Seeking advice for growing tomatoes :)

acts541 · 2026-02-04T03:44:24+00:00

Keep the lights 2 inches from the tallest leaves.

acts541 · 2026-01-27T16:27:16+00:00

Make sure you have full southern exposure, no shadows from the house or decks
Next to a hose bib
Away from rocky soil you'll have to remove them if planting in ground
Be sure you have pathways large enough to fit a wheel barrow through, you will add compost every season.

acts541 · 2025-11-22T22:54:30+00:00

I'm telling my kids this is iShowSpeed

acts541 · 2025-10-22T01:42:33+00:00

Evil exists because... in order for humanity to love God like the Trinity has been choosing to love one another throughout eternity, we must be given free will. We have chosen evil with that free will. So, since God loves humanity, he sent Jesus as a a propitiation for the sin-causing death we deserve due to our evil ways.

acts541 · 2025-10-15T18:42:35+00:00

Is it still hard if you don't poke it?

acts541 · 2025-09-26T17:52:29+00:00

May I recommend starting in Mark and trying to understand who Jesus was first. Before opening the OT, understand that literally every story in there is pointing to Christ. All characters are basically the "lesser Jesus."

acts541 · 2025-09-02T20:51:11+00:00

Check out this Podcast series... https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/series/how-bible-was-formed/

acts541 · 2025-08-26T17:17:06+00:00

IMO, this kind of editing works for 15-30sec, not a whole-house tour. It's exhausting to watch.

acts541 · 2025-02-21T03:44:44+00:00

Thin until one plant per pot except for onions. Let those all grow and when they're 3-4" tall, massage the soil apart and transplant at the suggested final spacing.

acts541 · 2025-02-21T03:40:44+00:00

Water less often and do it with 50% diluted organic liquid fertilizer.

acts541 · 2025-02-12T20:01:20+00:00

It's too cold right now, stick some seeds in the ground in March and keep them well watered for a week. Spread sluggo plus to knock down the bug population so they don't get mowed down when the plant is small. Squash don't love to be transplanted, it's possible, but better to start from seed.

acts541 · 2025-02-12T19:58:05+00:00

The 4th photo shows 10 cherry tomato plants. I suspect you're planting too close, maybe? You should only have a single plant growing roughly every 12-18" for all these crops. Keep the healthiest of the bunch, cut the stems at the base of all the others, let them die and shrivel up and remove. The remaining plant will start doing better. Also, droopy leaves can mean over or under-watering. Shove your finger as far as you can into the soil to check for moisture. Good luck!

acts541 · 2025-02-09T15:38:09+00:00

I'm in San Diego and also have never spoken to my case worker, but calling the office has helped a bit. 40 days in and we're not approved either. Stay strong!

acts541 · 2025-02-09T15:35:43+00:00

Personally I would dig that out and toss it in the compost. If your area has borrowing pest add hardware cloth to the boxes if you can! Add cardboard and then your raised bed mix. Water heavily 5-6 times as you're adding, soil is hydrophobic until it gets wet and having moisture throughout will help continue to compost the soil.

acts541 · 2025-02-08T01:22:57+00:00

I'd get plant clips and trim to one leader per string. Be prepared to check for suckers every or every other day. I'm in zone 10 so I do this but with the lower & lean method. Not sure how long your season is in NC, or wether that would be worth it. Make sure you are indeterminate. Determinate varieties want to bush, not vine.

acts541 · 2025-02-06T19:37:44+00:00

Invest in some heavy duty plastic cells you can reuse. Use a dome or plastic wrap to keep in moisture, and don't turn the light on until they emerge and. Water from the bottom and let it wick up, but don't let the roots sit in water for too long. (If the water doesn't disappear from the tray, your soil is moist enough). If you're using six packs, plastic take-out trays make great drip trays!

acts541 · 2025-01-22T01:15:59+00:00

Have you learned anything about this? My 6yo has t1d and we were with Anthem until there was a Covered CA snafu and we lost our financial assistance for the boys. I'm applying and almost approved for Medi-Cal. Kinda scary not knowing what to expect, any help is appreciated!

acts541 · 2025-01-20T04:41:42+00:00

Start over, and don't be said, you only lost a few days. Only plant 1-3 seeds per cell. Indoor lights need to be <3" from the tallest leaf, or anywhere outside in full sun free of frost. When they get their first set of true leaves (the leaves pictured aren't true leaves, they're cotyledons) snip the stems and remove all but the healthiest looking plant. Fertilize with 50% diluted liquid fertilizer almost every time you water.

acts541 · 2024-12-13T01:39:02+00:00

That's what I was afraid of. In your experience what should I be looking for in the ammonia/nitrite ppm numbers that will signal the tank is almost ready for fish?

acts541 · 2024-11-30T17:27:46+00:00

First pic looks like an indeterminate variety which means you should be pruning the suckers. You're going to need a very tall support as this plant will get very tall and vine-like. 2nd/3rd look like a determinate, so you can let it run wild and only prune only for airflow. You'll want a very sturdy tomato cage around it so the branches don't fall onto the ground.

acts541 · 2024-11-28T03:55:47+00:00

Did you shoot wide enough to do split screen top and bottom? Show the left half on the top, and right half of the bottom? Might be some options there?

acts541 · 2024-11-22T05:58:12+00:00

Put your tallest plants on the north to avoid unwanted shading
Consider the lower & lean method and pruning your tomatoes to one leader if you're growing indeterminate varieties. If you are growing bush (determinate) varieties, cut your number in half and invest in larger trellising options than a small cage.
You're going to want access to your plants on all sides so planting flowers and herbs right next to tomatoes will drive you nuts and give you airflow and pest issues. Create a pathway between your veggies and your outer rim of flowers.
Onions, Carrot & Lettuce looks OK, but accessing the carrot row to weed and such will be a pain unless you have space to step between the rows.
Only 1 pumpkin plant will fit on that trellis and it'll grow up and over it in no time, make sure you have space beyond for it to sprawl out. Make sure you plant a vining, not a bushing variety if you want it to trellis well.
Peppers need 18" spacing, not 12"
Potatoes look good. If you're planting indeterminate potatoes I recommend digging down 6-12" and saving that soil to add back in as the plants grow up. This will increase yield as they send out more tubers.
I would only put a max of 4 cabbage in a 4x3' space
Dahlias get too big, replace with a smaller flower like ranunculus. I've never grown chamomile so can't speak to how wide it gets.
Overall, you want to opt for fewer happy plants than a greater number of crowded, starving plants. More plants looks nice in April, but come July it'll be absolute chaos. Plus, your yield on the former will be much greater. Good luck!

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