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Instead of asking if they can aired again on PBS, see if they can be made available in a on-demand service like Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime.

Count me in on wanting the old shows back. Crockets Victory Garden shows are what got me started into gardening. I loved watching and learning from them. Today's gardening shows can't hold a candle to the old shows is spot on.

Dave,

I hold your opinions in great regard. However, this time I may not have given you enough information. I happen to have a nice weather station with soil temperature probes x 4. The soil temps vary considerably. For example at 5 am the soil temp at 1" was 44 degrees. By noon it was 57 degrees and by 4 pm it peaked at 71 degrees.

When a catalog such as Johnny's suggests planting corn when soil temps are above 65 degrees, i'm trying to understand which temp they use. I suspect it's the 9 am temp but not sure.

Scott

I am willing to bet they mean the lowest soil temp.

fwiw - I have started corn for transplants before to get a jump on the season.

ps. I use a 6 inch digital kitchen thermometer to check the soil temp. Also keep an eye for when the forsythia bloom - which means the avg. soil temp is above 50.

Thankfully, there's been red tailed hawks doing the job for me right now.

Nice set up!

Thank you! I will look into the faq's.

If you live far enough north, I would just start fresh seeds. I'm just about to start my own peppers and eggplants (but I live at the 52nd parallel, where the long summer days compensate for the late start).

Yes there are several varieties of bush watermelon. Easiet to find is Bush Sugar Baby. It is not really a bush but has short stubby vines that only run three ft or so. Another option is to grow a persomal size melon on a trellis. Yellow Doll, Red Delicious, New Hampshire Midget etc.

Thank you! Can watermelon be grown in pots? I have a rocky hill covered with ground cover with a flat rock in the middle. I could set a big pot there and let the vines go every direction for about 6 fit. Only problem is, there is no soil to make additional roots for the vine,so the pot will be the only food and water source. Do you think it will work?

Menu at the top. "View" -> Zoom. Also reading glasses (which I use routinely).

Dan the print was 3 times smaller than normal. It has corrected itself now. Thaks to the others for the advice to correct it. If it happens again I will know what to do.

No need to toss it - yet. Many times they recover. The badly damaged leaves will likely die and fall off or you can remove them but watch for new growth and it should be normal in appearance. If not, then you can toss it.

On the other hand, since you already pruned it the production will be markedly reduced as Sweet n Neat is a very small determinant plant to begin with. So since it is so early in the season you might want to invest in an additional plant to get more fruit.

dave

OP said "exactly what happened, came at the end of the day, lot of drooping plants."

Yep, environmental stress -- ran sort of water, even though have been very briefly.

Until the seed sprouts I use a spray bottle to wet the surface. I use a little peroxide in the spray bottle to keep the damping off from killing the seedlings.

I bottom water and cover with domes for 48 h before seeding anything. By that time, the evaporation/condensation has moistened the mix evenly.

The important thing about peas is that they don't like heat (I suspect you won't get too much heat in Seattle anyway), but they are freeze tolerant to 20F, which I suspect you don't get lot in the winter in your zone which, I believe, with regard to plant hardiness and winter survival, is the same as mine. (Everything else is different!) I plant my peas in November/December, and harvest in April. So yes, you definitely get another chance in the fall for peas. Yes, you COULD get a killer freeze, but it isn't likely, and the plants would be small then, so easy to protect. I used to live in Portland.

Since you mention cooler temps, you may want to look into some of the Russian varieties of tomatoes--from what I know, they tolerate and produce well at cooler temps.

@rina_ Because they will overcrowd, The rest will go outside

How deep is that soil? It looks like there would have been room for much deeper soil in the tray so why so little?

Dave

IME, the tricky part about starting any peas or brassicas indoors is that they are much less frost-tolerant than direct-seeded plants. Kale, one of the hardiest crops, will get zinged by even a light frost if you start it indoors and put it outside. Hardening off against wind and sun does not entirely help. You need to harden them to cold by exposing them to several cool nights (35 to 40 degrees F) in a row. Just something to think about for next year if you decide to go with transplants.

The peas have started sprouting! Not like crazy, but I have a few sprouts peeking out. I got the trellis up today.

I put my brassicas I transplanted under cover at night. I also put out my artichokes, and have them under cover also. Got a lot going now! Garlic, Leeks, Onions, Peas, Broccoli, Cabbage, Potatoes, Beets and Lettuce all sown or transplanted.

Then yes, I'd say it is far too early to be seeing growth. Down here in Arkansas mine are just now kicking back into gear this past week - both the hard necks and the soft necks.

Dave

in Michigan the hard necks are three inches tall. so it should be any day now. But it depends also on how late you planted them in Fall. The earlier they were planted, the earlier they emerge.