Your 2026 Garden

[Debbie292d]

I use collars around my transplants to deter cutworms. It's very effective. You can use milk cartons, juice bottles, even plastic soda bottles. Cut off the bottom, then cut sections about 3"-4" tall. They should be one solid section, like a ring. I've made collars from 4" plastic pots, I just cut off the bottom.

When you transplant gently slide the collar over the plant, pressing it into the soil about 1".

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Plastic pot collars

I was going to suggest this. Coffee cans work too. We only buy coffee in metal cans, not plastic, and get them in both the large and small sizes, depending on what's on sale.

We do not have so much trouble with those here, but I remember growing up in Minnesota, everything practically Mom put coffee cans around due to cutworms.

 

[Noodler]

Definitely trying that this year!

 

[Echelontheory101]

Cross posting from the other garden thread i forgot a new one started for this year

I have a bunch of seriously eyed potatoes and I am still at least two more months away from daytime temperatures getting above 20 let alone night time temperatures so I can't plant these potato sprouts but I'm seriously considering bringing some of my potato bags inside with grow lights and doing indoor potatoes lol. Because they're red potatoes if I bury them this weekend they'll be ready for harvest by April/May and then I can just refill the bags when I do everything for my direct sewing in the spring and get a third harvest instead of just two on my season also I've noticed maybe its just around me but the quality of red potatos at the stores have sucked lately they all look old and all sprout within a couple days. I'm noticing it more and more the last few months, I miss my grown potatoes!

On that note I need to be better at succession planting/sowing when it comes to veg I use alot of so I can have a more consistent supply!

 

[akroberts1085]

This year I plan to expand my garden. I want to see if I can get my youngest daughters friend to bring a big tiller that hooks to the tractor and till the garden area so that I can dig out the stinking crabgrass. I want to move my blackberry and blueberry bushes and also I want to try to cut the pomegranate tree into 4 trees and replant them. I always try to save my seeds from the garden. I'm going to try to build some cradles for my pumpkins, watermelon and cantaloupe. I also need to build trellises for the beans, cucumbers and luffas. I'm considering making some potato cages. The one seed I would like to get is the spoon tomato. I think my grandkids would get a kick out of them. I need to get more info on growing a lot of stuff that I want to plant including the winter and fall garden things.

 

[Noodler]

Cross posting from the other garden thread i forgot a new one started for this year

I have a bunch of seriously eyed potatoes and I am still at least two more months away from daytime temperatures getting above 20 let alone night time temperatures so I can't plant these potato sprouts but I'm seriously considering bringing some of my potato bags inside with grow lights and doing indoor potatoes lol. Because they're red potatoes if I bury them this weekend they'll be ready for harvest by April/May and then I can just refill the bags when I do everything for my direct sewing in the spring and get a third harvest instead of just two on my season also I've noticed maybe its just around me but the quality of red potatos at the stores have sucked lately they all look old and all sprout within a couple days. I'm noticing it more and more the last few months, I miss my grown potatoes!

On that note I need to be better at succession planting/sowing when it comes to veg I use alot of so I can have a more consistent supply!

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Same! For me it's mostly russet potatoes that I've had this issue with but I'm looking forward to potatoes that take longer than five minutes to start growing eyes lol