tonsilectomy@thegarden.land to Gardening@thegarden.land · 1 year agoWhat’s some gardening wisdom that you wish you knew sooner?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s some gardening wisdom that you wish you knew sooner?tonsilectomy@thegarden.land to Gardening@thegarden.land · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaretonsilectomy@thegarden.landOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year 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-squarenathanaellinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoRough approximation is : soil temperature equal minimal air temperature.
minus-squareSpaceBar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYes, for instance, I wait to plant cucumber starts until I have close to 2 weeks straight of 50° minimum temperature.
minus-squareHindufury@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI have been using the internet to tell me
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.
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I have been using the internet to tell me