It’s been a little chilly lately - not bad but definitely jacket weather. I’ve been too lazy to try figuring out a cover for the squares I planted seeds in - beets & spinach - tried regular old plastic weighed down with rocks but it got too windy. Maybe I’ll just see what happens?
Growing Onions:
Here is a pic of my sad looking onions. I started these in the burpee self watering seed starter and I’m not impressed. Of course, watering them with soft water supposedly doesn’t help - but I also think they were overwatered. Anyways, thought I’d give it a shot - looks like a few will survive at least.
It’s the same story with my parsley which you can barely see in the pic so I won’t bother posting it. Too depressing anyway!! The lettuce which I started the same way is doing a bit better than the onions so we’ll see…
But here are the peas, which look a bit weathered but are still going strong. Hubby grew these in a regular self watering planter box with soft water also - but they look a million times better than mine.
My Growing Strawberries
These are the strawberries that I bought at a local nursery - all are doing great. 2 squares looked a bit withered after I transplanted them but I added handfuls of compost around each plant and they perked right up. Wish I had another box for strawberries!
Planting Strawberries:
I found this Ozark variety at KMart - already fruiting. Still searching for a good place to plant them. I’m running low on Mel’s mix too since we used all our compost/vermiculite/peat moss in the front for roses. Love that stuff.
Upside Down Tomato Planter
Finally, here is the upside down tomato planter I mentioned earlier. Yes, that is several layers of plastic wrap surrounding it to hopefully keep them alive. We’ll see but so far they seem OK… Also the top part (which you can grow stuff on too) is covered with plastic to warm the soil too. The base of this planter (which is aprox. 5′ tall) is filled with water to keep it from tipping. I haven’t seen too many planters like this around.
That’s all for now, I’m off to plant more strawberries and entertain my 2 year old!
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How long have you grown with the upside down planter? I have wanted to do something similar by cutting holes in five gallon buckets and hanging them up but wondered how this method stacked up against the standard methods. Also, does it adjust upward as the vine grows longer, or must you use small determinants.
Eric-
Just barely started with the upside down tomato planter - still not sure how they will turn out but I will be keeping track of my progress on this blog. Thanks for visiting!
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