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Too early to plant tomatoes?
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:24 pm
gonna try again with tomatoes this year. is to early to plant them in the ground?
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Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:25 pm to nhassl1
I say yes. Give it a few more weeks
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:28 pm to nhassl1
Way too early. Good Friday is the rule of thumb. I cheated last year by 10 days and made it o.k. Except for my cucumbers. They got smoked by the cold....
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:30 pm to LSUballs
Can't wait to make some more pickles 
Planning on doing cucumbers, tomatoes and bell peppers this year.
Planning on doing cucumbers, tomatoes and bell peppers this year.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:31 pm to bayoudude
This early warm weather has a lot of folks jumping the gun I have noticed. I feel like getting out in the yard doing a lot but I keep telling myself to hold off. We will see another cold snap.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:33 pm to Crawdaddy
Next week we will get a cold snap not sure about a frost but highs in the mid sixties wed and thur.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:35 pm to bayoudude
I'm going bigger than ever this year. Besides my usual Tomatoes, cukes, zukes, squash, egg plants, okra, and 20 different kinds of peppers, this year I'm adding potatoes, onions, and a couple acres of sweet corn and various peas and beans.
Between that and all the wild game in my freezer I should be able to survive a direct assault from the Taliban and/or North Korea and China 
Between that and all the wild game in my freezer I should be able to survive a direct assault from the Taliban and/or North Korea and China
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:35 pm to nhassl1
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is to early to plant them in the ground?
Go ahead and plant a few of them, if they make it you get early tomatoes, if we get another freeze try and protect them, if they die pull em out and re-plant worst case scenerio you loose a few dollars
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:37 pm to Tigerpaw123
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if they die pull em out and re-plant worst case scenerio you loose a few dollars
True enough. Being in Baton Rouge he'll be safer than me in Rayvegas..
eta- safer from a frost, not Talibanny North Korean ninjas from the Red army.
This post was edited on 2/25/11 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:47 pm to nhassl1
I've already got Arugula sprouting.
My other beds will get tomotoes, and either eggplant or squash.
Just harvested the last of my carrots and lettuce.
It was a great winter crop!!!
My other beds will get tomotoes, and either eggplant or squash.
Just harvested the last of my carrots and lettuce.
It was a great winter crop!!!
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:50 pm to LSUballs
balls how much land are u planting?
Posted on 2/25/11 at 2:58 pm to nhassl1
1. Wait until pecan trees start budding
2. If it thunders in February it will freeze in March.
3. When you see the old black ladies start fishing from the bank it is warm enough to plant.
4. Good Friday (Like Balls said)
5. 35 days past Ash Wednesday
6. 60 days after you see the first skeeter (Gotta be looking or you will be late)
These are just a few that will hardly ever fail.
2. If it thunders in February it will freeze in March.
3. When you see the old black ladies start fishing from the bank it is warm enough to plant.
4. Good Friday (Like Balls said)
5. 35 days past Ash Wednesday
6. 60 days after you see the first skeeter (Gotta be looking or you will be late)
These are just a few that will hardly ever fail.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 3:01 pm to nhassl1
My normal garden is about 500 sq ft. This year I am going to take an acre or two from my sunflower patch and plant some sweet corn and peas. When I used to live in town I grew some killer gardens in a plot less than 100 sq ft.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 3:03 pm to LSUballs
Yeah I am always amazed at the amount of stuff my little 10x20 garden produces. This year instead of rows I am going to till the whole area, cover with landscape fabric then mulch. No more weeds. I normally run soaker hose so watering is easy. Just crack the valve for 20 or so minutes.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 3:07 pm to bayoudude
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This year instead of rows I am going to till the whole area, cover with landscape fabric then mulch.
Damn good idea. Hoeing sucks.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 3:08 pm to LSUballs
pimping aint easy and hoeing sucks
Posted on 2/25/11 at 3:11 pm to LSUballs
yeah I have it fenced off to keep the dogs out but it sucks to maintain and weed eating throws grass all in my garden.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 3:12 pm to Choirboy
Same thing popped in my head when I typed hoeing sucks..
Posted on 2/25/11 at 3:35 pm to LSUballs
I have planted tomatoes this early a couple of times...not once were those plants affected by disease.
Posted on 2/25/11 at 4:07 pm to bayoudude
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10x20 garden
i have a question about that. was it an above ground garden?
reason i ask is my oldest is doing a 10x20 above ground garden for his AG class this semester. never have done one like this before. i am still thinking of what i need to get for him to make it. his arse will be busy this weekend while i watch him.
eta: he is starting tomato seeds this weekend. also building the box and working the ground where it's going
This post was edited on 2/25/11 at 4:10 pm
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