Radish in the open bed and carrot are the first things I'm starting from seed in my new hotbox.
Might be too early but only one way to find out as far as I'm concerned
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I'm not very familiar with growing radish, but the carrots do say plant "as soon as the ground can be worked." They are cold hardy and frost tolerant.
Is your hotbox the same as a cold frame or is it one that is heated by decomposing compost?
What a great way to celebrate the New Year, by planting seeds!
Is your hotbox the same as a cold frame or is it one that is heated by decomposing compost?
What a great way to celebrate the New Year, by planting seeds!
That's right, and I celebrated again today with cilantro between the greens in the box.
My hotbox can be seen in the picture here. https://helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49471
That was like a month ago. I just weather stripped and sealed the box so I thought carrots and cilantro. The radishes went in the unmulched row to the left that was for onions but I never found seeds[/url]
My hotbox can be seen in the picture here. https://helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49471
That was like a month ago. I just weather stripped and sealed the box so I thought carrots and cilantro. The radishes went in the unmulched row to the left that was for onions but I never found seeds[/url]
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Actually most hot boxes are heated with heat cable. The decomposing stuff was mainly before electricity but I am sure a few people still do that.rainbowgardener wrote:I'm not very familiar with growing radish, but the carrots do say plant "as soon as the ground can be worked." They are cold hardy and frost tolerant.
Is your hotbox the same as a cold frame or is it one that is heated by decomposing compost?
What a great way to celebrate the New Year, by planting seeds!
It's not heated so then you can call it a cold frame. But it gets bloody hot in there with the lid closed on a sunny day.
Started a row of onion and cilantro in the garden, and a row of watermelon radishes in the hotbox/coldframe .
Maybe a bit of very fine carrot sprouts showing , now that I see it in the sun
Started a row of onion and cilantro in the garden, and a row of watermelon radishes in the hotbox/coldframe .
Maybe a bit of very fine carrot sprouts showing , now that I see it in the sun