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Posted on 9/27/23 at 7:38 pm to PillageUrVillage
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Looking at the price of pumpkins I'd say it's definitely worth growing my own
Now add in the square footage they take up and what proportion of your mortgage that is
Posted on 9/27/23 at 9:24 pm to LSUJuice
Well, I’m having fun. And you can’t put a price on that!
Posted on 9/28/23 at 6:54 am to PillageUrVillage
And teaching your kids how to grow their own food. If the economy keeps going like it is, everyone is going to have to turn into a farmer.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 6:55 am to LSUJuice
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LSUJuice
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PillageUrVillage
Thank you both
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:14 pm to HonorThyWarEagle
I wonder how much bigger it’ll get. That’s a size 5 soccer ball. The stem is almost the size of my wrist. Dang thing will probably be massive.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:31 pm to PillageUrVillage
Damn son, and still got a month to go.
Sweet potatoes are blooming, they look like morning glories. Very pretty flowers.
Sweet potatoes are blooming, they look like morning glories. Very pretty flowers.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 4:36 pm to Capt ST
I love sweet potatoes. I should really consider growing them one year.
This post was edited on 10/1/23 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:13 pm to PillageUrVillage
How do I tell when butternut/acorn squash are ready to be picked?
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:55 pm to Loup
I assume it’s a lot like pumpkins and other winter squash. When the color is right, when the rind is hard enough to where you can’t make an indention with your fingernail, and when the stem dries out and turns brown. Also I read somewhere that, similar to watermelon, when the tendril just above the stem dies off that means the fruit is no longer receiving nutrients and is ready. But I wouldn’t solely rely on that.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:01 am to PillageUrVillage
Yes that's what I've read about butternuts too. I think mine are still a few weeks out.
Okra in the background still kicking arse.
Okra in the background still kicking arse.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:56 am to LSUJuice
The butternut looks great! I’m going to have to try growing some on my trellis next fall. My spring planting didn’t pan out. Usually after the cucumbers are done I don’t get any use out of the trellis. Time to change that.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 4:52 pm to PillageUrVillage
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When the color is right, when the rind is hard enough to where you can’t make an indention with your fingernail, and when the stem dries out and turns brown.
Been growing butternut for 2 or 3 years now, and this is pretty much spot on. I wouldn't say the stem dries out very much, but the fingernail in the rind is a really good test. Butternut needs to have a firm rind for storage.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 7:06 am to Cowboyfan89
Well I have fewer butternuts to worry about after my lab went HAM on them. I saw her puke and when I walked over to clean it I realized it was pretty much all squash. The pile looked about as big as her. She nabbed 6 or 7 of them in various stages of growth.
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:43 am to Loup
Holy crap!
I don’t imagine squash would be bad for a dog. Did she just eat way too much? That’s a bummer.
Also, I noticed we got a sticky. I think that’s my first ever!
I don’t imagine squash would be bad for a dog. Did she just eat way too much? That’s a bummer.
Also, I noticed we got a sticky. I think that’s my first ever!
Posted on 10/4/23 at 9:50 am to PillageUrVillage
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I don’t imagine squash would be bad for a dog. Did she just eat way too much? That’s a bummer.
It's not bad for them, she just ate that much. I swear I picked up half of a grocery bag of squash puke. She ate a big Tromboncino that was hanging low as well as the butternuts
She ate the smaller ones direct off of the vine. She pulled the bigger ones and ate them elsewhere.
This post was edited on 10/4/23 at 9:56 am
Posted on 10/8/23 at 1:56 pm to PillageUrVillage
Spring planting will be coming up soon. What's the rule of thumb for starting pepper seeds indoors under the growlight? 3 weeks before you start tomato seeds? tia
Posted on 10/8/23 at 3:41 pm to DarthTiger
I’ve done some experimenting over the years and I haven’t quite got it pinned down. This winter I’ll probably start peppers beginning of January, and tomatoes beginning of February.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 1:43 pm to PillageUrVillage
at long last the heat wave broke and i was able to fill my new raised beds...40CY of a mixture of sand/bark/manure/clay.
my irrigation invention didnt work so i'm going to make grids out of drip pipe next weekend. if all goes well, i'll add a couple inches of compost to the top of each bed, then a couple inches of mulch, and plant cover crops for the winter
my irrigation invention didnt work so i'm going to make grids out of drip pipe next weekend. if all goes well, i'll add a couple inches of compost to the top of each bed, then a couple inches of mulch, and plant cover crops for the winter
Posted on 10/9/23 at 3:46 pm to cgrand
Nice work on those raised beds… they’re deep!
Might be late to the party… got carrot and beet seeds in the ground today. Next up, shallots, broccoli and cauliflower.
Might be late to the party… got carrot and beet seeds in the ground today. Next up, shallots, broccoli and cauliflower.
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