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turtlesandfrogs · 2 years

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If you're new to gardening, then you'll hear a lot about hardiness zones, but there's more to it than that.

Hardiness zone *only* tells you about how cold you can expect your coldest temperatures in winter to be, but people try to use it for a lot more than that. Here's one example for the US:

Another thing that's important to know if you want to grow perennials, particularly things like gooseberries and apples, is how many chill hours (iirc, hours between 45f and freezing) you get, which is shown in this next map:

I'm guessing North Dakota is in that little bubble because they spend so much of winter below freezing, which doesn't count toward chill hours.

A third consideration, which comes in handy when someone who's used to Texas thinks you should be able to grow papayas near Seattle because it's also zone 8 for hardiness, is the heat zone you're in. Heat zone measures how many days above 85f a location got, historically. Either last year was a huge anomaly (let's hope) or this desperately needs to be updated:

When you combine these three, it gives you a better idea of what you can grow, and what will thrive in your area.

By the way, here's a Chill hours chart from One Green World nursery:

Fruit Tree Chill Hours Chart

Almond: 400-600

Walnut: 800-100

Filbert (Hazelnut): 800-1300

Chestnut: 300-500

Pistachio: 550-800

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Apple: 700-1000 (Low chill varieties between 200-500)

Apricot: 500-800

Peach: 600-1000 (low chill varieties between 300-500)

Nectarine: 100-500

Asian Pear: 400-500

European Pear: 600-800

Japanese Plum: 500-900

European Plum: 700-1000

Pluot: 400-800 (Low chill varieties between 200-300)

Mulberry: 200-400

Quince: 200-500

Medlar: 200-400

Pawpaw: minimum 400

Fig: 100-200

Olive: 200-300

Persimmon: 100-200

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Raspberry: minimum 800

Blackberry: 200-800

Grape: 150+

Gooseberry: 800-1000

Currant: 800-100

Strawberry: 200-300

Blueberry:

Southern Highbush 200-300

Northern Highbush 800+

Honeyberry: 750-1000

Pomegranate: 100-300

Goumi: 100-450

Pineapple Guava: 50-100

Citrus: 0

#gardenblr #gardening #gardening beginners #gardening info #hardiness zone #chill hours #heat zone #solarpunk gardening #organic gardening #permaculture

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witch-crip-is-this · 1 year

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Basic safety/responsibility tips for new witches ✨

-Always maintain adequate ventilation & precautions for anything burning: candles, incense, cooking, etc. Do not leave flames unattended.

-Make sure your herbs/aromatics are pet AND human safe. Check for allergies & read up on ASPCA guidelines.

-Read up on cultural appropriation in witchcraft. Smudging, hoodoo & voodoo, Kabbalah, etc are closed culture. Respect practices that aren’t yours to take.

-Pseudoscience is not magic. Magic is about empowerment, not coercion. Crystals will not heal your anxiety any more than a good book. Cure-alls don’t exist, and anyone selling them is a scammer, not your friend.

-Wicca is Not the only option for witchcraft, & was designed to be inherently transphobic, racist and antisemitic. Try to explore other witchy communities to see what feels best for you.

-You will make mistakes. That is okay. Be willing to learn and ready to accept the consequences.

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bbgirl-aesthetic20 · 9 months

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witchy-batsquatch · 3 months

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I have a question is it okay to take a break from my craft and the work for a bit my grandmas in her last stages of dementia and she doesn't have much time left and she knows she is going and I am drained both emotionally and physically

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lennonslittlegarden · 1 year

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Enchanting garden arches

#fairy aesthetic #fairy garden #cottagecore #nature core #countrycore #cottage aesthetic #outdoors #beginner witch #plants #aesthetic #flowers #spring aesthetic #summer aesthetic #whimiscal #fairytalecore #enchanting

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sun-lit-garden · 14 days

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Yes, I deserve a spring–I owe nobody nothing.” ― Virginia Woolf

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witchysylv · 1 year

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small list of beginner & indoor herbs for baby green witches

hiii here's a list of some of the plants i started with that newbies might need for starting their indoor garden.

lemon balm. plant or buy it in the fall and dry it out so you'll have it all year.

basil. perfect for indoors.

green onion. when you buy them from the store, place the base in a mason jar of water and change the water daily. they'll grow like crazy i promise.

mint. it's one of the best indoor plants and works best in containers anyway.

rosemary. you can buy it in pots and that shit is near impossible to kill.

thyme. super easy to grow and wonderful for magic.

#witchcraft #beginner witch #baby witch #green witch #herbs #herbal magic #green magic #gardening #spellwork #spell work #correspondences

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unexpectedplantblr · 1 month

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what are these thangs…..

identify my fruit trees challenge plantblr please help me

#plantblr #plant progress #beginner gardener #plant growth #fruit trees

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tansybengsch · 5 months

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FEEDING THE NATION AGAIN.

