2022 Garden Thread
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Dr. Magill
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Coming along
Plants on bottom heat:
Plants on bottom heat:
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Yeah my tomatoes and peppers are about the same size . 6 flats 15 4”” pots with starts in each but only 4 heat pads. So i am rotating trays of peppers that have not emerged or just emerged. Happy with progress though about three weeks since initial sowing. First tomatoes were up in 3 days, about 6 of them Russian and Italian heirlooms. The rest of the seed came up at 6 days. Happy with the lights. Need to order a couple more heating tray mats.
When do you plant for fall peas?
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I bought an 8x8 shed kit had delivered. It took me a couple months- money daily labor in good and bad weather- periodically tweaked back and ibuprophen. This was last late spring and summer.Hand dug and leveled the base which damped great with this clay soil. Put a bad arse foundation and joists in and painted with preservative hung on leveled pier blocks, floor sits 10” off ground. Skirted with ripped cedar siding and vented. I hung 2 opening and screened windows on the south, 1 on the east. I utilized the roof joists for headers and shelves. Storing seed , canning and fly rods in there too. The south wall has two pair of heavy brackets the can fold flat to the wallfor when the flat are done being used. Then i paint my art in there. True multi purpose footprint in this tiny yard.
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Late July to mid August...it varies, usually August.
We do them in 30 gallon plastic garbage cans, so as soon as the early crop in them is done, we ammend and plant.
That's big time propagation....
Looks great.
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After plugging in so many heat pads and floro lights it's starting to look like Chevy Chases garage outlet in Christmas vacation.
Found these plans and I think I'll start working on one of these for next year.
Found these plans and I think I'll start working on one of these for next year.
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I’ve been using these orange mats for years. Heavy duty, roll up storage, thermostat control. I’m very happy with them.
The bench in the video is great especially if you are doing cuttings. Add mist and you could propagate anything pretty much. Trees, shrubs, just about anything
The bench in the video is great especially if you are doing cuttings. Add mist and you could propagate anything pretty much. Trees, shrubs, just about anything
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How big is that mat. I just have the standard 1 seed tray sized mats.
Dr. Magill
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Dr. Magill
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Cob light, mat/thermostat, fan
Probably do it
The lights don’t pull a lot of power
Not like a mercury vapor or metal halide
Probably do it
The lights don’t pull a lot of power
Not like a mercury vapor or metal halide
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Cob lights are great in the shop! Try not to look at em too often though. Bright!
I am going to order a pro grow heating mat soon l think… though i control the water in my little house and currently use tray sized heating mats in standard trays with 4” square pots on top and a fitted clear tray cover over the 6 of them . The 22”x 60 pro grow heating mats would be a few inches short on the six trays 22x 80” would be perfect because i could add another tray!!!
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Might need 2
They are fantastic
Plus you don’t want to look at the sun either
They are fantastic
Plus you don’t want to look at the sun either
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Ha! I do well enough spending what little money I have.
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Hail?
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I just had snow in Arlington
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A bit of sleet in downtown Vancouver now sunny. The hanging fuscias come inside again