A late‑June rescue mission in the garden: the squash and zucchini were sprawling, stressed, and taking over the beds. Here’s how I wrangled them back into shape, what I learned, and how the plants are doing now.
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The Great Transplant Reckoning
This is the story of how a simple check‑in on one rooted strawberry daughter turned into a full‑scale transplant reckoning — a day of repotting, flower‑pinching, soil improvisation, and accepting that my strawberry dynasty needed a complete reset. If you’re into container gardening, strawberries, or chaotic garden problem‑solving, welcome to my corner of Texas.
Trying Again: My First Time Starting Seeds (ft. Zucchini, Squash, and Mild Panic)
My first attempt at starting squash and zucchini seeds turned into a chaotic adventure involving leggy seedlings, heat mats, grow lights, hardening off, and a mesh tent with no bottom. Here’s what I learned about seed starting, mistakes, and trying again after squash vine borers.
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