Your 2026 Garden

[fldiver97]

Seeded book choy, spinach, spring onions and lettuce in the raised beds. Tiny radish seedlings are showing. Cleaned up the raised bed that contains perennial herbs.

 

[pollipazzi]

I've finally got round to having a look through my seed stash. Starting a bit late this year because I've only just finished moving house.
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impressive!

 

[kattabelly]

impressive!

I've been trying to work out how I could get a small filing cabinet for them and still be able to control the temperature and humidity to some degree.

Getting started on sowing some leeks tonight. Why do I have eight varieties of leek seed?!

 

[Debbie292d]

I've been trying to work out how I could get a small filing cabinet for them and still be able to control the temperature and humidity to some degree.

Getting started on sowing some leeks tonight. Why do I have eight varieties of leek seed?!

I was wondering about that, the viability of keeping seeds for many years I presume? We've planted the leftover seeds from the year or two prior and just double plant, like instead of two or three kernels of corn, we'd put in five or six. Easy to prune back later.

Ours we just keep in the basement where it's cooler. I put a huge bag of perennial flower seeds I could only use half of last year in the freezer. Not sure if those will be any good this year, but we'll see!

Now for a seed hoarder, (kidding) I could understand wanting to get the perfect climate to keep them in, to keep them healthy. I am absolutely no help as you just heard what haphazard way I treat ours lol.

 

[kattabelly]

I was wondering about that, the viability of keeping seeds for many years I presume? We've planted the leftover seeds from the year or two prior and just double plant, like instead of two or three kernels of corn, we'd put in five or six. Easy to prune back later.

Ours we just keep in the basement where it's cooler. I put a huge bag of perennial flower seeds I could only use half of last year in the freezer. Not sure if those will be any good this year, but we'll see!

Now for a seed hoarder, (kidding) I could understand wanting to get the perfect climate to keep them in, to keep them healthy. I am absolutely no help as you just heard what haphazard way I treat ours lol.

Seeds generally want to be kept cool and dry, at a fairly stable temperature. Temperature isn't too much of an issue where I am but humidity is. For ages I was using airtight containers along with those desiccant packs from the covid tests - the little plastic bags that were meant for disposing of the used tests were great for seed saving too! Uncooked rice dried out in a warm oven will work the same way as the desiccant packs.

 

[Debbie292d]

Seeds generally want to be kept cool and dry, at a fairly stable temperature. Temperature isn't too much of an issue where I am but humidity is. For ages I was using airtight containers along with those desiccant packs from the covid tests - the little plastic bags that were meant for disposing of the used tests were great for seed saving too! Uncooked rice dried out in a warm oven will work the same way as the desiccant packs.

Rice! I forgot about that! Thanks!

 

[kattabelly]

I also just sowed some tomato seeds that have been in my wallet for the last 18 months, so I can't really talk

 

[pollipazzi]

I also just sowed some tomato seeds that have been in my wallet for the last 18 months, so I can't really talk

i bet they'll sprout!

 

[fuzzi]

Raked chicken litter out of the run, then dug well rotted compost from underneath

Rahab approved

Added to a raised bed

Planted red cabbage

It's supposed to rain tomorrow.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Mine grew thin, but also have curling/dying leaves on them. So when they grow spindly, they say they need more light. When the leaves curl, they say they are getting too much light. I don't know which way to go, so took the light up about 6". They still look spindly and the leaves look worse, so maybe they DO need more light?

I do no less than 2" above the seedling for 14 hours a day for light. If yellow leaves are present have you fed them any diluted fertilizer ? I use fish emulsion. Its smells horrendous, but really seems to keep my seedlings happy. Or they may be getting overwatered. What type of soil did you use to plant them them in?