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re: 2023 Fall Garden Thread
Posted on 11/29/23 at 4:45 am to Longer Tail Tiger
Posted on 11/29/23 at 4:45 am to Longer Tail Tiger
Could be the issue. I meant to hit them with some MG when I was home for turkey day. Didn’t get around to it. Wife did go out and pick a bunch of purple Cherokees, okra and cucumbers yesterday.
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Posted on 12/1/23 at 10:56 am to Mr Sausage
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It’s cabbage. Seeds are cheap. If it works, awesome. If it doesn’t, you are out a few bucks.
Cabbage is sprouting. Went with Filderkraut from Baker Creek.
Posted on 12/1/23 at 7:56 pm to Longer Tail Tiger
Yeah those look interesting. I hope they do well for you, Loup. Let us know how they come out for sure.
I planted Bravo again this year and I probably need to fertilize with some calcium nitrate. But they’re doing well so far.
I planted Bravo again this year and I probably need to fertilize with some calcium nitrate. But they’re doing well so far.
Posted on 12/9/23 at 1:57 pm to PillageUrVillage
After having the crud the last week or so, I made it out to the garden this morning. Picked the largest watermelons left, the rest of the peppers, some zucchini, and peas. I also dig up a few potatoes for vegetable soup tonight. Possible freeze Sunday night, so I winterized the irrigation system and mulched in the strawberries.
The onion starts are in.
The peas are going like crazy.
Lettuce is going strong.
My son’s lone peanut plant is probably coming out soon.
Fall tomatoes are probably a bust. I planted them late and they never really got going.
Strawberries prior to getting mulched in.
Fall potatoes for soup tonight.
It’s time to start looking at new tomato seeds for Spring.
The onion starts are in.
The peas are going like crazy.
Lettuce is going strong.
My son’s lone peanut plant is probably coming out soon.
Fall tomatoes are probably a bust. I planted them late and they never really got going.
Strawberries prior to getting mulched in.
Fall potatoes for soup tonight.
It’s time to start looking at new tomato seeds for Spring.
Posted on 12/9/23 at 3:53 pm to Mr Sausage
As usual, your vegetable plants look great with nice, healthy, dark green leaves, especially the sweet peas that seem to be thriving! Nice spuds too! 
Posted on 12/10/23 at 9:18 pm to Mr Sausage
Carrots and cauliflower looking great.
The rest is a whole lot of meh. Not many broccoli plants are still going, and the ones that are ok still don't look nearly as good as the cauliflower.
Really disappointed in the spinach. Only about 10% germinated. I think direct seeding was a mistake, so decided to start over and seed them in soil blocks in the garage.
Direct seeded onions two weeks ago, and they're starting to come up now, so I'm hopeful about those.
The rest is a whole lot of meh. Not many broccoli plants are still going, and the ones that are ok still don't look nearly as good as the cauliflower.
Really disappointed in the spinach. Only about 10% germinated. I think direct seeding was a mistake, so decided to start over and seed them in soil blocks in the garage.
Direct seeded onions two weeks ago, and they're starting to come up now, so I'm hopeful about those.
This post was edited on 12/10/23 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 12/11/23 at 7:58 pm to LSUJuice
I’m kinda jealous of y’all fall gardens. I only have cabbage and mustard greens going right now. I never did plant my carrot seeds or garlic. I planted onion sets in January if I remember correctly. I’m going to shoot for that again this coming January.
I definitely need to start thinking about that, too. But then I’ll start getting excited for the spring and it’ll make me hate winter even more.
*You’re* I wish people would proofread their memes
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It’s time to start looking at new tomato seeds for Spring.
I definitely need to start thinking about that, too. But then I’ll start getting excited for the spring and it’ll make me hate winter even more.
*You’re* I wish people would proofread their memes
Posted on 12/12/23 at 8:27 am to PillageUrVillage
I asked my son if he was ready to start hauling mushroom compost in January. He was not excited. This spring I wanted to come up with a hard garden edge. I think it would help with keeping weed seeds from blowing in. Besides the 10 ft tall deer fence, our garden is essentially in the middle of a pasture. Only problem is, that's a lot of cinder blocks.
