re: 2023 Spring Garden Thread

Keeping the soil wet and stirring them up frequently will make them pack their bags and move. For a quicker solution I sometimes fill a watering can and mix in either pyrethrin or spinosad (whichever I have on hand). Poke a hole in the center of the nest with a stick and then give them a good soaking. Kills the colony instantly.

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They currently get 2 to 3 hours of sun per day. They've really started shooting up.

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They're probably good to go, if not close. I'd up their exposure to about 5-6 hours for a couple of days and then they should be ready after that.

I started putting mine out for a few hours a week or so ago. I just leave them out there all day now. Most of these days have been 50/50 overcast so it's taken care of itself. Just have to stay on top of the water more now, they are much more thirsty.

Thanks, I'll move them out. I forgot about them a couple of weeks ago and thought I was going to lose all of them. It took them about two weeks to recover.

Anybody have experience with these two?

Armenian Yard Long Cucumber

Indian Snake Bean

I just put the seeds in the ground on Sunday. Not sure what to expect but they looked like fun.

A store I visited today already has tomato and bell pepper plants. Is it too early for Rapides Parish to plant?

Farmers Almanac first and last frost date.

Put your zip code in to see what your last frost date is. Once you get close to that date, if the weather forecast isn’t showing any cold weather I’d say go ahead and plant.

My seedlings are getting huge outside in this warm weather and really need to go into the ground. My last frost date is March 10th. I have to go out of town next week for work, but once I get back my plants are going into the ground as long as the forecast looks good.

Same. These dang things can’t wait much longer. I’m gonna have to figure out how to support them in the pots soon.


I think they’ve almost doubled in size since last weekend.

Started the peppers beginning of January and the tomatoes and eggplant a couple of weeks after that. Which is a little later than I usually start them. Maybe next year I’ll try pushing the start date back a couple more weeks.

I’m targeting next weekend for tomatoes and peppers if the forecast looks good.