ScarlettP
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Post by ScarlettP on Jun 10, 2010 5:16:56 GMT -5
Did you find the dirt? Walmart. Miracle Grow - 2 cubic feet for $8.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jun 10, 2010 15:46:15 GMT -5
K-Grow $5.42/1 cubic foot + Hyponex $1.79/1 cubic foot = $7.21/2 cubic feet at K-Mart. Thanks for the tip, though, 'cause I need some more!
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Post by ScarlettP on Jul 18, 2010 6:59:15 GMT -5
I don't know exactly what's wrong with my veggy garden. My plants got rather 'leggy' - as in tall but not a lot of leaves. They keep making lots of small fruit that don't get larger. All my tomatoes have been smaller than palm sized. More like over grown cherry tomatoes than "Big Boys". They are quite yummy, just very small. Some even 'crack' the skins before they are fully ripened. My squash made about 4 or 5 fruit then stopped. The zucchini only made one, and it's rather oddly shaped. All my bell peppers are tiny.
I believe that I put to many plants in to small containers. Each 5 gallon bucket has 3 plants of various types. Normally, one tomato, one pepper, one squash. Only the tomatoes are bearing anything from those groups. The only peppers that are bearing are the ones on top of the upside down tomatoes. The upside down tomatoes are just pitiful.
Next year, one plant per bucket.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jul 18, 2010 14:08:54 GMT -5
I think that uneven watering and extra hot days have more to do with the small fruit than the number of plants per container. Also, if you fertilize too much with the wrong # (one of the 3 on the package, i.e. 5-10-5 OR 15-15-15, etc.) it will encourage leaves/branches but not fruit. I forget which number you're supposed to cut back on when fruit arrives. Also, the Ag Extension put out a notice that the extra hot weather messes with the pollination of many vegetables because the bees and other pollinating insects won't fly as far in hot weather. Apparently most people are having low yields on squash and cucumbers this year.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Sept 7, 2010 15:55:04 GMT -5
If anyone has any vegetables that didn't quite ripen (green tomatoes, peppers, squash, etc) please don't just throw them away! I use them to make chow-chow and other relishes. I'll even give you a jar or two for donating to my very selfish cause.
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Post by Warkitty on Sept 8, 2010 11:46:45 GMT -5
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Sept 8, 2010 14:09:26 GMT -5
duke provides about all the bs I can stand.
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 1, 2011 10:19:01 GMT -5
Thinking of having a small veggie garden this year. Might have to start cold weather crops early though.
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Post by mikeydokey on Jan 1, 2011 10:35:01 GMT -5
Too early still, look to start broccolli cauliflower and cabbage in about a month, if you like green peas you can start them too.
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 1, 2011 10:51:57 GMT -5
Yeah, but if I start thinking about it now I might actually have a plan in time:-D If I wait till next month to start thinking about it, I'll wind up being a month late getting it set up.
I was definitely thinking broccoli and possibly cauliflower. Surely some onions would do well early? It's a smallish area, so I may need to do some plant rotation.
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Post by mikeydokey on Jan 1, 2011 11:05:28 GMT -5
I never have luck with onions, maybe I'll find the secret, grew green onions one winter but you have to get them going before October. If you get broccoli and cauliflower plants going in February you will have plenty time to grow tomatoes, cukes, or whatever after they play out. The great thing about getting a good stand of broccoli is that it'll keep making as long as you keep cutting it,
Right now I've got Turnip and Mustard Greens, Kale, Beets, and Carrots growing in the garden. Don't know if the carrots will make it but everything else made it through the snow just fine.
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 1, 2011 12:40:13 GMT -5
See, if I start seeds inside now I can extend the cold weather growing in February with a little few precautions against frost:-D
Just finished transplanting a sago palm a friend gave me. Ran a little short on potting soil though.
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Post by mikeydokey on Jan 1, 2011 14:19:47 GMT -5
yeah, you'll have to get em a good start, that's where I mess up, I wait for Lowes to get the live plants and by then it's too late.
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 1, 2011 15:04:55 GMT -5
That limits the options too much for me.
Made my plan. Peas, beets, broccolli, onions and nasturtiums to start. They should be able to hit the dirt in 4-6 weeks and can probably be stretched to 8 weeks if necessary. All do fine in colder weather and crap out in our hot summers, so that'll give room for the summer rotation to be started in February.
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Post by mikeydokey on Jan 1, 2011 15:37:25 GMT -5
I grow nasturtiums in my vegetable garden, I've heard that they are good to eat.
