April Cross Hybrid Daikon Radish poking up through the marsh hay: Space Hybrid Spinach visible: And spectacularly WEED-FREE Garlic beds, waiting to get mulched in: The Gotch

Lettuce seedlings planted. Tomato seedlings and cucumber seedlings awaiting instructions. How are the crops doing down south

bboomer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:25 pmLettuce seedlings planted. Tomato seedlings and cucumber seedlings awaiting instructions. How are the crops doing down south

Pert' 'near time for the Jardín del Gotch proprietor to bring seedlings up to the back porch; it'd help if he'd finish assembling that there new Gardener's Supply 2' x 8'/~61 x 244cm Planter Box, parts for which are now scattered hither-n-yon...
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I'm going to inventory seedlings and re-pot a few today. Might reseed a few if necessary. I've found a few with that fungal pathogen possibly indicative of a bad bag of media. Next year I might just start seeds from my own compost. It's likely to be more nutrient dense, cheaper, and I can forget to sterilize it myself! Sheesh.

I love elevated planters! I still have the VegTrug in a corner, but it's too difficult to dig out of there and fill. Hauling soil by the bucket isn't as much fun as it used to be!

JayneR13 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 8:41 am Hauling soil by the bucket isn't as much fun as it used to be!

Bravo Indigo November Golf Oscar!

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May Day BU KAY! The Daffodils are triple/quad bloomers!

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Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2025 11:47 am

Bravo Indigo November Golf Oscar!

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INDIA! not Indigo. For us phonetic alphabet purists.

JayneR13 wrote: ↑Thu May 01, 2025 7:28 pmINDIA! not Indigo. For us phonetic alphabet purists.

HeyZeus Alou, thanks! I've been using Indigo forever....but NO MORE!

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@Cornelius_Gotchberg are those radishes easy to grow?? My husband wants them this year along with rutabaga I have not grown neither nor do I know when to start them..

AKgardener wrote: ↑Fri May 02, 2025 11:16 am@Cornelius_Gotchberg are those radishes easy to grow??

They have been for me; most versatile (IMO) Radish in the known Universe, and they get HUGE! And oddly shaped: The Gotch

Sounds good to me thanks

The Gotch finally finished assembling his Gardener's Supply 2' x 8'/.61 m x 2.44 m Planter Box, and thought first to shoehorn it in between the Pepper Pots and the Kale Patch: After further review, it was determined to would be a better fit (less crowded) placing it north of the Premier Tomato Raised Bed in the back yard (just outside the Kitchen Window where the lovely and long suffering Mrs. Gotch may keep tabs) where it is now filled with a mixture of sphagnum peat moss and Miracle Grow OMRI Potting/Compost Mix, and awaiting being filled with Herbs: Seeing this may prove to be a Roof Rat Launching Pad to one of the feeders, the Feeding Station will likely have to be moved.

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@Cornelius_Gotchberg Nice! And yes, rats are more athletic than many people, smarter too. They too may be very happy with what you've done.

FYI I made one last post regarding the NFL Draft. A bit of conversation overheard while working the pantry from people who were actually there.

JayneR13 wrote: ↑Sun May 04, 2025 7:49 amNice! And yes, rats are more athletic than many people, smarter too.

Roof Rats = Squirrels. I can count the number of the actual rodentia species I've seen around here on one hand...with a couple of fingers to spare.

JayneR13 wrote: ↑Sun May 04, 2025 7:49 amFYI I made one last post regarding the NFL Draft. A bit of conversation overheard while working the pantry from people who were actually there.

Saw that, and thanks!

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I see. We have actual rats that are quite athletic and run along roofs around here. I think the species is the Norway rat. Gotta love urban living!

MOVING DAY; from the basement seed starting rack to the back porch: And Fresh Flowers for the lovely and long suffering Mrs. Gotch: The Gotch

Yesterday I direct seeded Sui Choy Chinese Cabbage and Joi Choi Pak Choi along with Champion and French Breakfast Radishes.

Even had enough energy left to plant all the Canna Lilies and Elephant Ears.

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New line-up for the lovely and long suffering Mrs. Gotch; Hyacinths & Daffodils/Jonquils/Narcissus done, Lilacs and Tulips remain: The Gotch

P. Tentiflora/Fern-Leafed Peony, a gift from the divine @MissS, in bloom with a scent so marvelous it'd (IMO) give Stargazer/Oriental Lilies a run for their money. The Gotch

Purple Ruffled, Emerald Towers, and Lettuce Leaf Basils hardening off: The Gotch