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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 3/17/24 at 7:34 am to Wolfmanjack
Posted on 3/17/24 at 7:34 am to Wolfmanjack
Have you been getting a lot of rain or do a lot of overhead watering? It kinda looks like either anthracnose or black spot. I’d try doing a couple of peroxide treatments and then start spraying a copper fungicide as a control method.
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Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:00 am to PillageUrVillage
Yes we’ve been getting lots of rain as is typical in south La. I do have some copper and will be sure to spray with that. Can you elaborate on exactly what and how to do peroxide treatment? Thanks!
Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:47 am to Wolfmanjack
Forecast for 33 tomorrow night. In a holding pattern. And we've bad too much rain to even turn the dirt where I plant peas.
Not looking good for an early start in the gump.
Not looking good for an early start in the gump.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:04 am to Wolfmanjack
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Can you elaborate on exactly what and how to do peroxide treatment? Thanks!
No problem.
Peroxide mixing charts
There are two charts for mixing on that website. The second one is a higher rate for sickly plants. Mix according to that chart in a tank sprayer and thoroughly spray your plants with that. I usually add in a tiny bit of Dr Bronners castile soap (peppermint) as a wetting agent for better coverage. The peppermint oil in the castile soap also helps deter some insects. Wait a few days after that and hit it again with the first chart mix rate. Then as soon as the next day you can spray the copper fungicide.
I try to always spray my entire garden down after an extended bout of rain with peroxide (from the first chart) just as a preventative measure. I haven’t really had to use much fungicide as long as I consistently do that.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:10 am to bamarep
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Forecast for 33 tomorrow night. In a holding pattern. And we've bad too much rain to even turn the dirt where I plant peas. Not looking good for an early start in the gump.
Hopefully this is winter’s last hoorah! Forecast looks wonderful for me after Tuesday. Less rain and warmer!
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:24 am to PillageUrVillage
I'm thinking I can get corn started mid week this week. Rain this weekend hasn't been as bad as projected. If I get through next week with minimal rain, I'm planting everything over the weekend.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 1:30 pm to Devious
Anyone have a good recipe for an organic (ish) pesticide. With all the rain we've had this year the ants are everywhere, especially under my damn landscape cloth.
I'd have to take out a loan to buy enough of that volcanic stuff they sell.
I'd have to take out a loan to buy enough of that volcanic stuff they sell.
Posted on 3/17/24 at 3:28 pm to bamarep
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Anyone have a good recipe for an organic (ish) pesticide. With all the rain we've had this year the ants are everywhere, especially under my damn landscape cloth.
I’ve never tried it but I’ve heard of people soaking the mound with dawn dish soap in water. It apparently strips a coating off of their exoskeleton and they suffocate. Also there are bait granules out there with spinosad. Fertilome makes one called Come And Get It. I’ve used it before. Results were mixed.
Best one I could possibly recommend, because I’ve had great results with it, is the borax bait.
Borax ant bait
One thing to note is if using this outside you will need to keep the bees out of it. I put it in a small tupperware container with small holes drilled in the lid. The ants can get in but the bees can't.
ETA: Really glad I decided to wait. Heads up for anyone else in this area.
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 6:09 pm
Posted on 3/17/24 at 4:35 pm to PillageUrVillage
Too wet to get dirty today, so popped holes in the upcycled strawberry sandbox. Are there enough holes?
Now I just need to put some weed barrier underneath it.
ETA: I’ll probably support it on bricks just above the ground.
Now I just need to put some weed barrier underneath it.
ETA: I’ll probably support it on bricks just above the ground.
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 3/17/24 at 5:45 pm to meeple
That'll work! 
Posted on 3/17/24 at 7:37 pm to PillageUrVillage
Winter's last hurrah
Posted on 3/17/24 at 8:17 pm to Devious
I’m thinking about a weed barrier under the strawberry sandbox, under the bricks. Instead of buying an expensive roll, I have a lot of heavy cardboard boxes from appliances available.
Has anyone ever used cardboard to block weeds? I can go as thick as I need to.
Has anyone ever used cardboard to block weeds? I can go as thick as I need to.
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:31 pm to meeple
I use cardboard. It works really well to suppress weeds. A couple drawbacks are 1) that it doesn't break down as quick as I thought it would, and 2) it makes it difficult to apply fertilizer mid season.
Use only brown cardboard with plain black ink. I've read the color stuff is bad.
This season I tried a layer of compost, then a roll of plain brown paper covered with a thick layer of fresh ryegrass clippings. Then I plant transplants right into it.
Use only brown cardboard with plain black ink. I've read the color stuff is bad.
