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re: 2023 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 4/24/23 at 2:48 pm to cgrand
Posted on 4/24/23 at 2:48 pm to cgrand
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another tip is to use organic fertilizers in potted or bagged plantings (I like fox farms liquids) and then dump the pot soil on your beds every year when you start them over.
I do the same for my grow bags. Usually I load it down with compost and grow potatoes in there, then dump it out into the 2nd box that doesn't grow the other nightshades.
I'm actually out of compost now. I need to do a scalp of the yard and clean out the chicken coop to get another pile started. Anyone that doesn't believe in the power of compost needs to come look at the grass in front of my bin. The chickens sneak in there sometimes looking for a snack and kick some out onto the grass. It is by far the healthiest patch of grass on my lawn.
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Posted on 4/24/23 at 2:52 pm to BallsEleven
Thankfully nothing planted here yet. We had a frost this morning.
Hope to get the garden planted in the next week or two.
Hope to get the garden planted in the next week or two.
Posted on 4/24/23 at 3:08 pm to bbvdd
The weather sure has been a roller coaster this year. 
Posted on 4/24/23 at 6:39 pm to PillageUrVillage
You aren’t kidding. It felt weird wearing a jacket this morning.
Posted on 4/24/23 at 6:41 pm to BallsEleven
Anyone vermicompost? I been for about a year and I'm sure there is a better way but man it produces some of the best soil. It's tedious managing the bin sometimes. Maintaining the moisture, food source and then harvesting the castings
Posted on 4/24/23 at 8:26 pm to Lucky_Stryke
I'd like to get there at some point. I'm doing like cgrand said, letting my beds build organics and nutrients over time. Next step is to make some good compost at a usable volume.
Posted on 4/24/23 at 9:21 pm to LSUJuice
At the cost of what mushroom compost is running, I need to look into it.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 6:22 am to Mr Sausage
Got some Cherokee Purples starting to get some size to them.
The Big Beef are really showing off.
And we picked our first batch of Shishito peppers yesterday. Blistered them, sprinkled a little salt on them, and dipped them in a little ranch dressing. They were so good! So were yesterdays picking of strawberries!
I feel like everything in the garden is finally starting to take off. Including the beans, squash, cucumbers, and watermelon. This cooler weather the last couple of days didn’t seem to slow them down.
The Big Beef are really showing off.
And we picked our first batch of Shishito peppers yesterday. Blistered them, sprinkled a little salt on them, and dipped them in a little ranch dressing. They were so good! So were yesterdays picking of strawberries!
I feel like everything in the garden is finally starting to take off. Including the beans, squash, cucumbers, and watermelon. This cooler weather the last couple of days didn’t seem to slow them down.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 11:32 am to PillageUrVillage
Looking great!
I think I overfertilized too early after planting the seeds and them sprouting. My squash, zucchini, and cantaloupe only have a couple of true leaves. Is there any hope for them, or will they catch up just in time just to get scorched this summer?
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I feel like everything in the garden is finally starting to take off. Including the beans, squash, cucumbers, and watermelon.
I think I overfertilized too early after planting the seeds and them sprouting. My squash, zucchini, and cantaloupe only have a couple of true leaves. Is there any hope for them, or will they catch up just in time just to get scorched this summer?
Posted on 4/25/23 at 1:23 pm to meeple
Thanks!
Speaking from experience with cantaloupe, they’ll do fine in the heat of the summer. And I’m pretty sure the summer squashes will too.
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My squash, zucchini, and cantaloupe only have a couple of true leaves. Is there any hope for them, or will they catch up just in time just to get scorched this summer?
Speaking from experience with cantaloupe, they’ll do fine in the heat of the summer. And I’m pretty sure the summer squashes will too.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 2:09 pm to PillageUrVillage
Dammit, I meant to plant some shoshito peppers and forgot. Love those things blistered on a grill.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 2:42 pm to BallsEleven
What kind of blackberry and blueberry bush do you recommend?
Posted on 4/25/23 at 3:09 pm to PillageUrVillage
Do blackberries grow much after turning red? I have a Kiowa blackberry bush that I planted last year. The red berries aren't much bigger than domestic ones. Does the root system need to be more established before it starts producing huge berries? It's loaded.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 4:06 pm to Ragfrey
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What kind of blackberry and blueberry bush do you recommend?
That depends on where you are located.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 5:27 pm to Loup
I have a Ouachita and Arapaho that are in their 2nd year as well. My berries are not large either but I didn’t prune mine because I thought they were too small to prune. My Ouchita has mores canes but they have roughly equal berries. I know proper pruning can increase yield but not sure about size.
Also my dad has a wild berry bush that set flowers much earlier than mine and that late freeze we had really hurt his amount of berries he is seeing right now.
Also my dad has a wild berry bush that set flowers much earlier than mine and that late freeze we had really hurt his amount of berries he is seeing right now.
This post was edited on 4/25/23 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 4/25/23 at 6:37 pm to Milescb28
Its been an interesting spring for sure between the freeze and just weird weather, but finally have some tomatoes coming in - crazy how resilient those plants are. Have some various peppers and beans to come shortly as well.
These are some tests we've done in smaller grow bags and trellised bottom watering boxes - these have all had major injuries (big branches snapping off due to wind from storms, etc) but they've recovered nicely I'd say.
looking forward to these black cherries the most, they are the best tasting ones I've had
These are some tests we've done in smaller grow bags and trellised bottom watering boxes - these have all had major injuries (big branches snapping off due to wind from storms, etc) but they've recovered nicely I'd say.
looking forward to these black cherries the most, they are the best tasting ones I've had
Posted on 4/25/23 at 6:54 pm to Devious
As expected, the deer returned last night. No real damage. Just a handful of corn stalks trimmed.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 7:26 pm to nopants
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looking forward to these black cherries the most, they are the best tasting ones I've had
Grew them last year, they're awesome. We took what we couldn't eat right away them in the oven at 225 with olive oil and garlic for a bit. freeze and use later or top french bread with it right away.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 8:55 pm to meeple
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This post was edited on 4/25/23 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 4/26/23 at 5:41 am to LSUJuice
Juice, go to Harbor Freight and get one of their larger cement mixers. Paint the drum black to draw more heat. Effortless turning. When the batch is done, dump into wheelbarrow for use and start another batch.
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