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Weather nerding for gardeners!
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Do I need to go out and cover the citrus / avocado / other frost-tender plant tonight?! Have you ever asked yourself that question? It’s one thing to check the weather forecast for your area, but the actual microclimate around the specific plant you’re worried about is a whole other question. Here is a detailed discussion about measuring weather and microclimates in home gardens (available as both a podcast and a written article) between two of my favorite online people: Farmer Fred Hoffman, of the newsletter Beyond the Garden Basics, and meteorologist and weather educator Daniel Swain, of Weather West. I was so surprised and pleased to find this conversation between them. They center the conversation on home weather stations (what kind of gear to get and where to put it). However, even if you have no intention of installing a weather station yourself, the nuanced discussion of the way temperature and wind change over micro-topography is really valuable, especially as we try to make the best decisions for our plants during the frostiest months of the year. Happy Seedurday, Anne When you’re ready, here are some more ways I can help you grow a thriving garden from seed: 1. Plan your seed-starting schedule with our free printable planner. 2. Download the free Orta Seed Starting Handbook with all the basics you need to succeed with seeds. 3. Take the guesswork out of watering with Orta Self-Watering Pots. (Find discounted factory seconds here!) 4. Join the Orta Seed Club to have 5 hand-picked, unusual & high-yielding varieties delivered to you every season. Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up to get the best emails about gardening from seed!
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Helping thousands of gardeners successfully start seeds. Practical & forgiving, with tips you can use today plus deep dives into the cutting edge of seed news. A must read for the seed curious.
Free webinar next week: Start Your Garden From Seed In this one-hour webinar, you'll learn everything you need to grow your garden from seed this year. We'll cover: How to decide which seeds are best for you: Hybrid or heirloom? What should you look for in a seed company? How to plan your timing: What seeds to start when? How to set up indoor seed-starting, affordably: Best sources for inexpensive and effective grow lights. Trouble shooting, and how to avoid common beginner mistakes. Start...
The rain held off last night as we burned our solstice affirmations in my friends' backyard fire pit. As we said goodbye to the sun on the longest night of the year, we each tossed in a slip of paper where we had written something from this past year that we'd like to let go. It was a wonderful ritual, that in different circumstances might have been solemn. Our group, however, was about 1/2 kids, and as soon as the affirmations were burned, all sorts of experimental items from the garden...
Before I wrote to you on Seedurdays, back when I was first starting this newsletter, I wrote to you on #Caturdays. Over the years, I shared lots of garden pictures of this guy, perhaps the world's best garden model: Though it has to be mentioned, even as a youngster he was never much for catching gophers. This picture was pretty typical, giving me a look that says, "Well? Aren't you going to get those gophers?" As of today, our beloved Nani, who turned 16 in November and whose full name is...