I think i am going back to just normal tried and true tomato varieties this spring.
I think i am going back to just normal tried and true tomato varieties this spring.
Posted on 12/12/23 at 8:53 pm to Mr Sausage
Ideally I'd want a soft edge like a short hedgerow of dwarf yaupon and flowering perennials. I'd think they could shade out rhizomes from spreading in, could bring in beneficial insects, be a nice wind barrier, and maybe house a garden snake or two to keep the mice and squirrels away. But that also sounds like a lot of work.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 8:36 am to LSUJuice
I need something hard to stop the bermuda grass. I did a row of cut flowers last year on the last row of the garden. It was quickly over taken by bermuda grass even with mulch. I essentially have to choose whether eliminate all grass within the fence which would be costly with weed fabric and a dump truck of mulch or create the hard edge and mow/weed eat around it.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 12:41 pm to Mr Sausage
What I do for now is cover the ground with cardboard, then leaves on top of that. This time of year it's easy to just take neighbors bags of leaves and dump them. Then I spot spray weeds with *gasp* Roundup.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 1:57 pm to LSUJuice
Finally back home. Pulled eggplants and okra plants up. Purple Cherokee’s are still loaded. Broccoli is starting to head. Dug up a row of potatoes, they didn’t do that well. Didn’t finish the irrigation install in that bed.
Is it too late to start onions from seeds? Bought some hybrid seeds I wanted to try this spring.
Is it too late to start onions from seeds? Bought some hybrid seeds I wanted to try this spring.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 3:28 pm to Capt ST
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Is it too late to start onions from seeds? Bought some hybrid seeds I wanted to try this spring.
I just planted onion sets about a week ago. I would think that’s probably the best option. Probably a little too late for seeds.
Posted on 12/24/23 at 8:59 am to PillageUrVillage
Found a new friend hanging out by the warmth of the compost pile.
My spinach germination was abysmal. Seeded 2 8' beds, ended up with only 18 total spinach plants and a bunch of weeds. Ended up covering the beds with cardboard, cut out holes around the spinach, and covered with chopped leaves. Have some soil blocks started in the garage with new spinach starts to fill the gaps.
Otherwise, broccoli and cauliflower look great, but no heads yet. 2 rounds of carrots looking good too. Onions (not pictured) didn't germinate great, but they're coming along ok.
My spinach germination was abysmal. Seeded 2 8' beds, ended up with only 18 total spinach plants and a bunch of weeds. Ended up covering the beds with cardboard, cut out holes around the spinach, and covered with chopped leaves. Have some soil blocks started in the garage with new spinach starts to fill the gaps.
Otherwise, broccoli and cauliflower look great, but no heads yet. 2 rounds of carrots looking good too. Onions (not pictured) didn't germinate great, but they're coming along ok.
This post was edited on 12/24/23 at 9:11 am
Posted on 12/24/23 at 10:10 am to LSUJuice
Go get some onion sets.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 4:51 pm to LSUJuice
The broccoli are beautiful and shouldn't take much longer to head. The carrots and cauliflower look very nice too. But you can keep that little friend you have that's hanging out by the compost pile!
Posted on 12/26/23 at 6:15 pm to LSUJuice
First winter test coming later this week. It’s probably hitting 30 degrees. That will take care of the remaining tomatoes and squash that made it past the slight frost a few weeks back.
Mulched in the onions and the garlic. Letting everything else ride out as is.
Mulched in the onions and the garlic. Letting everything else ride out as is.
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:52 pm to Mr Sausage
Ha you were on borrowed time with tomatoes and squash. Forecast for me says 32, but all my stuff should be good to the mid 20s. Some of my kale is ready to be cut, so hopefully this sweetens it up just before harvest.
Posted on 12/29/23 at 5:49 am to LSUJuice
Have any of you guys thought about growing mushrooms? I have been dabbling in it with some success. I have grown shitake, oyster mushrooms and lion's mane. Some in grow bags and some by inoculating logs with plugs. It has been a fun thing to get into.
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