u/muzavazone

I saw him twice today!

The first time I wanted to check if that little blueberry pot needed watering. The little bugger scared me jumping out just as I was reaching in to touch the soil. I did not see him at all! Then he scrambled up on the foundation block.

Later in the evening I noticed he had returned to the same pot and was sitting like a little statue, all exposed and visible from a distance.. I was moving around quite a bit, and he didn't react at all.

It's interesting that he chose a single pot containing pure acidic peat. There are signs that he's been digging in that pot, possibly sleeping there?.

So many questions... How did he get inside the pot? Why this one? Does he like the acidic blueberry peat?

Or is it just fluffy peat in general? He seems to prefer dry substrate for some reason (last time he was sitting on a dusty dry patch of soil).

Btw, this one is probably twice as big and fat as the one out in the garden bed. They must be the same age.

I have hundreds of spiders in my two greenhouses, all shapes and sizes, but it's the first time I spotted a nest (?).

When I opened the rear door for ventilation, I noticed a bunch of babies moving. I just left them after taking a picture, and now the babies are in a tight clump that looks like a large bead.

Since they are on the inside of the door frame that I will be opening daily in this weather, they are fully exposed to the outside (and the sun) during the day.

Leave them here, or relocate the clump to the inside of the greenhouse? Do they have a mother that needs to know where she left them?

Basically - do I just ignore them, or do they need any help with that randomly exposed location?

(I was told once that there's no such thing as a stupid question)

These are everbearing Ostara, growing in grounded pots in a greenhouse.

It looks like the slug population has collapsed since a toad took up residence in the greenhouse. I haven’t seen a single slug yet?!

Found this 2nd overwintered baby in a strawberry patch, next to a random forgotten roof tile - I've been using these to secure the edges of my frost/bird protection covers.

So it seems I have the ideal shelter material already? I've got a big pile of those ancient roof tiles.

Minutes later I gently lifted the tile and, sure enough, the baby was under it.

Now I added a plate of water next to the tile. Good or bad move? I could probably add another tile to partly cover the water if needed..

... Found it only because I wanted to take a picture of the cats... The toad was under leaks behind the black cat...

Just broke off a soft 10cm shoot on a new plant when moving 🌿... Trying luck with a random new setup using an "orchid pot" as a humidity dome :) bottom leaves removed, dusted with rooting hormone. Wet acidic peat.

How do you do this?.. or don't? 🙃

Micro dwarf Venus. One was potted up last week from a 500ml yogurt cup to a much wider container.

Same beginnings, same age, sitting on the same greenhouse table. Different mix added when potting up, but fed the same later.

I noticed they were very shy about spreading sideways when standing in a tray side by side and touching leaves with neighbours. In bigger pots they are still touching, but are much less shy about pushing and spreading sideways regardless 😁

15 potted up, about 10 still in yogurt cups. The growth pattern is consistent across all individuals and two varieties (also have Vilma).

Nothing groundbreaking, but still very interesting to observe 🍅

Such a beauty! 🥰

What is the best timing and method for propagating this bush? Found growing in multiple places along the main street in my hometown. (I could ask mom to mail me some cuttings)

Everbearing Ostara variety 🍓

Potted in a greenhouse, but pots are well rooted to the ground by now - it's their second spring.

I hope slugs don't get to them before I do...

Does this look right? I cannot find any pics of this variety with red leaves.. suckers coming up from below the graft line look exactly the same colour.

I planted peach, nectarine and apricot last year. This one is the only survivor after the extremely cold winter.

Bought this Little Miss Figgy on April 16th. It's currently indoors, under lights.

There's some suspicious discoloration on the top of the stem and it seems to be moving down and killing new shoots - the leaves just wilt and and the shoots collapse. Two shoots left, two already gone.

Is there anything I could do besides wait and see? The remaining branches seem to be quite strong but the blackness is already in the area...

Cambium is still green when scratched, roots and buds are all dead... Is there any hope? What would you do at this stage?

Chop them up and treat them as new cuttings? Or pot them back and hope they wake up?

I have 9 baby plants like this one and 4 big ones in 30l pots (Peretta, Napolitana, Rouge de Bordeaux, and local nursery plant without label).

Only one has woken up (Peretta in a big pot). Winter was extremely cold, down to -30c... Their normal storage room failed to keep them sheltered.

Since March they were sitting in the greenhouse, but now the "sticks" got evicted, it's getting crowded..

Thanks for any thoughts and ideas!

Hi toad lovers! I’d love some advice on how to make my greenhouse safer for a resident toad 🐸

It showed up last year, the size of a thumbnail. We have a pond, so tiny toads migrate all over in summer.

I rarely saw it, but I left a shallow water dish nearby. This year I finally spotted it again! It’s grown a lot!

The problem: I only noticed it because I almost stepped on it. It was sitting in a dry, exposed patch of dusty soil - the worst possible spot. That was unexpected!

I’d love to give it a safer place to hang out. Ideally, I’d also know where it tends to stay so I don’t accidentally step on it or hit it with tools. The water dish dries out quickly… I assume it would appreciate more consistent moisture, but then again it chose a sunny dusty spot.

What’s the best way to create a safe “toad spot” inside a greenhouse? I mostly need to protect it from myself.

Greenhouse is 8x3m, two paths, raised foundation, blue sun chair will be removed, table stays but it's a high traffic zone. Picture taken facing South. Water plate is currently installed on the left side, behind the last strawberries.

What would you do?