Went through my seed yesterday; using the seed I have on hand; this will be my early planting; starting with spinach tomorrow. Hoop house soil temp 47 degrees. Hoop house soil appears to be about 10F (-12C) warmer than historic averages. Will put me 30 days ahead of typical planting.

Daikon radish is nature’s tiller. Clay beds, beds crusted over, paths that got walked on too many times. Daikon sends one strong taproot straight down. It pushes into the hard layer, opens tiny cracks, then widens them. That creates new air space for worms, water, roots, microbes. Daikon also mines the subsoil. It pulls up nutrients from deeper down, then stores them in the root and leaves. When we chop it down or let it winter kill, that nutrition returns to the topsoil as it breaks down. The root becomes a soft tunnel that the next crop can follow. How we use it in the garden Plant it thick like a living drill bit.Keep it moist until it sprouts.Let it grow without disturbance. No pulling. No digging. When it is time, we either chop it at the soil line or let frost take it. Leave the root in place. Cover with mulch. Let the soil life do the rest. https://www.skool.com/oasis-builders-8012/classroom/54fca587?md=0ad574d9bef442469c9d80b6cd74f35e

Do you grow sunchokes? Pros and Cons?

I have been spending the evening researching what soil temp is best to direct seed the seeds I have semi-chaotic seed storage. How do you store your seeds? Do you save seeds? Do you buy new seeds each year?

Shes a major green thumb and I still gotta get her in this group. But she’s crushing egg shells to make it in a powder, for calcium in her soil. She wants to know if anyone does this or knows more details. She said “hey take a picture of this and share it in your smart Gardner friends community” so I think I’m in the right place lmao. 🤣