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re: 2023 Fall Garden Thread
Posted on 10/10/23 at 8:56 am to meeple
Posted on 10/10/23 at 8:56 am to meeple
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Might be late to the party… got carrot and beet seeds in the ground today. Next up, shallots, broccoli and cauliflower.
I have planted carrots 2 times already. The last heat wave killed most of my seedlings so tried another round the other day.
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 9:20 am to Rick9Plus
I've learned fall gardens are tough down here. You risk either September heat zapping seedlings, or you wait and then risk early frosts.
In the case of carrots you should be fine to start them late, they should be able to handle our cold. Spinach loves cold and so do other greens like kale and collards, so no rush on those either. As for broccoli, I've read that the plants are good down to the mid-20s but heads would be damaged.
All that said, I've had to start my broccoli and cauliflower seedlings over, so I'm taking the risk.
Edit: finally getting some eggplant in. Ended up with only one productive plant for each variety.
In the case of carrots you should be fine to start them late, they should be able to handle our cold. Spinach loves cold and so do other greens like kale and collards, so no rush on those either. As for broccoli, I've read that the plants are good down to the mid-20s but heads would be damaged.
All that said, I've had to start my broccoli and cauliflower seedlings over, so I'm taking the risk.
Edit: finally getting some eggplant in. Ended up with only one productive plant for each variety.
This post was edited on 10/10/23 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 10/11/23 at 12:39 pm to LSUJuice
The freeze last Christmas nuked our broccoli. I have transplants in and some direct seed.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 1:12 pm to Mr Sausage
I used a bunch of big jim, jalapeno, and datil peppers to make burrito filling over the weekend. The burritos came out great.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 3:17 pm to Loup
Dang, you’re making me hungry. 
Posted on 10/11/23 at 3:22 pm to PillageUrVillage
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Dang, you’re making me hungry.
the recipe thread is on the front page of the outdoor board right now. They were pretty easy to make.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 8:31 am to Loup
My cabbage are starting to get some size to them. I'm going to have to transplant my other starts soon, too. I never got a chance to seed my carrots. The pumpkins have taken over the box I was planning to use for the carrots and garlic. I may have to just grab a machete and hack away at them.
Posted on 10/13/23 at 7:49 am to PillageUrVillage
The extended summer has really made garden weed growth tough. Time to break out the paint brush and paint some weeds with herbicide. Then new layer of mulch is going down. My carrots are up but I’m going to have to hand weed around them.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 6:23 am to Mr Sausage
Only good thing about the drought was it kept the weeds from growing. But the minute we started getting rain again they came roaring back. I don't use Roundup IN my bed, but I had to resort to using it around them and at the edges. With limited time, it's a losing battle otherwise. In the beds, cardboard with chopped leaves on top has worked.
Edited: can't use the cardboard on direct seeded stuff like carrots, so we'll see how that goes. Seeding this weekend.
Edited: can't use the cardboard on direct seeded stuff like carrots, so we'll see how that goes. Seeding this weekend.
This post was edited on 10/14/23 at 6:25 am
Posted on 10/14/23 at 8:07 am to LSUJuice
I drove past yours and sprinkled rye grass seed.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 10:36 am to Mr Sausage
I knew it! I'll be sure to trap a few skunks and coons this fall, then set them free on your carrots...
Otherwise... was at a farmers market this morning and they had lots of broccoli and cabbage for sale. I asked the guy how they grew them in the heat, he just said they water them a lot. I'm a little skeptical, but I guess it can be done if you've got a bunch of labor to pay constant attention to it?
Otherwise... was at a farmers market this morning and they had lots of broccoli and cabbage for sale. I asked the guy how they grew them in the heat, he just said they water them a lot. I'm a little skeptical, but I guess it can be done if you've got a bunch of labor to pay constant attention to it?
Posted on 10/14/23 at 12:13 pm to LSUJuice
They grow them indoors. I’m fighting raccoons currently. One got out last night somehow. The trap was moved about 15 yards from where I set it.
This post was edited on 10/14/23 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 10/14/23 at 7:16 pm to Mr Sausage
skeeters got bad all of a sudden after none all summer long
Posted on 10/16/23 at 7:37 am to cgrand
Picked and canned what will probably be the last of the jalapeños for the year. Made 7 pints.
Also, got the mustard and cabbage transplants in the ground. And I can’t wait for these pumpkins to be done. The garden will look completely empty when I finally get them out.
Also, got the mustard and cabbage transplants in the ground. And I can’t wait for these pumpkins to be done. The garden will look completely empty when I finally get them out.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 8:05 am
Posted on 10/16/23 at 8:43 am to PillageUrVillage
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And I can’t wait for these pumpkins to be done. The garden will look completely empty when I finally get them out.
Same here. I planted just one and that vine is just over 50’ long.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 9:43 am to TeddyPadillac
I thought I had rabbit-proofed my little ground level area enough, but I was wrong. That was a decent amount of money down the drain.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:18 am to AlxTgr
what did you do?
I just have two raised beds that are 22' long each.
I just put up a few wooden stakes around the outside that are somewhat in the ground and then screwed to the raised bed and ran chicken wire about 3' high all around it. Really did it more to keep the dog out, but nothing else is getting in it and i'm about 99.9% sure there's a damn armadillo destroying my yard and fence, and he's about to get blasted with a .22 tonight.
I just have two raised beds that are 22' long each.
I just put up a few wooden stakes around the outside that are somewhat in the ground and then screwed to the raised bed and ran chicken wire about 3' high all around it. Really did it more to keep the dog out, but nothing else is getting in it and i'm about 99.9% sure there's a damn armadillo destroying my yard and fence, and he's about to get blasted with a .22 tonight.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:23 am to TeddyPadillac
quote:Would be hard to describe without a pic. I counted on them not jumping up over the edge through the cattle wire trellis. The open end was completely blocked.
what did you do?
Posted on 10/19/23 at 4:22 pm to AlxTgr
They are sneaky little frickers. I put up plastic chicken wire and they ate through it like it wasn't even there. metal chicken wire solved my problem. I have some kale and broccoli going right now which will be the real test. Let's see how sneaky they can be
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:01 am to TheBoo
I am curious to see if the stuff they ate to the ground will regrow from the roots.
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