flowerbug
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yes, the apple sauce cups were probably too shallow and thus would be too wet (you'd have to keep a closer eye on how wet they were getting). yogurt cups tend to be taller and more narrow.
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yes, the apple sauce cups were probably too shallow and thus would be too wet (you'd have to keep a closer eye on how wet they were getting). yogurt cups tend to be taller and more narrow.
ruralmamma
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I'd eliminate the shallow tray of water once the containers are adequately hydrated. Waterlogged soil encourages rot. I've actually sat waterlogged pots on bath towel for several hours in an effort to wick the excess water.
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Hi @Oxford. For some reason I just recently noticed you. I must have been sleep walking all this time. Anyway I'm glad you are here.
Heliena
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What's your favorite mulch? We have arborists chips and so... so many leaves. I am hesitant to put wood chips right up against my annuals.
Heliena
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I find that my wandering and moseying is my super power in the garden. Being able to take my time and look at everything and notice things and quietly tend and touch everything at least once, means that I am really in tune with the garden, and I spend my energy where I am motivated, so I get more done overall. If something seems overwhelming, I can move on and come back easily. Also, because of the nature of gardening, no task is monotonous, every weed pull is different, every plant is different, every harvest is different, so I am never falling out of interest. Its honestly wonderful. Its one of the reasons I probably wont ever scale my farm to more than a couple acres, if even that. I'm not interested in streamlining my garden, and thus murdering my interest and motivation. lol Maybe if someday we get employees... and they hold down the daily-task fort while I just... be a hovering horticultural wisdom fairy. Hah!
flowerbug
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yes, you want your sprouts to be able to grow without being rubbed against and causing rot issues. after they've grown enough to get a stronger stem it's not as critical but it can still be a good idea to not let them rub against the mulch. later on you also want to check for rot issues starting up if it gets damp enough for any bits that are sitting on the mulch. i hardly ever have enough mulch to do this for bean plants (we have a lot of gardens).
Heliena
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On that note, last frost is a week away!!! I am swearing to myself that I won't start my beans until the 18th, so that I am planting out no earlier than the 25th. I could have the discipline to go measure and record soil temps too... Beating back the "But I could put it under a cold frame" temptations with sheer willpower.
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I have used grass clippings alot. I use my lawn mower with a bagger and fill a 35 gallon garbage can then hual that to the garden when it's full and spread the lawn clippings. Go back for another load. I have even asked the neighbors if I could cut their grass for them and bag their lawn too. Leaves would be a good mulch too and a healthy soil ammendment. Trees bring up a lot of trace minerals from deep in the ground to the surface.
