My plants are still doing their thing- just wondering how long they are gonna be able to do that. I haven't noticed much change. I did start using a lot more fertilizer (almost every watering and all natural). I have seen a marked improvement since I started doing that. I think I should have done that a long time ago, but I held off, always afraid of the stories people told of burning their plants. With how intense the garden is (so crowded) I think the plants needed more fertilizer. They really took off in the past few weeks since the change, however, the weather hasn't been AS conducive to their growth (but much more conducive to my happiness). I have a lot of unripe tomatoes and tomatillos, watermelons and lemon grass. We'll see what happens.
For now I need to decide what plants I am going to over-winter and which I am going to keep outside. Also, what I am going to do with all my pots for the plants that are not perennials (tried to buy mostly perennials, but who can do without cilantro?). The annuals will all be dead soon from frost (Oct 4?).
And how do I protect the perennials from the deep freeze they quite possibly might receive in containers? This will be a project, for sure. And an experiment. I know it has been done before, just gotta find the info for it. I've been to the library and looked online. Not much help.
Maybe the local county extension?
Anyway, I'm getting nervous about it. Of course, I can never wait for snow, but I've never had a reason for it to hold off. Now I am thinking of my poor little plants that I have raised up from seeds and taken care of and nursed back to life after droughts, etc. Poor little things.
Circle of life, I guess, esp. out here in a four-season climate!
9.22.2008
Fall is Official
Posted by ilikewinter at 3:11 PM
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hi there !
thanks for leaving us a lovely message over at transition city canterbury, i'm still pretty excited about getting comments and making friends on the other side of the world :)
on the matter of the seed swap: i say build it and they will come ! we certainly didn't expect to be as busy as we were but people seemed to really love the idea. we did get loads of free seeds from some kindly seed companies and that helped though... the lure of free stuff !
good luck !
Hey Gina -
Love your garden! I thought about a seed-swap, too, but I don't know many people interested in gardening over here. I read online that if you put them in envelopes and store them in a cool, dry place, they'll keep for years. So, I see it as an investment of sorts.
I saw your lettuce seedlings. How did that go? I ordered some lettuce seeds and am not exactly sure what to do with them (we haven't tilled or treated the soil in our little plot yet, but they are an early sow plant, so I feel like now is the time to do something with them). Did you have to repot them? They looked like they'd be crazy-crowded in a pot. What say ye? :o)
Hey Miss Myer ;)
You can join the seed swap revolution as well with us. Shipping seeds would not be much money- probably can just send them in an envelope with one stamp. Let me know if you would like to.
Also, you may want to check on the shelf-life of seeds. While it is true that many seeds like being put in the fridge for storage and can last a long time that way, different types have different shelf lives or may not like the cold. Make sure you look up the specific type you are storing to understand the requirements.
Your lettuce question spurred a new post, so check it out there, and let me know if you have any more questions. =)
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