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re: 2022 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 3/8/22 at 3:46 pm to gumbo2176
Posted on 3/8/22 at 3:46 pm to gumbo2176
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I had about 50 plants that averaged just one ear per plant and it took up a fair amount of garden space to grow it. That year the local Rouses put corn on sale at 10 ears for $1 and at that price, it wasn't worth growing.
My wife asked if we could grow corn and this is exactly what I told her. And I’m sure the squirrels would eat most of mine anyway.
Well, if the borers destroy my melons at least I’m only out a few bucks for the seeds. I do have some sevin dust and don’t have a problem using it. I’ll try to stay on top of it and hope for the best.
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Posted on 3/8/22 at 3:50 pm to gumbo2176
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I'm by no means an 'organic' gardener, but I'm also not too crazy about using an excess amount of insecticides either.
I'm not either. Squash and zucchini are the only plants I use Sevin on. I mostly just use neem oil for everything else. We eat a lot of zucchini and I grow a couple of off brand varieties of squash and zucchini though, so I've gotten comfortable with using Sevin. I keep it away from the flowers and fruits though.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 4:51 pm to Comic_Tiger
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anyone know where I can get some sweet potato slips/plants in the BR area?
go to the market, buy some sweet potatoes, cut into chunks and bury them
Posted on 3/8/22 at 5:43 pm to cgrand
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go to the market, buy some sweet potatoes, cut into chunks and bury them
Yep, it is about that easy. What I like to do is let the potatoes start sending out sprouts and then cut them up and bury them in the soil.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:45 pm to PillageUrVillage
I haven't. Can't see why they wouldn't work, but I also can't see what would stop the moths from landing on my squash plants before going to the trap ha.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 9:18 pm to cgrand
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go to the market, buy some sweet potatoes, cut into chunks and bury them
Have you had success growing sweet potatoes that way?
Posted on 3/9/22 at 7:38 am to cgrand
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go to the market, buy some sweet potatoes, cut into chunks and bury them
Doesn’t work for sweet potatoes. You need to suspend the end in a cup of water and it will develop shoots from the top. When these get 4-6” break them off and put in water they will develop roots then plant them.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 7:51 am to bayoudude
once they sprout on the counter I have a 100% success rate with planting them. Too successful actually
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:01 am to cgrand
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once they sprout on the counter
Sweet potatoes or seed potatoes?
This post was edited on 3/9/22 at 8:04 am
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:15 am to cgrand
just let em be on the counter or suspend chunks in water?
Posted on 3/9/22 at 10:08 am to Comic_Tiger
Good article on epsom salt from the almanac today.
Epsom Salt in the Garden: Good or Bad for Plants?
Calcium deficiency in the plant does not alway mean calcium deficiency in the soil. I also learned that too much nitrogen will cause rapid growth not allowing calcium uptake to keep up. This can also cause blossom end rot.
Epsom Salt in the Garden: Good or Bad for Plants?
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One reason people use Epsom salts is to prevent blossom end rot. This isn’t true. In fact, Epsom salts can be harmful! Why? Blossom end rot is caused by a calcium deficiency, not magnesium or sulfur deficiency. And adding too much magnesium to your soil can actually prevent calcium uptake!
Calcium deficiency in the plant does not alway mean calcium deficiency in the soil. I also learned that too much nitrogen will cause rapid growth not allowing calcium uptake to keep up. This can also cause blossom end rot.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 10:30 am to TheBoo
sweet potatoes
just leave them out on the counter in a bowl, they'll sprout
just leave them out on the counter in a bowl, they'll sprout
Posted on 3/9/22 at 12:28 pm to PillageUrVillage
Powdered milk for the win?
Posted on 3/9/22 at 3:25 pm to eng08
What's everyone's mulch of choice for raised beds? I've always used grass clippings but ended up with more weeds than usual last season.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 3:26 pm to LSUlefty
I just use pine straw.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 7:44 pm to LSUlefty
Oak tree leaves once things get established a bit and hit it with a generic fertilizer before, going to try running them through the chipper first this year.
They take a while to break down which is somewhat helpful (I think)
They take a while to break down which is somewhat helpful (I think)
Posted on 3/10/22 at 6:27 am to LSUlefty
Pine straw here also. I used to use wood mulch but I find pine straw is easier to remove if necessary. And if you end up having some left in the soil, it breaks down faster.
Posted on 3/11/22 at 11:11 am to LSUlefty
I dont have a large garden. I buy one square hay bale at Halloween and split it between ground cover and compost. It's easy to remove like pine needles when its needed.
This post was edited on 3/11/22 at 11:36 am
Posted on 3/11/22 at 12:08 pm to PillageUrVillage
I just received my soil test results, figured I would post them in case anyone is interested. This was a mix of newly purchased bulk Clegg’s raised bed mix (1.5 yds), Peat moss (approx 2.5 cubic ft), and 50lbs of perlite. It doesn’t look like I will need to add much. Just going to start with a little N but since this is for grow bags I will need to supplement down the road.
This post was edited on 3/11/22 at 12:26 pm
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