#THIS TOOK FORVER #pj masks #octobella #beginner artist #I WANT PRISMA COLORS GRRRR #For yall who r like “WHERES HER WITCH HAT?? NOOOO”#DW CHILL #SHE STILL HAS IT #SHES JUST WEARIN A GARDENING HAT RN #BUT YEAH I LIKE THIS ONE A LOTTT #Or not #Who knows #Stay curious 🥰

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theshadowrealmitself · 1 year

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Man the disdain some people have for those who are barely learning something new

went to a plant event on campus where you can get seeds, sprouts, and cuttings, which I was excited for because I’ve always wanted to get into gardening but it seems so intimidating, and there was one nice person, but the other people there (gardening club members) ranged from flat out ignoring me to explaining only the tiniest bit of stuff in cold, clipped tones, but they were perfectly friendly to the people who obviously already had experience gardening

Anyways, I’m gonna go some googling on my own rn, but I got a couple of sprouted seeds, one was labeled spicy chili and the other one is a poblano pepper

I’ve put them in tupperware containers with holes cut on the bottom for now cause the only pots I have are big ones I bought that I was going to use to plant basil and stuff before I missed my planting opening a few months ago

I got a couple of cuttings, one is a spider plant cutting and I didn’t quite hear what the other one is but apparently it’s another indoor beginner house plant cutting (got them from the one nice person there) I put them in water because that’s what you’re supposed to do till they grow roots, right?

And then a pack of seeds for sunflowers and a pack of seeds for lima beans, haven’t done anything with them yet

If anyone knows anything about how to care for these plants, please let me know!!! For now I’ll just be online trying to figure it out

#now see this is exactly why I’ve been too intimidated to go to events like this #turned out only marginally better than I feared #why are people mean??#yeah I’m a beginner but I’m an excited one!!#I would love to hear everything you have to say about it!!!#😭😭😭#gardening #plants #no fandom #please help

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turtlesandfrogs · 2 months

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It occurred to me that I hadn't talked about my malabar spinach on here, or at least I don't think I did.

So, basically, I wanted to try out a kind of hydroponics called the kratky method, and I found out I liked malabar spinach, so I stripped the leaves off a few stems and put them in an aquarium that I'd picked up from a free pile, and

They seem to be doing pretty well! Along with the Thai basil I also started from stems. Still learning how to do it well, but it's been a fun project so far. I haven't harvested any leaves yet, and I have a feeling I should figure out a better plan for the vines than "let them dangle".

#beginners hydroponics #kratky #malabar spinach #indoor gardening

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theblasianwitch · 2 years

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Broke Witch Tips #7: Gardening

For starters I want to say these are all tips I've gathered over the internet and tried myself to test viability. Most if not all these tips can be used for any type of garden but I primarily use them for my indoor garden as I do not own a home. Most of these tips can also be used in small spaces.

Bottom watering

I'm starting with bottom watering because as someone who frequently forgets things it is a plant lifesaver. A lot of gardening tips say don't over or under water a plant and that plants hate wet feet, but with this method the plants take exactly how much water they need and most of the time you can see the water level so you can top it off at any time when you notice the water is a little lower.

Ways to do this are putting a pie tin, tray, or a wide enough bowl under a potted plant that has a drainage hole on the bottom. Fill the container with water and put the plant inside. If it's a fresh plant or dry add a little water to the top soil after and you're good to go.

Save your water bottles

This leans into the bottom watering. If you use the store bought packs of any plastic bottled beverage, you can turn those bottles into self watering pots. Gatorade and Powerade bottles would need more force, so I stick to water bottles and soda bottles.

Clean/rinse out any of the sugary drink bottles. Some sugar is fine in a plant but most of what's in these drinks can be too much.

Cut the bottle a couple inches from the bottom all the way across. The top will be for the plant and the bottom for the water

Remove the bottle cap and with a toothpick or a knife (some caps are thicker than others) poke a couple holes through the cap. Then put the cap back on loosely. This gives some air space to pull the water through

Flip the top upside down and fill it with soil and the seedling, plant or seed you are planting.

This may be optional but I find it easier and more convenient for me. On the bottom part cut down 2 lines about a centimeter or 2 deep. This serves as a tab you can pull down to pour more water into the bottoms for the plants. I tape around the bottles and leave the tab untaped

Put the pieces together. If you read step 5 you can tape them but you don't have to. Water goes in the bottom and when you refill you can just lift the plant slightly up instead

Hydrogen peroxide

Did you know that a little hydrogen peroxide mixed with water is a great seed starter? I don't remember the full science because I watched the video months ago but I've been successful with this tip in all my plants.

