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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 2/18/24 at 9:34 am to ApisMellifera
Posted on 2/18/24 at 9:34 am to ApisMellifera
quote:
Does anyone have recommendations on grow lights? The durolux that I got a few years ago is discontinued.
I'm in the same exact boat. Funny thing is I was looking for the durolux lights 30 mins before your post. I was looking at these as an option.
Barrina 4ft Grow Light
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 11:11 am to ApisMellifera
quote:
The durolux that I got a few years ago is discontinued.
Amazon
This looks almost identical to the 4’x2’ LED Durolux that I have.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:02 pm to PillageUrVillage
What are y'all using for tomato cages? I'm only planting determinates this year because I won't have time to prune every week. But I really don't want to spend a bunch of money on cages either.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:02 pm to thirstyfish
Mars Hydro, Spider Farmer, and AC Infinity make some great lights. Yes they may cost more for one light but are usually worth it.
Just because a light is 4ft long doesn’t mean it has the same coverage as say a1ft square light may have.
While full spectrum is a must it also must have enough ppfd. If it's not putting out enough ppfd your plants will be leggy.
I've been running 2 mars hydro ts1000s for around 4 years now and they are worth every penny.
Info on plant light requirements growlightmeter.com
They also have a app on playstore to measure both par and dli with your phone that you can check your lights with your phone.
Just because a light is 4ft long doesn’t mean it has the same coverage as say a1ft square light may have.
While full spectrum is a must it also must have enough ppfd. If it's not putting out enough ppfd your plants will be leggy.
I've been running 2 mars hydro ts1000s for around 4 years now and they are worth every penny.
Info on plant light requirements growlightmeter.com
They also have a app on playstore to measure both par and dli with your phone that you can check your lights with your phone.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 6:33 pm to LSUJuice
You have one child and now you’re too busy to prune? :) I’m too busy to weed!
Potatoes are in!
Potatoes are in!
This post was edited on 2/18/24 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 2/18/24 at 6:48 pm to Mr Sausage
Was at Home Depot this afternoon with my daughter and picked up some seeds. Put some Boxcar Willie Tomato, jalapeno, bell pepper, and poblanos in potting mix this evening and set by kitchen window. Will see what happens. May be too late in getting them started.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:24 pm to LSUJuice
I did that last year and plan on doing all determinates aside from a few cherry plants. Cages do okay with determinates, but I’m slowly moving to rebar.
Posted on 2/19/24 at 10:08 am to Capt ST
I'm building my garden area and boxes this weekend. Here's the bed plan:
I'm building a 20x24' area surrounding the two boxes as a base and in case I need to build a fence sometime in the future. I'm going to border the area with landscape timbers and fill with 3-4" of mason sand for drainage. The area is uneven bare dirt right now with some low spots and I may sod over there in the future. I also don't want to create a low spot if I sod in the future. Once the mason sand is squared away, I'm going to build the boxes. After that, I will cover the whole area with weed barrier, fill the boxes, and mulch the area with straw.
Any thoughts/critiques of my plan? Hoping to get it knocked out this weekend since we'll be dry all week and I can use my tractor to move the sand.
Also, ignore my incorrect placement of W/E on my compass
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I'm building a 20x24' area surrounding the two boxes as a base and in case I need to build a fence sometime in the future. I'm going to border the area with landscape timbers and fill with 3-4" of mason sand for drainage. The area is uneven bare dirt right now with some low spots and I may sod over there in the future. I also don't want to create a low spot if I sod in the future. Once the mason sand is squared away, I'm going to build the boxes. After that, I will cover the whole area with weed barrier, fill the boxes, and mulch the area with straw.
Any thoughts/critiques of my plan? Hoping to get it knocked out this weekend since we'll be dry all week and I can use my tractor to move the sand.
Also, ignore my incorrect placement of W/E on my compass
. This post was edited on 2/19/24 at 10:09 am
Posted on 2/19/24 at 10:45 am to AlxTgr
quote:I obviously did something wrong the first time, as I have plants coming up like crazy now-even all the peppers. I think it was too cool and I added the warming matts too late.
so I basically started over on both tomatoes and peppers
Posted on 2/19/24 at 12:07 pm to bluemoons
quote:
ignore my incorrect placement of W/E on my compass
Posted on 2/19/24 at 1:40 pm to LSUJuice
quote:I just use those cheap green sticks you find at garden centers and train the plants around them.
What are y'all using for tomato cages?
Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:52 pm to PillageUrVillage
I have a couple of those and use them for the bush variety I grow in pots. The raised beds get the green sticks.
Posted on 2/19/24 at 5:06 pm to PillageUrVillage
Just get a plastic zip tie to mend the broken welds. Tons cheaper. Plants don't care.
Posted on 2/19/24 at 7:31 pm to LSUJuice
quote:Florida weave...makes managing 40 of them a breeze.
What are y'all using for tomato cages?
Posted on 2/19/24 at 8:27 pm to Devious
quote:
The people that put the recommendation on the back of the bag didn't test your soil.
This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Those recs are for maintaining soil, not correcting a deficiency.
Listen to your ag extension agent.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:04 am to ChenierauTigre
quote:
Just get a plastic zip tie to mend the broken welds. Tons cheaper. Plants don't care
That's a good idea. I'll do that if I need them. Looking through my garden plan and it looks like I'll only need 4 cages for the Roma's. I have way more than that and I know I have more than 4 good ones. So I'm covered for now. I'm growing mostly indeterminates this year.
This post was edited on 2/20/24 at 7:06 am
Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:10 am to PillageUrVillage
I normally use bamboo but I think I'm going to get some 20' lengths of rebar this year and hack them in half for my tomatoes. Some of the indeterminates I planted last year hit 10' tall. My wife's dog chews the bamboo like a damn beaver.
20 ft. #3 Rebar is about $9. Anybody know of anything cheaper that's as sturdy and 9 to 10' long?
20 ft. #3 Rebar is about $9. Anybody know of anything cheaper that's as sturdy and 9 to 10' long?
Posted on 2/20/24 at 9:13 am to Loup
I built cages out of hog wire about 10 years ago. It's expensive but they last a long time. I use 5ft of 3/4 pvc to hold them steady.
I tried the weave last year but I didn't like the results of that.
I tried the weave last year but I didn't like the results of that.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 9:28 am to Loup
Rebar is fantastic. It lasts forever, and even if you bend it, you can bend it back without too much trouble. That's what I've used for years.
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