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FBG Gardening Thread - 2024 Finally time to start seeds indoors in the northeast! (2 Viewers)
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Cowboysfan8
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Started my peppers and tomato seeds inside last weekend. 
ive used this for a couple years and they work great for me
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Burpee-72-Cell-Self-Watering-Greenhouse-Kit-95072/203110198#overlay
ive used this for a couple years and they work great for me
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Burpee-72-Cell-Self-Watering-Greenhouse-Kit-95072/203110198#overlay
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I took a soil sample to a local farm store that sends them to PSU for analysis last fall.
My garden has not been great the last couple years.
When the results came in they went over them with me and told me to put 50lbs of humifor and 50lbs of something else , half in spring and half in fall. Then urea in the spring.
My garden is a lil over 200 sq ft, the #s looked to me like they were for a much bigger plot of ground.
I went back a week later to double check with the owner , he stuck with that plan.
So I tilled 25lbs of each in last fall and went to the store this week to buy urea. I showed the guy at the counter my results because I didn’t know how urea much I needed.
He said “ oh , this is my handwriting I wrote this up last year”. I explained to him how I thought that seemed too much and he basically says that the guy I talked to in the fall was WAY off and I shouldn’t have put anywhere near that much on.
I asked him if my garden was ruined for this year and after a long pause he said “I THINK you’ll be ok, till the hell out of it”.
So yeah, this might be an interesting spring for me
My garden has not been great the last couple years.
When the results came in they went over them with me and told me to put 50lbs of humifor and 50lbs of something else , half in spring and half in fall. Then urea in the spring.
My garden is a lil over 200 sq ft, the #s looked to me like they were for a much bigger plot of ground.
I went back a week later to double check with the owner , he stuck with that plan.
So I tilled 25lbs of each in last fall and went to the store this week to buy urea. I showed the guy at the counter my results because I didn’t know how urea much I needed.
He said “ oh , this is my handwriting I wrote this up last year”. I explained to him how I thought that seemed too much and he basically says that the guy I talked to in the fall was WAY off and I shouldn’t have put anywhere near that much on.
I asked him if my garden was ruined for this year and after a long pause he said “I THINK you’ll be ok, till the hell out of it”.
So yeah, this might be an interesting spring for me
dkp993
Footballguy
Ouch. Best of luck gb.I took a soil sample to a local farm store that sends them to PSU for analysis last fall.
My garden has not been great the last couple years.
When the results came in they went over them with me and told me to put 50lbs of humifor and 50lbs of something else , half in spring and half in fall. Then urea in the spring.
My garden is a lil over 200 sq ft, the #s looked to me like they were for a much bigger plot of ground.
I went back a week later to double check with the owner , he stuck with that plan.
So I tilled 25lbs of each in last fall and went to the store this week to buy urea. I showed the guy at the counter my results because I didn’t know how urea much I needed.
He said “ oh , this is my handwriting I wrote this up last year”. I explained to him how I thought that seemed too much and he basically says that the guy I talked to in the fall was WAY off and I shouldn’t have put anywhere near that much on.
I asked him if my garden was ruined for this year and after a long pause he said “I THINK you’ll be ok, till the hell out of it”.
So yeah, this might be an interesting spring for me
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Tilled for the first time this spring yesterday. Transferring my (leggy) tomatoes to solo cups, maybe my peppers too
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Phil Elliott
Footballguy
We were out of town for two weeks and when we got back everything in Austin has gone crazy. Roses are full bloom. Bought a second Plumeria today.
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STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
We’re about to get started. I need to build two cucumber trellis’.
Instead of building another raised bed we’re going to fence off an area and just till the whole thing.
Instead of building another raised bed we’re going to fence off an area and just till the whole thing.
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Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Welcome!
We can always use more people in the thread with good taste in football teams
dkp993
Footballguy
Wingnut
Footballguy
Nice thread.
The wife has been doing all the gardening, and she's been doing better than I would.
Our serrano pepper plant is a monster. So many peppers non stop. I've got pickled peppers, fermented peppers, frozen peppers, pepper dust...just started making my own hot sauces, and I'm really enjoying playing around with different recipes. I've also got a cayenne pepper plant that is starting to produce like crazy.
She's got Brussel sprouts going, green peppers, a few different tomatoes, squash, leaf lettuce, I think she's also got carrots started.
