2022 Gardening Thread
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Well, I nearly killed my tomatoes. Went a little too heavy on the hay/manure comport and the soil was a little hot. Watering the hell out of them and they seem to be recovering. Time will tell.
If they make it they should do really well.
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If they make it they should do really well.
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Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
Tomato plants are pretty resilient and unless they are dead, should recover.
jordanmills
TGT Addict
I need to go collect some from my sister's place. But my trailer has a bale of hay on it that is presenting some issues.
Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
I just go across the road to my brother's pasture and collect manure. Pretty easy to make many trips.
jordanmills
TGT Addict
Yeah I'd like to have access to cow poop that close. I'd like to have open land that close, even if I didn't have access to it!
Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
Come to East Texas, and I'll load your trailer full of cow manure! Free!
jordanmills
TGT Addict
Got to get a trailer that will hold enough manure to make it worth the fuel!
Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
Gas prices ain't cheap.
Something is eating my little sprouts. They look like they've been chewed down to the dirt. Initially I thought it was a local rabbit i sometimes saw not in my back yard. So I did as any gardener and spent $50 on a little rabbit fence. Found some more plants nibbled down. Put a rat trap with peanut butter out over the last couple days and nothing. Is there some worm or bug eating my peas, sunflower, and other fresh sprouts? Pic is a shot of sunflower sprouts that previously had little leaves up.
Feels like my pepper plants are very slow to sprout. I started with those peet pellet starters and most plants sprouted, put them outside and within days they all died or were eaten. I think I'm just done with that method as last year the same thing happened and out of frustration I dumped the seed packets into the dirt and they all did fairly well.
Of course when the 10 day forecast lists a low of 50, I put stuff out there and temps dip into the mid 30s. I thought gardening was supposed to be relaxing!
Feels like my pepper plants are very slow to sprout. I started with those peet pellet starters and most plants sprouted, put them outside and within days they all died or were eaten. I think I'm just done with that method as last year the same thing happened and out of frustration I dumped the seed packets into the dirt and they all did fairly well.
Of course when the 10 day forecast lists a low of 50, I put stuff out there and temps dip into the mid 30s. I thought gardening was supposed to be relaxing!
Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
As long as you are past the last frost, you're good to go.
Seeing some new signs of life in the garden. Got a bean, 3 potatoes, couple squash, lettuce, and a cucumber that have broken through the surface. Should see it start to fill out over the next few days.
I've forgotten where I put some seeds in my dirt and I've noticed some sprouts that I have no idea what they are. I can identify my 2 corns, some dills, 1 of my peppers, canteloupe, and butter lettuce. But my tomatoes seem to have sprouted and vanished, the sunflower seeds were eaten, and my green bean sprouts seem to have died. Gardening is tough but maybe i just went way too early. I'll be happy if my pepper plants do well again.
BuzzinSATX
Well-Known
Blackberry bushes will grow out of control and need to be trimmed periodically. Also, fruit will only grow on new canes, so you will need to cut them back after they bear fruit. Of course, if left wild, they will still bear fruit, but they’ll be a lot of cane that won’t. I’m not saying they’re a lot of work, because they grow real easy with a little water and very little love, but you do need to commit to one good pruning in the fall every year for best results.
Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
Exactly. Helped my father trim and thin his out last weekend. If growing permanently, I'd also suggest some sort of trellis system.
Alan R McDaniel Jr
Member
Mesquite trees finally leafed out so no more freezes. Yellow squash, Zucchini, Cucumbers, Green beans, red potatoes, tomatoes, Purple Hull peas, are all up. Some Spinach, and Romaine still hanging in there from over winter. May still have enough carrots for the kids to pick at Easter. What we need most is a little rain...
Alan
Alan
Sometime around January I put some sad looking spring onions bought from the store into the dirt and they just never gave up through the freezes. Now I've got this big thing that looks nothing like spring onions. Did I just wait too long to harvest, or what do I even do with this?
BuzzinSATX
Well-Known
You can cut the stalks and cook with them.
I had cut onions back several times and used the stalks for soups.
Slugs.Something is eating my little sprouts. They look like they've been chewed down to the dirt. Initially I thought it was a local rabbit i sometimes saw not in my back yard. So I did as any gardener and spent $50 on a little rabbit fence. Found some more plants nibbled down. Put a rat trap with peanut butter out over the last couple days and nothing. Is there some worm or bug eating my peas, sunflower, and other fresh sprouts? Pic is a shot of sunflower sprouts that previously had little leaves up.
Feels like my pepper plants are very slow to sprout. I started with those peet pellet starters and most plants sprouted, put them outside and within days they all died or were eaten. I think I'm just done with that method as last year the same thing happened and out of frustration I dumped the seed packets into the dirt and they all did fairly well.
Of course when the 10 day forecast lists a low of 50, I put stuff out there and temps dip into the mid 30s. I thought gardening was supposed to be relaxing!
