How Does Your Garden Grow??????

Kicked everything out to what I call the “garden trailer”.


ATM my veggies are taking over the tent plus a few misc. plants. I have my led on 24/0 and I’m starting to pinch yellow flowers. Think I’ll set it to 18/6. I’m in CA and will be putting these outside in 3-4 weeks. These are all from seed from veggies bought from the store over the last few years. It’s sure satisfying eating what you have started from seed.

I wonder how many people that grow cannabis also grow veggies. To me they go hand in hand.



Later Gators.

Got volunteers from last years breeding frenzy. They are in the spot the best plant was, so I will give them a go and see what happens. Cool crops have been seeded for a couple of weeks and are coming up and my warm crop seeds have been started. All black and purple tomatoes this year. I like the smokey background flavor more than the sweet or sharp ones. Repairing a tiller. Hopefully have it running soon. And then I plant the rest.
I have some keeper duplicates that I will move out later when the light is right. Good luck everyone.

Just threw in some kale and bok choy-also started my potatoes. Anyone here done potatoes in just straw? I’ve had pretty good luck with it and my neighbor has some old straw bales they want gone so my yukon golds have a new home

OrionTheHunter said:

Just threw in some kale and bok choy-also started my potatoes. Anyone here done potatoes in just straw? I’ve had pretty good luck with it and my neighbor has some old straw bales they want gone so my yukon golds have a new home

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I usually dig a trench, cover the dirt pile to add back later, and mix lots of straw in the pit. Not sure about the ecological soundness, but old tires will grow a mountain of taters. You just keep adding tires and dirt as the plants grow up. Then you tear down the tower and gather.

Peas, beets, turnips, and radishes that were all direct sown outside are coming up. Fertilized the blueberries and put some more pine mulch down around them. The peach tree is starting to bloom. It's raining today but it's supposed to be nice tomorrow so hopefully any pollinators around will come out and do their thing.

I planted a tray of herbs and have dill, oregano, sage, Italian basil, Thai basil, and coriander all sprouting along with some marigolds and more zinnias.

Man your shovels! The growing has begun!

No pictures, but the other night when we got 6-8 inches of rain, I was dodging lightning, using a paint roller on a six foot handle to pull the little pots of pepper and tomato plants under the eve on the back deck. They were getting drowned. I had to duck into the house a few times the lightning was so close, but I got them all moved. (it was so bad I unplugged the TV's and stereos)

On a totally unrelated matter, had I ever told you guys my trail name is DA? That stands for dumb ass.

Every time I cup up a sprout to go under the lights, I have to move something out. Last week I moved a tray full to make room for the tray on the right. I did pot three of them, but they were not quite ready to transplant. I might try potting them tonight.

The last round of pepper and tomato planting I had pressed two trays from my spring crop back into action. Looks like one of the Russian Black Krems are not like the others.



With any luck, the sleepy ass blues boggle might not fall into the dreaded too early too late category.

Things were getting crowded in the 72 cell tray so I transplanted all I wanted from it. There was more stuff but I just put that out in the greenhouse. If it makes it it makes it. My 2x4 tent is full. Everything should green up shortly now that their not all crowded in tiny cells.

I'm going to need my tent back for other stuff soon so I'm going to pull the bed away from the window in the spare bedroom and put them next to the window which is west facing and they'll get quite a bit of light hours. I'll hang a light above them to make sure they get enough. It was raining today so it was a good time to get the transplanting out of the way.

I'm skipping the cups from here on out. No room under the lights, so I'm going straight to pots (except for the few cups that had the right labels on them). I got everything but a few cayenne potted last night. 57 in pots, 7 in cups. (it looks like I will be able to give plants away this year)

These are the ones I "saved" from the thunderstorm the other night. I've decided to just plant the ones in cups where they are going to go. No need to put them in pots for a couple three weeks when they could be in the beds. My beds are filling up fast, so I'll put some in the regular garden at the sandhill.

injinji said:

These are the ones I "saved" from the thunderstorm the other night. I've decided to just plant the ones in cups where they are going to go. No need to put them in pots for a couple three weeks when they could be in the beds. My beds are filling up fast, so I'll put some in the regular garden at the sandhill.

