shavedape
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I'm doing lettuce in a container this summer also, but mine will be outside. Never tried it in a container before but so far so good. :encouragement: I'll try to snap a pic soon.
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I'm doing lettuce in a container this summer also, but mine will be outside. Never tried it in a container before but so far so good. :encouragement: I'll try to snap a pic soon.
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
its good you found a real vendor for these things on amazon
the place is full of fake vendors who advert stuff and then never ship
most are actually in china (you find out after amazon refunds your money) and are just set up to process your payment and never deliver anything
the get ppl because they advert to sell stuff that is hard to find (veggies/ flowers)
I won't order anything like this from amazon unless it is at least located in the US or Canada
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all of that stuff should do well for you-none needs hot weather and you don't have to wait for maturity-you can eat all of them as 'micro' greens and still allow it to continue growing--get sharp scissors!
Great! We can perhaps share tips? My indoor farm is going to make me feel like the guy in Silent Running.
I picked very carefully.
I wanted certified non-GMO seeds sourced in the US, Canada or the UK, and I wanted green leafy veggies to start (non fruit bearing). After I get the hang of this, I want to grow my other favorite veggie (tomatoes).
shavedape
Well Known GateFan
Great! We can perhaps share tips? My indoor farm is going to make me feel like the guy in Silent Running.
Here's a snap of my lettuce (back row) and radishes. I'm not a huge fan of radishes but they are so incredibly easy to grow that I can't resist doing it a couple times a summer. Regular radishes mature in approximately 22 days, that's how quick they grow. (The ones in the pic are called "Watermelon" radishes and are white on the outside and deep red on the inside. They take longer to mature than regular "cherry" radishes.) BTW, you can eat the radish greens also. I often include them in salads, like I did for dinner tonight.
Here's a snap of my lettuce (back row) and radishes. I'm not a huge fan of radishes but they are so incredibly easy to grow that I can't resist doing it a couple times a summer. Regular radishes mature in approximately 22 days, that's how quick they grow. (The ones in the pic are called "Watermelon" radishes and are white on the outside and deep red on the inside. They take longer to mature than regular "cherry" radishes.) BTW, you can eat the radish greens also. I often include them in salads, like I did for dinner tonight.
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OMG! Beautiful! That happens in only 22 days???
shavedape
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Yeah, that's just over 22 days growth. I had already harvested the regular radishes (and sown more) but I have to let the "watermelon" ones go for a couple more weeks before they mature. The lettuce should be ready by the 1st of July. Once harvested I'll probably sow another batch of lettuce.
BTW, if you want to grow some quick greens you can always sow radishes and just cut the leaves while they are still young. They germinate really quickly. Or, you can pick up some "Mesclun" lettuce seeds (which may contain radish seeds also) and sow them for a quick harvest.
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
wasn't a good year for the tree fruits
a lot of blossoms but then a bit of cold hit just the right time and nixed most of the process
had a massive amount of blueberries from our small patch though. good yr also for my wife's garden
she harvested buckets full of korean hot and sweet/mild peppers, summer and winter squash, broccoli, peas, string beans, pole beans and the ever present tomato
also , I cleared out a patch of wooded area of brush and a few trees
we have a lot of wild blackberries and raspberries-especially 'black raspberries' and huge blackberries.
going to use that spot to replant these vines and get them tamed on wires for better mngt
also have 'thimble berries' growing wild. these are another type of raspberry that has a high yield. they are very sweet, small seeds (unlike the bigger ones in blackberries) and a lot of small purple flowers (all blackberries and raspberries are in the rose family). they are called thimble berries because when you pick one, it is concave on its insides-you can slip one over the tip of your finger like a thimble
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and now that it is getting to be winter-though still very warm, haven't burned any fire wood yet!--my attn turns inside
continuing to work on improving the area of the basement that was 'semi' improved before with a wood floor, walls, electric, cable, etc
this year drywalled the area and built "floating shelves" for my son's tv and "gaming center (xbox 360 and a PS3)" by re using the MDF from a desk and 2x4 mount beam.
