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re: 2022 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:39 am to CarRamrod
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:39 am to CarRamrod
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can you do lettuce in the summer? i
Not if you have a hot summer. Lettuce and spinach both bolt----goes to seed---when the weather gets into the 80's for me in N.O.
If you want some greens for salads in the summer, I suggest planting Swiss Chard. There are a few different varieties and the 2 I plant are Fordhook Giant and Bright Lights, sometimes labeled Brite Lights. The Fordhook variety produces large leaves with a thick mid stem very similar to celery and the Bright Lights produces a multitude of colored stems, some being crimson, orange, white, yellow, etc. and the leaves often being different shades of green with different colored veining in them. They really brighten up a salad.
Best advice I can give is to look on-line for a "Planting Guide" for your region and follow that advice. And know there are tons of lettuce varieties.
I plant about 10 different types of leafing lettuce every early fall and it overwinters nicely in our climate. I never plant the "heading" type lettuce as it is a one and done plant. The leafing varieties can be harvested a few leaves off each plant over the course of the growing season as it always makes more.
This post was edited on 4/1/22 at 8:44 am
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Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:52 am to CarRamrod
Lettuce, kale, chard...
Lettuce will bolt eventually. I have a couple Aerogarden units inside I plan on starting in April for summer lettuce. The kale lasted until the fall. We just kept cutting leaves off the bottom until it was as tall as the pepper plants. This is our first time with chard.
Lettuce will bolt eventually. I have a couple Aerogarden units inside I plan on starting in April for summer lettuce. The kale lasted until the fall. We just kept cutting leaves off the bottom until it was as tall as the pepper plants. This is our first time with chard.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:53 am to PillageUrVillage
Thanks.
I would have preferred to spend less money and build something closer to the ground, but we have a schnauzer who insists on digging where she should not be digging. Lol
I would have preferred to spend less money and build something closer to the ground, but we have a schnauzer who insists on digging where she should not be digging. Lol
Posted on 4/1/22 at 11:08 am to MLU
deer wiped me out last night. sucks.
anyone have a link for an easy tpost fence how to?
anyone have a link for an easy tpost fence how to?
Posted on 4/1/22 at 12:18 pm to PTBob
That stinks, get an Electric fence from like tractor supply.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 9:48 pm to PTBob
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easy tpost fence
Take a look at this one & see what you think.
3D Deer fence
More detail on parts needed
If you’ve never put up a fence with t-posts, you just need the posts & a post driver. The fence in the video doesn’t use t-post clips but if you put up regular fencing you’ll need those and maybe a fence stretcher.
Posted on 4/2/22 at 8:29 pm to DarthTiger
New project has started. The garden is growing wings. This will be the berry wing. Strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries. I’m going to build 2 new boxes and eventually move the blackberries out of that middle spot.
You may notice the blue green grass. Sprayed all the grass with glyphosate and used lawn dye.
Speaking of the blackberries. They are loaded down with flowers and more are coming up. Also the bees were all over them today.
You may notice the blue green grass. Sprayed all the grass with glyphosate and used lawn dye.
Speaking of the blackberries. They are loaded down with flowers and more are coming up. Also the bees were all over them today.
Posted on 4/3/22 at 9:41 am to PillageUrVillage
Not sure about the BR area but temps for my area next week (Fri 8th & Sat 9th) are predicted to be 36° & 35 for nighttime lows. I was going to set out more plants but I think I’ll wait & see.
This post was edited on 4/3/22 at 10:07 am
Posted on 4/3/22 at 12:55 pm to DarthTiger
Anyone put crawfish shells in their compost pile? Was just eating crawfish and wondering, but probably to salty.
This post was edited on 4/3/22 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 4/3/22 at 4:22 pm to CarRamrod
I bury the occasional fish head and guts. Not too much since they draw a lot of ants and other critters.
Posted on 4/4/22 at 6:53 am to DarthTiger
quote:
Not sure about the BR area but temps for my area next week (Fri 8th & Sat 9th) are predicted to be 36° & 35 for nighttime lows.
Not far from BR and showing 42 for Friday night.
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Anyone put crawfish shells in their compost pile? Was just eating crawfish and wondering, but probably to salty.
I’ve heard that crawfish shells make fantastic compost, but you would definitely need to rinse as much of the salt out as possible. And I’d imagine they would smell for a while before finally breaking down.
Posted on 4/4/22 at 12:07 pm to PillageUrVillage
What was your ratio of soil/fertilizer on your raised beds? I cant get my soil right for anything. Any barrier underneath?
ETA Ive got some 2x12x12 that Im wanting to put back as raised beds. Last year I think I grew 1 tomato.
ETA Ive got some 2x12x12 that Im wanting to put back as raised beds. Last year I think I grew 1 tomato.
This post was edited on 4/4/22 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 4/4/22 at 12:23 pm to sonoma8
What do you mean by “soil?” Marketed topsoil?
I’ve been gardening for years and have never used traditional fertilizer. All compost and nutrients like fish emulsion.
To answer for myself, I aim for about a third of my medium to be compost.
I’ve been gardening for years and have never used traditional fertilizer. All compost and nutrients like fish emulsion.
To answer for myself, I aim for about a third of my medium to be compost.
Posted on 4/4/22 at 12:33 pm to LSUfan20005
I threw a couple sacks of black cow in it last year. Might have been too much
Posted on 4/4/22 at 12:45 pm to sonoma8
That Black Cow is some potent stuff. I think I used too much.
Posted on 4/4/22 at 1:02 pm to sonoma8
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What was your ratio of soil/fertilizer on your raised beds? I cant get my soil right for anything. Any barrier underneath?
All I do is put down a couple of layers of carboard at the bottom and then fill it with a bulk garden soil mix that is sold by my local garden center.
The cardboard helps prevent any weeds from popping up. It will eventually break down and roots will be able to easily grow through it.
The garden soil mix is basically just a lot of composted materials (mostly cotton burr compost, pine bark, and other forest materials) mixed with some sand. It's a pretty rich mix and I just plant directly into it and have had great results. The only problem is since there's really no mineral soil in it other than sand, It does not hold water for as long as it would if there was clay and silt mixed in. For some plants, that could be a good thing. I always mulch and irrigate everything anyway.
Fertilizer depends on the plants I'm growing. A good slow release 13-13-13 is usually what I start with and then adjust accordingly throughout the growing season.
ETA: When I go to fill the boxes to grow blueberries, I will incorporate some peat moss and sulfur into that mixture because I will need the acidity.
This post was edited on 4/4/22 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 4/4/22 at 1:21 pm to PillageUrVillage
Thanks. I didnt put any card board but used a weed block sheet down. I planted on the West side if my house so I dont know if it was either too much fertilizer or too much sunlight.
This post was edited on 4/4/22 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 4/4/22 at 3:06 pm to sonoma8
What specific problems were you having? Also, what type of weed block sheet did you use and how deep are your raised beds?
Posted on 4/4/22 at 3:24 pm to PillageUrVillage
so i bought some coriander seeds to grow Cilantro and have yet to have one sprout after a month. i dumped a few out and could not find the seed. Do i need to do anything different than just putting them in the soil and watering?
Posted on 4/4/22 at 4:22 pm to CarRamrod
cilantro will immediately bolt in warm/hot weather. buy it at the store or market until the fall, then try again. it will overwinter nicely
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