2025 Gardening thread, whatcha growing or doing in the yard

[Saltwater60]

Well the time has come to upsize the pots on probably another 40-50 seedlings. Unfortunately I’m about out of room. I will need to set up an outside party table to put them on next to my countertop. Next year needs some serious reevaluating for space and timing. I wanted large plants ready to goin the ground and I got that but too many of them. I need to cut that in half for next year.

 

[Robin]

Speaking of bees, we need some warmer weather, my American plum trees are early bloomers and ready for pollinating! Not a lot of honey bees around anymore and the other pollinators aren't as efficient. Excellent tasting fruit!
Robin

 

[Saltwater60]

Speaking of bees, we need some warmer weather, my American plum trees are early bloomers and ready for pollinating! Not a lot of honey bees around anymore and the other pollinators aren't as efficient. Excellent tasting fruit!
Robin

This week by me looks warm so you should be able to get some bees and pollination going. My plum is flowering as well but it’s small and young so I won’t keep much fruit on there and will hand thin almost all of it off. Buds are breaking on my apples but no flowers yet.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Speaking of bees, we need some warmer weather, my American plum trees are early bloomers and ready for pollinating! Not a lot of honey bees around anymore and the other pollinators aren't as efficient. Excellent tasting fruit!
Robin

I've already got apples on trees that were planted/potted this year. Need to pick them off because it is visibly stressing the trees.

 

[Robin]

Well, the sun is finally out, but it is cold and the wind is up there pretty good. I just took a look and the mason bees are working them over, they're not nearly as efficient as the honey bee, none of which were seen.
Robin

 

[Saltwater60]

Well, the sun is finally out, but it is cold and the wind is up there pretty good. I just took a look and the mason bees are working them over, they're not nearly as efficient as the honey bee, none of which were seen.
Robin

A bit too cold for honey bees. We need another 5-10 degrees. Next week will be in the 60’s so you should get them coming out then.

 

[Saltwater60]

I've already got apples on trees that were planted/potted this year. Need to pick them off because it is visibly stressing the trees.

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That’s the hardest part of being a gardener but it’s the right thing to do. You want all that energy into the roots for this year. Those trees look very nice with great color on the leaves and no hint of disease.

 

[Saltwater60]

I upsized the pots on 30 plants today and added a table to store them on. I’m in deep now. I have another 30 to upsize the pots on over the next week. I’ll be moving them all to the garage because it’s a PIA to take them in and out of the basement everyday to harden them off.

 

[GTN]

I upsized the pots on 30 plants today and added a table to store them on. I’m in deep now. I have another 30 to upsize the pots on over the next week. I’ll be moving them all to the garage because it’s a PIA to take them in and out of the basement everyday to harden them off.

I put a shelf in the back room on the west side. Gets lay afternoon sun. If it’s not raining I’ll open the sliding door so the get a breeze.
More plants need to get moved out there

 

[Saltwater60]

I put a shelf in the back room on the west side. Gets lay afternoon sun. If it’s not raining I’ll open the sliding door so the get a breeze.
More plants need to get moved out there

They look nice and the window with shelves is a great idea. I over did it this year for sure. Three weeks of craziness left, three weeks, I can make it.
I have some planted outside already too. Too much I tell you.

 

[Saltwater60]

I finally counted and I’m at about 160 seedlings right now and I will be starting some squash, cucumbers, and zucchini inside so I’ll be right up around 180 plants this spring.
To be honest it was too much and I started things too early. I think I will still start my peppers this early next year and maybe a half dozen tomato plants and some lettuce/spinach but I have 16 plants that are well over a foot tall at this point and probably another 20 approaching a foot. I will have tomatoes on the vine by the time they go in the ground. Actually since I use grow bags I’m thinking of planting them this weekend and moving them in the garage if need be.
I’m going through about 7-8 gallons of water per week to keep them watered and it’s all by hand with a turkey baster. I will replant some this fall after cleaning up to see if I can keep some patio tomatoes and some banana peppers growing all winter. I’ve wanted to do that for sometime now and now I’m sure can do it. My veranda patio tomato needs about 1 square foot to grow. It’s nice and compact.