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re: The 2021 Garden Thread
Posted on 10/2/21 at 8:53 am to mudcat tiger
Posted on 10/2/21 at 8:53 am to mudcat tiger
From left to right we have brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli.
On the left is collards, on the right is my first 4 cabbage transplants. I’m doing Bravo F1 cabbage only this year because they did phenomenal for me last year. Also, I have 7 total collard plants, but these are currently the biggest 3.
Here’s a couple of last year’s Bravo F1’s
Left: some of my onions are coming up. Right: mustards are coming up.
Danver carrots. I’ll probably get in there and thin them out sometime today.
Beefmasters are coming in
And these are Cherokee Purples. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a CP plant set this many tomatoes. Fingers crossed they do well.
For the mustards, collards, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and onions, I’ll be feeding once a month with calcium nitrate. The carrots have triple 13, but when they get a little bigger I’ll probably switch to the Sea Grow 4-26-26. And the tomatoes I’m feeding the Sea Grow 4-26-26 every other week.
On the left is collards, on the right is my first 4 cabbage transplants. I’m doing Bravo F1 cabbage only this year because they did phenomenal for me last year. Also, I have 7 total collard plants, but these are currently the biggest 3.
Here’s a couple of last year’s Bravo F1’s
Left: some of my onions are coming up. Right: mustards are coming up.
Danver carrots. I’ll probably get in there and thin them out sometime today.
Beefmasters are coming in
And these are Cherokee Purples. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a CP plant set this many tomatoes. Fingers crossed they do well.
For the mustards, collards, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and onions, I’ll be feeding once a month with calcium nitrate. The carrots have triple 13, but when they get a little bigger I’ll probably switch to the Sea Grow 4-26-26. And the tomatoes I’m feeding the Sea Grow 4-26-26 every other week.
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Posted on 10/2/21 at 9:45 am to PillageUrVillage
Impressive as always man!
Posted on 10/15/21 at 7:34 am to mudcat tiger
How's everyone's fall gardens coming?
I've been slacking big time this year. I still have tomato plants from back in the spring that have held on for dear life and are starting to produce again.
I'm done on okra, I couldn't keep up. I've got some big arse pods on there that I'm letting dry up to save seeds then I'll pull them.
Everything else is pretty much done. I just really need to get in there, pull weeds/dead plants, and start tilling and adding some compost in to the soil.
I'm hoping to give garlic, onion, and carrots another shot this winter. Maybe even try some beets just because I've never planted them before.
I'm already getting a list together of what varieties to plant in the spring.
I've been slacking big time this year. I still have tomato plants from back in the spring that have held on for dear life and are starting to produce again.
I'm done on okra, I couldn't keep up. I've got some big arse pods on there that I'm letting dry up to save seeds then I'll pull them.
Everything else is pretty much done. I just really need to get in there, pull weeds/dead plants, and start tilling and adding some compost in to the soil.
I'm hoping to give garlic, onion, and carrots another shot this winter. Maybe even try some beets just because I've never planted them before.
I'm already getting a list together of what varieties to plant in the spring.
Posted on 10/15/21 at 7:40 am to BallsEleven
Have done nothing at home, but am headed to the camp this weekend to clean up the summer the rest of the way and prep for spring.
Posted on 10/15/21 at 8:15 am to BallsEleven
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How's everyone's fall gardens coming?
Everything has been kind of struggling with the recent heat. But, I’m hoping this cool front and the coming cooler days will breathe life into everything.
I have about half of my cabbage in the ground. Unfortunately I’ve been having a huge problem with ants. They seemed to be chewing at the roots of my cabbage plants. Killed one by completely eating through the base at ground level, and damaged a couple of others. I’m hoping they recover. So I sowed some replacement seeds.
I thinned out my carrots and they are doing well. Got some granex 33 onion seeds planted and growing. Broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, mustard greens, and collards are all doing well and slowly growing. No ripe tomatoes yet.
I’m hoping cooler weather will also make my strawberries start flowering soon. I let them run over the summer and my whole box is full now. Would be nice to get a good bumper crop of strawberries.
This post was edited on 10/15/21 at 8:22 am
Posted on 10/15/21 at 4:44 pm to PillageUrVillage
Ida got me pretty good , but 10 corn survived and all have double cobs. Picking them Sunday. Started picking green beans two weeks ago and black eye peas last week. Should start picking Lima beans and Alaska peas next week.
New tomatoes are in flower. Harvesting turnip tops. Beets and radishes are 2-3 weeks out max. Cauliflower and broccoli (1st set) are 6 inches high, 2nd set just germinated. Carrots are an inch. Will plant another set after the beets and radishes are picked.
