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I found some promix! Ace Hardware is ordering some in for me. I'm so happy. It is pricey tho. yikes.

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Long story short, I agree with the point about keeping it out of the sun and I'd add a suggestion to watch out for garden/home improvement/etc places that store it out in full sun on pallets.

This post was edited by nc-crn on Sat, May 4, 13 at 23:12

Peppers are usually 2 sq. feet so in a 4x10 bed, if you stagger them, you can easily get 8-10 plants - if that is all you plant in the bed.

Dave

Super. Thanks digdirt!

I was trying to say they had into October to pick growing carrots, plenty of time. Certainly carrots grown can mature well before then. I usually pick the biggest and leave the others in the ground as I want them, until the ground freezes.

thanks both for the feedback!!! im planting some seeds in window boxes and a couple bigger pots right now!!! Cant wait for my first hand picked fresh carrots:)

LoLauren Yes I plant each one individually so I can fill in and even space areas in the garden. I wait until they are maybe 2-3 inches tall. They aren't very picky and take right off. It is true that the transplanting affects the tap root, but that only matters at the county fair. They won't fork and do crazy things like transplanted carrots.

Yes many folks will start beets in a hot bed - well spaced so easy to transplant - or even in peat pellets, cell packs, etc. and transplanting them works fine. Often done it myself.

Unfortunately that isn't the situation in this case or in most cases where transplanting beets is discussed sine 95% of the time they are direct seeded in the garden.

Direct seeding in the garden or in a container, then thinning and trying to transplant the pulled up thinnings is a totally different situation and gives poor results. If the OP waits until these in this pot are 2-3" tall before thinning the over-crowding will have already triggered heavy top growth with little to no root development.

As with the peas in the other post, planting in rows in a garden is normal. Doing it in a round container doesn't give the best results and wastes much of the growing space.

Dave

You do realise that your lettuce is an oakleaf variety don't you? Just wondering. One leaf may have been nibbled but most are intact as far as I can see.

The pepper and tom both look like they could have got frost damage.

And don't forget to eat the ones you snip. They're delicious!

Cindy

For future reference, when using round containers row planting isn't the best use of the available space.

Planting in round circles follow the contours of the container and using the standard 2" spacing when planting allows for more plants in the same amount of space.

Dave

Thanks, Flora. I didn't read carefully enough.

Jim

Can you take a photo with your phone?

Cindy

If it's been in place for a year it will have a big taproot and transplanting will just hasten bolting. Eat whatever you can now and sow afresh. You could leave it to bolt and it might self sow. Mine does but my climate is very different, I imagine.

In z3 without protection? That seems very unlikely.

That was simple enough! Hate to kill all those potential transplants but I suppose it is better than a stunted crop.

In my limited experience - transplanted radish will not bulb up, the leaves may seem to do fine, but you wont get much radish. snip the extras and throw the snippings in a salad.

The lettuce should be transplantable if they are still quite small.

Yes, potatoes are relatives of tomatoes and peppers, any freeze will kill them.

Unlike tomatoes and peppers, a potato can completely regrow from a single root tuber, whereas the other two will simply die if the tops freeze. Potatoes will have a top die-off in cold weather, but as long as the tuber doesn't freeze, it will regenerate.

Don't be too worried about it growing a little bit. It should reach an inch or two and stop as long as its being kept in the cool and the dark.

But I agree, it would be much easier to simply use ones from your first harvest to kick off your second.

Potatoes overwinter here. Our soil gets down to 25F, but 27 is more common. So 27F yes, -4F no.

I have the onion sets in the garage so I'll go ahead and plant them this weekend. I dont have any garlic so that will just have to wait until the fall.

Thanks so much everyone - this forum has the best people!

Onion "SETS" are small onions bulbs as opposed to "SEEDLINGS" which are small plants that have not bulbed. Onions are photo sensitive and therefore will bulb dependent on the type regarding the amount of daylight. Here in Oregon, we have long daylight in the Summer and therefore I grow varieties for "long daylight" Your sets will probably not reach full maturity based on which variety they are and which daylight region of the country you live.

Here is a link that explains better than I can http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/471

Here is a link that might be useful: Onions

Yes, grasp the stem near the base and just pull with a slight twist. It will come away. Same technique for fulling the stalks. Don't cut because that leaves a stub which will rot.

only thing to add is that not only are the leaves inedible, they are poisonous. They are fine to compost, though.

You're so lucky to have an established rhubarb plant! I've planted it twice, with no luck.

Did your plants survive the freeze?

Oh yes they are doing well, I have been putting buckets over them at night if there is a threat of freeze or hail. We had a light freeze last night (ice on my car), which is very unusual. We had snow flurries yesterday, which is the latest on record. It was mid 80's a few days ago, and the squash are growing fast. Hopefully the cold is over now.
Ron
Tulsa OK

If you don't get a good answer here, try the mushroom forum:

Here is a link that might be useful: Mushroom Forum

Ll, yours appears to be a new 'stinkhorn ' fungus. Post pictures in a day or so in order that we can see the progress.

another resource is a publication from the University of California.
" Natural Enemies Handbook"
publication # 3386

Available at your local bookseller or likely at the library or inter-library loan.

Wolverine, you are also welcome to post pictures here. Very few go unidentified, unless the image is terrible.