Tomato plants for zone 7, 4-5 hours full sun
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Limited morning sun( 4-5 hours) verse shaded afternoon sun (6+)
Comments (5)I'm not much of a fan of self watering containers. If the water gets hot the plants seam to die really fast. Some people really like them though so it may be just me. Its easier to care for tomatoes in really large containers. The smaller the container the more often you have to water and fertilize. You picked good varieties for containers though so if you watch them really close you may have good success. When I read the reviews on Bush Goliath it made me wish that I had planted some. Best of luck to you....See MoreEdible, evergreen hedge in zone 7b - Southeast - Full sun.
Comments (28)I like the blueberries. I think I'll put them on the other property line. Doesn't entirely solve my current issue, but it still helps. They're typically 3-4 feet, and tolerate a higher Ph than other blueberries. I would still like to do a raised bed for them. I could have 4-6 feet with a raised bed. I rarely drink tea, to be honest. I think you may be correct about the Viburnums. Some seem like they are tasty, but from my little bit of digging, most of those don't appear to be evergreen, however, they do work in my zone. There is V. Pragense, but I am unable to find a definitive answer if they are human edible. Some said it was, most said it was not. And even the ones that said it was edible said it was not...that tasty. Some people claimed that not even birds or deer would eat some of the Viburnum berries. It seems the further away you get from "normal" plants, the harder it is to find solid answers. I like Unedo. I think I will make a place somewhere, probably near the hedge, but not a row of them, if that makes sense. I have looked at Elaeagnus Ebbingei quite a bit. It has it's own set of issues, though. It's invasive in some states. Although, I did not see it as being invasive in mine. Additionally, it doesn't appear to fruit reliably. There is also a fairly large seed inside of it. Fortunately, it's supposed to edible as well, from my understanding. I wonder if I could plant something like Ebbingei since it will still fruit and is evergreen, and then maybe plant something like huckleberry (vaccinium ovatum, similar to a blueberry?) supposed to evergreen, but quite small, or maybe sea buckthorn (not evergreen) in front of it. Sea and Huckle are supposed to be smaller than Ebbingei, so it would not shade, and both could get sun. I'm not sure if that would work or not....See MoreWhen direct sow plat garden vegetable seed outdoor NJ zone 6 7 tomato
Comments (18)^ yes when I grow them indoors I harden them like that but the whole point is I want to plant the seeds right in the garden without having 20 trays on the floor inside. You're thinking that, gee, if it only freezes for a little while, maybe the plant won't notice? Maybe some distraction is in order. I Swear I read that somewhere along the lines and I'm trying to find the article or whatever it was to link it. MAybe I took it a bit out of context and it was talking only about a specific type of garden vegetables but I'll try and link it. But thanks for that info about cold proteins etc, now I know the sprouts are nothing like cool season grass seeds which can freeze and be ok mostly edit, eh I think I found it: but mistook fall vegetables for summer ones: https://bonnieplants.com/gardening/so-what-happens-during-a-freeze/ When a freeze is predicted, what happens to your fall vegetables? Perhaps nothing, depending on the length and depth of the freeze. A light frost, during which the temperature falls below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and ice crystals begin to form, can actually improve the flavor of many cool weather greens, such as spinach, collards, and kale. A hard freeze, however—when the air temperature dips below 25 degrees Fahrenheit for at least four consecutive hours—can wreak havoc on your garden. Even these cold-hardy greens will need some extra protection if frequently exposed to temperatures in the low 20s and teens. someone here said their tomatoes did live through 25 degrees, https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2173563/how-cold-can-seedlings-get but I have enough days from seed to harvest googling these plants/seeds needs that I don't have to worry about risking planting just yet. thanks...See MorePlanting Elderberry (Zones 4-7) in California (Zone 9a)
Comments (15)SWGB was first published in 1954 and the most recent, ninth edition, was published in 2012. So no, it is not reissued every year. And the essential info does not change...it just gets added to and updated. The amount of variables and data compiled for the SWG zones is very detailed. Which is why there are 24 zones just for the state of CA compared to only 13 zones for the entire country under the USDA zonal system. The factors that are evaluated to develop the zones include latitude, elevation, marine influence, continental air influence, rainfall, both high and low temperatures, mountains and hills, growing seasons and microclimates. For example, the Bay area where you live has 4 distinct climate zones. The book does not just address California....it encompasses pretty much everything west of the Rockies, as gardening in the western portion of the country is really very different from anywhere else. Even though we may share similar USDA zones. The elder could certainly be used as a hedge plant. And is, in mixed hedgerow settings as are common in the UK. But with a hedge comprised of a single plant species/cultivar, there is always the risk of one or more dying before its time for whatever reason, leaving a too obvious gap in the hedge. Mix it up. It is a lot more interesting and contributes more to biodiversity on all levels. I sure wouldn't like the look of it pruned into a formal or geometric shape (and it wouldn't stay like that for very long) but nothing says you can't have an untrimmed, more natural looking specimen plant surrounded by low trimmed hedges....See Morescoustenis
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