Duck
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Damn skippy!
2018 gardening thread
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dave350
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I grew some stuff once.
tommyh
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me too,a lot of stuff
Agent_Z
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We had a pecan tree that was wiped out by lightning and high winds about 2 years ago. I thought I'd give air layering a try since the new growth looked extremely promising for the experiment. I think I did 14 cuts on this tree. The pictures were taken after the first set. I've never tried it before so I don't know how thick I need to make the cuttings, so the sizes of the limbs varied. I think the idea is to just remove most of the upper foliage to prevent excess evaporation since the root system won't be very well established at first. When they root I'll put them in grow bags and water them twice a week.
If it winds up working well for me I might actually build a greenhouse and do a couple hundred of these every year and expand on the orchard.
If it winds up working well for me I might actually build a greenhouse and do a couple hundred of these every year and expand on the orchard.
CMT
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Thanks for sharing this.. very interesting and I'm looking forward to trying it sometime.
There's a couple spots down 41 in Indiana where they've got trees growing 2 different fruits.. I've always been curious about how that's done. This video made me think of that. I've only seen apple/pear combo trees like that tho. There's some down by where my folks live too. Maybe I'll have the time to stop someday and ask about how they propagated them like that. Pretty cool cuz you think your eyes are deceiving you when you first notice them.
Agent_Z
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Thanks for sharing this.. very interesting and I'm looking forward to trying it sometime.
There's a couple spots down 41 in Indiana where they've got trees growing 2 different fruits.. I've always been curious about how that's done. This video made me think of that. I've only seen apple/pear combo trees like that tho. There's some down by where my folks live too. Maybe I'll have the time to stop someday and ask about how they propagated them like that. Pretty cool cuz you think your eyes are deceiving you when you first notice them.
I watched about 20 videos on air layering, from the video I posted to some guy in Brazil in a rain forest using plastic sandwich bags and notebook paper. Rooting agent isn't necessary in most cases, but should help promote heartier root growth. It's just a new take on a method that has been used for centuries. You could probably get the same effect with some dirt and a leather hide. We have some pomegranate and apricot trees that I'm going to try next. Our peach orchard was wiped out in 2004 during a drought. Shame I didn't think about this ahead of time.
Good luck. Post pics if you ever manage to get a few trees layered.
CMT
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Thanks for sharing this.. very interesting and I'm looking forward to trying it sometime.
There's a couple spots down 41 in Indiana where they've got trees growing 2 different fruits.. I've always been curious about how that's done. This video made me think of that. I've only seen apple/pear combo trees like that tho. There's some down by where my folks live too. Maybe I'll have the time to stop someday and ask about how they propagated them like that. Pretty cool cuz you think your eyes are deceiving you when you first notice them.
Here's an example of the multi fruit on one tree that I was referring to earlier. Pretty damn cool and I'd love to try this sometime in my lifetime.
I certainly will!
Duck
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I've got a million squirrels too. And no idea how to keep them from the garden without having to build a full enclosure around it.
gearjammer
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fried squirrel is pretty damn tasty
Duck
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That would require cutting up a dead animal.
I'm not THAT much of a hillbilly.
gearjammer
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so you are a city boy at heart then
CMT
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Like my dad always used to say... over plant. Grow enough for all the critters as well as yourself. Ha ha
I love my little yard friends and I've spent a small fortune trying to keep them away from my plants over the years to no avail. I tried something different late last season without even thinking about it, and so far it's working... key words here; "so far". It's just a matter of time I'm sure before they figure it out. I've got my garden on the south side of my house near the a/c unit and I keep food for the critters on the north side of the house. The running a/c unit seems to startle them, or at least that's what I'm thinking. Plus the fence creeks over there. I keep a tray of old peanuts and stale tortilla chips, bread, etc on my north side below the bird feeder, along with a ground level drinking water receptacle for them. They all seem to just stay in that area (so far..)... I even had busted up pumpkins and squash thrown in the garden after Halloween last year and the seeds are still laying there untouched by the critters.
The issue I'm having a hard time with is our newest ground squirrel tenant. I love those little guys and they've always been welcome in this yard because it's safe from outside predators since it's fenced in. There's plenty of holes on the hill from past residents where they dig their little condos and such. I just rake up the dirt they fling on the grass and let them be. Well, my newest tenant cannot stop digging. I swear he's digging to China because I'm picking up about 5 coal shovels of dirt each day off the grass for the past 2 weeks. He's down to the clay and gravel areas in the center of earth for crying out loud. I'm just hoping he'll be done digging soon and enjoy his stay here where he'll always have food and never have to venture out. Apparently he did not get my set of HOA rules memo for this yard..🐿
Duck
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Them's a FYTIN' werds
InTooDeep
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Going to the city, got you on my mind,
Country sure is pretty, I'll leave it all behind,
This is my decision, I'm coming home to stay this time
dave350
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tommyh
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in the early 60`s my dad had big gardens.He learned how to graft trees by reading a magazine,organic gardening I think
He has several he had sucessfully grafted but i forget what they was.
Those bambi`s are all over the place,and they have killed 2 squash plants by walking all over them.
got our first cuke today.The squash seeds plants are doing great,those we bought and planted are doing poorley.Seeds from here on out
He has several he had sucessfully grafted but i forget what they was.
Those bambi`s are all over the place,and they have killed 2 squash plants by walking all over them.
got our first cuke today.The squash seeds plants are doing great,those we bought and planted are doing poorley.Seeds from here on out
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