This season I tried a layer of compost, then a roll of plain brown paper covered with a thick layer of fresh ryegrass clippings. Then I plant transplants right into it.
This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 3/18/24 at 7:22 am to LSUJuice
getting antsy to put my seedlings in ground. anyone here start seedlings indoors? i've got a few variety of cucumbers and tomatoes going right now and I'm ready to stick them in the ground, but waiting for this little cold snap to pass before doing so.
the seedlings look a little lanky...looks like they grew way to tall too fast so its making me think I'm doing something wrong. i dont have a true seed starting set up. i just have them sitting on my stove with my vent hood lights on high. I'm guessing that's not enough light for them and they're trying to stretch out for more? any one successfully transplant them before more than 3 sets of true leaves grow? also i put them in bigger pots this weekend from a 3x3 square to a 4" round and deeper pot. will trying to transplant them into the ground this weekend kill them from moving them too much?
the seedlings look a little lanky...looks like they grew way to tall too fast so its making me think I'm doing something wrong. i dont have a true seed starting set up. i just have them sitting on my stove with my vent hood lights on high. I'm guessing that's not enough light for them and they're trying to stretch out for more? any one successfully transplant them before more than 3 sets of true leaves grow? also i put them in bigger pots this weekend from a 3x3 square to a 4" round and deeper pot. will trying to transplant them into the ground this weekend kill them from moving them too much?
Posted on 3/18/24 at 7:30 am to Pezzo
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i dont have a true seed starting set up. i just have them sitting on my stove with my vent hood lights on high. I'm guessing that's not enough light for them and they're trying to stretch out for more?
Yup. I had the same problem last year. I bought some grow lights this year and they're doing much better.
Make sure you harden them off. A couple of weeks ago I put my tomatoes in direct sunlight for an hour and it burnt them enough to really set them back. I have them on my porch now where they get indirect light all day except for a little bit in the evening. Starting tomorrow I'm going to start leaving them where they'll get a couple of hours per day until I put them in the ground next weekend.
I'm pretty new to this as well, it's a lot more rewarding than just buying the plants from a nursery.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 7:44 am to Loup
Regarding lanky plants. Someone earlier in the thread had a similar issue. The light needs to be very close to the plants early on or they’ll extend and grow towards the distant light source.
My second year doing this and my seedlings are doing much better than last year. Still learning.
Same here. Mine are having an identity crisis. They look like full fledged plants at this point.
My second year doing this and my seedlings are doing much better than last year. Still learning.
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getting antsy to put my seedlings in ground
Same here. Mine are having an identity crisis. They look like full fledged plants at this point.
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 7:47 am
Posted on 3/18/24 at 8:01 am to meeple
Yup, what both Loup and meeple said.
Pezzo, if you go back to pages 6 and 7 of this thread we had a discussion on this very thing.
If they can survive a repotting just fine, they'll be just fine transplanting. Just make sure to water well after transplanting and be sure not to disturb the roots too much. Especially the cucumbers. They do not like having their roots disturbed. It's one of the reasons I direct sow them instead of transplanting. Cucurbits are more prone to transplant shock.
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Someone earlier in the thread had a similar issue. The light needs to be very close to the plants early on or they’ll extend and grow towards the distant light source.
Pezzo, if you go back to pages 6 and 7 of this thread we had a discussion on this very thing.
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any one successfully transplant them before more than 3 sets of true leaves grow? also i put them in bigger pots this weekend from a 3x3 square to a 4" round and deeper pot. will trying to transplant them into the ground this weekend kill them from moving them too much?
If they can survive a repotting just fine, they'll be just fine transplanting. Just make sure to water well after transplanting and be sure not to disturb the roots too much. Especially the cucumbers. They do not like having their roots disturbed. It's one of the reasons I direct sow them instead of transplanting. Cucurbits are more prone to transplant shock.
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 8:08 am
Posted on 3/18/24 at 8:47 am to PillageUrVillage
I think I have ice chests that almost exactly fit my raised beds. If I cover tomatoes and peppers with those, will I need to use my Christmas lights as well or is the cover enough? Supposed to be 33/34 here.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 8:54 am to AlxTgr
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hink I have ice chests that almost exactly fit my raised beds. If I cover tomatoes and peppers with those, will I need to use my Christmas lights as well or is the cover enough? Supposed to be 33/34 here.
Last year I used Amazon boxes and covered with grass clippings. I lost about half of mine but IRRC it got down to about 28 degrees.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 9:02 am to AlxTgr
The ice chests should be plenty. Especially since it's not supposed to dip below freezing.
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