Take a bottle of water (yep those again) and drink the top off (usually about how much I use for a pill) and add a cap full of hydrogen peroxide. That's it. That's all you need. You shake it a little to mix it and when you start to germinate seeds use that mixture instead of regular water to help your little seedlings bloom a little stronger. Make sure to keep this mixture separate from your regular drinking water.

Save your prescription bottles

I say prescription because 9 times out of 10 it's the transparent orange bottles.

Instead of zip lock bags I use the containers for my germination method. I found I was wasting a lot of bags just to keep track of the different seedlings and they honestly don't need the whole space most of the time. If I have a mango seed, avocado seed, tulip or lily bulb, then I use the bag method.

The germination method is simple. Take your seeds, wrap them in paper towel, and get them a little wet. Just wet enough to see slightly through but not so wet the paper gets thin. Put them in the container you choose and place container by a window for light. The seeds should sprout between 3 days to 2 weeks depending on the seed type.

Fruit Cups and Egg Shells

When I say fruit cups here I mean the little bowl/cup shape left behind with some round fruits depending on how they're prepped. These fruits include but aren't limited to:

Citrus fruits (orange, grapefruit, lemon)

Dragonfruit

Kiwis

Mango

If you scope out the insides and have a cup shaped peel left behind, add a little soil and a seed and you got a good little starter pot. Once you have a seedling just plant the seed with the fruit cup into a bigger pot or your garden soil.

If you have some good clean cracked eggshells, they can be used this same way.

Lighting and humidity

This is probably the number one success factor I have in my plant growth. Know how much light you plant requires. If it needs full light you will need your sunniest room. If it needs partial light it can practically go anywhere with a window. If it needs low light then away from any window can help.

The number one place I've had success growing things wherever I've lived is the bathroom. If your bathroom has a window, use it for plants. Open the window between spring and early fall sometimes so they get some fresh air but it isn't fully necessary. The humidity from your showers and the light from your window combined with some bottom watering will work wonders.

If your bedroom has a window and you frequently use a humidifier or diffuser it's worth a try there as well.

If your kitchen has a window that's a good place to. And depending on how often you cook or bake it could work for even tropical plants.

Coffee and Cinnamon

Save your coffee grounds and black tea bags. They make great fertilizer and seed starters.

Use cinnamon water or sprinkle cinnamon at the base of your plants to prevent plant fungus and mold of your plants.

EBT/Food Stamps covers herb plants

I just recently learned this and I feel dumb for not knowing it sooner so I'm sharing to make sure others know.

However the pots they usually have them in at grocery stores will need to be changed out and to do this you will need a firm yet delicate touch. The containers I've gotten are usually a thick plastic so cutting the corners with some strong scissors is how I get them out at first to keep them all intact. Once out hold over another container and gently pull the bottom soil to loosen the compacted roots. Prepare another pot bigger than the initial pot and fill with the soil you loosened and some extra and place the plant in. Surround with a little more soil, water and done.

Herb plants covered:

Rosemary

Parsley

Dill

Basil

Mint

Thyme

Some correspondences for things mentioned:

Eggshells: cleansing (mainly from curses), protection, healing, banishing, divination, manifestation

Coffee: cleansing, energy, grounding

Black tea: strength, repels negativity, provides energy

Cinnamon: protection, health/healing, love, happiness, money, happiness, fertility, spirituality, purification, success, the sun

Rosemary: success, protection, courage, healing, banishing, purification, money

Parsley: travel,

Dill: travel, luck, protection, money, happiness

Mint: protection, health, happiness, peace, fertility, travel,

Basil: protection, peace, money, wisdom, courage, the sun

Thyme: health/healing, love, wisdom, courage

Orange: wisdom, insight, wealth, divination, manifestation, peace, well being, the sun

Grapefruit: spirituality, healing, manifestation, purification

Lemon: healing, love, purification/cleansing, divination, manifestation, happiness, the sun

Mango: spirituality, harmony, protection

Kiwi: health/healing, love, fertility

Dragonfruit: strength, spirituality, protection, night and moon

That's all I have for now for gardening. Happy planting yall

✨️💛 The Blasian Witch💛✨️

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bbgirl-aesthetic20 · 2 years

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witchy-batsquatch · 2 months

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So does anyone have any good incense recommendations I read that some brands of incense have bad stuff in them

#kitchen witch #cottagecore #witchblr #beginner witch #cottage witch #baby witch #home witch #home and hearth #garden witch #witchcraft

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manifestingalignment · 2 years

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velveteengreen · 7 months

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Roselle Hibiscus from local food forest ❣️

recently have been learning more about growing edible and medicinal plants and actually started lots of seedlings with my husband like beets, sugar magnolia snap peas, dill and catnip to name a few. It feels good to have started them instead of anxiously putting it off!! Hoping for some sort of harvest 🤞🏼

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