Episode 3 – Growing Basil Indoors, The Gardening Everyday Podcast
Oct 28th, 2009 by tommy
Listen to The Gardening Everyday Podcast Below
I recently wrote a post about growing basil indoors that proved to be quite popular. Because of that, I’ve decided to also add an audio version as Episode 3 of The Gardening Everyday Podcast.
In this episode, I discuss the basics of growing basil indoors. These tips and ideas can work well for other herbs too. I hope you enjoy this installment.
Tommy
Related posts:
- Growing Basil Indoors
- Episode 4 – Fertilizing Tomatoes, The Gardening Everyday Podcast
- The Gardening Everyday Podcast Episode 2 – Trees For Alkaline Soils
Your post entitled ‘test’ doesn’t come up when it is clicked on in Picks on Blotanical. You have messages waiting on your My Plot there, also.
Hello,
Just wondering your thoughts on FreezePruf – I sprayed my plants to keep them outside longer – 2 weeks –
Have you heard of this or tried it?
Kat
Kat,
FreezePruf was developed by a university professor to allow plants to survive colder temperatures than what they normally would. The main ingredient is polyethylene glycol (PEG). The mechanism of action is to provide a lower freezing point for plants. PEG is a viscous material whose freezing point is much lower than water. So, in basic terms, FreezePruf coats the leaves and stems (the label says to apply liberaly to runoff) with PEG placing a barrier of higher freeze tolerent material all over the plant. The expected degree of protection is 3-9 degrees F colder than usual.
Personally I have not used this material. It is always best to stick with the plants that are adapted to your region. In the case of vegetable and fruit crops, I would suspect you could use FreezePruf to extend the inevitable freezing of your crops by a week or two. However, by that time, most plants are not growing much due to the decreasing night (and daytime) temps. Overall, I think FreezePruf is worth using when an early or late frost is forcasted for your area. Other than that, I don’t see a whole lot of benefit for home gardeners.
Tommy
Nell,
The post was an actual test to try a new plugin on the site. It has been removed.
I’ll check My Plot at Blotanical.
Thanks,
Tommy