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Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:20 pm

They don't have to be related to you - it's always a good thing to teach the things we have learned about gardening to younger people. Well, that's how I feel about it.

Sunday was an extremely painful day - nothing short of pain level 7, but Saturday was different. I was able to plant the tomato plants in 5 gallon buckets of mix. I got to show our two grandchildren how to transplant tomato and pepper plants. I made it simpler to understand how a little overwatering tomato plants can cause those bumps - roots that just say, "Plant me deeper". While pepper plants are the opposite. I explained BER.

Speaking from a pain level that I hope none of you ever experience - Please try to take time and help those younger than us.
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Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:35 am

I share your sentiment. I take my kids out, and teach them about the good bugs, and the bad. The importance of bees, and how to properly amend soil. It's a wonderful experience that each of them look to enjoy, even if not equally πŸ™ƒ.
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Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:38 pm

I have my first grandchild he just turned 1 and he is always grabbing his shoes to go outside I bought him a gardening set so we can play in the dirt in nans garden he just loves it

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Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:08 am

AKgardener wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:38 pm I have my first grandchild he just turned 1 and he is always grabbing his shoes to go outside I bought him a gardening set so we can play in the dirt in nans garden he just loves it
My mom, my kids' Noona, has their own "Chicken Shoes". A play on words, because they play with the chickens and get covered in chicken manure...πŸ˜‚

Kids love seeing grandparents. It sounds like you've got a future gardener in the making πŸ˜ƒ
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Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:25 pm

Average age of the young ones I teach is 23.
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Thu Apr 29, 2021 5:40 pm

Taught a 23 in the greenhouse today about cloning vs traditional methods
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Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:08 pm

AlittleSalt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:20 pm I made it simpler to understand how a little overwatering tomato plants can cause those bumps - roots that just say, "Plant me deeper".
BTW, I think I saw those "bumps" at the bottom of a stem, but how it is related to overwatering?

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Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:41 pm

Just found out got grand baby number 2 on the way so it looks like I will definitely be keeping the garden going I love watching there little faces in the dirt playing and trying understand knowledge is priceless

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Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:36 am

Barmaley wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:08 pm
AlittleSalt wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:20 pm I made it simpler to understand how a little overwatering tomato plants can cause those bumps - roots that just say, "Plant me deeper".
BTW, I think I saw those "bumps" at the bottom of a stem, but how it is related to overwatering?
High humidity and over watering can cause advantageous roots to form, which are those bumps on the lower stem.

Planting deeper can help the plant by allowing the roots to form and strength the root system
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Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:13 am

[mention]Rockoe10[/mention]

Adventitious roots. Unfortunately I’m real familiar with these due to my adventures with pith necrosis.
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Fri Apr 30, 2021 4:32 pm

[mention]Mark_Thompson[/mention] , I've only seen pictures, thankfully.
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Post: # 45900Unread post AlittleSalt
Sat May 01, 2021 12:56 am

worth1 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:25 pm Average age of the young ones I teach is 23.
I agree Worth. We teach and learn. Without that we become know-it-all-wannabees. I couldn't imagine a day without learning.
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Sat May 01, 2021 11:13 pm

Her own garden, she chose the plants: Sunflower, Corn, Beans, Lettuce.
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