2023 Gardening Thread

And they’re up! Or getting there. 5 leeks, 5 basil (I accidentally got two seeds in one cell), and tomatoes and cantaloupe (?) breaking the surface. I sprinkled everything with cinnamon because I thought I saw mould in one of the cells. More precautionary than anything.

I almost bought leek starts today at the community garden but decided against it. They need so much water and it gets so hot and dry here in the summer. Picked up a packet of "salad bowl" lettuce seed. The clerk at the garden said they were expecting their blended multicolor lettuce seed any day now, but that's what they told me last week...



I may try to plant these tomorrow. We're expecting a storm tomorrow night, so they'll get watered in good.

Stopped at one hardware store looking for dirt, they still have ice melt out front. I think I'm getting low on potting mix, too.

My daily photo! 😆



Left to right:
Row 1 = Leeks,
Row 2 = tomatoes (cherry),
Row 3 = tomatoes (plum)
Rows 4 & 5 = two rows of peppers (not up yet),
Row 6 = cantaloupe (1 up) and parsley (not up),
Row 7 = bunching onions (just coming up),
Row 8 = shallots (just coming up), and
Row 9 = basil

Everything but parsley and peppers are up. Looks like the jalapeños are just starting to break surface. 😁

I finally planted my seeds! As you can see I planted chives, oregano, sugar snap peas, chamomile, mint and basil. I hope to soon see seedlings sprouting!

Now my Aerogarden is doing great! Everything except the chives has germinated and is growing well. The chives don’t show much of anything and SD said she never had any luck with chives so it’s possible they might not grow at all.

The parsley and peppers are coming up! Basil is already starting to get their real leaves. Tiny, but there!

ETA: checking the backyard. Daylilies are up. Keeping an eye on the hostas and Solomon’s seal. Last year the deer ate the buds. This year I’m going to spray them with deer repellent and see if I can save them.

Thanks so @hikr00 and @Contrary Housewife ! Hubby and I looked at a grow tent today for $80 CAD. we decided against it because of the plastic sides not being separate from the bird netting. Also the plastic would act like a sail in our winds. We would have to have it clamped to the deck…and we’re thinking of replacing the deck this year. Maybe something a bit sturdier and more versatile next year.

We went looking a couple places for the connector cords to go between our Jiffy LED grow lights. No one had them. I also phoned a couple places and got through to one. They didn’t have them. Everyone kept suggesting Amazon. Hubby doesn’t like shopping Amazon. I use it as the source of last resort.

We found them on one Canadian website, but it’s a bit sketchy…no street address or box number. Only a 1-888 number. We did not recognize the name of the outfit. Neither did the sales associate at Walmart we talked to, who agreed it looked a bit sketchy when he looked at it too. So…We decided to just plug all three LED grow lights into a power bar we already have, and turn then on and off as needed. In the process I think I finished off one of the leek seedlings. Oh well.

@Spirit Deer guess what? The chives are coming up in the AG! I remember you saying you didn’t have any luck with them and I hadn’t seen any sign of activity with the pod I’d planted so I thought it was a bust here too. But this morning I peeked in on it and I see a teeny tiny bit of green. Yay! Of course this doesn’t mean it will flourish so I still have my fingers crossed. See the little speck of green? Lol.