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re: The 2021 Garden Thread
Posted on 3/30/21 at 12:15 pm to gumbo2176
Posted on 3/30/21 at 12:15 pm to gumbo2176
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Seems you watched a lot of Mel Bartholomew on PBS at one time----providing you're old enough to have been around then.
I doubt I am, but my dad sure is. I learned, and continue to learn, from him, though he does narrower beds.
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Posted on 3/30/21 at 4:19 pm to TheBoo
man, I cant wait to see how you do this summer...it would appear that youve done this before, or at least know your shite 
They say 1sqft per plant but I cant keep 8 in a 4x8 raised planter from looking like a jungle
They say 1sqft per plant but I cant keep 8 in a 4x8 raised planter from looking like a jungle
Posted on 3/30/21 at 4:37 pm to DomincDecoco
If I had to guess, it doesn't look great, but his productivity per sq ft is much higher.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 5:25 pm to DomincDecoco
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t would appear that youve done this before, or at least know your shite
They say 1sqft per plant but I cant keep 8 in a 4x8 raised planter from looking like a jungle
I've dabbled and had small gardens in the past but finally made a big one. Never managed one this big but I'm confident in my dad's ability to keep me from fubar'ing this thing.
Outside of cucurbits my dad plants everything "about a foot apart", period, and he always does extremely well. It works for me too.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 5:40 pm to TheBoo
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my dad plants everything "about a foot apart",
I find tomatoes don't like to be crowded, especially in S.E. La. with our heat and humidity. It's those things that bring on molds and other diseases in tomato plants when they don't get enough air circulation around them.
Now, okra plants, as tall as they get, do like to be planted close. I keep mine about 1 ft. apart in rows 3 ft. apart. That way I can walk between 2 rows and pick from both sides in one pass.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 5:47 pm to TDTOM
I'm rocking 32 plants in my 4x8 tomato / pepper bed plus herbs, asparagus, and marigolds
Damn. I only plant 6 tomatoes in my 4x8 bed. Any more than that is overcrowded in my opinion.
Damn. I only plant 6 tomatoes in my 4x8 bed. Any more than that is overcrowded in my opinion.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 11:23 am to labguy
So it's supposed to be high 30s as a low after some chilly days here in south Louisiana. Does that make anyone nervous? Anyone doing anything to protect plants or am I being something of a chicken little?
Posted on 3/31/21 at 11:47 am to Comic_Tiger
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Does that make anyone nervous?
I am. The low has slowly fallen for friday morning for a while now. Supposed to bottom out at 38 for me but I usually run a degree or 2 lower than that.
I may wait to see how temps go during the day tomorrow before I decided if I want to cover.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 11:48 am to Comic_Tiger
I just checked the hourly forecast and it looks like it’ll dip below 40 for about 3 hours total on Friday morning (at least where I am). Naturally it makes me a little nervous, but I’m not too concerned. It’ll be accompanied by a light breeze which should keep frost from forming. And it won’t be cold enough to kill anything. It’ll also be followed by full sun, which should warm the surface of the leaves pretty quickly.
The only thing I’m concerned about is my bean and cucumber seedlings. They’re still small. I piled up some extra pine straw around them yesterday afternoon.
ETA: As I was checking in on everything yesterday afternoon, I noticed the strawberries are really starting to come in now. They’ve been producing about a handful a week, but production seems to be increasing. I’m looking forward to them sending out runners in the summer and hopefully increasing production by next year.
The only thing I’m concerned about is my bean and cucumber seedlings. They’re still small. I piled up some extra pine straw around them yesterday afternoon.
ETA: As I was checking in on everything yesterday afternoon, I noticed the strawberries are really starting to come in now. They’ve been producing about a handful a week, but production seems to be increasing. I’m looking forward to them sending out runners in the summer and hopefully increasing production by next year.
This post was edited on 3/31/21 at 11:58 am
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:18 pm to BallsEleven
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I may wait to see how temps go during the day tomorrow before I decided if I want to cover.
I don’t have enough plastic to cover my whole garden. I was thinking I could run a sprinkler on everything throughout the night. I mean, it won’t get cold enough to freeze and the running water should keep frost from forming. Anyone ever do this?
Normally I would avoid wetting the leaves, but I figured I could hit it with a peroxide treatment in the afternoon.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:38 pm to PillageUrVillage
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run a sprinkler on everything throughout the night
I know that's how they keep citrus trees from freezing, but that's only when it gets below 30 or so.
This post was edited on 3/31/21 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 3/31/21 at 2:02 pm to jyoung1
Well it looks like they just updated the forecast and are now saying 36. 
I guess I’ll have to give the sprinkler a try.
ETA: Updated again and now says 38.
I’ll make a decision tomorrow night on what I’ll do.
I guess I’ll have to give the sprinkler a try.
ETA: Updated again and now says 38.
I’ll make a decision tomorrow night on what I’ll do.
This post was edited on 3/31/21 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 3/31/21 at 2:37 pm to PillageUrVillage
Prairieville is showing 39 but it also says there's a 69% chance of rain right now and i don't see a drop in sight
Posted on 3/31/21 at 2:53 pm to PillageUrVillage
quote:North central Alabama here... and I've been sitting here in envy of you guys. Y'all been making it hard to wait but the forecast low of at least 30 has helped a bit.
Well it looks like they just updated the forecast and are now saying 36.
So we're definitely looking at a freeze and it's on Good Friday my normal plant date. Got my 1st ever real soil sample in hand, ground waiting for the tiller, and going after plants tomorrow.
Anyone know if these VH (very high) numbers are going to be a problem? My feed and seed guy just shrugged his shoulder and said good soil.
Posted on 3/31/21 at 3:12 pm to awestruck
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Anyone know if these VH (very high) numbers are going to be a problem? My feed and seed guy just shrugged his shoulder and said good soil.
Nope. Those are fine. Things that you don’t want to be too high are things like sodium, copper, and pH.
This post was edited on 3/31/21 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 3/31/21 at 4:16 pm to TheBoo
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This thing has had a good run, and as much as we use rosemary when cooking, we could never keep up with it.
I have two different types next to each other along the side of my patio. They're only three years old but they're monsters, and like you we use rosemary quite a bit.
I haven't pruned them though because they bring in bees like crazy when they bloom, which is pretty much year round here.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 6:59 am to PillageUrVillage
Bat house arrived yesterday! Had to plant some strike beans earlier this week after the green bean seeds my kids picked up at Home Depot didn’t germinate. Time to mound up on the potatoes. Last 3 half rows are going in this long weekend. Okra and then some wildcards.
Enjoyed the stinging grass already thriving where I planted watermelons.
Enjoyed the stinging grass already thriving where I planted watermelons.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 9:25 am to awestruck
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Good Friday my normal plant date
Both of my grandpaws would turn over in their graves if I ever did that. You don't disturb the soil on Good Friday.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 9:31 am to 2 Jugs
I always thought that was strictly a Cajun Catholic thing? You don’t disturb the soil on Good Friday because the blood of Christ runs through the soil.
This post was edited on 4/1/21 at 9:33 am
Posted on 4/1/21 at 10:04 am to PillageUrVillage
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I always thought that was strictly a Cajun Catholic thing? You don’t disturb the soil on Good Friday because the blood of Christ runs through the soil.
I have never heard this, and I have plans on continuing to spread out the load of dirt I got a couple of weekends back
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