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re: 2019 Garden Thread
Posted on 9/24/19 at 12:26 pm to PillageUrVillage
Posted on 9/24/19 at 12:26 pm to PillageUrVillage
What variety if carrot seeds did you get? I planted danvers
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Posted on 9/24/19 at 12:32 pm to lsuson
Same. Danvers.
Posted on 9/24/19 at 12:41 pm to PillageUrVillage
I got the same and I have been waiting because I thought the heat would fry everything. I guess I have been a little too conservative.
Looks like LSU's bye week just got a little busier for me
Looks like LSU's bye week just got a little busier for me
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:16 pm to BallsEleven
LSU AgCenter says you can plant carrots as early as September 1st. But I waited until it wasn’t AS hot. 
I thought it still might be too hot, but they are doing very well so far. Just have to keep them well watered. Like, every day twice a day.
I thought it still might be too hot, but they are doing very well so far. Just have to keep them well watered. Like, every day twice a day.
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:19 pm to BallsEleven
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I have absolutely zero luck getting lettuce to sprout in the seed tray. I have no clue if I got a bad batch or what but I've tried 3 times so far with zero germination. I figured by now I should have at least gotten luck with one.
What kind of soil are you using? I find that the Miracle gro Seed starter soil is the best, and that peat stuff they sell with the seed tray kits is crap.
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:23 pm to PillageUrVillage
Do carrots need full sun?
I have a raised bed under a tree that only gets about 3 hours of sun a day, will they do ok in there?
Same for cabbage, broccoli, & lettuce?
It was my first garden & I planted peppers/tomatoes/cucumber and of course that did not go well, thinking it might be ok for carrots, cabbage, broccoli, & lettuce.
I have a raised bed under a tree that only gets about 3 hours of sun a day, will they do ok in there?
Same for cabbage, broccoli, & lettuce?
It was my first garden & I planted peppers/tomatoes/cucumber and of course that did not go well, thinking it might be ok for carrots, cabbage, broccoli, & lettuce.
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:25 pm to jyoung1
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Miracle gro Seed starter soil
Thats what I'm using
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But I waited until it wasn’t AS hot.
Yeah, according to the AccuWeather app, yesterday should be the last day of 90 degree weather for the year. I still think its full of it but it gives me a little more confidence.
This post was edited on 9/24/19 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:32 pm to jyoung1
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Do carrots need full sun?
If I remember correctly, it said full sun on the seed packet.
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:37 pm to jyoung1
Everything I've read says carrots & brocolli need full sun.
Cabbage and lettuce looks like full sun/partial shade but idk if 3 hours would be enough.
Cabbage and lettuce looks like full sun/partial shade but idk if 3 hours would be enough.
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:46 pm to BallsEleven
Broccoli and cauliflower can tolerate some shade. Lettuces too. Especially if it’s hot. I’ve only successfully grown carrots twice. Both times they were in full sun.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:06 pm to bluemoons
Took a few pics this afternoon after watering the garden.
Romaine lettuce on the left, cabbage on the right. Had to sow more cabbage seeds on the end cause I miscalculated how many plants I’d need.
The lettuce is looking really healthy. I’m hoping they continue to thrive. The cabbage had a tiny bit of transplant shock, but they are coming back around. They’ll be fine.
Carrot sprouts are looking good so far. I’ve read that they need to be watered very frequently until they really establish themselves. So I’ve been watering twice a day.
Early girl tomatoes along my trellis.
Better boy and bush steak tomato plants.
There’s quite a few small tomatoes on them. So far so good.
Romaine lettuce on the left, cabbage on the right. Had to sow more cabbage seeds on the end cause I miscalculated how many plants I’d need.
The lettuce is looking really healthy. I’m hoping they continue to thrive. The cabbage had a tiny bit of transplant shock, but they are coming back around. They’ll be fine.
