https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2 Please share your best green thumb tips to help our gardens grow! Ask questions of your fellow gardeners. For question posts, please change the color of the post to GREEN. To change the color, you must first submit your post and then click on the hover over the right hand corner and push the edit button. en-us 2020-04-27 18:58:56 UTC 2026-03-13 20:37:11 UTC hello@padlet.com cmuske https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/534488869 When planting tomato plants, mound up dirt quite a ways up the plant.  It will strengthen the tomato and help the plant grow bigger.  If mounding the soil up isn't an option, plant them deep in the soil, even deeper than the container it came in.
Cassie Muske]]> 2020-04-27 19:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/534488869 cmuske https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/534500399 When transplanting or planting plants, dig your hole in the ground and fill it with water.  If your soil is really dry, you may need to do it a couple of times before placing the plant. This allows the water to get right to the roots and lessens the shock of being moved.
Cassie Muske]]> 2020-04-27 19:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/534500399 awilson263 https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/534679129 I want to grow cucumbers and zucchini, but we've got a small space and don't want the whole garden taken over by those two plants.  I've heard there's a way to put in a trellis or something for the vines to grow up rather than out - does that actually work?  And how exactly do I set something like that up?

Amanda Wilson]]> 2020-04-27 20:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/534679129 cmuske https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/534714437 I have such trouble with deer and other animals eating my hard work each year!!  I already have a raised bed garden, but that doesn't stop the deer!  What are some tried and true methods of pest control?
Cassie Muske]]> 2020-04-27 20:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/534714437 https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/536381396 2020-04-28 13:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/536381396 https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/536405736 How do I keep the weeds and grass from growing in my asparagus bed? What is the best fertilizer for asparagus?]]> 2020-04-28 13:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/536405736 https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/536444832 To keep control of weeds - mulch around your plants. Mulch benefits plants by keeping the soil cool and moist and depriving weeds of light. ]]> 2020-04-28 14:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuske/1vs8o6ptiglt60x2/wish/536444832