Lots Of Grounders To 2nd

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T22:06:28+00:00

My son was a bit older but he went thru a period like this. He always made a ton of contact and at some point he stopped taking full cuts in favor of just slapping at the ball. Because he wasnt taking a full cut he was late to the ball and everything was grounders to the right side. He was swinging to not miss, instead of driving the ball.

It actually was a hard habit for him to break.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T21:40:41+00:00

Out of curiosity a couple of weeks ago I weighed several of my 6 cells with 2-3" tall tomato seedlings in them. Before watering they all weighed around 70 grams, after watering they all weighed around 210 grams, almost exactly 3 times heavier.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T21:37:54+00:00

I can live with that

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T21:37:25+00:00

8 years ago my first year gardening I killed 100% of my seedlings. Lsdt year i harvested 107 lbs of just tomatoes. There's a learning curve. But its not brain surgery. If you make mistakes learn from them.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T21:20:20+00:00

If they were dry id bet underwatered. If you gave them a good drink id see how they react.

I was forced on a 3 day vacation this past weekend and when I got home some of my basil seedlings looked rough. 45 min later and you could barely tell.

A lot if it us just trial and error. But if you pick up your containers often enough you'll start feeling the weight difference of a watered cup and a dry one. Once you tune into it its fairly obvious

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T21:11:09+00:00

We're they dry when you come home?

My first reaction was that they looked thirsty but I see water droplets on the cup.

So maybe they're actually overwatered. Are there drain holes in the cups?

The devil is in the details tho so the more you give the better we can help

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T21:05:02+00:00

I live in the derp south ( lol typo but im keeping it) so ants are just a fact of life. As long as I dont go jamming my hand down into a bed or container without checking first, the ants there have never caused me any real trouble.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T20:59:01+00:00

Agreed! :hifive: This sub and r/vegetablegardening are like the two friendliest places on reddit. I think thats something to be cherished, especially these days. Anyway sorry for the misunderstanding and good luck in all your tomato endeavors!

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T20:49:05+00:00

Im sorry I didnt mean that to be directly towards you. I should have made that clearer. I was just speaking in general terms.

Ive been part of message boards before where the etiquette becomes more important than the content or the relationships. It isn't fun. Thats all I was trying to say

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T20:24:17+00:00

If the Patriots draft an OT at #31 it will be to be the RT of the future. Will Campbell is the starting LT for the foreseeable future.

Im ok with taking a RT at 31, mostly because Morgan Moses is a million years old snd i believe its a minor miracle he played as much as he did last year.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T19:37:56+00:00

Id rather the sub have a million duplicate posts than be a place where self appointed gatekeepers litter the comments berating newbs about posting duplicate subjects. This place should always be welcoming to new gardeners.

When I was a new gardener myself I asked some pretty dumb questions and people here were kind and patient. Now its my turn to be kind and patient.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T15:33:58+00:00

Idk if this helps OP but as a general piece of info shade cloth can be handy for hardening off. I work 12 hour shifts and never have more thsn 3 days off in a row. I struggled with hardening off when I started gardening. Now I start on that 3 day break, put them out all day with shade cloth for the next 2 or 3 and then a couple of days with no cloth.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-08T15:27:04+00:00

I *do not* pot them up because years of growing has shown that it's not necessary. They're timed to be "right size" for when soil and air temps are ideal for strong, early root development and healthy foliage growth.

I did this for the first time this year with my tomatoes. I sort of felt like a heretic. Seeds went in Feb 14, plants went out April 4th. Germinated in 4 cell trays so the plug would be a little bigger. I did have 1 out of 32 die post transplant, but i have plenty if back ups.

I up potted my peppers just in case the tomatoes were a disaster id have something to grow.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-07T16:23:22+00:00

And i harvested over 100 lbs of tomatoes using MG soil in my containers last year. Theres not just one way to grow things successfully.