Carrot sprouts are looking good so far. I’ve read that they need to be watered very frequently until they really establish themselves. So I’ve been watering twice a day.
Early girl tomatoes along my trellis.
Better boy and bush steak tomato plants.
There’s quite a few small tomatoes on them. So far so good.
Posted on 9/26/19 at 11:56 am to PillageUrVillage
How much do you prune your tomatoes?
Posted on 9/26/19 at 2:06 pm to jyoung1
Not too much. I’ll prune bad leaves off, and when the foliage starts getting crowded I’ll thin it.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 6:49 am to PillageUrVillage
Planted some Romaine and Salanova lettuce from Johnnys seed, broccoli and cauliflower. I planted some mid to late July in trays and quickly became tired of moving them in and out of shade and wA having problems watering so o made a table with a misting system set up on a timer and had great results.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 7:01 am to FowlGuy
Posted on 9/27/19 at 7:49 am to FowlGuy
That's impressive! Nice work!
Looks like you have a ton of stuff back there.
Looks like you have a ton of stuff back there.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 7:59 am to FowlGuy
That’s pretty awesome! 
Posted on 9/27/19 at 10:43 am to BallsEleven
I have a pretty big garden. It expands every spring lol. I have a 41 hp John Deere and a 6’ tiller so it’s kinda hard not to get carried away. Right now I’d say it’s close to 3,000 sq ft. And I have three raised beds and plant on making 2 or three more for next spring. I want to have enough area so that I can plant things that make take longer or cross over growing seasons like onions, potatoes. My plans to become as self-sufficient as possible. We can a lot of veggies, freeze a lot, have chickens, getting a few goats, maybe one day a pig or two to do a boucherie every late winter early spring. Besides hunting it’s all that I do and enjoy every second learning and being outside.
I grow my own seeds a lot, purchased a few seed starting trays from Hoss tools they last a lifetime, has 160 cells I believe. One six pack of broccoli transplants from the farm store is $3.75 I can get $1.50 worth of seed and grow 160 broccoli plants.
I grow my own seeds a lot, purchased a few seed starting trays from Hoss tools they last a lifetime, has 160 cells I believe. One six pack of broccoli transplants from the farm store is $3.75 I can get $1.50 worth of seed and grow 160 broccoli plants.
This post was edited on 9/27/19 at 10:47 am
Posted on 9/27/19 at 12:22 pm to FowlGuy
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I have a pretty big garden. It expands every spring lol. I have a 41 hp John Deere and a 6’ tiller so it’s kinda hard not to get carried away. Right now I’d say it’s close to 3,000 sq ft. And I have three raised beds and plant on making 2 or three more for next spring. I want to have enough area so that I can plant things that make take longer or cross over growing seasons like onions, potatoes. My plans to become as self-sufficient as possible. We can a lot of veggies, freeze a lot, have chickens, getting a few goats, maybe one day a pig or two to do a boucherie every late winter early spring. Besides hunting it’s all that I do and enjoy every second learning and being outside.
I grow my own seeds a lot, purchased a few seed starting trays from Hoss tools they last a lifetime, has 160 cells I believe. One six pack of broccoli transplants from the farm store is $3.75 I can get $1.50 worth of seed and grow 160 broccoli plants.
I'm pretty jealous. Right now I'm on a 1/2 acre and my wife won't let me do nearly as much as I want to, I don't blame her too much though.
If I had my way I'd be doing a lot of the same as you (multiple gardens, ducks, chickens, a pig or 2, bee hive, etc.) I've almost have her talked into the the duck idea currently.
For now I'll have to be content with my 8x12 garden (maybe expand it in a year or 2) I just started, 4 fruit trees, and 4 blueberry bushes.
In a perfect world our next move will be a permanent one onto multiple acres to give me room to do everything.
Posted on 9/27/19 at 12:58 pm to PillageUrVillage
Pillage, you can take the carrot sets that are bunched up and replant them. You have plenty of room in that row to do that.
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