In the herb planter weve got chives, green onions, cilantro, Thai basil, oregano, dill.
We love fresh herbs and veggies from the garden.
edit: forgot the fruits. We also have a meyer lemon bush (container), and a mango tree that hasn't fruited yet (Hoping it will soon, although the freeze here last month really set her back a bit). Also a small blueberry bush that has a few berries on it. Had a key lime bush that didn't last, I'm thinking about getting a dwarf tree to replace it.
The wife has been doing all the gardening, and she's been doing better than I would.
Our serrano pepper plant is a monster. So many peppers non stop. I've got pickled peppers, fermented peppers, frozen peppers, pepper dust...just started making my own hot sauces, and I'm really enjoying playing around with different recipes. I've also got a cayenne pepper plant that is starting to produce like crazy.
She's got Brussel sprouts going, green peppers, a few different tomatoes, squash, leaf lettuce, I think she's also got carrots started.
In the herb planter weve got chives, green onions, cilantro, Thai basil, oregano, dill.
We love fresh herbs and veggies from the garden.
edit: forgot the fruits. We also have a meyer lemon bush (container), and a mango tree that hasn't fruited yet (Hoping it will soon, although the freeze here last month really set her back a bit). Also a small blueberry bush that has a few berries on it. Had a key lime bush that didn't last, I'm thinking about getting a dwarf tree to replace it.
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STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Wow. That’s a lot. What state are you in Ron?Ron Swanson said:
Also, will you transplant all that into the ground or leave it as is?
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Cowboys stink.
I mostly do the building and grunt work. She does the seeding and planting. I’m too rough on things to do any of that. Its a great activity to do together. Lots of outside time, lots of exercise and great, heathy food.
It’s almost like it’s how we’re all supposed to be living.
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dkp993
Footballguy
Growing your own food certainly feels right and is super rewarding.Cowboys stink.
I mostly do the building and grunt work. She does the seeding and planting. I’m too rough on things to do any of that. Its a great activity to do together. Lots of outside time, lots of exercise and great, heathy food.
It’s almost like it’s how we’re all supposed to be living.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Florida. I leave it all in those bags. My property sits on a shell mound so digging is a nightmare.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I started a little late due to my attempt at growing from seeds didn’t turn out so great.
https://imgur.com/a/y05qpaw
https://imgur.com/a/y05qpaw
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
I was planning on renting a tiller this weekend and working on a new raised bed but it’s supposed to rain all weekend.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Binky, quit looking over Krista's fence.
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Wingnut
Footballguy
Any issues with white flies or leaf miners? Those have been the 2 worst garden pests we've been dealing with, no matter what we do we seem to get them.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Not this year. So far. Had the white flies bad last year. Tried all kinds of things to get rid of them and finally just gave up towards the end of the season.
Phil Elliott
Footballguy
Not veggies but ornamental plants...Replaced our palm that died from the Feb storm last year. Also replaced three tropical hibiscus with hardy ones. Have three plumeria and one is blooming finally (each bloom column starts a new branch). Also planted three ixora Maui plants in the back yard.
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Phil Elliott
Footballguy
I have used insecticidal soap successfully on hibiscus and plumeria.
https://www.planetnatural.com/pest-problem-solver/houseplant-pests/whitefly-control/
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I have 4 types of tomatoes started inside from seed. Red bell, orange bell, Marconi Italian and Hungarian hot wax peppers. All are doing great.
Everything one could ever read says that vegetable gardens in my area should not be planted until Memorial Day weekend. It’s been really nice all week here in the mid 70s and 80s with warm temperatures forecast for next week too. If it stays dry I think I’m planting this weekend.
Everything one could ever read says that vegetable gardens in my area should not be planted until Memorial Day weekend. It’s been really nice all week here in the mid 70s and 80s with warm temperatures forecast for next week too. If it stays dry I think I’m planting this weekend.
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dkp993
Footballguy
As I’ve moved into a new house and haven’t built my new long-term garden I was forced to do a few containers with just a couple cukes, an early girl tomato and a cherry tomato. As I posted I got my first cucumber a few days ago. Was delicious but the next three or four have been pretty bitter. My cherry tomato has a ton on it but the plant itself isn’t looking very good. Early girl also has a ton but is looking healthy. This year is going to be a struggle as I’ve never grown in pots before. Not a great start honestly.
