2021 garden thread

[Jaye]

i seem to be stuck in the groundhog day of cover up the plants at night and uncover again in the morning. [...]

LOL. That's a good analogy! This morning when I was schlepping all my plant starts out to harden off yet again, I was reminded of that old "Dunkin' Donuts" ad ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyZtMfMWONI

[Shnookie]

It froze here every night last week still. I have cucumbers and tomatoes started in the house. I have planted several onion sets in my flower beds. I don't need a lot of onions but maybe the gophers will eat them instead of my flowers. Dandelions only started to bloom 2 days ago. Forecast for Sunday is 28 so perennials that are up will likely burn. Some had a bit of frost bite. Work on my modified shed/greenhouse is progressing, but it's not ready.

[Ontario Chick]

Big bouquet to @TomK ...I think WE Got PARSNIPS !!!!!

[labradors]

Got all the tomatoes and peppers in today - phew! Just the eggplants to go. I usually wait a bit to plant them, so as to avoid the dreaded flea beetles, but we shall see. Still have to plant beets, and the cukes/zukes/melons should probably wait another week until things really warm up.

Linda

[Shnookie]

It's 15 degrees and windy today. For the next week we are supposed to have some rain and snow and lows at 0 or colder. It was 30ish for the last 2 days. Leaves and flower buds just started to come out on trees and shrubs. Now flower buds will probably freeze before they open.

I put my water lilies out a while ago. They all had several leaves growing. Then it froze every night for 5 days and most of the leaves died.

Tomatoes and cucumbers are on the kitchen counter.

My first iris to bloom. Dwarf Bearded Iris called Brassy.

[Ontario Chick]

Sooo, after protecting my tomato seedlings from cold, yesterday half of them cooked in the sun, seriously, no wonder the farmers complain, if it's not one thing it's another......

[Jaye]

Sooo, after protecting my tomato seedlings from cold, yesterday half of them cooked in the sun, seriously, no wonder the farmers complain, if it's not one thing it's another......

I know, right? This spring has been so weird. Last week, I had been moving half of my started plants back and forth between outside and inside for over two 2 weeks because of the cold night temps. It's like a switch was flipped.
Tried to get as many planted out this week after working hours, but oh my! The mosquitoes! Not a fan of slathering on the repellent but had no choice, and even so, they won that battle in under an hour last evening and I had to retreat inside.

[lolotsung]

@Ontario Chick if it's not one thing it's another reminds me of rosanna rosanna dana form Saturday Night Live

[lolotsung]

i haven't created a garden yet...this weekend!

[labradors]

Sorry to hear about your baked 'maters OC. I hope they will survive. I have to admit that I burned a few of my larger plants in the sun and they now look variegated with their bleached leaves! I think they will be ok when they've grown some new leaves though.

Linda