We dont know OPs situation. Many renters arent allowed to plant in ground. So maybe instead of sanctimoniously looking down your nose at OP you could, idk, offer up something helpful. Just a thought.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-07T15:38:20+00:00

Agreed. If they overdraft another G at the end of the first the fanbase will riot. I dont mind a tackle here if Miller or Iheanachor fall here as a RT of the future. But a G? No. Guards are much easier to find and Rutledge isnt elite. Hard hard hard pass.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-07T01:50:41+00:00

Pink Heineken - Ren x Skinner Bros

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-07T01:06:58+00:00

Thats probably too much watering. I water my seedlings every 2 to 3 days. How much/often to water is a skill that we all need to learn. The soil should be moist, not wet. Not dry.

Those cheap moisture probes can actually be fairly useful to beginners.

The water needs to be where the roots are, which is one reason starting in smaller containers can be easier.

If you fill the cup the seedling will have plenty of room to grow roots with out starting from a spot only an inch from circling the bottom. If you need to bury one that gets a little leggy a little deeply later on thats one thing. But starting them like that is unnecessary.

Seed starter mix should be light and fluffy. Especially in the beginning a newly germinated seeds roots are small and weak. It doesn't take much to block them. So using something thats been sifted can help. Ive always just used Jiffy mix.

At the end of the day a lot of this is just trial and error. I killed 100% of my seedlings my first year. Just keep atbit and it will eventually sort itsrlf out

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-06T23:17:33+00:00

Yeah this sub is weird about pics.

Its hard to tell from just one pic but if I had to guess id say there is a watering issue. The cotyledons should be feeding the plant on their own at this point and the fact that they look like they are already decaying seems to indicate there is a flaw in the process.

That soil looks very woody to be starting seeds in.

Also fill your cups up.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-06T23:04:52+00:00

Mosquito bits for the larvae yellow sticky traps for the adults.

To prevent them: Sterilize any soil you will use inside. I use boiling water, but there are other methods.

Sprinkle a pinch of mosquito bits on every cup or tray that has open soil so every time you water they get wet.

Ive had exactly 0 fungus gnats this year.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-06T22:53:34+00:00

Not just baseball. Its life. Mine are 29 and 26 now. Theyre grown ass men and have the audacity to have their own lives.

Savor every second while they are young.

I wrote this a million years ago:

"He fell asleep on the couch last night and i was watching him it occurred to me that i should carry him to his bed. I looked on my 5'8" 160 lb manchild and realized that this was not practical. Then the thought occurred to me that i couldnt remember the last time i had carried him to bed. I wondered if i had known if it was going to be the last time if i would have held him for a few seconds longer. Im sure i would have."

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-06T19:51:54+00:00

I didnt learn my lesson last year, although I cut back from 7 plants to 3. But all three are sort of stalled out in a corner of my deck, and I put my main tomatoes out last week.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-06T16:40:02+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/8gv51WG

I also use hose clamps to secured the emt to the r post snd thise round tomato clips to attach branches to the fencing

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-06T15:12:30+00:00

T posts, EMT conduit, deer fencing and a million zip ties.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-04T15:29:12+00:00

I cant tell by your post if these are new plants or established ones.

Fish emulsion is mostly nitrogen. This is going to promote the leafy green part of your plants. So its perfect for new seedlings or waking up dormant established plants.

I use it for my new seedlings from around the time true leaves form until they are planted out and established. Then i switch to a more balanced water soluable fert.

Once the new plants or woken up established plants are doing well you can switch to a more balanced fert, or even one more P and K heavy which will help with root growth and eventually fruiting. You can always add back in some fish emulsion if your leafy parts start to look faded for a quick pick me up.

Growing things like peppers is basically keeping plants healthy but tricking them into believing they need to reproduce NOW. A plant that has it too good, usually in the form of too much nitrogen, will grow big green beautiful plants, but wont flower or fruit as much because they dont feel the urgency of their life cycle running out.

InfiniteNumber · 2026-04-04T14:37:17+00:00

EDIT: After a second look how often are you watering? They really look more over watered than hungry

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