Rain barrel vs tap water, EC and PH comparison. ( lemmy.world )
Installed some new rain barrels, so just wanted to see how it compared to tap. Just using some HM Digital meters to test.
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Installed some new rain barrels, so just wanted to see how it compared to tap. Just using some HM Digital meters to test.
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Corn is finally peeking out, but something has been digging it up and chomping seedlings, too. I shotgunned it, so I can afford the losses. More stuff in a comment to follow
Store bought starters, but they’ve been transplanted and these are new blooms since getting established!
Topped by deer and it looks like Lily beetles are a thing here now :(
I think I dropped seeds here many months ago....
Bought a couple star gazer lilys from Lowe’s about 5 years ago and they’ve been multiplying every year. This winter I’ll need to dig out some bulbs cause it’s getting thick and over crowded in that pot....
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After a cold and rainy start of spring, finally the beans are sprouting. We also have a bunch of tomatoes and brassicae....
So I've got this Monstera plant thats been with us for a while but recently got attacked by these tiny tiny black insects that keep eating the leaves. I've actively tried to get rid of them as well as screening this plant away from the rest, but the insects seem to always come back. I've just read that it's possible to spray the...
Starring two of our chicken Clementine & Adelheide.
This is the first planted bed out of them all, from left to right, we have tomatoes, sunflowers, peppers and marigolds....
Obviously the bought plants have bulbs and blooms, but these are MINE....
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The top half are Black Hungarians, and the bottom are jalapeños....
Lots of peas, few different bean options, lots of carrots, some radishes, lettuces, assortment of flowers....
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Do to a busy life (both good and bad stuff) I had a bit of a late start planting and sowing seeds indoors....