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re: 2025 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/26/25 at 10:10 am
Squirrels are already starting their shite over here. Set out the squirrelinator trap and caught 2 already. Damn onions and strawberry boxes look like set off minefields. :angry:

And I don't know if it was the squirrels or the weather from the other morning, but apparently I did lose one cayenne pepper plant. It was broken at the base. I'll have to go buy a transplant to replace it, but I'm just glad it wasn't worse than that with the wind we got!

re: 2025 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/24/25 at 10:01 am
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rain at the homestead this morning frick yeah


We had some bad thunderstorms come through at my place. 70 mph wind gusts! :ahh:

My son was freaked out cause he thought there was a tornado. I was worried about the transplants I had just put in the garden. :lol:

Luckily they all survived. The tomatoes were laid over but they’ll be ok.

re: Milam is a straight up Dog!

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/22/25 at 8:22 pm
Like a sniper at shortstop.

re: LSU 7 @ Texas 11 Final

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/22/25 at 8:22 pm
Damn Milam is so good.

re: 2025 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/21/25 at 8:23 am
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what variety of cucumbers do you all grow here?


I’ve grown Dasher II, Poinsett 76, Marketmore 76, Straight Eight, Boston Pickling, and Sweet Success with no problems.

Dasher II and Poinsett 76 being the ones I've grown the most. Dasher II being the best and most consistent producer.
They’re having a demonstration in Lafayette as well. Protesting “the threats to their jobs”. They are horrible at their jobs. Privatize the damn thing and let them sink or swim.

re: 2025 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/20/25 at 10:08 am
With the wind and upcoming cold my seedlings (not sure I should call them that anymore since they’re about 18” tall and outgrowing the hell out their pots) are nestled safely in the garage until tomorrow. Then it’s planting time!

re: 2025 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/19/25 at 9:59 am
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Easter


Which is sometimes in mid April and my average last frost date is March 10th. :lol:

Almost Human had a lot of promise. Fricken Fox.

re: 2025 Spring Garden Thread

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/16/25 at 7:19 pm
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Pillage, is it too late to add the calcium nitrate?


To what? Strawberries? I actually have coming up in my calendar to add calcium nitrate to strawberries, garlic, and onions on March 18th. I’m not growing garlic this year but this will be my second app of calcium nitrate this spring.

So, short answer, no. Not too late. :cheers:

re: Recognition Herbicide

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/16/25 at 12:39 pm
Here’s my starting point. I had completely nuked this corner of my front yard last year to add some dirt because it was horribly un level, holding water in big low spots, etc. filled it in with some sod but I had checkered it just hoping for it to fill in. Well the St Aug spread a god bit last year but it also filled in with bermuda. And now weeds. :lol:

re: Recognition Herbicide

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/16/25 at 12:15 pm
Good to hear. Hoping for similar results here. :cheers:

re: Recognition Herbicide

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/16/25 at 12:11 pm
Did you have to do more than one application?

re: Recognition Herbicide

Posted by PillageUrVillage on 3/16/25 at 8:28 am
Bump

Ready for war this spring. Finally bought some and will update the results. I’ll probably wait a few more weeks to spray.