The cooler weather is kinder on the plants. Less drying out. I’m secretly hoping it means fewer people about as well. Keep the disruptive ones away from me 😏
The snow peas are starting to sprout already which is good. I’m not going to be emptying the pots when the tomatoes finish and the zucchini fully die, I’m just sticking legume seedlings in there afterwards. handwave Crop rotation.
I planted 20 seeds (2 to each secondhand or improvised pot) thinking they were expired and the number that sprout do vary a lot for me… so if too many grow I might just shove some in among the pumpkins. I don’t know if the pots will be large enough but eh… handwave Companion planting.
Maybe a friend would like to take any extras for her kid’s garden. And I still have a lot of pea seeds left.
Edit: If anyone was curious the eBay rotary tool did struggle a little with the thicker parts of the plastic bin but got through. I just had to go carefully. The drill bits are quite thin so I may have to enlarge the holes with the abrasive tips intended for grinding or beveling. When I get more energy.
I got some dill seedlings to try and attract more ladybugs because the leaves and buds of the pumpkins are being eaten alive by aphids. (Yes they are now flowering!) I have eco oil but applications may not last long. Maybe two approaches together would work when one alone can’t
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The cooler weather is kinder on the plants. Less drying out. I’m secretly hoping it means fewer people about as well. Keep the disruptive ones away from me 😏
The snow peas are starting to sprout already which is good. I’m not going to be emptying the pots when the tomatoes finish and the zucchini fully die, I’m just sticking legume seedlings in there afterwards. handwave Crop rotation.
I planted 20 seeds (2 to each secondhand or improvised pot) thinking they were expired and the number that sprout do vary a lot for me… so if too many grow I might just shove some in among the pumpkins. I don’t know if the pots will be large enough but eh… handwave Companion planting.
Maybe a friend would like to take any extras for her kid’s garden. And I still have a lot of pea seeds left.
Edit: If anyone was curious the eBay rotary tool did struggle a little with the thicker parts of the plastic bin but got through. I just had to go carefully. The drill bits are quite thin so I may have to enlarge the holes with the abrasive tips intended for grinding or beveling. When I get more energy.
I got some dill seedlings to try and attract more ladybugs because the leaves and buds of the pumpkins are being eaten alive by aphids. (Yes they are now flowering!) I have eco oil but applications may not last long. Maybe two approaches together would work when one alone can’t