Veggie tray question
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Comments (1)The "crazy carrots" are the result of damaging the roots during transplanting. It also happens when you plant in ground and the root runs into a stone or something that gets in its way. I don't know how deep an Aerogarden is. You might be able to grow Parisian carrots - they're very short....See MoreQuestion about the "gritty mix" (veggies or just trees?)
Comments (7)No, that is not my lettuce. If I had to guess, that particular setup looks like a trench dug in the ground, lined with plastic, and drained to a collection point for re-circulation. It's probably just gravel for cost. It would have a re-circulating nutrient solution for constant access to nutrients. It could easily be used as a 'to waste' (doesn't re-circulate) setup with the addition of calcined clay or diatomaceous earth to maintain moisture. You would still pretty much constantly fertigate at a low concentration though. And I think you would want to collect or divert the runoff for other landscape uses. Yes, you can reuse the gritty mix, but there will be a lot of organic matter from roots in there that you'll want to get rid of. It's just generally a lot easier to make up new media for annuals. The organic bark based medium doesn't break down that much in a year and you can just toss it in the compost at the end of the season. Now if you live where materials are hard to come by or in a 12 story walk up, cleaning media might be easier....See MoreNew Gardener- Help Me Plan My Veggie Layout and general questions
Comments (3)Well the root crops would best benefit from the deep bed. For the rest it doesn't really matter. Your bigger issue is going to be the different nutrient and water needs of the different vegetables. Put the broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts together but not near the beans or peas (they can go together). Put the lettuce by the cukes and keep all the squash plants together. I guess since you already have the plants you might as well plant them. They will either survive or they won't. You may have to replace them then but you may discover that you don't have room for everything on your list anyway so if something dies off the other plants will benefit from that space.. But you will have learned some valuable lessons in the mean time - Different plants have different needs. Not everything can be or should be planted all at the same time. And what looks like plenty of room now will look like an over-grown jungle in 2 months. :-) I would transplant the tomatoes into larger pots - no, they can't remain as is - and hold them back for a couple of weeks. But the cukes and zucchini and squash won't survive a double transplanting (into a larger pot and then into the garden) so all you can do is plant them and hope for the best. Next year think about direct seeding them at the proper time rather than using transplants. Same goes for beans. And this winter take the time to learn about the various correct planting dates for each vegetable for your location and the soil temps needed by various vegetables for transplanting. Do that before you invest in all the plants, ok? You might also want to learn about pre-warming garden soil methods so you can plant warm summer crops a bit earlier next year. Too late to do that this year as it takes several weeks. Dave...See MoreSalad, veggie tray, or something else?
Comments (26)All of the ideas above look absolutely awesome. Since you have decided on a salad, I wanted to share what I have done several times lately - a very simple antipasto salad. I make it in a 9 x 13 type dish - I have a few that are a nicer than Pyrex, but Pyrex would do as well. It helps people get it out easier - or a large platter would do well too. Chop up romaine, spinach, red leaf, whatever kind of lettuce. Make it small enough so it doesn't need to be cut further. Then top it with green olives, black olives, quartered pepperoni, yellow peppers (the ones in the jar - I use mild), chickpeas, quartered artichokes and cherry tomato halves. I sometimes cook tortellini and throw that in. Then top with some shaved parm cheese. I even buy the stuff already shaved. It is so pretty - and so easy. My family likes Olive Garden salad dressing. I am not a fan of it, so I always have some Italian vinagrette as well. I make this salad and there is never anything left. Enjoy your party!!!...See Morediinohio
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