Any feedback would be welcomed.
Any feedback would be welcomed.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
dkp993
Footballguy
Yep. But can’t seem to stop it on the cherry. The cukes being bitter is strange too as that never happened to me before.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I suck st growing tomatoes recently for some reason, but did you try fried green tomatoes yet?
dkp993
Footballguy
Thanks for the link!I suck st growing tomatoes recently for some reason, but did you try fried green tomatoes yet?
Not yet brother, but I will.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Tired of watering every day, and although rainy season here in FL is right around the corner, decided to try an automated watering system for our raised beds.
Decided to go cheap since it's my first attempt at this.
Bought THIS kit along with a faucet splitter, water hammer arrestor, and weatherproof timer.
Gonna hook it up this weekend, should be a fun project.
Decided to go cheap since it's my first attempt at this.
Bought THIS kit along with a faucet splitter, water hammer arrestor, and weatherproof timer.
Gonna hook it up this weekend, should be a fun project.
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Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Systems like this are essential in hot water, especially for tomatoes. I've played around with mine for years. I think I finally got it right.
Osaurus
Footballguy
heckmanm
Footballguy
I'm thinking of just getting a soaker hose that I can zig-zag through my raised bed. It's only 3x24. I figure I can put a quick-connect on one end and just have to run the hose to that, hook up and let it run for a while.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Hemmed and hawed about planting yesterday because they were calling for heavy Tstorms.
Got all my mowing done, had some drinks in the afternoon and went to town.
Planted my tomatoes and peppers that I started from seed indoors red and orange bell, Marconi , hot Hungarian and poblano.
Cucumber (burpless), zucchini (a mix of varieties), yellow grilling squash, eggplant, spring onions, spring mix baby lettuce. I still have a little room, for what I’m not sure yet.
We got a minor t storm last night with not too much rain. It rained pretty hard on and off most of today but is clearing now.
We’ll see
Got all my mowing done, had some drinks in the afternoon and went to town.
Planted my tomatoes and peppers that I started from seed indoors red and orange bell, Marconi , hot Hungarian and poblano.
Cucumber (burpless), zucchini (a mix of varieties), yellow grilling squash, eggplant, spring onions, spring mix baby lettuce. I still have a little room, for what I’m not sure yet.
We got a minor t storm last night with not too much rain. It rained pretty hard on and off most of today but is clearing now.
We’ll see
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Rented a tiller Saturday and went to town. It was hot and humid early but cooled down later.
Cleared a 20x20 section and another 16x4 section. Still need to build another raised bed and trellis for cucumbers.
So much to do but today I’m resting. Tomorrow I’ll level things out and add the soil conditioner/Pete moss/manure.
Cleared a 20x20 section and another 16x4 section. Still need to build another raised bed and trellis for cucumbers.
So much to do but today I’m resting. Tomorrow I’ll level things out and add the soil conditioner/Pete moss/manure.
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Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
crop this year.
E Street Brat
Footballguy
E Street Brat
Footballguy
Wingnut
Footballguy
It was super simple to set up, no problems so far. If I were to do it again, I'd just buy the pieces I need instead of a kit. There are so many connectors, nozzles, and over 100 feet of small tubing left over, which I'll use for parts as pieces fail or get worn out.
But totally happy with it so far.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Question for you folks....
I am building a small tool shed/shelter for our garden. We are going to build a greenhouse one day so this structure is just for storing the stools and maybe ducking out of the rain if there is a sudden downpour.
Do you guys have any suggestions on any creature comforts you currently have or wish you had at your garden? LOL, our garden is pretty far away from the house so we have "joked" about getting a small refrigerator for beers.
I am building a small tool shed/shelter for our garden. We are going to build a greenhouse one day so this structure is just for storing the stools and maybe ducking out of the rain if there is a sudden downpour.
Do you guys have any suggestions on any creature comforts you currently have or wish you had at your garden? LOL, our garden is pretty far away from the house so we have "joked" about getting a small refrigerator for beers.
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dkp993
Footballguy
I don’t have any but as I’m preparing to do virtually the same thing thank you for asking the question, I’m interested to hear some thoughts.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Yes! I used a bunch of older garden houses and ran them from the house and buried them along the bottom fence line so we have water so a sink is a great idea. Nice to wash your hands off w/o having to fiddle with a hose.
Thanks!
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