2017 gardening thread.
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Blood
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Rigjockey
In Gord we trust!
What kinda communist bullshit is that?
Blood
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Oh great, now I'm not gonna be able to mooch any tomatoes from you this year because I made fun of them.
Thought you would've learned a lesson from the nutmeat debacle.
It's not a rare phenomenon. It's basic biology, FFS.
I've had lots of tomatoes do that, always vine-ripe. They don't go bad because the baby plants inside do the job of the vine, when the tomato was growing. I've never had one of those plants actually produce tomatoes, but the plants are pretty.
Started working my little area this weekend. Still have snow coming down, so all I did was weed the strawberries, cut the dead leaves and stuff out of them and move the little concrete wall "stones" so that they have their own little area and I can make a raised garden out of the rest. Just build the wall around the whole thing and fill it to the top with soil. And move it away from the fence so I can weed behind the plants easier. I'm going to plant in clumps instead of rows this year. And I picked up a shipping crate that is the size of a regular pallet, but has feet and walls on it. I'll use that for my green onions and herbs.
Garlic is going into the big black pot that's filled with four year old rabbit poop. Probably should have put it in last fall, but I was afraid of the seeds dying and rotting from the cold and wet.
Duck
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That was your grandson's phraseology.Thought you would've learned a lesson from the nutmeat debacle.
Phraseology is apparently a real word? My phone suggested it before I finished typing it.
best time i planted garlic, is just before T-Day.. like maybe 2 weeks before. that's the typical planting time (late fall)
Uncle Birchy
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The way things are going it would "behoove" us ALL to make those "Tithes" to the Gardening Gods...I see you have made tithes with the Gods of gardeninggood start
Currently I got Tomatoes and Peppers mastered but thats Kids stuff...
@Blood is a man who actually took the "initiative" and went above and beyond those Survivalist articles and Homesteading Magazines speaking of which not just PRODUCE but "PROTEIN" as well..
I think I could accomodate a few "Laying" Hens and ya can Breed Rabbits but as a Truck Driver just aint got TIME for that heck I passed the Dog and my stupid Cat off to my Son and his fiance ..
Furthermore I doubt the Municipal Code here allows for that...
On the other hand @Blood I used to grow POT back in the 80s "Small Scale" and have a basic working knowledge of the concept
I'll plant a few and hold a few back. See what happens.
i hope you are not planting garlic imported from China.
i usually plant garlic that has some purple color to it. i tried the "elephant" garlic once.......no real flavor to it.
How and when should you plant garlic?
i usually plant garlic that has some purple color to it. i tried the "elephant" garlic once.......no real flavor to it.
How and when should you plant garlic?
Nawp. Imported from Illinois.
Cargo Commando
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Anyway to mask the hydroponic heat signature while growing reefer?
Blood
Driveler Emeritus
The hyrdoponic floating raft is doing well in the greenhouse.
We had temps in the teens here lately so my wife dropped a 500w stock tank heater in the tank.
When I was out there earlier it was about 45 outside and the water temp in the tank was 60.
The tank heater would cost about 5 cents per hour to run at the rates we pay here for electric but since we're overproducing now the cost is only around 1 cent per hour because we pay about 12 cents per KWH but the utility only credits 2 1/2 cents for the overage we produce.
I would be more conservative with electric if we could bank it for the year but it resets every month.
The bill I just got for February was under $11.
We won't get another bill until December or January.
We had temps in the teens here lately so my wife dropped a 500w stock tank heater in the tank.
When I was out there earlier it was about 45 outside and the water temp in the tank was 60.
The tank heater would cost about 5 cents per hour to run at the rates we pay here for electric but since we're overproducing now the cost is only around 1 cent per hour because we pay about 12 cents per KWH but the utility only credits 2 1/2 cents for the overage we produce.
I would be more conservative with electric if we could bank it for the year but it resets every month.
The bill I just got for February was under $11.
We won't get another bill until December or January.
Blood
Driveler Emeritus
Strawberries blooming in a tiny greenhouse.
The other plant is parsley growing from last year.
The white residue is Diatomaceous Earth, a powder similar to corn starch to the touch.
DE is corpses of single cell creatures that is suppose to affect the exoskeleton of insects by getting into their joints and causing lacerations that make insects dehydrate and die.
There is debate as to whether DE affects bees but putting it on the ground surface and not on the plants should minimize the risk. It doesn't affect worms or bacteria and is harmless to plants, animals and humans.
Food grade DE is also a dietary supplement that some say promotes healthy bones, tendons, cartilage, blood vessels and internal organs.
The other plant is parsley growing from last year.
The white residue is Diatomaceous Earth, a powder similar to corn starch to the touch.
DE is corpses of single cell creatures that is suppose to affect the exoskeleton of insects by getting into their joints and causing lacerations that make insects dehydrate and die.
There is debate as to whether DE affects bees but putting it on the ground surface and not on the plants should minimize the risk. It doesn't affect worms or bacteria and is harmless to plants, animals and humans.
Food grade DE is also a dietary supplement that some say promotes healthy bones, tendons, cartilage, blood vessels and internal organs.
He will have plenty for you to pick. Don't worry.Save me some of those green tomatoes
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