LallyLuckFarm

LallyLuckFarm Mod , 2 days ago to Nature and Gardening in Need some advice with chilis,

Harmful? Probably not but I wouldn't eat them. What they are is an indicator of the mix being wetter than peppers generally appreciate, in my experience. I've spread winecap mushrooms throughout our space and they'll come up around some of the veg, but not around the peppers, which (ime) are happiest with damp-ish but not wet soil

LallyLuckFarm Mod , 2 days ago to Nature and Gardening in Need some advice with chilis,

Fungus gnats are extra annoying but something you can do in addition to watering a little less is to have some clean sand as a mulch over your potting mix paired with bottom watering your plants. I check my pots by feel on the bottom regularly to help inform when I water. For our inside plants and seeds I'm starting, I have a tray with ridges into which I can place the pots and some water. Seedling trays are widely available and a local greenhouse or nursery may have some headed for recycling rather than having to buy new plastic. If that same place does claim and mulches in bulk they may have sand that's suitable for short money since you only need a little bit.

By watering from the bottom, your potting mix will wick the water upwards through capillary action but the water will have difficulty moving into the sand because of the difference in texture and porosity and this will deprive the fungus gnats of the habitat they need to reproduce and continue to annoy you.

LallyLuckFarm , 3 days ago to Chat in how's your week going, Beehaw

Hey congrats! That's awesome! Also very happy to hear you've found another outlet for your music and great people to boot

LallyLuckFarm , 4 days ago to Politics in Who Won The First Biden-Trump Presidential Debate [of 2024]?

Certainly not the U.S. citizens

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 4 days ago to Nature and Gardening in What's growing on, Beehaw?

Hey great job! I know some folks who struggle to get roses half as beautiful as what you've grown! I'm sure those others will catch up in their own time

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 5 days ago to Nature and Gardening in What's growing on, Beehaw?

Best of luck! My beans tend to run roughshod over their companions.

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 5 days ago to Nature and Gardening in What's growing on, Beehaw?

You're crushing it! Hearing how happy this garden is making you just fills my heart, and these photos make my mouth water

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 5 days ago to Nature and Gardening in What's growing on, Beehaw?

Delish! I pulled about two pounds of scapes yesterday for making pesto

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 5 days ago to Nature and Gardening in What's growing on, Beehaw?

Here's hoping you get the right amount and timing of rain so your plants can be happy!

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 5 days ago to Nature and Gardening in Bee Balm coming into flower

Doooo iiiiit.

I don't tend to wilt the flowers in the sun, I pick fresh and dry almost immediately about halfway through the morning.

LallyLuckFarm , 5 days ago to Chat in how's your week going, Beehaw

I'll tell you that it does - or at least, the remembering becomes slightly less painful as time goes on. The lessons really stick, but it becomes easier to remember all the good stuff, and those are the things you should hold on to the hardest during those difficult times.

And I'm glad you shared with us, if for no other reason than helping you process your grief. I'm sure we're all sending our love, hoping to lighten the load in some small way.

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 5 days ago to Nature and Gardening in What's growing on, Beehaw?

You might only get green onions off of it at this point, but burying it like you asked will certainly get you more, and more nutritious ones. I vote yes!

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 5 days ago to Nature and Gardening in What's growing on, Beehaw?

! Yummy pawful you've got there

LallyLuckFarm OP Mod , 6 days ago to Nature and Gardening in What's growing on, Beehaw?

I hope you're hydrating yourself as devotedly as you are your plants!

LallyLuckFarm , 6 days ago to Chat in how's your week going, Beehaw

I'm so sorry for your loss and what you're going through 🫂

It might not be possible right now but please give yourself some grace. You were attentive to his condition and when it worsened you acted immediately. I can't imagine a better kind of human to place trust in, and I can't imagine him not knowing how hard you tried, how much you cared, or that he would ever blame you.