixed with a gallon of water and it can be used to balance a high ph soil. I use those cheap soil moisture and ph meters for reference, but it doesn't match the reading of my expensive hydroponic meter when I measure the run-off water in the bottom tray of my containers. The soil meter says 7 but the reading of the runoff water says 5.50. I think the reading of the run-off water is more accurate.

 

[cj2024]

Some of my pot plants died before because I added in compost from my done compost bin, I think the garden lime I put in killed my plants. Might be too much lime.

Too much calcium can cause a nutrient lock out. I just experienced this with my eggshell and vinegar calcium experiment. Did the leaves of your plant turn yellow?

 

[chickengr]

I think I am the only person in the world who has killed 4 -- FOUR! -- trumpet vine plants.

I killed 1 - but it was the only one I had. I have just bought yellow trumpet vine and planted it in a pot near water so I don't forget to water it. when it gets strong roots sometimes by the winter I will plant it in the soil.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Today DW wants to mix up some peat, soil and pearlite for the potted planting, I mix of course. In the 60s so no sweat.

 

[igorsMistress]

For your information Alaskan fish fertilizer 5-1-1 has a ph of about 5 when a TBS of it is mixed with a gallon of water and the Alaskan Bloom 0-10-10 for flowering and fruiting has a ph of 3.50 to 4 when 1tbs is mixed with a gallon of water and it can be used to balance a high ph soil. I use those cheap soil moisture and ph meters for reference, but it doesn't match the reading of my expensive hydroponic meter when I measure the run-off water in the bottom tray of my containers. The soil meter says 7 but the reading of the runoff water says 5.50. I think the reading of the run-off water is more accurate.

What is the pH of your tap water? I know ours is neutral so I’m going test this when I fertilize this morning. Out of curiosity only.

 

[Minanora]

Planting popcorn today! Laundry today! Watering all the things today and working on drip line. May plant out another raised garden bed and pull the rest of the carrots.

 

[Smokerbill]

I'm planning to plant carrots in one of the pea patches today. My new chicks are growing fast in their section of the big girls' coop.

 

[cj2024]

I found out that we can name our mango or fruit trees that we grow from seed. Since it's grown from seed rather than a grafted variety, it’s genetically unique, meaning it could have distinct traits compared to the original mango tree. However, if we want to officially register it as a new cultivar, we need to go through a plant patent process, which requires proving its uniqueness and stability over generations through grafts and clones. Clones must show consistency with the parent.