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I have 4 cucumber plants started as well as 10 lacinato kale, 20 red leaf lettuces, 5 parsleys, 2 jalapeno and 2 anaheim peppers. The leaf lettuces and kales are getting too big for the cells i have them in so i think i'm going to plant them this week. I'm in michigan zone 6 and it's cold here right now so i'm probably going to harden my peppers and cucumbers off in a cold frame next week then plant them.
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Apr 28, 2018 20:06
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also i think i'm gonna start some radishes from seed in the dirt and just kimchi the whole plants including the greens and the roots.
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Apr 28, 2018 20:07
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no gardening thread would be complete without a video from john kohler of growingyourgreens.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0X3BaifKO4
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Apr 28, 2018 20:08
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try watering less?
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Apr 28, 2018 20:11
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i dunno is it ok to let a rubber tree dry out a little? i've never grown one.
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Apr 28, 2018 20:11
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i am doing some containers this year. if i was going to do containers as a first time grower i would fill them with 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 top soil (just plain dirt), 1/3 organic compost. also if you can find unpasteurized worm castings i find they are one of the best organic nutrients. as far as plants i would probably plant some kales and lettuce from nursery starts right now, along with some radishes from seed. all three are cold tolerant. then i would plant some tomatoes from starts in mid may. if you are growing tomatoes in containers, don't go for the really big tomatoes like beefsteak. y ou want vine tomatores, romas, or smaller heirloom ones. cherry and grape tomatoes grow amazingly in containers. it can be difficult for the plant to produce many large tomatoes with a smaller root system in a container or pot. also just grow whatever you are interested in growing from nursery starts. it's not that hard and it's a good way to build confidence. edit: incorrectly said to use radish starts when they don't transplant well and turn over fast enough to grow from seed. Hell Yeah fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Apr 28, 2018 |
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Apr 28, 2018 20:49
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even if you can't get unpasteurized worm castings or can't afford organic seeds or compost, just buy some poo poo and plant some seeds and starts. eating food you've grown yourself is extremely satisfying and relatively little work for what you get out of it.
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Apr 28, 2018 20:54
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SniperWoreConverse posted:do what I do: leave the soil for native plants and use vats+trays for exotics. i really don't think an aquaponics/hydroponics setup is an appropriate suggestion for someoen who seems like a beginner.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:14
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guri posted:I have a long stretch of a raised bed in my courtyard and a rooftop full of containers. This is my fourth year in my house and each year I've been expanding on what I'm growing bit by bit. Started a couple compost bins last year and from this year I've been trying something like a no-dig approach in my main bed. The rooftop is much warmer so progress up there tends to be a bit quicker but in the end down in the courtyard is where things grow the healthiest. I transplanted my tomatoes last week; three types (Dark Galaxy, Costuluto Florentino, and Black Vernisage from seeds saved from last year) -- one of each down in the main garden then seven pots up on the rooftop. Plus some peas and black corn are already taking off. I never really succeed with tomatoes in containers but hopefully this year will be different. impressive.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:14
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this is also pretty great. also to the guy who is afraid to grow anything op is right about radishes. just plant them in the plain dirt in your yard and they will grow with no nutrients or anything and you'll have actual food that you grew in like a month. i like to take radishes and ferment them like a traditional sauerkraut or kimchi.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:19
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my mom asked for some squash plants this year and i was like you mean one squash plant mom. one squash only.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:22
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Literally A Person posted:What variety are you thinking? i dunno i've never grown squash before. i'm just gonna buy some random squash starts and pot it up in some peat moss and homemade compost and vermiculite for her. squash is the sort of thing i would rather just buy out the store but she wants to grow it for home made zucchini bread.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:30
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i would be more interested to grow eggplants which i hear have the same problem of producing shitloads and then you have to become a eggplant jehovas witness trying to talk to your neighbors at 8:30 in the morning on sunday and get rid of some of this fucken egglant.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:31
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i have some fennel seeds how long does that take to grow. does it bolt in hot weather? i've never grown it.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:55
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Literally A Person posted:If you're dead set on going to the depot: compost and organic fertilizer are two different things. there's organic fertilizers that are like little rocks that you top dress or dig in and are like 2-2-1. but composted manure or humus are just compost without being fertilizer imo
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Apr 29, 2018 19:40
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he def would not want to accidentally get the small bag of fertilizer if he is just trying to ammend a garden bed that may give too much fertilizer somehow and it wouldn't improve the texture and moisture retention of the soil. otherwise your recommendations are good.
