1st 5-1-1 potting...advice for next time?
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Nil13 usda:10a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)
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Comments (2)I am in Wisconsin alsoAm still using my 10 year old Toro Recycler an it mulches just fine....See More1st time newbie, long time dreamer
Comments (4)Hi gardengrl and welcome to NoVa! I'm also in the area (Alexandria) and just got started with wintersowing in the past couple of weeks. I started gardening a few years ago and have had good luck starting seedlings in my basement under grow lights but wintersowing sounds so miraculous that I had to try it too. So far I've done lettuce, spinach, chard, cilantro, parsley, and sweet peas. I picked things that I've had luck with in the early spring (mid-Feb and on) in past years with our normal, warmer winters. These are things that don't survive in the heat of summer so I'm hoping winter sowing gives them an early start. It's a complete experiment this year! I found a list of what to start when on the blog "A Garden for the House" from NY state and sort of figured everything here could start a bit earlier. Can't wait for warmer weather to see if my milk jugs start sprouting. This winter has been so abnormally cold that my normal winter crop of red Russian kale and arugula under hoops was killed off, so I am itching to start gardening soon and have some good salads. Totally envy your 4 acres from my little, inside the beltway yard!...See More1ST Post! 1st hot pepper attempt!
Comments (11)Capoman: I keep thinking about getting more soil and I drive by the store every day. I don't think I will sleep right till I do pot up to the 3 gallon. Going to stop there later! And as far as the 511 mix. I am scouring my local shops to see what I can scrounge up..not going good. Thanks for chiming in. Bill: The summers get brutal here and I also picked up some lava sand to top mulch and then cover with pine chips. Just getting ready for the summer and trying to slow down evaporation. Everything helps and since I am planning on moving sometime around August, containers are my only option. Bruce: I guess I have to get out of the bonsai mindset. I am in the habit of root and top pruning my other plants because they are in containers as well. The bonchi fascinates me. With the 1 gallon and soon the 3 gallon containers, my plan was to use the thick green gardening steaks punctured through the bottom drain holes of the pots in an attempt to steak down the plants and use the bamboo with green gardeners tape to create a mock tomato cage style holding pattern to some what control the growth. I do not mind doing the additional work. My Espaliered trees require a lot of work so it is a nice break to get to play around with the pepper plants! :-)...See More1st Coat Down Pipe - What comes next?
Comments (6)We are planning on down pipe in our living room and dd's attic bedroom. I've just ordered drapes in a dark gold colour in raw silk for the living room. DD wants to do the doors in her room either a dark yellow colour or fuschia. I think either would look nice with downpipe. I'd keep the rug light (if you can live with a light coloured rug practicality-wise). So glad you posted pics. It is looking great. Everywhere I read talks about the changeability of this colour and it sounds like you are finding the same thing. Keep the pics coming....See MoreNil13 usda:10a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)
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