Doom of all dooms - I've harvested the last of my tomatoes (a gardening thread)

I planted more corn and bush beans. Beets are growing. Spinach is sprouting.

Having trouble getting my cabbage and lettuces started, for some reason. One cabbage did sprout, but a bird ate it. Other than that, they aren't germinating. Not sure if bad seeds or bad timing or black thumb. I'm new to this. Zone 7b if anyone has advice?

Same grow zone as you . I still have tomatoes coming and blooming , I love them . If you are sprouting I hope you are using an gardening almanac . If trying to sprout above ground crops , always plant on the increasing moon . I buy cabbage plants but just have a small plot . I have a million seeds from last year as I let them all go to flower . I think I will throw some out and see what they do. They like to be wet . I just have small plot around my cottage . I like mustard/turnip greens better than spinach so I will put some seeds out . Cheers to gardening , one of the greatest gifts.

tomatoes and okras here, and also some gourds, and melons...

I have heard of following the moon for planting. I didn't realize there was really something to it rather than it being one of those old wives' tales type of things. I will have to check this out. Increasing moon - got it! Thanks so much for this advice. I'm going to give this a go.

I've never eaten turnips before. Maybe I should grow some :)

My mom turns gourds into birdhouses!

Check the Ph of your soil, and water separately, and together, use distilled water for testing soil.

Either adjust the water, or amend the soil.

Take a selection of topsoil put-it in a jar 1/2 full, fill the jar with water, shake it vigorously, let it rest, examine the layering.

You want mostly loam.

You (Generally) want neutral PH, but some plants do best under specific PH conditions.
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If you start kale and salad greens RIGHT NOW you may have greens all winter. Just water them as necessary, esp. through early fall heat waves. They need to reach a certain size before the first real cold snaps to be able to produce all winter. Premiere kale was my superstar last winter! And spinach, too. Always had fresh greens.

The moon is essential to planting. Not many realize the benefit of the 450-460nm wavelength, or blue light.

If you start your tomato plants, for example, under a 450nm blue light, your stalks will be thicker, stronger, and it will be a much heartier plant.

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Does anyone make green tomato preserves with end of season green tomatos? It's great to serve with catfish dinner.

Excellent advice - I have yet to test my soil even though I do have a pH tool to measure it. I like your jar idea too. Going to try it :)

I am going to plant all my greens after I test my soil tomorrow. Kale is a good option that I keep forgetting to get seeds for - I love kale in smoothies!

My tomatoes did very well this year and I was shocked because it was my first time growing them from seed! Maybe I planted them on the right day!

I'm not a fan of green tomatoes, but my mom is. She likes to fry them :)

6.3 - 6.8ph. Same as medicinal plants. 6.5ish is perfect.

A healthy balance of bacteria/fungi will allow your tomatoes to achieve what they want. Bacteria like 7ish, and fungi prefer 6 or under. Put the plants in charge and YOU Win.

I was just coming to ask, 'What will you bring indoors when doom strikes'.

But you asked that yourself.

Yup, gonna have to by some red Christmas balls! I only have silver and blue ones. We'll have a Christmasy fake tomato houseplant. It works. Gotta have something when doom hits out of season!

Thank you very much! What do beets, specifically, like? I could google it, but you guys tend to have better info on GLP. The soil around my beets is getting a green moss-like topcoat. Algae? Is that bad??

You have a better idea, don't you?

The lunar calendar is considered very important for crop growing, and also predicting the behavior of the season. My father-in-law lives by the lunar calendar. He would call today August 25 or something, because he literally live from it.

He also knows the changing seasons better than I do. When he says it's now spring. It's now spring. When it's fall, its fall.

The lunar calendar is more dynamic and flexible, making it a more accurate measure of the seasons and weather than our 'modern' calendar. But our calendar is simple and easy to learn.

We should get New Jerusalem Russ involved in this and start a new movement.

Eventually gardening and canning will be a criminal offense

Maybe even labeled as terror ism

How dare you be self sufficient


Hunter/gatherers are literally hitler

Not sure about a 'new' movement, but just passing on my equivalent of uncle intel on the subject. I've been fairly impressed with the lunar calendar for predicting the seasons. Oh crap, looks like it's actually still July by the lunar calendar.



Apparently winter will be later in the year. *Shrugs*

Honestly, I have no idea how to understand it.

My literal and figurative tomatoes have been brought inside within the last week.

Tomato tards we RIDE!

We already have some rather strict laws on urban gardening. I believe it will eventually become illegal. either that or impossible due to expense. I have a couple of unoccupied bedrooms and some grow lights ready for this eventuality.

Someone creative should make a tomato plant cowboy meme

If you've eaten tomatoes lately, poop in the dirt and a new tomato plant might grow.

I'm going to try this moon method and will definitely update my progress.