2026 gardening thread, whatcha got going on in the yard this year? Even house plants are ok.
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Saltwater60
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Snow where I’m at today.
Robin
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My Granny said it has to snow twice on the forsythia for spring to truly arrive!
Well its in bloom and I believe that was the second snowing, so.........
Robin
Any of yous ever start broccoli from seed?
Kinda wondering if I should for spring planting or buy transplants
Also for late summer starting for fall harvest
I live the stuff
Also want opinions on best variety as I like a plant that gives alot of side shoots as well as large heads
Kinda wondering if I should for spring planting or buy transplants
Also for late summer starting for fall harvest
I live the stuff
Also want opinions on best variety as I like a plant that gives alot of side shoots as well as large heads
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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Harvest the main head to encourage lateral growth.
You should be ok. Make little mini green houses out of plastic milk jugs for them when they start to sprout , in case you get a late May frost. Those two varieties are also pretty cold hearty. I’ve grown them in late season before for a late fall / early winter crop with good results.
Saltwater60
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A few peppers and some tomatoes are flowering already. I’m hoping for an early spring. I’ll start hardening them off next week.
Saltwater60
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I never get broccoli heads so I gave up on broccoli. I get tons of leaves but not good crowns.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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I got my replacement bees yesterday. The nuc I got last year did great even though they had to build all new comb on virgin foundation. I believe the deep freeze got them. There was still plenty of honey and stuff, they just all died.
This nuc gets to start on good comb so they can get right to making honey and growing the colony. Different kind of bees this time. Much larger and they don't seem as docile. Hopefully they can handle the winter a little better.
This nuc gets to start on good comb so they can get right to making honey and growing the colony. Different kind of bees this time. Much larger and they don't seem as docile. Hopefully they can handle the winter a little better.
Saltwater60
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Hopefully these bees make it. Bees aren’t cheap. Watch for viruses and invaders. It probably was the cold though.
Robin
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A lot of things are killing hives these days, cold being the least of them. If you're using the same hive box I would scorch the inside of it to sterilize it, or maybe check out a Beekeepers supply store that sells something specifically for that purpose.
Good luck!!!
Robin
Good luck!!!
Robin
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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The bee guy didn't see anything that concerned him. I do need to do better with the mite and hive beetle treatments this year, even though I don't think that was the problem.
livingston
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Northeastern Fruit Freeze
5/1/26This has happened more often than Not in the last decade in this region.
we get unusually warm weather in mid to late April which fools the trees into premature budding only to get hit with a frost which, contrary to the articles headline used to be typical in Late April and into May . Florida’s orange groves have taken huge hits with late spring frost several times in the past decade as well.
Robin
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Its been a cold and wet spring so far, but not as bad as last year. If the apple and pear trees are any indication it will be a good year for them, last year was a bust around here. Frost is predicted but they have weathered them before. Pollination is of more concern to me, the bugs and especially the honey bees that do that job haven't been too active, due to the cold and wind in my opinion.
Robin
Robin
Saltwater60
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Last night was cold. I hope the lake protected it enough for them and from what I heard most should be fine. My vehicles were covered in ice this morning. It says the low was 35F here, but I surely know there was ice on the cars and I surely know ice forms below 35F. So if at midnight it was 35 until 6 am then it must have been really cold 6 hours earlier.
We got down to 33* here last night and unfortunately it’s supposed to get down to 33* again tonight. My strawberries are flowering and seemed to have weathered fine. Hopefully they’ll do alright again tonight. I’ll just throw a light netting over them for assurance.
Saltwater60
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That should be fine for strawberries for the most part. They don’t like it below freezing. Also they are low to the ground so some ground heat should help as long as it’s not super windy. Hoping for the best for you.
Saltwater60
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My plants are getting big. I’m running out of room as usual. I did it to myself again, only worse this time. I meant to stagger my tomato plantings and forgot. I have tomatoes flowering today and started a week ago. Everything looks good but some outgrew their pots quick.
Saltwater60
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Trying to get my plants harder off but it’s either too cold, super full sun or too windy. I put some out this morning but the wind was starting to beat them up too badly so inside they came.
Here is where I am at. Yikes!! I still have probably 30-40 to plant in larger pots and if I can’t get some outside and hardened off I’m in trouble. I will make it work as usual but it’s not so fun for these last 2-3 weeks for me. Largest is about 18” I’d say. Most are around 12” or so.
Here is where I am at. Yikes!! I still have probably 30-40 to plant in larger pots and if I can’t get some outside and hardened off I’m in trouble. I will make it work as usual but it’s not so fun for these last 2-3 weeks for me. Largest is about 18” I’d say. Most are around 12” or so.
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I just took my peppers outdoors to start hardening off and noticed they already have baby peppers on there
Saltwater60
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I pluck the first set of flowers. I ah e removed flowers on almost all my peppers at this point. There are some great YouTube videos on this and why to do it.
I started hardening off my more hardy things about two weeks ago. It’s been a tough year to harden things off. Right now about 60% of my plants are outside getting hardened off. The rest will go out after the upcoming cold spell to be at 100%. Today or tomorrow I will plant my squash, zucchini, water melon, and cucumbers. I normally do it sooner, but I had no room, none whatsoever. After tonight and tomorrow it should be warm enough for me to move everything in and out of my garage. Tonight will be cold so make sure you bring your plants inside.
Saltwater60
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Onions and broccoli can handle the chill. My spinach and lettuce are growing slow with the no warmth at all.
So far I’ve only got swiss chard, a couple cool hardy varieties of lettuce , spinach and chives in the ground. My Sage bush and Italian Oregano are coming back nicely as well. The strawberries, blueberries and raspberries are leafing out nicely. We won’t put much of anything else in the ground for at least another week or so.