should i plant beets in the ground in the greenhouse like a numbnuts,
knowing they will likely die and I might cop a cruelty to plants
conviction?

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On 3/20/2024 12:52 AM, The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde wrote:
> should i plant beets in the ground in the greenhouse like a numbnuts,
> knowing they will likely die and I might cop a cruelty to plants
> conviction?
>

I planted beets outdoors here a over 3 weeks ago . The soil has been
kinda cold so they're slow takng off ... we've had frost here twice this
week , the only things affected were the taters . Nipped a bit but
they'll be OK .
--
Snag
"They may take our lives but
they'll never take our freedom."
William Wallace

Where's "here", lats and longs or state/province and country? Where I am
is Prince George, BC. Roughly 54N, 122W.

As of Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:18:18 -0500, in message
utek6d$1frmf$1@dont-email.me, Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:

> On 3/20/2024 12:52 AM, The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde wrote:
>> should i plant beets in the ground in the greenhouse like a numbnuts,
>> knowing they will likely die and I might cop a cruelty to plants
>> conviction?
>>
>>
> I planted beets outdoors here a over 3 weeks ago . The soil has been
> kinda cold so they're slow takng off ... we've had frost here twice this
> week , the only things affected were the taters . Nipped a bit but
> they'll be OK .

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for Justice - <https://spufj.trd.is./>

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On 3/20/2024 11:54 PM, The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde wrote:
> Where's "here", lats and longs or state/province and country? Where I am
> is Prince George, BC. Roughly 54N, 122W.
>
> As of Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:18:18 -0500, in message
> utek6d$1frmf$1@dont-email.me, Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
>
>> On 3/20/2024 12:52 AM, The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde wrote:
>>> should i plant beets in the ground in the greenhouse like a numbnuts,
>>> knowing they will likely die and I might cop a cruelty to plants
>>> conviction?
>>>
>>>
>> I planted beets outdoors here a over 3 weeks ago . The soil has been
>> kinda cold so they're slow takng off ... we've had frost here twice this
>> week , the only things affected were the taters . Nipped a bit but
>> they'll be OK .
>

"Here" is north central Arkansas , about 50 miles from the Missouri
state line . We're on the southern edge of the Ozark Plateau .
--
Snag
"They may take our lives but
they'll never take our freedom."
William Wallace

The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde wrote:

> Where's "here", lats and longs or state/province and
> country? Where I am is Prince George, BC. Roughly 54N,
> 122W.
>
> As of Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:18:18 -0500, in message
> utek6d$1frmf$1@dont-email.me, Snag <Snag_one@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/20/2024 12:52 AM, The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde
>> wrote:
>>> should i plant beets in the ground in the greenhouse
>>> like a numbnuts, knowing they will likely die and I
>>> might cop a cruelty to plants conviction?
>>>
>>>
>> I planted beets outdoors here a over 3 weeks ago . The
>> soil has been
>> kinda cold so they're slow takng off ... we've had frost
>> here twice this week , the only things affected were the
>> taters . Nipped a bit but they'll be OK .
>

I'm in Prince George, VA, USA.

I've got lettuce plants I started from seed last month
waiting to go outside, but it's still going down into
the 30sF on most nights, so inside they wait.

The brisk winds we're having here are worse than the
nighttime chill though. I've been trying to put the
lettuce outside to start hardening off, but when that
wind starts gusting, I rush to bring them inside before
they're damaged.

The joy of gardening. [sigh]

Nyssa, who sends a friendly wave up to the other Prince
George~~~~~

Hi Nyssa!

Wondering if you might have to up-pot the lettuces indoors?

Also, what's your gardening situation like? Just a small backyard, or is
there enough space to sacrifice some space on a hedge for a windbreak at
the edge of the veggie plot?

I don't mean to dictate, just wondering if that was a thing that was
possible where you're at.

As of Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:10:49 -0400, in message
uthbl5$27a6h$1@dont-email.me, Nyssa <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net> wrote:

> The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde wrote:
>
>> Where's "here", lats and longs or state/province and country? Where I
>> am is Prince George, BC. Roughly 54N,
>> 122W.
>>
[trimmed the supefluity]
> I'm in Prince George, VA, USA.
>
> I've got lettuce plants I started from seed last month waiting to go
> outside, but it's still going down into the 30sF on most nights, so
> inside they wait.
>
> The brisk winds we're having here are worse than the nighttime chill
> though. I've been trying to put the lettuce outside to start hardening
> off, but when that wind starts gusting, I rush to bring them inside
> before they're damaged.
>
> The joy of gardening. [sigh]
>
> Nyssa, who sends a friendly wave up to the other Prince George~~~~~

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for Justice - <https://spufj.trd.is./>

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The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde wrote:

> Hi Nyssa!
>
> Wondering if you might have to up-pot the lettuces
> indoors?
>
> Also, what's your gardening situation like? Just a small
> backyard, or is there enough space to sacrifice some space
> on a hedge for a windbreak at the edge of the veggie plot?
>
> I don't mean to dictate, just wondering if that was a
> thing that was possible where you're at.
>
> As of Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:10:49 -0400, in message
> uthbl5$27a6h$1@dont-email.me, Nyssa
> <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net> wrote:
>
>> The Bjornsdottirs - Reinhilde wrote:
>>
>>> Where's "here", lats and longs or state/province and
>>> country? Where I am is Prince George, BC. Roughly 54N,
>>> 122W.
>>>
> [trimmed the supefluity]
>> I'm in Prince George, VA, USA.
>>
>> I've got lettuce plants I started from seed last month
>> waiting to go outside, but it's still going down into the
>> 30sF on most nights, so inside they wait.
>>
>> The brisk winds we're having here are worse than the
>> nighttime chill though. I've been trying to put the
>> lettuce outside to start hardening off, but when that
>> wind starts gusting, I rush to bring them inside before
>> they're damaged.
>>
>> The joy of gardening. [sigh]
>>
>> Nyssa, who sends a friendly wave up to the other Prince
>> George~~~~~
>
>
Hi back at ya, Reinhilde!

I had a good-sized in-ground garden for years in my
backyard, but after several years of invading deer
eating nearly everything I planted, I switched to a
"pot farm" on my deck and around the foundation in
back of the house.

You can see some before-the-deer pictures of what
my old garden looked like plus a article about my
"pot farm" on my website: http://logicalinsight.net

I really miss the bigger garden, but putting in all
the work of prepping, weeding, etc. and getting
only a few onions and some broccoli out of all of
it, it was just too work-intensive for what I was
getting. What I miss most is the fresh green beans
during the summer. :(

As for the lettuce plants, I'm hoping that after this
rainy weekend coming that I'll be able to get at least
a few of 'em outside in large pots. Our lettuce growing
season is short before it gets too hot and they bolt,
so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the winds and
chilly nights are almost over. I did get them outside
on the deck for a couple of hours today, so that's a
plus.

Nyssa, who needs to get the lettuce outside so there
will be room under the plant light to get the tomato
seeds started