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Old 03-31-2015, 09:15 AM   #1
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Central Alabama. It gets actually below freezing maybe a few times a year at most, and never for very long.

If I used a thick stone planter, would it absorb enough heat in the daytime to keep it warm enough to get through the few nights that the temp actually dips below freezing?
You'd probably be ok in Alabama but I wouldn't risk it. What you can do is get a soil thermometer and leave an empty planter out.

I don't know what terminal temperatures are for the crops your asking about, but soil thermometers are cheap and an easy way to see how much variability you have.

If you've never used one, just stick it in the soil at the coldest part of the morning, go drink a cup of coffee, check the temp and then put it in the planter, drink more coffee, check and compare.

If I were you I wouldn't leave it out without knowing the variability.
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:21 AM   #2
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So... if I do some container gardening with perennial herbs - large containers, like small tree planters or half oak barrels - do I need to bring them inside during the winter? The basil, thyme, oregano, and rosemary have survived winter in the ground before, but I don't know about the containers. I know I won't get a crop when it's cold, but just wondering if it'd kill anything.

Seriously, folks, I've got a black thumb. Any help here is appreciated.
Light containers (smart pots, for example) + garage space for a couple of weeks worth of nights in the winter?
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:24 AM   #3
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Light containers (smart pots, for example) + garage space for a couple of weeks worth of nights in the winter?
No garage space, unfortunately.
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Old 03-31-2015, 09:27 AM   #4
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OK, maybe I should explain a little more about soil temperature dynamics.

The biggest thing that affects soil temperature is soil moisture. There is a lot less risk of winterkill if there is adequate soil moisture, particularly around the growing point. Soil moisture will keep drought stress off the plant and water holds temperature. It also seals the ground up to keep air out. As water evaporates, it leaves voids in the soil that air can get into and really lower the soil temp at the growing point.

Also, mulch is your friend. Think blanket. You may think that it will keep sun off your soil, but it keeps more temperature in (and soil moisture) than it loses from shading the ground.
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Ok, so we just bought a new house. Front yard sod fully with fescue, back yard like 2 strips. Rest of back yard is patchy with fescue. What should I do to fill it in?
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:10 AM   #6
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Ok, so we just bought a new house. Front yard sod fully with fescue, back yard like 2 strips. Rest of back yard is patchy with fescue. What should I do to fill it in?
Depends. Do you care what it looks like, that it is consistent with the front? If so, I'd say you need to sod in the rest. If it's not that big of deal, buy some seed, plant, water.
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:17 AM   #7
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Depends. Do you care what it looks like, that it is consistent with the front? If so, I'd say you need to sod in the rest. If it's not that big of deal, buy some seed, plant, water.
I'm not as worried about it, eventually it'll get full.

Just curious if I should til all the patch up or just overseed.
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:12 AM   #8
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Just planted some Walkers Low Catmint....looks great in the summer.

Got my BB gun set by the back door as well just in case the neighborhood cats get freaky with it.
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Here is what I grow every year and the problems I get:

Tomatoes- Start drying up from the bottom as the season goes on and I need a good weed stopping mulch for those...straw?

Onions- They seem to never grow much underground but those green shoots sure do!

Garlic- Never done, but I'm guessing it's similar to onions/looking for advice

Green beans- no issues

Peppers- no issues

Sweet potatoes- Never done, looking for advice

Brussel Sprouts- They are ****ing tiny!

I don't use any fertilizer or sprays. Just my own dirt and my own compost.
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I got in my yearly bush/tree order today. I'll be planting 3 cherry bushes, and making patio space for 3 citrus trees. Couple that together with the snow finally having melted and the yard needing to be cleaned and prepped, and it's going to be a busy couple of weeks.
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Old 04-14-2015, 06:19 PM   #11
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I got in my yearly bush/tree order today. I'll be planting 3 cherry bushes, and making patio space for 3 citrus trees. Couple that together with the snow finally having melted and the yard needing to be cleaned and prepped, and it's going to be a busy couple of weeks.
Sounds awesome! Post pictures. Hard to imagine this stuff without them. We can all learn.
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Sounds awesome! Post pictures. Hard to imagine this stuff without them. We can all learn.
If I get things set up so I can upload pics, I'll gladly do that. I've never bothered with that before, but maybe this is the time.

In the meantime (or alternative), this is what I just got in:


http://www.gurneys.com/product/dwarf...d-patio-plants

http://www.gurneys.com/product/carmi.../bush-cherries

http://www.gurneys.com/product/nanki...y/cherry-trees

This is coming under separate shipping and will be for my brother's place:

http://www.gurneys.com/product/halls_hardy_almond_tree
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Can't believe how easy growing cherry tomatoes are. I've put a handful on my salad every night for the past two weeks. They taste great warm! I'm not a green thumb so this is cool.
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I've got tons of cherry tomatoes coming in strong!
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