Okra seedlings are drooping and clearly on their way to Davy Jones’ locker. Dunno what the problem is, as the tomato and basil seedlings are very healthy. Well, the Okra seeds were from a couple of seasons ago. Is that old? I wouldn’t have expected them to sprout if age was an issue.
It’s gotten so hot so suddenly, I can’t plant anymore. Switiching to weeding. A lot less interesting unfortunately.
I’ve got some okra seeds but I too can’t do any work outside because it’s getting pretty sunny. I might work up enough energy to do some compost sifting in the shade alley.
Yesterday, after seen on NBR that people need to move around more to avoid becoming diabetics, I went outside in the garden in the evening to get some exercise. Good move because yesterday was sunny and hot and some of my plants that I’ve already planted were wilting. My husband I gave all of them some extra water. I also planted more cherry tomato and zucchini plants.
This morning I went out and checked on them and they are doing well but I also discovered I have an artichoke. What a beauty. I pulled out a few artichoke plants last night because I thought I’ve ruined this batch of artichokes that I planted. So happy!
Some of the seedlings I got that I have sitting on a window sill facing southwest are growing rapidly in their wee pots. When should I repot them into bigger containers and when should I put them outside? The last frost date for my region is May 26. I just looked at the forecast and we’ll be in the 70’s and low 80’s for the next 10 days with lows from the mid 40’s to high 50’s.
Checked my garden this morning for fruits and vegetables. I have 3 artichokes and not one. I must have planted this in a right location because the last one was huge with no artichokes. But it was an attractive plant. Green beans are prolific. I have one Persian cucumber, this type is normally tiny but mine is not ready to be picked yet. One of my tropical fruits have dropped almost all of the fruit except one, maybe I shouldn’t have fertilized it but it’s a one year old plant so I don’t expect much. My other tropical fruit trees are producing nicely, some flowers have dropped but I saw signs that some fruits are actually growing. It’s both exciting and challenging to grow these fruits, but I knew that when my coworker got me interested in them. My large Asian Korean pear tree seems to be dying, I’ll wait until I can confirm it’s actually dead. But secretly I’m happy I have another spot for another tropical fruit tree. Happy gardening, I’ve got my morning exercise out of the way. Now back to cooking my pulled pork for my early Cinqo de Mayo celebration. The pork butt was on sale yesterday for dirt cheap price.
emily, unless the plants are really tender and small, they survive brief drop in temperature. I planted all my plants a couple of weeks ago although the last frost date for my region is May 8.
The biggest are about 6" or so. I’ll be growing them all in pots on my deck. I can also move them easily indoors if we get a sudden drop in temps. Today was close to 80 and tomorrow is expected to be even warmer. But we’ve also gotten snow in May so. Was just wondering if they are still too small for transplanting.
6" is a good size. I don’t think you’ll have a problem. The only plant I killed leaving it out too early was a tiny seedling, about 1". The weakest part is the crown where the stem meets the dirt. If that looks sturdy, you should be ok.
Thx Iglooo!
A tip I got from my last community garden meeting is to plant seedlings and then take a 1/2 of an empty toilet paper roll over the seedling, resting on the soil. (or a paper towel tube cut in shorter sections) Multi-purpose: protects some against nibbling by critters, helps the plant grow straight and can help guard against those initial colder night temperatures. As the plant grows and is stable, just tear the roll away.
Great tip!
Bummer. I don’t use paper towels, and we don’t go through enough tp to support my entire garden. Time to make friends with the company’s janitors! 
You use toilet paper don’t you???
You could also use a paper coffee cup with the bottom cut off. I find that if you cut the tube (whatever it is) vertically before you put it around the plant, it is much easier to remove later without damaging any delicate leaves or stems.
This system is really great for leggy plants like sunflowers that sometimes get killed when a stray squirrel passes by and breaks their main stem when it is small and vulnerable.
What a clever idea!
I’ve been tying little tiny sprouts to supports, but a tube would be too easy!
abasket, lol, with only 2 people on the house, we don’t go through 50+ tp rolls between planting seasons! 
(My garden is BIG).
I repotted all but 4 seedlings today (ran out of pots.) The person I got them from told me to make sure the soil comes all the way up to the bottom leaves. Said this makes the root system stronger. No idea if it’s true or not but I did it anyway.
I do that when planting tomatoes and peppers.
Hadn’t done it with others, not on purpose anyway.
Just had a stressful session at the therapists, so I stopped off at the garden store!
Didn’t need plants, but they had planters 25% off, & I have been wanting window boxes ever since we bought our house 30+ years ago.
They had black heavy duty wire ones,( with inserts) that I am going to spray paint to match my oxidized ( on purpose) arbors, and trellises. I already had done my patio set, and it turned out really well.
I used several different colors, plus one that was texturizing.
So excited.
It’s my Mother’s Day present.
^ Happy mom’s day! I love my window boxes. I plant them the same every year (vinca, begonias and a spike) and just seeing them makes me happy.