@tonsilectomy@thegarden.land to Gardening@thegarden.land • 2 years agoWhat’s some gardening wisdom that you wish you knew sooner?message-square11fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s some gardening wisdom that you wish you knew sooner?@tonsilectomy@thegarden.land to Gardening@thegarden.land • 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-square@tonsilectomy@thegarden.landOPlinkfedilink1•2 years agoFor me it’s actually putting a thermometer into the soil. I always just winged it, or assumed that the soil temp was the same as the air temperature.
minus-square@nathanael@mander.xyzlinkfedilink1•2 years agoRough approximation is : soil temperature equal minimal air temperature.
minus-squareSpaceBarlinkfedilink1•2 years agoYes, for instance, I wait to plant cucumber starts until I have close to 2 weeks straight of 50° minimum temperature.
For me it’s actually putting a thermometer into the soil. I always just winged it, or assumed that the soil temp was the same as the air temperature.
Rough approximation is : soil temperature equal minimal air temperature.
Yes, for instance, I wait to plant cucumber starts until I have close to 2 weeks straight of 50° minimum temperature.