Garden updates, squirrels, and hydro learning curves
Cooked a batch of asparagus from the garden yesterday. It was really fresh and really good. If this weather keeps, there will be a lot more this next week.
A little ground squirrel has been night stalking my tomato and pepper seedlings. I have lost 7 tomato plants and 5 pepper plants in the battle. I patched every hole I could find in the garage and he still got in. Now using a loud radio at night and covering the plants with a thin painters plastic. For now he seems to have given up.
74 days with the hydro plants. The pepper has basically gone dormant, no growth for the last couple of weeks. The two tomatoes however continue to grow like crazy but I still haven't seen any flowering. I will probably have to do some more research on growing with hydro and lighting hours, pruning, etc..
Cucumber seedlings are ready for transplant and I have way more than I will need. It is amazing how much faster the seedlings grow with the heat mat under their tray.
Only one more month before taking the plants to the outdoor garden...
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| asparagus 4/13/24 |
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| asparagus 4/13/24 |
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| squirrel robbery |
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| cucumbers 3 days after planting seeds |
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| cucumbers and lettuce 7 days after planting |
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| hydro plants day 74 |
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| hydro plants day 74 |
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| 1 month until planting outdoors |
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| all the plants are doing well |
