Your 2026 Garden

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I need to keep a close eye on the weather so I can bring them out on warm days, they are a bit leggy, my grownlight isn't enough.

If it helps I wrap a space blanket around the back of my grow light setup so the reflective surface will focus more light on the plants.

 

[dirkandlorie]

My jalapeños are taking forever but I didntnnote what day I put them in so I cant tell. I think its been 2 weeks. The sweet peppers and bellpeppers are growing like crazy though! And the sage. I need to keep a close eye on the weather so I can bring them out on warm days, they are a bit leggy, my grownlight isn't enough.

You can pinch off pepper plants, they'll branch out more and you'll get more peppers. I especially do this with my poblanos since they get so tall. Last year I did it with my lemon spice jalapenos, and they were like little puff balls in the garden, maybe a foot tall, but they were so loaded with peppers it was crazy!

 

[Molpet]

You can pinch off pepper plants, they'll branch out more and you'll get more peppers. I especially do this with my poblanos since they get so tall. Last year I did it with my lemon spice jalapenos, and they were like little puff balls in the garden, maybe a foot tall, but they were so loaded with peppers it was crazy!

And can take the larger pinches, root them to get more plants

 

[Debbie292d]

Secondly apparently chickens find pepper seedling irresistible.. they ate about 30% of the losses,

This is one of the few things chicken wire is good for...keeping chickens out of places. We've got it all around our garden.

These are descendants of flowers my mother grew in her gardens from about 1970. My eldest sister and I have kept them "going" since.

So beautiful and what a great legacy too!

I have a couple of indoor plants from my mom, an angel leaf begonia and an Easter/Christmas cactus, one each red and white in the same pot that badly needs repotting.

And can take the larger pinches, root them to get more plants

I never knew! Thank you!

 

[Debbie292d]

Can someone who lives in the colder zones tell me which ones of these flowers you'd plant indoors and which ones I should direct plant in a couple of months? I've grown marigolds in the house before, so maybe those for sure? Some I want for baskets and big pots. I should have bought some petunias. I have a ton of vines growing in the house I add to them.

On the left is I think Queen Anns Lace I found in the ditch nearby. We don't have any in our wildflower garden yet.

 

[Molpet]

Can someone who lives in the colder zones tell me which ones of these flowers you'd plant indoors and which ones I should direct plant in a couple of months? I've grown marigolds in the house before, so maybe those for sure? Some I want for baskets and big pots. I should have bought some petunias. I have a ton of vines growing in the house I add to them.

On the left is I think Queen Anns Lace I found in the ditch nearby. We don't have any in our wildflower garden yet.

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https://survivalgardenseeds.com/pages/seed-planting-calendar-by-zipcode?

put in your zipcode, this is for mine

 

[tripletfeb]

Can someone who lives in the colder zones tell me which ones of these flowers you'd plant indoors and which ones I should direct plant in a couple of months? I've grown marigolds in the house before, so maybe those for sure? Some I want for baskets and big pots. I should have bought some petunias. I have a ton of vines growing in the house I add to them.

On the left is I think Queen Anns Lace I found in the ditch nearby. We don't have any in our wildflower garden yet.

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I would direct plant the cosmos outside. They always do great for me in northern Ohio. And the Queen Anne's Lace is an invasive species so I don't think I would plant that one at all

 

[Debbie292d]

Queen Anne's Lace is an invasive species

I didn't know that. Wow! I thought I knew what all was an invasive species around here.

They ought to name Goldenrod as one, as that stuff just takes over. These Queen Anne's we just see sprinkled around the ditches and open fields here or there. It's quite pretty. But, okay, thanks for the info. We wouldn't want another nightmare.

 

[tripletfeb]

I didn't know that. Wow! I thought I knew what all was an invasive species around here.

They ought to name Goldenrod as one, as that stuff just takes over. These Queen Anne's we just see sprinkled around the ditches and open fields here or there. It's quite pretty. But, okay, thanks for the info. We wouldn't want another nightmare.

Goldenrod is native to North America, therefore not invasive. It does take over areas but that's not what makes a plant invasive. And I agree, Queen Anne's Lace is very pretty. I remember when my son was young and I was teaching him how a plant sucks up water. We picked 4 Queen Anne's and put them in 4 different jars with different dyed water in each jar. It was cool to see the flowers turn whatever color the water was

 

[tripletfeb]

I bought a small fan from Amazon and aimed it towards my seedlings, so they get stronger stems. They are growing really well but still thin