Cambiums Garden 2023 (Pics) (backyard, south, frost, fast)

[Cambium]

Did I ever explain my cucumber trellis?


It's basically 1/2" ENT conduit sitting on rebar.


1st step is to install a 2 foot 1/4" rebar drive it into the ground about a foot so only a foot sticks up.


2nd cut the 1/2" ENT posts to the height you want and slide them over the rebar


3rd install the elbows at the top corners and measure and cut your cross piece. Keep the cross piece under 10 feet.


4th start stringing it. Do horizontals first, then verticals by looping over each horizontal. YouTube has a tutorial. You can make the squares as big or small as you want. Since I use it for cukes I make them bigger


This has withstood hurricanes, thunderstorms, straight-line winds. Never fell. Only flaw is that robins steal and pull on the string






Soil temp went from coldest on May 3rd to hottest on May 13th for the dates
(Data only since 2018 and missing 2022)

Air temperature yesterday reaching 88°F and stayed in 60s overnight.
Soil temp in mid 60s now more typical for end of May

[memph]

I planted one overgrown squash plant and sowed my beans on Tuesday so we'll see how they do with that head start compared to when I usually plant them. The rest of my warm weather crops will wait a bit more, days are mostly 60-70F and nights 45-50F. Wednesday is even supposed to drop to 54F high/41F low. So I think I'll wait until Friday/weekend to plant the rest of the warm weather crops. Also, I'll be moving this summer... so it's going to be a tricky case of planting the late maturing crops at the new place and the early to harvest ones at the current place. It's looking like the stuff that will go in at the new place (tomatoes, peppers, tomatillo, eggplants, roselle) will be very large by the time I can plant them... So they're going into big 1/2 gallon containers right now.

[Cambium]

And..... Challenge #1 comes about

Something eating leaves of my brussels AND tomatoes. I never had that happen on my Tomatoes before







Waaay too early to be dealing with this but I used 1/2 cup olive oil, drop of dish soap, gallon of water. Spray all leaves. We'll see what happens.

I usually use canola oil which works.

[Cambium]

My mom surprised me with something yesterday..

[nuts2uiam]

Thanks mom more work!!!! That is neat.

[memph]

Maybe check on the plants at night. That's when the pests tend to come out.

[Cambium]

Forecast for upper 30s tonight.


I'm near the coast but about 10 minutes inland and usually colder than immediate coast. I don't have time to cover up the plants. They should be ok but annoying they have to deal with 30s/40s now. Poor things just got transplanted. They gonna wish they were still inside. haha


Mid May is safe date to transplant here so this cold isn't welcome

[Cambium]

Freeze warnings getting extended so I know I'll be in the 30s now. Not freezing though...I hope.

So annoying I had to do this

Doubt I'd have damage but why take a chance? Might as well keep them a bit warmer.

I left a few uncovered. Used empty pots for the tomatoes and a bucket. lol





I'm between the 37° Bridgeport and the 40° Stamford.


https://www.weather.gov/okx/weatherstory

[dcfas]

Good luck with the plants overnight. BTW, your lawn looks awesome.

[Zoisite]

Originally Posted by dcfas

Good luck with the plants overnight. BTW, your lawn looks awesome.

The lawn really does look awesome, doesn't it.

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