Idaho Garden Girl - 15 Sept 2022 - Sowing Mesclun Mix - Sw Idaho USDA Zone 6b/7a I am sowing the mesclun mix seeds that I received from Indiana Backyard Gardener. This seed package contains a lot of valuable information about sowing and growing this mesclun mix. I review the seed package information. I prepare the soil in planter boxes. I sprinkle in the seeds as evenly as possible. I cover the seeds with seed starting soil. I water the boxes using a fine mist spray. I cover the boxes with a barrier to keep the cats from using it as a toilet. I show the turnip seedlings that I sowed love days earlier. Thank you Indiana Backyard Gardener for the free seeds! #gardengurus ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWXt3T4rlqk

I go out to the garden to harvest some carrots for my soup. We have had several snowfalls. Each one has melted away in a few days. Temperatures have been in the 30's and low 40's during the day and dropping to the 20's and teens at night. Update: Many things in the garden have been killed by the freezing temperatures, but brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi and kale) are still doing well. A few onions are doing fine. Chard plants have been frozen, but smaller tender leaves have survived. Alderman peas and snap peas were killed by the freezing temperatures. Parsley plants are not actively growing, but are surviving pretty well. Many parsley seedlings are growing. Carrots: Tops of the carrots have been frozen, but the roots are fine. When I harvest the carrots, I dig down around the carrot with my fingers to see how big the carrot is going to be. Then I grasp the foliage and gently wiggle the carrot to loosen it. Then I gently pull back on the carrot and it usually comes right out of the soil. The first carrot I pulled was split. The rest that I pulled were great! Two of the carrots had been surrounded by frozen soil. I tried to harvest them, but they did not wiggle and when I pulled, the top foliage broke off. I had to use a trowel to dig them out. There is nothing like the taste of freshly harvested carrots! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB0-BUUc25w