Dried clippings, what should I do?
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When planting tomato, should I clip leaves off underground part?
Comments (6)Yes, it really is best to remove the leaves and stems of the part that will be buried. But since you have already buried it it will do more harm to pull it up to remove them that it will to just leave it. The buried leaves will eventually rot allowing the new roots to develop from the stem. Tomato plants grow roots all along any part of the stem that has soil contact - thus the recommendation to plant them deeply always a good practice. Assuming this is a standard Early Girl which is an indeterminate variety, rather than the variety called Bush Early Girl and since you are only using a 5 gallon container, then yes, you will need to cut off all but 2 of those side stems. But check the tag to be sure because if it is a Bush EG, you don't have to remove them. Bush varieties are bred to grow that way...like a bush. ;) Some trim to one stem but the plant will get quite tall (6') so in that small a container 2 stems will work better I think. You'll find a great deal of info about all this over on the Growing Tomatoes forum here (linked at the top of this forum's front page) and there are also great FAQ's there on how to prune and how to grow in containers, feeding, staking the plants, etc. Be sure to check them out. Enjoy your plant. Dave...See Morejust got spiderplant clippings..what do i do?
Comments (3)Daniella, I put the "butt" end of the spider baby in water (no leaves should be in the water), and it roots pretty quickly. I'm not sure exactly how often to change the water, but every few days should suffice. I've grown MANY spiders this way, and they have all thrived. The transition from water to soil has always been really easy. Good luck, Gabi...See MoreShould I mulch or bag my grass clippings?
Comments (38)>>You guys are great. Thanks very much. If I put my 3 lb all in the fall, half just before winter, how big a time gap before that for two more feedings to handle the remaining 1.5 lb? A pound of N a month is the maximum under normal circumstances. So if winterization goes around December 1, and given that November tends to be a low growth, low demand month, I'd feed 1 pound of N in early September and 1 pound of N in early October. Skipping any feeding in late October and November isn't a problem. Growth has slowed, the grass isn't particularly demanding, and you don't really need to feed. Regardless of circumstances, a small boost in late May is a good idea. If avoiding fungal issues, use 0.5 pounds of N per thousand square feet. If not, go to the full pound. Roots are tapped of carbohydrates by that time (partially) and trying to restore them for summer. In this case, growth doesn't stop like it does in fall, but it does noticeably slow from spring's high point. Usually that's around Memorial Day, and exact timing isn't important here. Applied organically, all these dates will differ a bit. Generally speaking, most dates back up about three weeks--except winterization, which is done synthetically and doesn't change....See MoreDried vs. fresh grass clippings
Comments (9)The other thing is that you may need to add more water or other source of moisture, if the clippings are dry, to get a good moisture balance in the pile. For me, my "greens" are usually wet, and browns are dry, so one reason to mix is not just for green-brown combo but to even out moisture content. So, dry grass still adds nitrogen but can help keep my garbage can compost bins (used for kitchen waste)from getting as garbagy-smelling even if I don't have quite enough paper, dry leaves etc to balance out. And sometimes if I have a lot of grass at once, I intentionally spread some of it out to dry so it's easier to work with (no gobby clumps)and not so wet, because I may not have enough other stuff to balance it out right away. Grass is a pain when it is all smelly, but still useful if you can mix it up or spread it out amongst dry brown stuff. If it's totally putrefied (which happens quickly in current hot weather) it can be too gross to work with. When I was an extreme newbie, I had NO idea bags of grass would start to smell, or even that thick layers of fresh green clippings would start to smell (and SO bad, like, what just DIED here?). But now I know to move fast or take measures as above....See MoreElan Ram
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