New tomatoes are in flower. Harvesting turnip tops. Beets and radishes are 2-3 weeks out max. Cauliflower and broccoli (1st set) are 6 inches high, 2nd set just germinated. Carrots are an inch. Will plant another set after the beets and radishes are picked.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 8:21 am to michael corleone
Took a leisurely stroll through the garden this morning to see how everything is doing. Noticed some damage to quite a few plants. Upon closer inspection I realized something.
My goodness they must’ve worked quick. Cause just a few days ago I hadn’t seen any damage to my plants. Anyway, hand picked as many as I could find and sprayed everything down with thuricide.
It feels wonderful outside this morning.
ETA: after a quick search, looks like it’s cross striped cabbage worms.
My goodness they must’ve worked quick. Cause just a few days ago I hadn’t seen any damage to my plants. Anyway, hand picked as many as I could find and sprayed everything down with thuricide.
It feels wonderful outside this morning.
ETA: after a quick search, looks like it’s cross striped cabbage worms.
This post was edited on 10/16/21 at 8:25 am
Posted on 10/18/21 at 8:40 am to BallsEleven
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How's everyone's fall gardens coming?
Between storm recovery and the baby I haven't done a thing. I need to spray some round up and get it ready for some sort of winter crop.
My two biggest blackberry canes snapped about a foot up for the storm and I lost various horizontal canes along the whole stretch. My muscadines were left to just the vines. I made a pretty good sweet potato haul though. I planted Georgia Jet and Centennial. The Centennials are bigger but the Georgia Jets were more abundant and still a good size.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 12:33 pm to BallsEleven
Planted red and white onion sets 2 weeks ago and they are coming along. Same with garlic. I had a bumper crop of garlic last year so hopefully that happens again.
Did you know radishes take like 3 weeks to mature? They're like the rabbits of the gardening world. Coming along quite nice. Plan to pick a handful next week to see if they are ready.
I have Chinese broccolini coming in now. I did direct sow so we will see what happens.
Just pulled my last bean plants to make room for some cabbage.
Also have butter lettuce and carrots coming in nicely.
Pics to follow.
Got my first lemons and limes this year. I highly recommend planting your own citrus.
Did you know radishes take like 3 weeks to mature? They're like the rabbits of the gardening world. Coming along quite nice. Plan to pick a handful next week to see if they are ready.
I have Chinese broccolini coming in now. I did direct sow so we will see what happens.
Just pulled my last bean plants to make room for some cabbage.
Also have butter lettuce and carrots coming in nicely.
Pics to follow.
Got my first lemons and limes this year. I highly recommend planting your own citrus.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 12:40 pm to TheBoo
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My two biggest blackberry canes snapped about a foot up for the storm
My bush was stripped down to a couple of leafless canes after Laura. I thought it was a goner so I mowed over it
It came back with a vengeance this year. I've had to cut it back multiple times and need to do so again. quote:
I had a bumper crop of garlic last year so hopefully that happens again.
I didn't have any luck with garlic last year. I'm going to try again though and see what happens.
This weekend I'll finally have some time to get in and tear out all the plants. I need to work some bagged soil into the raised beds. The top soil I had brought in last year is too hard. I'll try and rake it in real good then get to planting a few things like carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower.
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:10 pm to BallsEleven
Is anyone able to get garlic bulbs locally? I've tried a couple of places and have had no luck.
I also just ordered a fig tree for the chicken pen. They worked down the ground pretty hard in the corner of the fence so I figured I would plant a fig tree there to give them some shade and give a couple figs. I throw all the bedding/poop in that corner so it should take off.
I also just ordered a fig tree for the chicken pen. They worked down the ground pretty hard in the corner of the fence so I figured I would plant a fig tree there to give them some shade and give a couple figs. I throw all the bedding/poop in that corner so it should take off.
This post was edited on 10/21/21 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:54 pm to BallsEleven
My local garden center has Italian garlic bulbs. I had decent luck with them last year, but I'm not doing garlic this year because I don't have the room. I had to remove one of my raised beds cause it was right on the property line and I'm going to hopefully be putting up my fence soon.
Posted on 10/22/21 at 6:41 am to BallsEleven
Cleggs had plenty of garlic bulbs Monday
Posted on 10/23/21 at 6:36 pm to michael corleone
I need help with pruning some of my plants. First two pics are blueberry bushes. Keep new growth? Trim old stuff?
Next up is a lime tree
And finally a lemon tree
Next up is a lime tree
And finally a lemon tree
Posted on 10/24/21 at 7:16 am to PTBob
With the blueberries, just trim any dead branches.
