WHO HERE GARDENS? WANNA GIVE ME TIPS!?

[nieh]

DUDE FOR REAL YOU NEED TO POOP ON THAT SHIT BRO.

Apparently you need to shit on it.....

[dubkitty]

my partner gardens intensively...she uses containers of various sizes up to bisected wine barrels because the soil here is compacted clay, and grows tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and other vegetables. potting mix, yes. soil augmentation, yes. Kim also likes to add compost from our thriving compost pile to additionally bolster the nutrients. she likes Miracle Gro, and i assume she's getting the correct type because we usually have five-foot-tall tomato plants. boy, do i ever miss fresh tomatoes off the vine at this time of year.

[Big Mon]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GubKVcmBQTc[/youtube]

[eatyourguitar]

read a book or join a club. I learned from my father but not everyone has a father that gardens. you learn the most from the plants themselves. treat them well and keep them happy

+1 no miracle grow. I would not put it on anything that I will eat or smoke or make perfume or lotion out of. organic fertilizers are sometimes so benign that you could ingest them and nothing bad would happen to you. the biggest problem with any synthetic fertilizer is that the nitrogen is delivered by salts. the reason why they do this is so it can be stabilized and packaged and sold. over time, some plants can have a salty buildup on the root system clogging up small pores. organic fertilizers are also less prone to root burn and PH problems. organic fertilizers are sustainable cause they work the way the earth works.

[bob the r0bot]

SPACE RITUAL HAS SPOKEN!

[Junk]

the thing about gardening is that you really have to get a feel for dirt you know
like you have to know how it feels and reacts and tastes and whatever else dirt does, i haven't researched it enough to know
but seriously, just feel the life in those plants, spend time with them and observe all that they are, you'll improve a lot more than reading text in books made of the same thing that you are trying to keep alive. Not really the same, but whatever, you see what I'm saying, don't even need 3D glasses for it, it jumps at you anyway.

[Wizard]

SO MY SEEDS HAVE GERMINATED.

I was on tour when it happened and my mom didnt kill off weaker plants. so yeah. i guess it's time to transplant.


what should i transplant them to?

[Big Mon]

SO MY SEEDS HAVE GERMINATED.

I was on tour when it happened and my mom didnt kill off weaker plants. so yeah. i guess it's time to transplant.


what should i transplant them to?

Needz moar P. Allen!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8GxcFXTLJU[/youtube]
I love that dude!

[Mike]

SO MY SEEDS HAVE GERMINATED.

I was on tour when it happened and my mom didnt kill off weaker plants. so yeah. i guess it's time to transplant.


what should i transplant them to?

Make sure they're growing well before you transplant. You don't want to damage the roots when they're really young and delicate.

Assuming they're in little plugs... my next step would be to transplant into plastic cups, 16-24 oz, with holes poked in the bottom for drainage. Any ol' potting mix will do.

Mike

[Wizard]

Cool.

i have about 30 peppers germinated and ready to roll.

20 of them are at about 2", so i guess it's time to move on to plastic cups.

How tall should i let them get before i transport them again, into the 7" pot.

and when should i add the fish fertilizer?