also for the downstairs PC area (more gaming and homework ) I used a huge piece of white oak that I got a long time ago when I did a 3 month stint at a sawmill. It is about 4' by 2.5' by 1" thick
I sanded it down and stained it. put it over two 2 drawer file cabinets with leg space in between to make a massive desk area for the monitor, keyboard and CPU to the side
cable tied all the wiring to make it clean looking
next is shelving for my stuff and a "larder" type of thing for the kitchen to dry-store potatoes, squash, onions, etc
always keeping busy
a lot of blossoms but then a bit of cold hit just the right time and nixed most of the process
had a massive amount of blueberries from our small patch though. good yr also for my wife's garden
she harvested buckets full of korean hot and sweet/mild peppers, summer and winter squash, broccoli, peas, string beans, pole beans and the ever present tomato
also , I cleared out a patch of wooded area of brush and a few trees
we have a lot of wild blackberries and raspberries-especially 'black raspberries' and huge blackberries.
going to use that spot to replant these vines and get them tamed on wires for better mngt
also have 'thimble berries' growing wild. these are another type of raspberry that has a high yield. they are very sweet, small seeds (unlike the bigger ones in blackberries) and a lot of small purple flowers (all blackberries and raspberries are in the rose family). they are called thimble berries because when you pick one, it is concave on its insides-you can slip one over the tip of your finger like a thimble
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and now that it is getting to be winter-though still very warm, haven't burned any fire wood yet!--my attn turns inside
continuing to work on improving the area of the basement that was 'semi' improved before with a wood floor, walls, electric, cable, etc
this year drywalled the area and built "floating shelves" for my son's tv and "gaming center (xbox 360 and a PS3)" by re using the MDF from a desk and 2x4 mount beam.
also for the downstairs PC area (more gaming and homework ) I used a huge piece of white oak that I got a long time ago when I did a 3 month stint at a sawmill. It is about 4' by 2.5' by 1" thick
I sanded it down and stained it. put it over two 2 drawer file cabinets with leg space in between to make a massive desk area for the monitor, keyboard and CPU to the side
cable tied all the wiring to make it clean looking
next is shelving for my stuff and a "larder" type of thing for the kitchen to dry-store potatoes, squash, onions, etc
always keeping busy
Must have been that sexy gardening outfit you were wearing!
I have heard this from my neighbor who has an herb garden in the front yard. She says the last bout of cold killed her cilantro, even though it is a cool weather plant. And soggy lettuce! I bought some seeds for my indoor garden but I never planted them yet. Im waiting until I decide how I want to grow them...inside under artificial light, or in a wall planter.
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
i am sure your melons are always stunning (says while doing his best Groucho Marx impression)
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all of our garden stuff did well--even the freakishly long "asian green beans"
it was just the fruit that flowers in early april that took a gut punch
well there is always next year
shavedape
Well Known GateFan
If you must be egregiously pornographic could you please restrict it to FLAME HELL? There are children who read this forum I'll have you know. -- Well, grown adults with child-like minds, but close enough for rock and roll.
Thank you.
Jim of WVa
Well Known GateFan
YJ02
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Just 2 days ago brought the last of the still growing red leaf and green leaf lettuce inside!
They like cool weather and tolerate cold weather, but this has been ridiculous!
We normally don't get lettuce-outdoors in our coldframe- after the beginning of November
but this yr, in a planter box, these few plants of been maintaining and keeping alive and man are they crisp!
Just brought the planter into the basement-got to make sure they do not get too warm.
They like cool weather and tolerate cold weather, but this has been ridiculous!
We normally don't get lettuce-outdoors in our coldframe- after the beginning of November
but this yr, in a planter box, these few plants of been maintaining and keeping alive and man are they crisp!
Just brought the planter into the basement-got to make sure they do not get too warm.
shavedape
Well Known GateFan
We got the same crap here. Woke up the other day expecting it to be hot and sunny but when I raised the blinds it was cold, gray and snowing. Very weird weather. It snows, then it melts, then it snow, then it melts, etc.
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
usually by this time of april, it is warm in the day--50's or so- and cool at night--20-30's
can't plant much except root veggies like potatoes and onions and stuff like spinach and lettuce in a covered "cold frame"
but we usually do not have this much snow falling fresh, maybe flurries and piles of left over stuff, but nothing like this
IDK, tomorrow it is calling for 50's and rain--at least that will wash it all away, make a hell of a mess, but it will clear out the snow
50 is "warm" to you?
And it gets down to 20s and 30s at night? Sheez! That is freezing to me! For here, a decent warm-ish day for April is about 70-75 and night it is about 50. And that four letter word "snow"...what is that?