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re: It's almost garden time boys!
Posted on 5/2/17 at 11:41 am to gmrkr5
Posted on 5/2/17 at 11:41 am to gmrkr5
Im in same boat. Cucumber is out of control, already 4' up 6' trellis. Zuchini just started producing and beans have been steady. My tomatoes and squash are lagging way behind. I might get okra before squash.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 12:13 pm to Janky
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One of my better boy and one of my cherry tomatoes must be sterile. They each had like 2 flowers and no more. The other cherries are full of flowers.
This piqued my curiosity, so I did some google searching. I didn't really find anything definitive, but most gardening forums and articles seem to think too much nitrogen is the culprit. One person suggested regular pruning will help them flower. Too much greenery isn't necessarily a good thing on tomato plants. I prune mine regularly because too much foliage promotes fungal disease.
I don't know if this is the case with yours.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 3:11 pm to PillageUrVillage
Me and my 4 year old planted 2 tomatoes in pots, 1 cherry and 1 grape. One of the pots I used previously held a 2 year old Thai dragon pepper (I think?) until it froze this winter. Didn't really think a thing of it, pulled out the old pepper, turned over the soil, planted tomato.
I saved some of the old peppers this winter and I recently put some of the pepper seeds in a different small pot to sprout. They are coming up good, then this weekend noticed many of same looking sprouts (leaves) coming up in the pot with my tomato.
Makes sense, pepper was in there before and lots of peppers fell off in the soil.
Sorry this is lengthy, but all that leading to my question.... If these are a bunch of pepper plants coming up from residual seeds in that pot, can I expect spicier than usual cherry tomatoes?
Also, if any of you want a Thai Dragon Pepper plant, I'm pretty sure I have a ton These things are bullets, high yield, make me sweat when eating and are as hot as any pepper I would want to eat with food.
I saved some of the old peppers this winter and I recently put some of the pepper seeds in a different small pot to sprout. They are coming up good, then this weekend noticed many of same looking sprouts (leaves) coming up in the pot with my tomato.
Makes sense, pepper was in there before and lots of peppers fell off in the soil.
Sorry this is lengthy, but all that leading to my question.... If these are a bunch of pepper plants coming up from residual seeds in that pot, can I expect spicier than usual cherry tomatoes?
Also, if any of you want a Thai Dragon Pepper plant, I'm pretty sure I have a ton These things are bullets, high yield, make me sweat when eating and are as hot as any pepper I would want to eat with food.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 6:38 pm to purplengold98
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Sorry this is lengthy, but all that leading to my question.... If these are a bunch of pepper plants coming up from residual seeds in that pot, can I expect spicier than usual cherry tomatoes?
Not unless the capsaicin rubs off on your tomatoes. They can't cross pollinate, if that's what you're getting at. Even things that can cross pollinate, it usually only affects the next generation of plants grown from seeds of the cross pollinated plant.
Posted on 5/2/17 at 7:01 pm to PillageUrVillage
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too much foliage promotes fungal disease.
Only if it contacts the ground. Good foliage is needed for shade to prevent sun scorch.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 1:03 pm to pointdog33
This rain today aughta make the yard and garden jump!! and this weekend posed to be a beautiful time to play in it.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 1:13 pm to Captain Ray
I put down a bunch of 13 13 13 yesterday.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 1:16 pm to Janky
by this week end ya will e able to tel where ya put it it will be darker green than else where
Posted on 5/3/17 at 1:22 pm to Captain Ray
Hopefully it will be over the whole yard
Posted on 5/3/17 at 1:29 pm to Janky
Will need to add calcium after this rain to prevent blossom rot.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 1:38 pm to LSUlefty
Every year I punch holes around all my fruit and nut trees and put a lb of 13-13-13 in each hole now there are lil dark green circles around the trees
Posted on 5/3/17 at 1:38 pm to Captain Ray
I had it aerated last Friday.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 1:51 pm to Janky
Ah cool glad you found a place. I bet between that, triple 13 and this rain you should see some growth. Altho this much rain might wash away some of the fert before it soaks in.
I hope this weather didnt destroy what i just planted last weekend. Hasn't rooted in well yet.
I hope this weather didnt destroy what i just planted last weekend. Hasn't rooted in well yet.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 2:10 pm to NOLAGT
I watered it last night after applying it to make it stick. So, I should be ok but that was a lot of rain.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 2:21 pm to Janky
This thread makes me feel bad that I haven't transplanted to the ground yet. I have seedlings ready to go. Even borrowed a commercial tiller this weekend from a buddy, but it rained all damn day when I had it, plus plenty of lightning. I didn't want to be outside holding a 200 lb piece of metal with that going on. Should be able to get things in this weekend though. Better late than never.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 2:22 pm to LSUlefty
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Will need to add calcium after this rain to prevent blossom rot.
Should be ok as long as it drains well. If it stays soaked, then you might have a problem. But it ain't a bad idea to add some just in case. I'm gonna go throw out some bone meal when I get home.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 4:17 pm to PillageUrVillage
I use bone meal when I plant, but it's so powdery it gets everywhere.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 6:40 pm to LSUlefty
I put cheap powdered milk in the bottom of each hole for calcium.
Posted on 5/3/17 at 6:50 pm to eng08
Or you could go to the dollar store and get some cheap antacids and throw them in the garden.
Posted on 5/5/17 at 7:26 am to ChenierauTigre
So how bad would I have been lit up if I grabbed this bastard? And should I spray the area with a little fire to protect the fresh veggie plantings?
Was pulling a few weeds, and was going in hands first
Was pulling a few weeds, and was going in hands first
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