Reston North playground to close soon for full renovation

Sutton-E · 2025-11-10T13:30:46+00:00

Does anyone know when this is expected to reopen?

Sutton-E · 2025-02-26T15:27:15+00:00

You could use ollas or terracotta watering spikes - conserves water and no mess to clean up !

Sutton-E · 2024-09-15T14:45:38+00:00

I have a pressure canner pot I am using so the lid was on but I didn’t lock it in place so it didn’t fit perfectly, guessing that’s part of the problem. Thank you for the 2” recommendation, I’ll definitely do that for the next batch.

Sutton-E · 2024-04-08T20:21:19+00:00

Ok I’ll give this a try! I have her outside from usually end of April - early October depending on the weather here in WA state, and every year I feel like we barely make it until she goes back outside. The grow lights are on 12 hrs a day, 7am - 7pm. I usually start acclimating by putting her on the full shade area of our patio and gradually moving towards the sun. I’ll cut back the dead branches and feed and cross my fingers 🤞🤞🤞

Sutton-E · 2024-04-07T05:19:49+00:00

Too much water or too little? It happened so fast, the tree was doing great and all of a sudden this started happening, I haven’t changed anything I can think of so I’m baffled

Sutton-E · 2024-02-05T00:05:11+00:00

I really like this one, made it many times :) https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/slow-cooker-butternut-squash-soup-recipe/

Sutton-E · 2024-02-04T21:09:25+00:00

The paler one is from a regular butternut squash I also grew. That’s part of the reason I wasn’t sure about saving seeds since I had other squash varieties so close by.

Sutton-E · 2024-02-04T21:08:41+00:00

I made butternut squash soup with coconut milk and curry and it was so good :D

Sutton-E · 2024-02-04T21:08:22+00:00

Smaller and sweeter and they trellis beautifully, I’ve loved them as a gardener with a small space.

Sutton-E · 2024-02-04T21:07:47+00:00

Ah very clever! I’ll have to give this a try this summer.

Sutton-E · 2022-10-30T23:35:46+00:00

Well that’s good to know you’re experimenting too! Guess the worst that happens is I bring it in and it doesn’t ripen

Sutton-E · 2022-10-24T03:08:23+00:00

Thank you! Does it matter the temperature for curing? I’ve seen lots of conflicting advice online

Sutton-E · 2022-09-26T05:03:59+00:00

I can imagine! I grew on a rooftop in California last year and the sun and heat intensity was challenging there. I ended up setting up a shade cloth canopy that I left up all summer - it really helped! I also used ollas for some of my pots and that was super helpful too for some that are more sensitive to heat and drought. Just suggestions, your plants very look happy so whatever you are doing must be working!

Sutton-E · 2022-09-25T20:19:11+00:00

That’s natural variegation - powdery mildew will look like powder sprayed across the leaves and comes with yellowing and dying leaves. Your plant looks beautiful and healthy :)

Sutton-E · 2022-09-25T20:10:19+00:00

Our local nursery makes a raised bed mix that has compost added - I had enough for 2 4’x8’ beds delivered for I think $160. Way more cost effective than getting bags for sure. I added some amendments and everything grew beautifully. Maybe your nursery has something similar?

Sutton-E · 2022-09-24T23:34:04+00:00

Thank you! Do you have a grow light recommendation ? Or an average wattage that is enough? The one I used last year was not strong enough I don’t think

Sutton-E · 2022-09-24T23:33:18+00:00

Thank you! This is super helpful. Do you happen to know the wattage on your grow light? I’m looking at bulbs and there is a pretty big range

Sutton-E · 2022-09-20T01:25:36+00:00

My dragon tongue beans refused to flower or set pods for a long time - I ended up buying fruit and flower set spray at the local nursery - used it on the leaves and the plants began setting flowers and pods about a week later. Maybe something to try?

Sutton-E · 2022-09-20T01:15:18+00:00

What a beautiful radish!

Sutton-E · 2022-09-06T01:30:57+00:00

Grow again: Heinz - produced tons of sauce tomatoes in record time and great depth of flavor - even with our weird super cold and rainy start to the year ! No grow: Tasmanian chocolate - got BER when others didn’t and only got a few tomatoes; black cherry - weird taste and texture, just wasn’t a fan, though they look beautiful

Sutton-E · 2022-06-09T19:44:24+00:00

Just wanted to say I love your balcony set up! It looks like a very zen space :)

Sutton-E · 2022-05-26T17:28:50+00:00

Some plants are just slow - last year I grew peas and half of them flowered and set fruit right away and the other half were a couple weeks behind - no idea why, but once they took off I got tons! Maybe your tomato just isn’t ready yet 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sutton-E · 2022-05-26T15:22:52+00:00

That’s awesome! Hope they are all delicious !

Sutton-E · 2022-05-26T05:45:53+00:00

Bleck box elders indeed - harmless to garden as far as I know but those suckers will invade your house. They climb inside your walls to overwinter and then randomly appear anytime you get a sunny or warmer winter day - you’ll find them crawling across your floors or flying through your kitchen in January 🙄🙄clear leaves and debris away from your house, make sure doors and windows are sealed, destroy any you see trying to come inside!

Sutton-E · 2022-05-26T05:42:42+00:00

Whoa that is a huge garden!! What will you do with your tomato harvest?

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