The Plantening

A log of what's going on in the garden. Mostly a backup for my physical garden diary.

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November 25, 2022 (Friday)

Sunny • High 55ºF• Low 31ºF

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November 24, 2022 (Thursday)

Partly cloudy • High 59ºF• Low 38ºF

Notes

Happy Turkey Day

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November 23, 2022 (Wednesday)

Sunny • High 60ºF• Low 39ºF

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November 22, 2022 (Tuesday)

Sunny • High 62ºF• Low 31ºF

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November 21, 2022 (Monday)

Sunny • High 56ºF• Low 30ºF

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November 20, 2022 (Sunday)

Sunny • High 50ºF• Low 19ºF

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November 19, 2022 (Saturday)

Sunny • High 35ºF• Low 21ºF

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November 18, 2022 (Friday)

Sunny • High 28ºF• Low 16ºF

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November 17, 2022 (Thursday)

Clear • High 42ºF • Low 18ºF

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November 16, 2022 (Wednesday)

Clear • High 32ºF • Low 22ºF

Notes

Everything in the basement growing well

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November 15, 2022 (Tuesday)

Clear • High 37ºF • Low 22ºF

Notes

First snow of the season overnight, <1″

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November 14, 2022 (Monday)

Light rain • High 42ºF • Low 31ºF

Things Accomplished

Gave each plant in the basement ~1/2tsp granulated Superthrive

Watered in fertilizer

Thinned all plants in pots to 1 per container

Notes

Plants all doing well

The romaine’s curling leaves seem to have sorted themselves out

Plants in tray are doing better than plants in pots

Pics

[ID: a concrete basement with two plastic folding tables set up. Both tables are covered with plants in pots or trays, and some plant debris]

[ID: six young kale plants in small pots. The pots are inside a tray. One has a stick label that is obscured by the leaves]

[ID: six young kale plants in small pots. The pots are inside a tray. One has a stick label reading “Premier”]

[ID: six young lettuce plants in small pots, the pots are inside a tray]

[ID: quite a few young lettuce plants. About a dozen are in small pots in a tray to the left, eight others of the same species are planted directly in a tray to the right]

[ID: a few sad-looking lettuce plants are in small pots or cells, within a tray. They are much smaller than the plants in other pics in this post. One pot has no plant and the soil in it is visibly drying out.]

[ID: six young kale plants in small pots. The pots are in a tray. One has a stick label reading “Dwarf Blue”]

[ID: eight young lettuce plants are planted directly in a tray]

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November 13, 2022 (Sunday)

Partly cloudy • High 40ºF • 27ºF

Notes

Granular Superthrive from amazon arrived

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November 12, 2022 (Saturday)

Fair • High 29ºF • Low 21ºF

Notes

Mylar ordered from amazon arrived

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November 11, 2022 (Friday)

Fair • High 36ºF • Low 23ºF

Things Accomplished

Everything in basement is growing fine

Purchases

Ordered granular Superthrive from Amazon (2.2lbs, $20.99)

Ordered Vivosun 6mm mylar diamond film from Amazon (4′ x 50′, $55.99)

Notes

Everything has good, strong growth

Romaine show signs of herbicide (?) - leaves curling

~21″ between light and plants seems ideal for lettuce and kale

Known To-Dos

Will need to build supports for the mylar

Pics

[ID: a concrete basement with two plastic folding tables set up. The tables are covered with plants in trays and pots]

[ID: a closeup of a few young kale plants in small pots. They are visibly leaning to the right]

[ID: a closeup of two young kale plants in small pots]

[ID: a closeup of a young kale plant in a small pot]

[ID:  a closeup of four young lettuce plants in soil]

[ID: a close up of two young lettuce plants in soil]

[ID: a closeup of four young lettuce plants in small pots. The pots are in a tray.]

[ID: five small pots in a tray. Four have one small plant each in them, the fifth has only visibly-dried out soil.]

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November 10, 2022 (Thursday)

Rain • High 72ºF • Low 37ºF

Things Accomplished

1tsp-1tbl Fish Sh!t liquid mixed with 8c water and divided between all plants

Watered in fertilizer

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November 9, 2022 (Wednesday)

Cloudy • High 72ºF • Low 59ºF