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I'm so happy to only be doing a few plants. Peppers : bell, serano, habenero and bannana. A few strawberry from seed. Love gardening and donating trays of plants to people. Not able this year.

I hope all do well. And everyone appears to be off to a good start.

P.S. I hope that isn't Thompson's water clean up, siliconized deck stain. SHIT pops on horizontal surfaces in a year. And it prevents recoat with the residual silicone.

A good day to all as I await a wintery mix tonight. LOL.

MICHI-CAN said:

. . . . . . . . P.S. I hope that isn't Thompson's water clean up, siliconized deck stain. SHIT pops on horizontal surfaces in a year. And it prevents recoat with the residual silicone. . . . . .

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I don't know. It was on all the older decks when we bought the riverhouse. I'm changing them out, but the worse sections first.

Some of my first outdoor garden

I worked on the (very slightly) raised beds down at the riverhouse. I put 5 mini sweets and 3 Cali wonder bells in this bed.



Left to right, Homestead, San Marzano, Red Cherry tomato.

First harvest of the season.

A mess of greens.

Some collards, mustard, chard, beet, and kale. The overwintered kale is going to flower. I'm keeping some for the pollinators but i cut a bunch as well. The flowering tops are tender and delicious.

Very little bug damage and I tried not to take any that were. The piece the red arrow is pointing at was tossed after I took the picture. Greens are soaking in a bucket of water.

xtsho said:

First harvest of the season.

A mess of greens.

Some collards, mustard, chard, beet, and kale. The overwintered kale is going to flower. I'm keeping some for the pollinators but i cut a bunch as well. The flowering tops are tender and delicious.

Very little bug damage and I tried not to take any that were. The piece the red arrow is pointing at was tossed after I took the picture. Greens are soaking in a bucket of water.

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This speaks to my inner Dixie

A question for all. What are your thoughts on aerial application of BTK? City is asking for money to deal with our non existant Gypsy moth; now called Spongy Moth, problem.
Regardless of the easily seen ulterior motives here. We have a severe lack of bees and other beneficial through vanity lawn care. I know a bit about as to BTK and BS variants. Honest term, BS. LOL.

TY.

MICHI-CAN said:

A question for all. What are your thoughts on aerial application of BTK? City is asking for money to deal with our non existant Gypsy moth; now called Spongy Moth, problem.
Regardless of the easily seen ulterior motives here. We have a severe lack of bees and other beneficial through vanity lawn care. I know a bit about as to BTK and BS variants. Honest term, BS. LOL.

TY.

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That stuff is bad. It kills ladybugs, butterflies, and other beneficials. They claim it doesn't harm bees but I don't believe it. I wouldn't want it sprayed over my property and I would never use it in my yard and garden.

"Little to no direct toxicity to non-target insects and other shelled invertebrates has been observed. Bt does not seem to hurt earthworms. However, the aizawai strain is highly toxic to honeybees. Other strains have minimal toxicity to honeybees."

xtsho said:

That stuff is bad. It kills ladybugs, butterflies, and other beneficials. They claim it doesn't harm bees but I don't believe it. I wouldn't want it sprayed over my property and I would never use it in my yard and garden.

"Little to no direct toxicity to non-target insects and other shelled invertebrates has been observed. Bt does not seem to hurt earthworms. However, the aizawai strain is highly toxic to honeybees. Other strains have minimal toxicity to honeybees."

http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/BTgen.pdf

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TY. My understanding as well. I can't stop them. And I hope I don't make the news at the hearing. But charging $27 to all "Home property taxes" is about 1.5 million to spray around 2 sq miles. Or less than 1% of city. All because Consumers power had a fly by night tree service do line clearing almost 20 years ago. No treatment of exposed wounds. Entire neighborhoods are paying to remove the resulting disease. City is profiting protecting Consumers from the lawsuits filed.

Damn. And thanks. I just like my garden organic. Good and bad guys. LOL.