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re: The 2021 Garden Thread
Posted on 3/11/21 at 5:46 pm to PillageUrVillage
Posted on 3/11/21 at 5:46 pm to PillageUrVillage
Yeah, pretty much.
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Posted on 3/11/21 at 7:39 pm to BallsEleven
Yeah mine started doing that when they got too big for the pots. Definitely a nutrient deficiency. Problem was corrected not long after I put them in the ground.
Posted on 3/11/21 at 7:42 pm to PillageUrVillage
Hopefully I can soon.
I got my 20yds delivered this week. I was going to have issues with finding time to fill the beds but tax season just got extended to June 15th so I should have some days off now.
Still have to rig something up to keep the chickens out as well.
I got my 20yds delivered this week. I was going to have issues with finding time to fill the beds but tax season just got extended to June 15th so I should have some days off now.
Still have to rig something up to keep the chickens out as well.
Posted on 3/11/21 at 8:05 pm to BallsEleven
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20yds
That’s a lot of dirt. I’m going to go pick up some more dirt tomorrow. I bought a bunch of 20 gallon grow bags to put my citrus trees in. I have way more bags than I need for that. So I’ll be planting something in them. Maybe some more flowers for the bees. I have a bunch of seeds. I’ll figure something out.
Posted on 3/11/21 at 8:19 pm to PillageUrVillage
I was just going to buy bags of top soil, cow, and peat moss but as much as I needed, the 29yds was only $30 more.
I’ll use what I need in the garden and use the rest to fill low spots throughout the yard. It won’t be enough but it’ll get me more level than what I am now.
I’d like to get enough done to drop another notch in the backyard at least. Plus the boys are having a blast with the mound while it’s there.
I’ll use what I need in the garden and use the rest to fill low spots throughout the yard. It won’t be enough but it’ll get me more level than what I am now.
I’d like to get enough done to drop another notch in the backyard at least. Plus the boys are having a blast with the mound while it’s there.
This post was edited on 3/11/21 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 3/12/21 at 9:26 am to DarthTiger
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I’ve been ordering from SouthernExposure
I've also been using them for several years now. Great company, and carry a bunch of uncommon seeds and heirloom varieties.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 5:18 pm to PillageUrVillage
Bumping since we haven't gotten this thread stickied.
Posted on 3/12/21 at 5:45 pm to LsuFan_1955
Took the day off. Planted pretty much everything. Also sowed my cucumbers and beans. The only thing left is okra. I’ll probably sow those next weekend. Also put my citrus trees in some 20 gallon grow bags.
ETA: I’m a citrus newbie. Should I allow them to make fruit while this small? Or should I prune all the flowers and let the plants focus on getting bigger? The lemon flowers smell heavenly.
ETA: I’m a citrus newbie. Should I allow them to make fruit while this small? Or should I prune all the flowers and let the plants focus on getting bigger? The lemon flowers smell heavenly.
This post was edited on 3/12/21 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 3/12/21 at 7:10 pm to PillageUrVillage
Has everyone had better luck with raised gardens . Seems like all of the garden pictures are of raised gardens. I started a raise garden but it seems like it’s draining to much . I am using a drip hose 50 ft drip hose in a 12x4 bed for 40 minutes a day.Should I add more peat moss to the areas that struggle? Can you have to much peat moss?
I was going to start another garden at ground level to see if it did better . I have Enough good dirt to make the second garden a raised bed . I am lucky to have access to rich cow/Horse pasture dirt plus the manure .
I was going to start another garden at ground level to see if it did better . I have Enough good dirt to make the second garden a raised bed . I am lucky to have access to rich cow/Horse pasture dirt plus the manure .
Posted on 3/12/21 at 7:19 pm to PillageUrVillage
If that’s them in the bags then I would pinch the flowers off. It sucks at first but it will help them get bigger faster and in reality 99% of those flowers will turn to small fruit then fall off quick so you wouldn’t see much if any production anyway.
To the post above, I’ve always had better luck with raised beds. What did you will your bed with?
To the post above, I’ve always had better luck with raised beds. What did you will your bed with?
