tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23439295647377206.post6105502308693427056..comments2024-02-24T11:58:40.383-08:00Comments on All the Dirt on Gardening: Problems and Beauty at the End of March in the BackyardMolly Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728709915410641970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23439295647377206.post-63673524115743421562008-03-31T20:37:00.000-07:002008-03-31T20:37:00.000-07:00sinfonian - what are you growing in your backyard ...sinfonian - what are you growing in your backyard garden under those cold frames and hoops?<BR/>I bought my first cold frames this year from Harbor Freight and Tool - more than I wanted to spend but the best deal I could find.<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow I'll put the lettuce seedlings back outside - today was tornado warning day with flooding rains.<BR/><BR/>Can you plant outside there yet?<BR/>MarthaMolly Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991075907333242241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23439295647377206.post-21626462249878272732008-03-30T20:26:00.000-07:002008-03-30T20:26:00.000-07:00I am certainly no expert at this... I failed miser...I am certainly no expert at this... I failed miserably in fact. My indoor seedlings were just as leggy as your lettuce. The advice I found was to immediatley put them under intense florescent light. They are growing like mad to reach out to light. <BR/><BR/>If you don't want to go out and invest in an elaborate light system (fairly inexpensive, but elaborate), I'd suggest putting them outside where they can get good sun. Sheltered from the elements of course, but getting them daylight is a must.<BR/><BR/>Oh how I wish there was frost predicting here in the Seattle area. We're not a farming area and our weather's so unpredictable that it's never even attempted. That just means we backyard gardeners rush out at 11 pm to cover our seedlings with coldframes and hoop covers, or whatever we can find.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like your garden is really taking off. Way to go!Sinfonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246714097359992381noreply@blogger.com