Winter Gardens/ Greenhouse!

[CCsGarden]

I will. Thank you all so much for the advice!

you're welcome.

 

[CCsGarden]

This might be a little helpful too.

This is dirt that is too wet. as you can see my hands are all messy from it being to wet.

This is dirt that got just the right amount of water.
It should not make a mess all over your hands. It should be a bit like moist crumbs or mash.

 

[CCsGarden]

This is a sunflower but if grew with 3 in one leave hopefully it will bloom.

BTW
Back when I lived in CA I grew grapes and these are some.

 

[alinas2010]

This might be a little helpful too.

This is dirt that is too wet. as you can see my hands are all messy from it being to wet.
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This is dirt that got just the right amount of water.
It should not make a mess all over your hands. It should be a bit like moist crumbs or mash.View attachment 3810018

Very helpful, thank you!

 

[alinas2010]

This is a sunflower but if grew with 3 in one leave hopefully it will bloom.
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BTW
Back when I lived in CA I grew grapes and these are some.
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Wow that is so many grapes! What did you do with all of them?

 

[CCsGarden]

Wow that is so many grapes! What did you do with all of them?

Give them to neighbors and eat them. That is from ONLY two grape vines. We lived in the neighborhood but still had a huge yard.

 

[Sally PB]

you have too many in one pot at once so pick which one looks the best/healthy and pull out the others.

At that size, the best one is *probably* the seedling with the sturdiest looking stem. Instead of pulling the others out, just snip the rejects off with a pair of scissors at dirt level. That way, you don't disturb the roots.

 

[Sally PB]

When I start plants, I use cottage cheese/large yogurt containers as the pots. Yes, it takes a lot more soil, but there's plenty of room for the plants for the 8ish weeks they're going to be in the pot.

I also "turn the container over." I cut the bottom off, use the lidded side as the bottom. When it's time to plant, peel the lid off, slide the container up and over the plant, and there is very little root disturbance.

 

[alinas2010]

At that size, the best one is *probably* the seedling with the sturdiest looking stem. Instead of pulling the others out, just snip the rejects off with a pair of scissors at dirt level. That way, you don't disturb the roots.

Great advice tHank you!

When I start plants, I use cottage cheese/large yogurt containers as the pots. Yes, it takes a lot more soil, but there's plenty of room for the plants for the 8ish weeks they're going to be in the pot.

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I also "turn the container over." I cut the bottom off, use the lidded side as the bottom. When it's time to plant, peel the lid off, slide the container up and over the plant, and there is very little root disturbance.
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now that is creative! I’ll be saving some for next year.

 

[Sally PB]

I have friends save containers for me. No way I could eat 70 containers of cottage cheese or yogurt! I've gotten about 3 years out of them, before they get brittle and start breaking.

On transplant day, I dig the hole, then carefully take off the lid. Set the pot/plant into the hole, and carefully slide the pot up over the plant. The taper of the container makes it easy to clear the dirt and slide the pot off.