Your 2024 Garden

[Smokerbill]

My seedlings came up quick but they are very leggy and weak. Not too happy. But I repotted quite a few and turned off the heat mats, read that when the soil gets too warm, they get leggy. Hoping they get stronger, it's getting too late to start any more

That happened with my first tomatoes I started last year. I figured out that I didn't have the LED grow lights close enough to the plants. Once they start coming up I set the light height at about a foot over the plants, and it keeps them short and stocky.

 

[tripletfeb]

That happened with my first tomatoes I started last year. I figured out that I didn't have the LED grow lights close enough to the plants. Once they start coming up I set the light height at about a foot over the plants, and it keeps them short and stocky.

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The lights are much closer than that in my setup. Here is a picture from before I repotted. Now the lights are about 8 inches over the plants

 

[LTAY1946]

From out of nowhere contrary to the forecast yesterday today's forecast is calling for possible severe weather with several hours of thunderstorms.

 

[LTAY1946]

From out of nowhere contrary to the forecast yesterday today's forecast is calling for possible severe weather with several hours of thunderstorms. We can use the moisture for germination but do not need flooding rains either.

 

[NanaK]

From out of nowhere contrary to the forecast yesterday today's forecast is calling for possible severe weather with several hours of thunderstorms. We can use the moisture for germination but do not need flooding rains either.

We may get some of that tomorrow. Then a bit cooler for a few days. I've got small plants hardening off outside. I may move them back in the greenhouse this evening. They don't need to be beat with wind and rain.

Hope it's not too bad.

 

[Sally PB]

We're on the periphery of those storms. We'll just get some wind and rain. Not too bad on either.

Hubby has complained -- a lot! -- about this "winter that wasn't," but I remind him that we are very, very lucky.

 

[LTAY1946]

It's been slow going to work the ground that was solid sod a few days ago. Now we have a start. This is where most of the tomatoes for table and canning are going in with a drip watering system. 100' rows.

 

[Sally PB]

What kind of plastic is that? How thick? I've been looking for something like that for various garden uses.

 

[fuzzi]

Lettuce is up!

Snow peas

Plum tomatoes, hardening off. I'll plant two of them in the next couple days.

 

[fuzzi]

We may get some of that tomorrow. Then a bit cooler for a few days. I've got small plants hardening off outside. I may move them back in the greenhouse this evening. They don't need to be beat with wind and rain.

Hope it's not too bad.

We're supposed to get thunderstorms tomorrow, possibly severe. I put my tomato plants on the front porch, under cover, until the storms pass.