AMKuska's 2021 Garden

[Alasgun]

Use ”left brain man mentality” when you add it to the milk. ‘If a little’s good, a lot’s better”.
the recipe says 10-1 but i usually have a bit left over and when i started adding more i noticed it seemed to hurry the process along some. In my environment it usually takes my rice water 5-7 days to get “the smell” im after then another 3-5 days to go thru the separation stage. By adding more starch water earlier, i have had the separation complete in 3 days!

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

I don't bake my egg shells. ugh...but I dry them for a few weeks, then batch grind them. Outdoor birds will be getting some in about a month or so, to shore up their calcium supply for laying eggs.

 

[AMKuska]

I bake them partially so they are dry, and partly so I at least know they are sterile should my daughter find a way to scale the walls of the kitchen and access them to play with. She's definitely good at problem solving, that one.

 

[AMKuska]

Today, I got a letter in the mail from @digitS' !! It had the seeds in it from the La Madera squashes! I'm so very, VERY excited to try them!! They almost had an early doom. First my husband thinking "Heey hey...pumpkin seeds! I'll just roast these." and then my daughter literally climbing the cupboard doors for a look and thinking, "Hmm...these could be tasty."

Luckily, they're squirreled away ready to be planted when I do my annual greenhouse clean up. Thank you, thank you Steve!!!

 

[PhilaGardener]

You gotta watch them squirrels . . .

 

[flowerbug]

if you are having problems when moving plants in and out it may be from the change in the brightness of the sun and the plants not be accustomed to it. normally when hardening plants off to go outside i put them in dappled sunlight for a few days before i move them out further for a few more days and then into their regular planting spots. also have to make sure they are not getting roasted or dried out in the sun or wind.

 

[AMKuska]

if you are having problems when moving plants in and out it may be from the change in the brightness of the sun and the plants not be accustomed to it. normally when hardening plants off to go outside i put them in dappled sunlight for a few days before i move them out further for a few more days and then into their regular planting spots. also have to make sure they are not getting roasted or dried out in the sun or wind.

Hmm, @flowerbug you may have sloothed out why my plants don't seem to like me very much once they go outside. I usually put them on my deck to harden off which is the brightest, hottest, sunniest location in my backyard. I figured they'd benefit from the light, but maybe they'd do better under the trees.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Don't forget wind when hardening them off. That was mentioned but I'll emphasize it. Wind can dry them out in a hurry.

 

[flowerbug]

Don't forget wind when hardening them off. That was mentioned but I'll emphasize it. Wind can dry them out in a hurry.

yes! and the more wind exposure like a porch or deck may even make that faster.

 

[AMKuska]

I keep a fan on in the greenhouse to simulate wind so they'll grow sturdy...at least they're used to that shock!