2020 Garden changes

[ChickNorris]

Ive quite a few tomato seed varieties, if someone is looking. Mostly heirlooms. I always order more than I start & store them properly, still good after several years. Salad cherries too.


Tick tock tick.... lmk

[ChickNorris]

Have some other random vegetables seeds too & won't be using them all.

[TheGrey]

Okay, so I have a few veggie plants in large pots and 5-gallon buckets while the spouse works on the raised garden beds.

Hot wind is definitely something I had not thought about. My poor plants!
I moved them onto the porch where they were mostly protected, but it took them hours to recover from being flailed about.

Is there something I should be doing to protect them from wind? What about when they are in the garden bed?

[hunterhawk]

I use the plastic sheeting that comes in a roll.. polycarbonate on top.. made out of pvc.. helps with hail and wind... doing pretty well this year.. everything except my broccoli because of rabbits and my peppers were lagging but expect them to pick up now with the warmer weather.

[TheGrey]

I use the plastic sheeting that comes in a roll.. polycarbonate on top.. made out of pvc.. helps with hail and wind... doing pretty well this year.. everything except my broccoli because of rabbits and my peppers were lagging but expect them to pick up now with the warmer weather.

Okay, so now the questions: are you speaking of hoops to go over the top, or do you make a sort of high fence with it?

Edit: Okay, I've done a little research. You're talking about hoops!

[Great-Kazoo]

Okay, so now the questions: are you speaking of hoops to go over the top, or do you make a sort of high fence with it?

Edit: Okay, I've done a little research. You're talking about hoops!

Here's what the spouse did with left over green plastic wrap. from moving.

[TheGrey]

Here's what the spouse did with left over green plastic wrap. from moving.

Is that wrapped around tomato cages? Brilliant!

[Great-Kazoo]

Is that wrapped around tomato cages? Brilliant!

Yes. it was laying around the storage racks. Might as well use it. She did say. Next year water walls. I'm thinking of some green polycarbonate panels cut to size considering the price per water wall.


The wind down here, gives wyo a run for the money. A good day it's an average of 5ish mph.
Then we get a week of 30-50 mph winds .

[encorehunter]

For the last few years, we have not been buying tomato seeds. When we slice a roma or whatever tomato we want, we take a slice with seeds out and lighlty bury it in potting soil. It will mold and then several small tomato plants will start growing. Much cheaper than buying the seeds, if you find the breed you want in the store.

[TheGrey]

Tomatoes are so fussy. I'm trying to make sure the calcium balance in the soil is good...but man, it's a battle. That's good advice for the seeds, though. Maybe when I finally master growing them, I'll start on the seeds.