tonsilectomy@thegarden.land to Gardening@thegarden.land · 1 year agoWhat’s some gardening wisdom that you wish you knew sooner?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s some gardening wisdom that you wish you knew sooner?tonsilectomy@thegarden.land to Gardening@thegarden.land · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squaretonsilectomy@thegarden.landOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 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-squarenathanael@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoRough approximation is : soil temperature equal minimal air temperature.
minus-squareSpaceBar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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.