Daughter lives in Ala. and she wants to start a garden
We covered our newly planted vegetables last night to prevent frost damage but I am afraid we ruined them. They are all wilted, some are yellow, some are dark. They do not look good and I am worried we will lose everything. Please send me some tips on how to revive them. Thank you
Unfortunately, there is nothing that you can do to help them along, except for care for them properly.
I advise keeping what you can in container until you are sure that all threat of cold weather has passed. Most things that require direct seeding are very frost tolerant, typically.
I recommend going by your last predicted frost date, but even then have extra caution. Every year about this time, without fail, this becomes a very common occurrence. My method is to keep warm weather crops in container for as long as they will stand it. I try and wait until the soil remains above 50 degrees to be sure. This will cut all doubt, though will be a little tricky to master timing.
I live in the Highlands of Scotland, so not exactly the warmest of climates... Thank you ?
Vegetables are cool season veggies and warm season veggies. Many people also plant cools season veggies again in the fall (but you start them in late summer.)
These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/the-vegetable-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/grow-a-mountain-vegetable-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/fast-growing-vegetables.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/growing-winter-vegetables.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/slope-hill/growing-vegtable-garden-hill.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/containers/designing-your-container-vegetable-garden.htm
Whats the good time to plant vegies..Is dark night good to start doing vegetable gardening???
Some grow year round and some do not. This depends on your climate and plant choice.
Generally, planting is best done in the early morning.
Check out our articles on the main site at https://www.gardeningknowhow.com for information pertaining to particular plants and their seasons.
With the corona virus "lockdown" getting everything I needed done by the time my vegetable plants get to me (fortunately my supplier is late for the same reason). So I'm a little late getting my raised beds ready in time. How can I protect my plants so that there in the best growing condition possible while I get everything I need done. I'm in northern New Jersey and the last frost date is usually around 5/15. Normally I would have planted by now.
Indoor, horticultural lighting.
This will be the biggest challenge that you face- Having enough light.
For ease of use and reliability I recommend the Ceremamic Metal Halide. They come in a 315 watt bulb and will light anything in a 4x4 square.
Of course, there are many other options under the sun, but this one happens to replicate the sun pretty well.
I live in Virginia. I just opened an area of 36x30 feet for a vegetable garden. The next day the garden area had ant hills all over the entire area. How can I kill all of the ants so I can plant my vegetables.
If you aren't in a huge hurry you can solarize the soil:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm
If you need the bed sooner, try these ideas:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/get-rid-of-ants.htm
Hi, I am a novice grower, in my 3rd year of growing a variety of different flowers and veg. Just this morning I have noticed these markings on my plants. It doesn’t rub off and I can’t see that it’s a mite. A slug has over the past week managed to get into my green house And do some damage but besides that the only other change i can think of is that I hadn’t zipped up my greenhouse before a windy hail and rain storm the other day. The last picture is everything that looks like it has these markings from my little green house, even if only slight, so a variety of different plants, not just veg, I have placed separate from my healthy seedlings in case it’s a disease and I need to dispose of them. If it is though please can you let me know if it’s safe to use the same pots again and if so any measures I should take as I am in desperate need and have more things to try growing. Thank you.
It is leafminer damage. Simple leafminer control methods will suffice.
Here is an article that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/leaf-miner-control.htm