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Apr 29, 2018 19:41
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samphire seems pretty complex to grow.
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Apr 29, 2018 21:25
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dug up a huge patch in the backyard, also put some kales and lettuce in a makeshift coldframe to harden off, the kales are taking off, the lettuce not so much. in the back yard of the house i moved into this year, there's a paver patio next to the driveway. between the pavers and the driveway there's little triangles of dirt. the dirt sucks, it's sandy clay with almost no organic material. i weeded it and planted radishes there just to see how lovely of soil radishes can grow in. it's the kind of clay/sand that forms cracks when it's sunny and gets dry.
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May 1, 2018 02:05
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heirloom french breakfasts
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May 1, 2018 02:06
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Literally A Person posted:Radish experimentation is honorable and good. Keep us up to date! i'm just gonna plant some lettuce from seeds. also i have a couple containers that i broadcast seed with lettuce, i can just take some small sprouts from there and transplant to an amended bed. gotta have that lettuce baby
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May 1, 2018 02:10
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i did a shitload of stuff in my garden over the last two days. I transplanted and moved all my starts outside a few weeks ago into larger cups, but the soil wasn't right so i had to repot them today. they already look better. waiting for their root systems to develop in the cups, they're very stunted from transplant shock and the soil. i also went and bought some starts because of that. so far i have: in pots made from homemade compost, peat moss, top soil, worm castings, leaf mulch: 2x sungold tomatoes 1x celebrity tomato 1x everbearing strawberry already has a fruit on it in dirt beds supplemented with worm castings and composted manure: 4x georgia collards 4x red leaf lettuce 3x sugar baby watermelon 2x sweet basil 2x thai basil 1x little finger eggplant 1x zucchini Almost all the french breakfast radishes i talked about earlier in the thread are growing in unbelievably lovely soil next to the driveway. I also left a small part of my garden bed unsupplemented and planted 50x chinese red radishes. Also planted about 10x curly parsley and 20x red lettuces from seed in the supplemented areas. Going for a really large, high intensity garden this year.
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May 8, 2018 04:21
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Literally A Person posted:Yo. apparently they're a smaller watermelon so there's a better chance of actually getting fruit. it's in a full sun 8+ hrs a day area.
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May 8, 2018 04:43
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Literally A Person posted:Are they Arikara by chance? If so, I have some tips for you, goon sir. no, sugar baby. https://www.burpee.com/fruit/watermelon/watermelon-sugar-baby-prod000561.html
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May 8, 2018 05:13
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UltraRed posted:Guys I want good garden tomatoes. Will the plants I buy at Home Depot make those? Also, am I too late to start planting? I only want, like, two plants. Outdoors in MI. buy starts that are about 6 inches tall by now, they should cost 5-10$ each and come one to a pot. use the potting soil recipe LAP reposted a few posts up, and you will be tiz-ite.
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May 8, 2018 20:06
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the struggle of gardening is real
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May 8, 2018 23:14
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lol that is a cool plant but i also think if i posted that picture i would get unfollowed on twitter.
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May 9, 2018 18:43
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Duck and Cover posted:I'm attempting to bring back the hydroponics thread so come post. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3856830 i'm a soil boy
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May 14, 2018 19:18
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human piss is the best organic fertilizer and i plan to use it in my garden this year. that's right tactical piss jugs
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May 15, 2018 13:54
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presidential jugz gonna set my garden on fire
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