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re: 2022 Spring Garden Thread

Posted on 3/22/22 at 10:59 am to
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 3/22/22 at 10:59 am to
Every nursery I talk to this year says vermiculite is wayyyy back ordered. I’ve been stockpiling perlite as I build my new beds.
Posted by eng08
Member since Jan 2013
5997 posts
Posted on 3/22/22 at 12:25 pm to
Haha, they got bags of it at the smaller places.
Posted by fjlee90
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
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Posted on 3/22/22 at 1:09 pm to
quote:

Has anyone had success with Jobe's tomato spikes??


I have yet to use them on tomatoes, but I stand by their citrus spikes.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
58281 posts
Posted on 3/22/22 at 1:15 pm to
So i have over planted seedlings for the area i have made for my garden and seems the seeds i got are good because they are all sprouting..... what are some cheap pots i can put to plant all the seedlings that dont have a home. I bought a few 3 packs at costco but $20 for 3 seems a bit expensive. Any ideas?
Posted by Prosecuted Collins
The Farm
Member since Sep 2003
7204 posts
Posted on 3/22/22 at 2:00 pm to
Fabric pots on Amazon
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
15726 posts
Posted on 3/22/22 at 2:30 pm to
quote:

what are some cheap pots i can put to plant all the seedlings that dont have a home.


What size do you need? Search nursery pots on Amazon and you’ll get a bunch of bulk options for pretty cheap.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
58281 posts
Posted on 3/22/22 at 3:25 pm to
right after this post i found the fabric pots. got some 5 and 7 gallons. like 12 for 20+ bucks.
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
17978 posts
Posted on 3/22/22 at 4:44 pm to
quote:

What size do you need?


Depends on the plant. I bought a pkg of 15 gal for tomatoes and peppers.

15 gal from Amazon

Determinates.they recommend 10 gal and indeterminate 20 gal. I split the difference and plan to go one to a pot/container

*** I got lost as to who was replying to who so disregard the reply. The sizing infor may be helpful for future reference so I'll leave it up
This post was edited on 3/22/22 at 4:56 pm
Posted by Capt ST
High Plains
Member since Aug 2011
13480 posts
Posted on 3/22/22 at 6:11 pm to
I bought 5 15 gal for potatoes last year. They require a lot of dirt.
Posted by DarthTiger
Member since Sep 2005
3190 posts
Posted on 3/22/22 at 8:10 pm to
For anyone interested, I emailed the guy who did the linked video on carrot growing medium for raised beds. If you are starting a new bed, he said you can use a mixture of black kow & straw for the base layer (which is the bottom 3/4 of the soil in your raised bed. I already did a beet box w/ just low nitrogen organic potting soil. Hopefully it will still produce decent sized beets. We love the greens too so not a total loss if there’s too much N. I’m gonna try the black kow/straw for my carrot bed this w/e.

Carrot Soil Mix Recipe
Posted by Whatafrekinchessiebr
somewhere down river
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 3/22/22 at 8:13 pm to
I filled a combination of 15 20&25 gallon and 2 50 gallon bags a couple of weeks ago. It took 1.5yds of raised bed mix, 50lbs of perlite, and 3ft of peat moss.
Posted by Tbone2
Member since Jun 2015
718 posts
Posted on 3/23/22 at 12:36 pm to
Seed pots ? Get some solo cups and drill holes in the bottom. You an drill 10 at a time.
Posted by SaDaTayMoses
Member since Oct 2005
4541 posts
Posted on 3/23/22 at 12:46 pm to
quote:

but I stand by their citrus spikes.


Would you recommend using citrus spikes on a young tree planted last month?
Posted by WigSplitta22
The Bottom
Member since Apr 2014
2292 posts
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:40 pm to
quote:

What size do you need? Search nursery pots on Amazon and you’ll get a bunch of bulk options for pretty cheap.





I get free used ones from the Nursery or you could go find a landscaping crew doing work and see if they will give you theirs
This post was edited on 3/23/22 at 1:41 pm
Posted by fjlee90
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
8517 posts
Posted on 3/23/22 at 1:53 pm to
I would. I planted 6 trees last year with one stake each. There is a fair amount of distance between the trees.

They've all survived and grown well. I believe the packaging has a go by for how many stakes should be used based on the diameter of the tree.
Posted by PTBob
Member since Nov 2010
7102 posts
Posted on 3/23/22 at 5:44 pm to
Waited for the weather yesterday to pass to get the plants in the ground. Should i put pine straw around the onions as well?

Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
15726 posts
Posted on 3/23/22 at 7:27 pm to
quote:

Should i put pine straw around the onions as well?


They would benefit from it. So it wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Posted by DarthTiger
Member since Sep 2005
3190 posts
Posted on 3/23/22 at 7:35 pm to
That parsley looks awesome.
Posted by DarthTiger
Member since Sep 2005
3190 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 8:54 pm to
What’s the recommended amount of MiracleGro for a gallon of water to use on seedlings? I want to give mine a little boost. I did a search but only see amounts for indoor plants. Seedlings are a month old if that matters w/ their 2nd set of leaves. TIA
Posted by eng08
Member since Jan 2013
5997 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 11:05 pm to
Few tables spoons, just eyeball it
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