Posted on 3/12/21 at 7:37 pm to tjv305
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Has everyone had better luck with raised gardens .
For the most part, yes. The biggest benefit is better control over soil quality. I’ve also had a lot fewer disease problems in my raised beds. If your soil is drying out too fast id recommend mulching. I’d rather the soil drain too good as opposed to having poor drainage.
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If that’s them in the bags then I would pinch the flowers off. It sucks at first but it will help them get bigger faster and in reality 99% of those flowers will turn to small fruit then fall off quick so you wouldn’t see much if any production anyway.
That’s what I was thinking. Thanks.
My wife will be upset. She was hoping for some lemons, limes, and oranges really soon. Gardening is not for the impatient.
This post was edited on 3/12/21 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 3/12/21 at 11:48 pm to tjv305
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I started a raise garden but it seems like it’s draining to much .
I'd stick with the raised bed. I haven't been doing this for that long but I kinda learned the hard way early on how important it is to have good soil composition that retains water but doesn't hold water, if that makes sense. This time of year I normally only water my garden once or twice a week and that's only if it doesn't rain. Irrigation is set up but it's just easier to time when it's hotter and I can run it every day.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 8:31 am to bluemoons
Does cleggs winter cocktail kill Poa?
Posted on 3/13/21 at 12:23 pm to Fox McCloud
Is there any weed killer that can treat the soil before
planting a vegetable garden.in ground.
planting a vegetable garden.in ground.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 12:38 pm to CRW
Atrazine is a pre-emergent that will kill broad leafs, but 95% of vegetable plants are broad leafs so prob not a good idea. There is a grass killer that you can safely spray after your plants have emerged, called Poast, some brands it’s just called grass killer, just don’t spray on onions or carrots. It doesn’t work on nutsedge which is the damn devil. Best thing you can do is mulch the ever living shite out of it.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 12:43 pm to tjv305
Peat moss drys out quickly. Same with sand. Think of beaches. It’s best to have a perfect blend of clay, sand, and organic matter. Sounds like you need organic matter, add a few bags of miracle grow raised bed soil or potting mix. Also how deep is your bed, you said it’s 12x4 I’m assuming that’s the outside dimensions. If it’s only say a 2x4 height or 2x6 board height then it will definitely dry out quick. I have a large in ground garden and a few raised beds. I like the raised beds more, can work them any day is the year never to wet to work them.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 6:37 pm to CRW
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Is there any weed killer that can treat the soil before
planting a vegetable garden.in ground.
Glyphosate. If I remember correctly you can plant as soon as 48 hours after spraying because it doesn’t bind to the soil. But most literature I’ve read recommends waiting at least a week.
This post was edited on 3/13/21 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 3/13/21 at 7:41 pm to PillageUrVillage
What pillage said. I’ve planted same day and have been fine. I just wait until it dries completely.
Completely is the keyword there.
Obviously this is only if weeds are present. Glyphosate needs contact with the plant to work. It doesn’t stay behind residually in the soil.
Completely is the keyword there.
Obviously this is only if weeds are present. Glyphosate needs contact with the plant to work. It doesn’t stay behind residually in the soil.
This post was edited on 3/13/21 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 3/13/21 at 8:18 pm to PillageUrVillage
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Is there any weed killer that can treat the soil before
planting a vegetable garden.in ground.
Glyphosate. If I remember correctly you can plant as soon as 48 hours after spraying because it doesn’t bind to the soil. But most literature I’ve read recommends waiting at least a week.
What about Triclopyr-4 seems like a feed and seed guy suggested it once?
However might be wrong just going from memory but seem to remember waiting 4 weeks to a month and it gets anything but grasses.
This post was edited on 3/13/21 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 3/13/21 at 9:15 pm to awestruck
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What about Triclopyr-4 seems like a feed and seed guy suggested it once?
I don’t know much about that one. All I know is I’m extremely hesitant to spray any herbicide within a hundred feet of my garden. Even when I have nothing in it. I’ve suffered loss from herbicide drift one too many times.
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