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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:06 pm to rooster108bm
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:06 pm to rooster108bm
Went out for a few minutes and this spawn of satan was in the garden. I started a trap plant as Pillage suggested last year and he went right to it (had netting over my zucchini and yellow squash).
I decided to blast him… he’s got to be feeling much more salty now.
He must have really been holding on. Therefore let this be a warning to other SVBs that may venture into this territory.
I decided to blast him… he’s got to be feeling much more salty now.
He must have really been holding on. Therefore let this be a warning to other SVBs that may venture into this territory.
This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 2:25 pm
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Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:08 pm to meeple
As temps are climbing during the day (currently 81 deg), I’m noticing some leaf curl on my tomatoes. Anyone watering daily yet? I’ve been watering every 2-3 days.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:19 pm to Mr Sausage
What are those little green things?
Y'all gardens are looking great. I need to step my game up.
Y'all gardens are looking great. I need to step my game up.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:25 pm to meeple
Damn, good to know. Where are you located?
I need to start checking my plants.
I need to start checking my plants.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:26 pm to bluemoons
Northshore, Lake Pontchartrain. Happy hunting.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:28 pm to meeple
shite. Me too 
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:29 pm to bluemoons
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bluemoons
We're gonna have to test your plants for anabolic steroids.
Looking great!
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:36 pm to meeple
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I started a trap plant as Pillage suggested last year
Are you using a blue hubbard?
The moths are actually kinda pretty. I didn't have much trouble with them last year. But it took a lot of vigilance. Had to stay on top of spraying and manually plucking eggs off the stems. I injected BT weekly on the straightneck and zucchini. That wasn't feasible on the pumpkins. Luckily with the pumpkins they would rarely lay eggs on the main vine. Most of the time they were on the leaf stems and I would just remove the leaf if they bored into them. I'd love to grow some pumpkins again but I don't know if I'm going to go through the trouble this year. I may try some butternut. TBD.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:53 pm to PillageUrVillage
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Are you using a blue hubbard?
Yep. Have one at each end of the raised bed.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 5:57 pm to meeple
Any tips on pruning cucumbers? Mine are growing like crazy. They’re almost taking over the tomato. (Lesson learned give them more space next year). I don’t even know where to begin. I could just sacrifice the tomato and let the cucumber take over.
Also now that the peppers are starting to grow, any tips on pruning those?
Also now that the peppers are starting to grow, any tips on pruning those?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:08 pm to Loup
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What are those little green things?
Peas.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:00 pm to J Murdah
I don’t prune peppers.
I prune suckers on cucumber vines to keep them under control.
I prune suckers on cucumber vines to keep them under control.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 4:15 pm to bluemoons
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I prune suckers on cucumber vines to keep them under control.
Same. How are you guys pruning tomatoes? I have indeterminates. So far I have cleared any growth that’s near the ground, but these things are getting massive.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 5:44 pm to FieldEngineer
Mine have been growing tall. I have only pruned the suckers. Starting to get some tomatoes but I have considered pruning those so that it focuses more on growth for now.
The peppers are getting dense but aren’t getting much taller which is why I’m wanting to prune them
The peppers are getting dense but aren’t getting much taller which is why I’m wanting to prune them
Posted on 4/25/24 at 9:28 pm to J Murdah
Posted on 4/25/24 at 10:25 pm to FieldEngineer
I keep my indeterminates to 2-3 main vines starting 1-2’ up. Prune all the rest of the suckers. The exception here would be the cherries. I just kinda prune them for airflow.
I prune the determinates and dwarf varieties for airflow.
I did my first real pruning on my plants today. Cleaned up the suckers on cucumber vines and cleaned up any branches in tomatoes that were touching the ground or making a mess.
I prune the determinates and dwarf varieties for airflow.
I did my first real pruning on my plants today. Cleaned up the suckers on cucumber vines and cleaned up any branches in tomatoes that were touching the ground or making a mess.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 7:17 am to bluemoons
I prune everything that’s even remotely close to the ground. With a drip irrigation system, the only moisture I want creating a haven for disease is the rain and the dew on that low hanging foliage.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:07 pm to J Murdah
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Also now that the peppers are starting to grow, any tips on pruning those?
I don't prune my peppers but I do top them when they are fairly young so it will fork lower and make the main stem bigger an stronger. It also makes them more like a bush and seems to produce more for me.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:16 am to meeple
Some photos for you boys. I'm late to the party and the damn low night temps are killing me. This is two years in a row I've planted by Good Friday and the unusual low temps (FO Al Gore) stump my pea/bean germination and slow my seedling growth.
Kudos to whoever recommended the wood chip mulch. It works fantastic!
This weekend I'll get my tomatoes in cages and lay out my irrigation.
What would you guys recommend? Drip tape or drip emitters. I have both and can't decide.
I'll also get some cattle panels (the nylon netting isn't strong enough) and get my pole beans and spec butter beans in the ground. Should be getting close to planting okra too. It doesn't germinate well with these cool night temps so I wait on that.
Kudos to whoever recommended the wood chip mulch. It works fantastic!
This weekend I'll get my tomatoes in cages and lay out my irrigation.
What would you guys recommend? Drip tape or drip emitters. I have both and can't decide.
I'll also get some cattle panels (the nylon netting isn't strong enough) and get my pole beans and spec butter beans in the ground. Should be getting close to planting okra too. It doesn't germinate well with these cool night temps so I wait on that.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:54 am to bamarep
I like the drip tape. Can get various hole spacing and it’s easy to repair.
35 mph winds yesterday and today. Even with the weave, the tomatoes are not enjoying this.
35 mph winds yesterday and today. Even with the weave, the tomatoes are not enjoying this.
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