I can’t help you with the citrus trees. I butchered mine before the freeze knocked them out
I can’t help you with the citrus trees. I butchered mine before the freeze knocked them out
Posted on 10/24/21 at 8:10 pm to BallsEleven
Well to say my fall garden was on its way for great success and has ended in one night and a mad wife. I had about 30 different plants between broccoli, brussells, couple different cabbages, and caulicflower. Also had a row of garlic. Well I left for work a couple sundays ago and the wife calls mad as hell. She went to water and the family of nutria at the whole garden. Even the garlic tops. Its been two weeks and nothing made it. Now I am undecided if i want to start over or not. Damn nutria.
Posted on 10/24/21 at 11:04 pm to ItsBernie
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She went to water and the family of nutria at the whole garden. Even the garlic tops. Its been two weeks and nothing made it. Now I am undecided if i want to start over or not. Damn nutria.
First, you make a roux............
Posted on 10/25/21 at 7:22 am to gumbo2176
With citrus, the only thing I ever trim is branches that cross each other in odd angles or growing into the interior of the foliage of the tree. I also trim anything out that grows from beneath the graft point.
It looks like on the lemon tree you have one branch coming out south of the graft, I'd remove that when you have a chance.
For Blueberries, I didn't trim anything until year three. I start pruning out old reeds in the fall and anything that crosses to the interior or crosses over other branches.
It looks like on the lemon tree you have one branch coming out south of the graft, I'd remove that when you have a chance.
For Blueberries, I didn't trim anything until year three. I start pruning out old reeds in the fall and anything that crosses to the interior or crosses over other branches.
This post was edited on 10/25/21 at 7:24 am
Posted on 11/7/21 at 6:02 pm to BayouBengal51
Got my first head of broccoli, and also my first lemon today.
Also, we’ve been plucking some tomatoes. I sliced up a few of the Cherokee Purples for us to snack on. They are nice and sweet. I don’t think the tomato plants will have much longer, so I’ll take what I can get until a frost kills em.
Everything else in the garden is on track. A few of the cabbages are starting to form heads. Got some cauliflower that I’ll need to start blanching soon. More broccoli on the way. Brussel sprouts and getting pretty big. Carrots are growing nicely. Mustards and collards are getting big and I’ll probably be able to start harvesting some in a couple of weeks.
On the bee front, I did an inspection before the cold front. They are getting honey bound. But there are luckily no swarm cells and the queen has pretty much stopped laying. I’ve heard of people losing hives to fall swarms and I was monitoring it closely. Hardly any drone cells, and very little capped brood left. I’ve noticed a lot of dead drones in front of the hive after the cold front, so they may have started evictions already. About a month ago I did a mite wash and the mite load was pretty high. I’ve done a series of oxalic acid vapor treatments and let me tell you, that stuff kills the mites pretty good. No harm to the bees. Weather permitting I’ll try to inspect a couple more times, and if I notice no more capped brood I’ll do one more OA treatment and put the small entrance reducer on. They currently have a very healthy population with plenty of food, so I’m hopeful they’ll be fine over the winter.
Also, we’ve been plucking some tomatoes. I sliced up a few of the Cherokee Purples for us to snack on. They are nice and sweet. I don’t think the tomato plants will have much longer, so I’ll take what I can get until a frost kills em.
Everything else in the garden is on track. A few of the cabbages are starting to form heads. Got some cauliflower that I’ll need to start blanching soon. More broccoli on the way. Brussel sprouts and getting pretty big. Carrots are growing nicely. Mustards and collards are getting big and I’ll probably be able to start harvesting some in a couple of weeks.
On the bee front, I did an inspection before the cold front. They are getting honey bound. But there are luckily no swarm cells and the queen has pretty much stopped laying. I’ve heard of people losing hives to fall swarms and I was monitoring it closely. Hardly any drone cells, and very little capped brood left. I’ve noticed a lot of dead drones in front of the hive after the cold front, so they may have started evictions already. About a month ago I did a mite wash and the mite load was pretty high. I’ve done a series of oxalic acid vapor treatments and let me tell you, that stuff kills the mites pretty good. No harm to the bees. Weather permitting I’ll try to inspect a couple more times, and if I notice no more capped brood I’ll do one more OA treatment and put the small entrance reducer on. They currently have a very healthy population with plenty of food, so I’m hopeful they’ll be fine over the winter.
This post was edited on 11/7/21 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 11/8/21 at 4:54 am to PillageUrVillage
Dang broccoli already? I think mine are several weeks away from producing.
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