About my garden, planting at home

I'm continuing to work on the garden. Or rather, I'm planting everything indoors for now. Indoors. So that at the end of May I can take everything to the garden. And plant it there. This year I'm making a big garden. The biggest one yet. And I'm still working on it. I've temporarily stopped planting new seeds. I ran out of space. That's a problem. And I don't transplant what's already grown from small containers into larger ones. For the same reason.

I made shelves. And put them by the window. But not everything worked out right away. It takes time. Boards. Furniture boards. Beams. Cut to size with a saw. Install them so they stand. I place furniture boards or boards on beams. 50 centimeters high. A simple design. Not always reliable. It wobbles. That's the first option. I don't know exactly how it should be. But the movement is correct. The problem is in the fasteners. To securely fasten the boards and beams. And to level them. Possibly. Sometimes one beam is higher, another a little lower. Or it doesn't matter. I haven't figured it out yet.

I realized what happened with my second crop of plants. Not all of them survived. Unfortunately. My mistake. I figured it out. First thing's first. The plants didn't have enough light yet. In the back of the room. On the floor. That's the main mistake. While it was still March or April, it was quite dark. And the daylight hours were dark. The room quickly became dark. I didn't take that into account. My first experiment. But then I transplanted everything that survived to the light. I simply moved the plants closer to each other and even placed them between the rows. Just so everything would fit. At least somehow. The plants that survived until this point mostly survived. True. They're not big. Of course. But they're alive. And that's the main thing. I keep an eye on them.

I realized I needed lighting. These are lamps. LEDs, for example. Or photo lamps. They're installed from above. I figured that out. It will take time. The lamps themselves will need a socket where the lamp fits. It comes with a cord. I've seen it. I'd try this design first. There are full-spectrum lamps. Specialized ones, like red and blue. And just light bulbs. You can go that route.

It's a good idea. If there are a lot of plants, you'll need to set up a shelf. That will also take time. Scattering them on the floor won't work. There's just not enough light. Especially in March and early April. Now the daylight hours have noticeably increased. And it's gotten better. Somewhere in the back of the room, things seem to be in order. Regarding the light.

All of this will take time. That's why I've put off the transfer and planting process for now. Overall, I've found that I'm doing fine repotting plants. In most cases, it doesn't harm the plants. That's good. And I water them properly. Regularly. Every other day. Sometimes even every day. But when it's dark, and the watering continues, it becomes a real mess. However, under normal lighting conditions, watering every other day is perfectly fine. Some things can even be done every two days. It depends on the soil and the plants. I'm starting to figure things out.

I fertilize every 10 days. I use Krepysh fertilizer. It's a mineral fertilizer. You throw these little stones in water and dissolve them. Just wait a while. Shake them up. And then water. The usual watering. Water at the roots. And around them. As usual. Make sure the entire soil is moist. I've done this three times already. For the very first plants. And for the others as they appear. For some, just once. I only feed the plants that I've transplanted from a small seed container to a larger one, for those that have already started growing and are waiting to be planted in the garden.

There are so many plants that should have been transplanted into larger containers instead of waiting. But then again, this space. And I wasn't prepared for so many plants. And they need 8x8 cm containers. And soil. So I transplanted as many as I could. The marigolds are even blooming. Very beautiful flowers! The cornflower is already as tall as grass. And the asters are growing really well! That's my main thing. Then I started adding variety. Plants I'm trying to grow for the first time. Something's growing!