tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4005363133326203726..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Why aren't my seeds growing?Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-22341409799291390872017-04-22T14:13:03.878-07:002017-04-22T14:13:03.878-07:00For the grass, I think the angle of the sun on the...For the grass, I think the angle of the sun on the lawn makes all the dif. The clay till soil is so frozen for the veggies to grow and if you want earlies, you have to improve the situation with raised beds of rockless soil, green and other manure additions and heat retaining situations such as row cover or southern exposure against a wall or fence etc.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252935014307272447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57627574975618266472017-04-20T20:33:49.696-07:002017-04-20T20:33:49.696-07:00I planted grass seed on ground frozen solid one ye...I planted grass seed on ground frozen solid one year. I did this because once it thawed it was going to get really sloppy to walk on, being a naturally wet area. It must have been early March, but the grass came up just fine once the weather warmed. Grass seed is designed to survive cold winters so it is pretty hard to go wrong with it. Lucas Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416847474915558548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-10043918343423131142017-04-18T20:27:33.378-07:002017-04-18T20:27:33.378-07:00Having lived my entire life in northern states ajo...Having lived my entire life in northern states ajoining Canada, I have to admit a little "global warming" sounds welcoming. After all, more CO2 makes pants grow, just like early earth, when all those verdent swamps made all the organic matter we burn as fossile fuel today.<br /><br />Anyway, as you consider the slow start to your veggies, or lawn seed consider the impact of cooler than average weather on local farmers.<br /><br />The cost of sustainable locally grown produce can be high, in climates such as ours.<br /><br />Warmly yours...<br />LOLOrganic Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694548750704036717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16674159957303504532017-04-18T14:24:40.055-07:002017-04-18T14:24:40.055-07:00Here in southern Kitsap near Long Lake our pear an...Here in southern Kitsap near Long Lake our pear and apple trees are at least 3 weeks behind. I have plants in the greenhouse and some cool weather veggies sown. I tried to put out some squash only to watch it die. Very frustrating.Zampolithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201913965772982289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80465229466099642362017-04-18T09:22:26.973-07:002017-04-18T09:22:26.973-07:00What a timely post! I've been wondering why m...What a timely post! I've been wondering why my grass seed has done nothing. I was very perplexed. I'll have to wait it out. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962740466403728248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72014788392480560862017-04-18T08:24:42.933-07:002017-04-18T08:24:42.933-07:00Hi Cliff, like you, I threw grass seed down a coup...Hi Cliff, like you, I threw grass seed down a couple of weekends ago and after 10 days of watering, have nothing to show. Should I let my seeds try and germinate or should I re-till the yard and start from scratch? Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479935710423700974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15571976904065866182017-04-18T06:26:42.603-07:002017-04-18T06:26:42.603-07:00Planted grass seed on a shady lawn in North Seattl...Planted grass seed on a shady lawn in North Seattle and it's almost ready to mow. Maybe bad seeds are the problem CliffCrown City Rentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856128384261064856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46611281249726553842017-04-17T20:24:26.831-07:002017-04-17T20:24:26.831-07:00Agronomist measure accumulated Heat Units needed f...Agronomist measure accumulated Heat Units needed from sowing to harvest, adjusting for base temperature unique to a particular crop. You can hasten the accumulation of heat units with row covers. Ozonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134607558708216136noreply@blogger.com