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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:27 am to LSUTiger23
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:27 am to LSUTiger23
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Any other tips for elevated planters would be appreciated. TIA.
It would be wise to completely desod the area, and then just lightly till up the top few inches of soil before you put your raised bed soil into it.
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Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:29 am to PillageUrVillage
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My Meyer Lemon is loaded with flowers and I considered covering it. I've had that tree for 4 years and only got 2 lemons off of it. I'm hoping this year will be different.
I've had literally one year that was successful with citrus. At my old house, the second year after transplant, my owari tree made like 50 satsumas. I planted three at the new place last year. They've got a bunch of flowers, but the freeze got them pretty good.
It was 36 at the house when I left this morning. I didn't notice any heavy frost, but I'm happy I covered everything nonetheless. Slept a lot better knowing the plants had heat lamps on them. I think I will probably leave them covered again tonight in case it gets into the 30s again then uncover tomorrow. Weather looks great for growing over the next 10 days or so and I don't want them to stunt.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:30 am to Loup
I have stopped attempting citrus at our house, but I saw a guy insulate his trees from freezing temps by putting a big cardboard box around the trunk and filling it with mulch. I may try it this year and see if i can get something to survive.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 9:05 am to DarthTiger
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Find out what he puts in his tomato hole.
He said Miracle gro
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:23 am to Mr Sausage
I baby-ed our meyer lemon for years and got maybe 3 lemons from it. Meanwhile a neighbor down the street has trees in his back yard he pretty much neglects, and he comes with bucketfulls of lemons every year. Pisses me off more than it should. Death Freeze '21 finally ended the struggle, and I'm done with citrus.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:33 am to LSUJuice
I feel like once they get established it's kind of automatic, but I just haven't had one get established yet. Hopefully at least one of the three in my yard now will get there. I have two Owaris and one Brown Select and I planted them in all different spots. The Brown seems to be doing really well.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:39 am to PillageUrVillage
It was showing right around 40 here all week, then I woke up and it was 37. Very happy I decided to go through the hassle of covering and moving everything.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 4:01 pm to LSUJuice
I'm done with citrus too. People have success growing in Pensacola, but 25 miles inland, they all freeze down to the rootstock. My fig tree looks sad today. Frost burn on uppermost leaves. Sick of it.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 6:53 pm to ChenierauTigre
Got the beds topped off with soil, cow manure and worm castings. Mixed in some vermiculite.
I wanted to mix in chicken manure, but this seems to be more of a fertilizer. Probably returning to the store.
I wanted to mix in chicken manure, but this seems to be more of a fertilizer. Probably returning to the store.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 7:05 pm to meeple
I got caught buying that stuff once too. Thought it was chicken compost. I wound up spreading it around some of my trees.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 7:27 pm to bluemoons
Guess I could do that, but I have a large open bag of 13-13-13 I need to use.
This post was edited on 3/19/24 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 3/19/24 at 7:27 pm to ChenierauTigre
I lost one cucumber plant that wasn't covered. Pretty happy about that.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 7:38 pm to Loup
Got all of the tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and sunflowers in the ground this afternoon! This weekend I’ll probably start sowing cucumbers and beans. I’ll probably wait until it gets a little warmer before sowing okra, purple hulls, and watermelon.
ETA: By the way, I love that darn B-Hyve smart timer. Sumbitch is a garden watering game changer! After I planted everything I went inside and watered the garden from the sofa.
ETA: By the way, I love that darn B-Hyve smart timer. Sumbitch is a garden watering game changer! After I planted everything I went inside and watered the garden from the sofa.
This post was edited on 3/19/24 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 3/19/24 at 7:43 pm to Loup
Tomatoes and peppers are in with cutworm excluder devices deployed.
Sprinkled some fertilizer down in the bottom of the hole for good luck!
Sprinkled some fertilizer down in the bottom of the hole for good luck!
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:41 pm to Mr Sausage
I see that weave
Game changer
Game changer
Posted on 3/19/24 at 8:55 pm to Devious
Trying it out this season. I had those rope clips that would hang vertically from the wire but the tomatoes would still spin and get damaged in the wind. Hoping the weave gives them more support. Those are 10 ft T posts so I can get some height going.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 10:17 pm to Mr Sausage
Anyone have a recommendation on grow bags that retains water? Epic gardening ones with liners are getting poor reviews.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 7:43 am to PillageUrVillage
Dang, I’m late this year! Got all the stuff to start my own seeds and haven’t opened one pack yet. Guess I should just buy plants this go round 
Pecan trees at the house have all budded even before this little cool snap.
Pecan trees at the house have all budded even before this little cool snap.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 9:38 am to Mr Sausage
quote:It works great. I've done it the past few years without any issues. And it saves a ton of time. I can tie up a 75' row in maybe 10 minutes.
Hoping the weave gives them more support. Those are 10 ft T posts so I can get some height going.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:36 am to Devious
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It works great. I've done it the past few years without any issues. And it saves a ton of time. I can tie up a 75' row in maybe 10 minutes.
What do you build the weave out of? Do you have any pics of this? I'm tired of cutting bamboo
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