I've tasted em, the seeds make for a good herb, other than insect control what are they good for.
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 1, 2011 15:43:48 GMT -5
The flowers taste like radishes. Add them to a salad.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 4, 2011 14:10:10 GMT -5
You can also sow some varieties of radishes and carrots...even lettuce when it's cold.
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Post by Warkitty on Jan 4, 2011 17:43:39 GMT -5
I thought about that LR, but I'm sticking to a smaller grouping for now.
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Post by mikeydokey on Feb 28, 2011 23:19:12 GMT -5
Since those tomatoes would be grown were it not for the drought, yes, the drought killed those tomatoes.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Mar 1, 2011 19:46:53 GMT -5
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Mar 1, 2011 19:48:58 GMT -5
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 15, 2011 12:48:06 GMT -5
I planted my garden yesterday. I have 8 cucmber plants, 14 tomato plants (6 varieities), 12 pepper plant (3 varieties), 2 types of carrots, onions and lettuce. I will plant container plants over the next few weeks.
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Post by augie47 on Apr 22, 2011 8:37:01 GMT -5
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Post by daworm on Apr 22, 2011 11:10:45 GMT -5
Maybe this will help? My advice is, don't eat it. |
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 22, 2011 14:21:28 GMT -5
Mushrooms can be difficult to eradicate. I believe they like acidic soil, so adding some lime may be beneficial.
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Post by mikeydokey on Apr 24, 2011 21:00:15 GMT -5
If you bought loose compost at a garden center around here chances are it came from Monterrey Mushroom farm in Lenoir City. They change their growing medium out constantly and sell mushroom compost by the tonnage. Those mushrooms probably won't hurt a thing, but I wouldn't eat one. |
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Post by RuneDeer on Apr 24, 2011 21:23:06 GMT -5
We don't have a fenced yard but have attempted to plant Arborvitae trees to create a boundary of sorts. This has not been successful, and I think the reason is the stray canines who wander the 'hood and lift their legs as dogs will do. Two of three trees have gone yellow and had to be removed.
Any suggestions on how to discourage the dogs from doing this? I'm thinking maybe if we put a taller pole of sorts right next to the tree that would distract them from the tree? Or dog repellent -- will it hurt the tree? We can't afford to replace these trees every year. It's discouraging because the first tree lasted nearly 4 years but its demise was quick, once the yellowing began to appear.
Thanks.
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Post by mikeydokey on Jun 12, 2011 7:22:30 GMT -5
If you don't grow your own vegetables already, you may be too late.
By Dr Rima Laibow
Natural Solutions Foundation
They tell us the “Super bug E. coli 0104:H” is terrorizing Germany, causing otherwise healthy people to develop Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS) in which their kidneys fail, their red blood cells explode and then, tragically, they die.
Germ sleuths and clinicians alike have been even more horrified than the average Spanish cucumber eater (the vegetable pinned with the blame for the lethal outbreak). The general public just wants the disaster to go away. The doctors want to know why, what and, now, WHO is responsible.
E. coli is found in the guts of every mammal and is generally harmless. In fact, it is present in massive quantities: half of the volume of the normal bowel excretion is made up of their huge numbers. But when a good germ goes wrong, it can cause disease in the host or anyone who picks it up through contamination or lack of hygiene.
And E. coli 0104:H4 has gone very, very wrong, with, it would appear, quite a bit of help from its friends.
Mike Adams, the intrepid Health Ranger, revealed to the English speaking world that this extraordinarily aggressive E. coli (from a family of bugs which are normally passive and non-aggressive in the extreme) had been systematically genetically altered through laboratory manipulation, to be totally resistant to 8 classes of antibiotics.
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Post by duke on Jun 12, 2011 11:13:50 GMT -5
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jul 9, 2011 9:29:46 GMT -5
So, how are everyone's gardens growing this year?
My tomatoes aren't doing as well as last year, but the cucumbers are. The peppers, especially the hot banana peppers are going gangbusters. Carrots are getting close to harvest time, as are the onions. My biggest surprise has been the leaf lettuce...usually by now the heat has killed it, but this year I am still getting quite a bit. A few days back I harvested a gallon bag full, and will probably get another gallon or so tomorrow. Another pleasant surprise has been how well the herbs have been growing. I have echinacea, bee balm, two varieties of sage, two varieties of rosemary, two varieties of oregano, thyme and 4 varieites of basil. The only thing that didn't grow well (at all, actually---it wilted away) was the lavender. This has been a pretty good year so far on the estate.
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