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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:19 am to ChenierauTigre
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:19 am to ChenierauTigre
After last year's drought, I'm grateful for the rain we've gotten this year. It didn't matter how much I watered, it wasn't enough.
With potatoes out, I should be on track to start peas and okra before Memorial Day.
Eta: we also picked out first handful of snap beans yesterday. Bells and jalapeno starting to come in too.
With potatoes out, I should be on track to start peas and okra before Memorial Day.
Eta: we also picked out first handful of snap beans yesterday. Bells and jalapeno starting to come in too.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 8:21 am
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Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:51 am to Devious
I’m dealing with some really high winds here in TX panhandle. I had planned on using the weave to support my peppers and tomatoes, but not sure it’s going to provide enough support. Anyone have any success using that method in high wind conditions? Or just bite the bullet and buy a bunch of cages?
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:00 am to Devious
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After last year's drought, I'm grateful for the rain
2.25” in 2 days here
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:05 am to Capt ST
quote:The weave will work with enough stakes in between plants for support
I had planned on using the weave to support my peppers and tomatoes, but not sure it’s going to provide enough support
quote:Had that in a couple hours last night...as long as you can drain it, it's not a big deal.
2.25” in 2 days here
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:38 pm to Devious
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as long as you can drain it, it's not a big deal.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:03 pm to Mr Sausage
What does everyone use for weed control in gardens and your lawn in general? Preferably something that is hooked up to the hose. Is there anything available on the Do My Own site that is better than the stuff you get from home depot?
Ive used these before and the results are just so so
Ive used these before and the results are just so so
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:11 pm to Deactived
30% vinegar and dawn dish soap
kills them dead
kills them dead
Posted on 5/14/24 at 3:25 pm to Deactived
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What does everyone use for weed control in gardens
Thick layer of pine straw mulch and hand pulling.
Very rarely do I have to resort to chemical control. If I do it’ll be with sethoxydim for invading grass, or very carefully administered glyphosate for everything else.
Stay away from potentially volatile broadleaf herbicides like dicamba and 2,4-D around the garden. Even on your surrounding lawn. Even if you don’t accidentally spray it on your desired plants, they can vaporize and still kill sensitive plants like tomatoes. It’s called volatilization. I learned the hard way one day years ago. I sprayed my yard with the winter weed cocktail one early spring morning. A little later I moved my seedlings outside a couple hours after I had sprayed. It warmed up nicely and I can remember getting a faint whiff of the Weed-Free-Zone smell in the air. Ended up losing all of my seedlings.
For my lawn I’ll spot spray my front lawn with Celsius. But I don’t spray anything in my backyard while the garden is growing.
ETA: The vinegar spray will work well to burn down some weeds. But perennials could potentially keep coming back. But it is a fairly safe option.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 5/14/24 at 3:33 pm to PillageUrVillage
First post in this thread this year.
First year of gardening was a disaster. This year has started out slightly better, I have two jalapeno plants already producing more than I got all of last year. The jalapenos are about half the size of the entire plant
My potted "backup" tomatoes and cherry tomatoes are actually doing better than my raised bed tomatoes so that's a little frustrating.
My banana pepper have barely grown an inch, which is disappointing given the rain here in N LA.
Squirrels have gotten after my cucumbers
Going to buy an airsoft gun to try and get rid of them.
Too early to tell this year but this year , although better than last, is not off to a great start.
Though my flowerbed look amazing. Just not my garden.
First year of gardening was a disaster. This year has started out slightly better, I have two jalapeno plants already producing more than I got all of last year. The jalapenos are about half the size of the entire plant
My potted "backup" tomatoes and cherry tomatoes are actually doing better than my raised bed tomatoes so that's a little frustrating.
My banana pepper have barely grown an inch, which is disappointing given the rain here in N LA.
Squirrels have gotten after my cucumbers
Going to buy an airsoft gun to try and get rid of them. Too early to tell this year but this year , although better than last, is not off to a great start.
Though my flowerbed look amazing. Just not my garden.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:07 pm to Devious
Thanks noted. Now I need some to make it more than 2 days. Got home from work just now and half the tomato stems have been cut off. Not sure what did it, they were fine this morning when I left.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 9:56 pm to PillageUrVillage
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Thick layer of pine straw mulch and hand pulling.
I do a lot of hand pulling. Wont be able to use pine straw because I am already using a different kind of mulch.
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Stay away from potentially volatile broadleaf herbicides like dicamba and 2,4-D around the garden
Yea Ive noticed the sprayer will hurt my mondo grass(or whatever its called).
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For my lawn I’ll spot spray my front lawn with Celsius. But I don’t spray anything in my backyard while the garden is growing.
For big areas of grass, is the sprayer I use still not a good option?
I dont grow any food in my gardens anymore if that means anything going forward.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 12:32 pm to Deactived
I personally don’t like to use hose end sprayers to apply herbicide. It’s too difficult to control the amount of product you are putting down. That’s a personal preference. But if it’s worked for you in the past then I don’t see a reason for you to stop.
In that case you can apply whatever you like and just be careful to not get any on your desired plants.
ETA: if you have established plants you could apply a pre emergent like Preen. I’m not sure what other pre emergent herbicides are ok to use in the garden. In the lawn there are quite a few options like prodiamine and dithiopyr, among others.
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I dont grow any food in my gardens anymore if that means anything going forward.
In that case you can apply whatever you like and just be careful to not get any on your desired plants.
ETA: if you have established plants you could apply a pre emergent like Preen. I’m not sure what other pre emergent herbicides are ok to use in the garden. In the lawn there are quite a few options like prodiamine and dithiopyr, among others.
This post was edited on 5/15/24 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 5/15/24 at 6:55 pm to PillageUrVillage
Spectacide hose end sprayer is a good product. I've found people displeased with it aren't using according to directions...applying it when too hot, too cold, etc.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 7:44 pm to Bayou
My tomatoes, squash/zucchini and peppers are slowly coming in. Beans & cucumbers were planted about a week & a half late so will be waiting on them a while longer.
Last weekend, I built myself a tomato cage out of a cattle panel. I had planned on building 20. After just the one, I realized that's not happening. My girly arms can't bend & hammer the corners as well a man can.
Last weekend, I built myself a tomato cage out of a cattle panel. I had planned on building 20
. After just the one, I realized that's not happening. My girly arms can't bend & hammer the corners as well a man can.Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:58 pm to DarthTiger
Tomatoes have all of a sudden stopped blooming. Have both determinate and indeterminates. Any idea if they’ll bloom again?
This post was edited on 5/15/24 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:20 pm to meeple
Have 2-4 inches of rain predicted with isolated 6 inches tomorrow. All the onions that are close got pulled this evening. Garlic was pulled also because I am tired of the gophers gnawing on one a week.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:12 am to meeple
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Tomatoes have all of a sudden stopped blooming.
Temperatures may be too warm.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 10:44 am to PillageUrVillage
Unless I drastically increase my garden space(unlikely) this is probably my last year to grow bell peppers. They do not get big enough, they do not produce enough and I would rather focus on harder to find peppers that we just use occasionally. Buying from the store just makes more sense considering the volume we use in our cooking.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:11 am to DarthTiger
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Temperatures may be too warm.
About time for purple hulls then
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:12 pm to meeple
Anybody here have passion fruit plants? I just ordered a couple from Baker Creek yesterday. I need to unsubscribe from their damn marketing emails. I'm planning on putting them in 16" pots. Big enough?
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