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How to Overwinter Rosemary (Indoors or Outside)
Rosemary stays out over winter only where lows stay above about 5°F. Everywhere colder, bring a potted plant into a cool, bright room and water it only when the pot is dry.
How to Cure and Store Potatoes From the Garden
Cure potatoes about two weeks at 50-60°F and high humidity in the dark, then store them at 38-40°F and 90-95% humidity. Here is when to dig, why the fridge and light ruin them, and where to keep them without a root cellar.
Grow Light Distance Chart for Seedlings (LED, Fluorescent, HID)
Hang fluorescent tubes 2 to 4 inches above seedlings, LED shop lights 2 to 6 inches and LED panels at the maker’s height. A distance chart by light type, hours per day, a PPFD table for measuring, and the signs a light is too far or too close.
Seedling Problems Chart: Leggy, Yellow, Purple, Falling Over
A symptom, cause and fix chart for indoor seedlings: leggy, falling over, damping off, yellow, purple, mold on the mix, no sprouts, scorch and root-bound. Every fix is cultural: light height, air movement, bottom watering, clean mix, temperature and potting up.
How Long Can You Store Maple Sap Before Boiling?
Boil maple sap within 1 to 2 days and keep it below 40°F until you do. Storage limits by temperature, how to keep sap cold with snow and shade, clean and strained sap in food-grade containers, signs sap has spoiled, and why stored sap makes darker syrup.
How to Store Carrots for Winter: In the Ground, in Sand or in the Fridge
Carrots keep 4 to 6 months cold and humid, with the tops cut and the roots left unwashed. Here is how to store them in the ground under mulch, in damp sand or sawdust, or in the fridge, and what goes wrong.