I've never had blister beetles. The first things that come to mind is whether there's any type of row cover that would help. Second is companion planting. Third is learning what attracts the beetle to

Thanks so much @carpedimus. I so appreciate the boost!

I didn't have much luck planting in hay...I get much better results in soil (though it's much more work).

Thanks so much for putting this together. It really helps create a feeling of community.

Naw...this is Cascadia....on the Olympic Peninsula. No alligators. The area is quite lush wetlands though. That pond was one of the few things the owners of the property did that I thought was really an

Great first curation post and congrats on your daughter being born. I'm amazed you got to this so soon! And thanks muchly for choosing my transplant post. It made my day.

Hi @sotall, does this badge only apply to this post?

This one now also has its exif data. (I also took the liberty of fixing the white balance on this.) I really appreciate being made aware of this--I'd switched to save for web years ago for my blog photos

Sure, I'd love the link.

Turns out I had the save exif box unchecked on the "Save for Web" dialogue in Photoshop. It's fixed now. This photo now has its exif. But if you still doubt me, you can go to 500px.com/teryani

Well I got a bit carried away and posted 2 photos in this post. Please feel free to use either of them.

That's the main reason, I think, to use actual just straight potting soil in flats and not plugs or plastic trays. Luckily you can get the larger pots for free most places (folks are always getting rid

I'm pretty sure the hardening off process is the same. You might take a bit longer to do it, though. Some people suggest going from a greenhouse to a cold frame first, before planting outside. (That makes

I use the water to settle the soil (instead of tamping). Just have to make sure the soil isn't already waterlogged. If it is, I just add some non-water-logged soil along with it. But generally I keep my

Yeah, those plugs are indeed tiny. I didn't like them at first, but now I'm sold on that tray. Wish I could find more. I don't end up wasting any seed like I do when I plant in flats. It's also really

Thanks! Forgot to put that in.

I often seem to have a gawd-awful time getting my spinach to germinate at faster than a snail's pace. Takes forever. At least 1-2 months after all the other seed is up.

Ah...you'll probably have to find some local resources up there. There's quite a cool crowd in Vermont, so it should be easy to find the info you need.

It's happened to me over and over where I got my peas in by President's day and then weeks later wondered what had happened to them and then replanted. (That story was no joke.) Each time I came up with

You know, I'm just realizing that I wasn't taking climate change into consideration with the timing. You can plant them into mid-June with a typical Cascadian summer, I think. If it's a climate change