digitS'
Garden Master
Do you wonder about sharing information with young gardeners? Or, people who are thinking about starting to garden ... but, you don't really know what would be important for them to know.
In a few minutes I will be out in the greenhouse checking on water needs. It will mostly be done with knowing the weight of a "dry" flat. I also like to allow the soil surface to dry a little since it seems to lower the risk of "damping off" problems. But, the process will mostly be done by feeling the weight.
Once, I thought to actually put a flat of fully moist soil on a scale and then weighing one I felt required some time in water. Giving water weight loss information. Would that be helpful?
I still have a few seedlings in their community containers in need of being moved into pony packs. I do this mantra: Some leaves, one stem, many roots. Mostly, I'm telling myself to keep my digitS' off the stems! I can't risk damaging them. The roots may be torn in the process. I try to hold only the seed leaves. Is that obvious information or would sharing it be helpful?
The work on the fence has been time-consuming, tedious, rather hard work - with all the scraping and wire brushing. I go from that to tedious, hard work in the garden. Planting onion seedlings is tedious. Prepping the ground before that is rather hard work. I think of the work in stages - I know lots of people do this. I prepare the soil on one side of the bed, work to the end. You are done with that part. You have reached far enough across the bed to leave only about 1 foot to prep on the other side. Good for you! I do lots of things like that. One step at a time. My work hours are full of accomplishments! Well, it may be also true that I have some problems actually 100%, finishing things. But, I make progress and try to stay on schedule. Would those general work guidelines be helpful?
@Nyboy recently had a "bad advice" thread. This is the opposite, I suppose.
Steve
In a few minutes I will be out in the greenhouse checking on water needs. It will mostly be done with knowing the weight of a "dry" flat. I also like to allow the soil surface to dry a little since it seems to lower the risk of "damping off" problems. But, the process will mostly be done by feeling the weight.
Once, I thought to actually put a flat of fully moist soil on a scale and then weighing one I felt required some time in water. Giving water weight loss information. Would that be helpful?
I still have a few seedlings in their community containers in need of being moved into pony packs. I do this mantra: Some leaves, one stem, many roots. Mostly, I'm telling myself to keep my digitS' off the stems! I can't risk damaging them. The roots may be torn in the process. I try to hold only the seed leaves. Is that obvious information or would sharing it be helpful?
The work on the fence has been time-consuming, tedious, rather hard work - with all the scraping and wire brushing. I go from that to tedious, hard work in the garden. Planting onion seedlings is tedious. Prepping the ground before that is rather hard work. I think of the work in stages - I know lots of people do this. I prepare the soil on one side of the bed, work to the end. You are done with that part. You have reached far enough across the bed to leave only about 1 foot to prep on the other side. Good for you! I do lots of things like that. One step at a time. My work hours are full of accomplishments! Well, it may be also true that I have some problems actually 100%, finishing things. But, I make progress and try to stay on schedule. Would those general work guidelines be helpful?
@Nyboy recently had a "bad advice" thread. This is the opposite, I suppose.
Steve
) will have to face the weeds trying to steal the water, nutrients and sunlight.
