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Gardening Thread - Show me your gardens!

Discussion in 'Garage / Workshop' started by Noelie84, Mar 28, 2014.

  1. Jul 21, 2022 at 10:26 AM
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    wilcam47

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    These are good. Marconi peppers, like a sweet bell pepper

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    do you use a soaker hose for watering or what? I see a hose but can't tell what its doing. thats a good looking set up! I can't even keep the damn weeds out of my little garden the size of one of your beds. I messed up a few years back and used seeded hay for mulch and have been fighting the grass with a vengence.
     
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  4. Jul 21, 2022 at 11:02 AM
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    No soaker hose - would have been nice for the tomatoes. I cannot see the base of any of the plants. Just a hose with a bubbler soaker. Thank goodness we have not so dry weather lately but some coming. Tomatoes once a week water, maybe twice now.
     
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  5. Jul 21, 2022 at 3:00 PM
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    Took a break today, this was yesterday

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    Wilcam. That is going to be very NICE.

    NOTE: My cedar trellis in my garden picture, I simply ripped strips on cedar fence boards. Used my DeWalt 20V Max 18ga stapler and 1" staples. Bam. Total cost around $10. Most places $30-40 for a cedar trellis of comparable size!
     
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    How are the gardens holding up in the heat?

    Tomorrow 95+ degrees temps, going to be brutal.
     
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    Cold weather crops DONE

    Hot weather stuff digging it 100% We might hit 90°F next week.

    Watermelons and charentais melons going NUTS
     
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    Are you putting any gravel under the boards to keep them from contacting dirt? Pressure treated wood takes a beating in the south, so I have to bury it in concrete or put gravel under it.

    A greenhouse is on my to do list. May take a short cut and turn one of the raised beds into one.
     
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    What would you use to water large area of grass, quickly?
     
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    i dig under the boards so they dont touch dirt
     
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    I don't water my grass. But impulse sprinkler in early am or after sunset.
     
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    After our move this is what we got rocking property quick. Neighbor gave us 10 big containers, already had some soil in them.
    Added some veggies and here we go!

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    Been moving rocks around, man I need something with a loader :)

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    Carolina Reaper, who wants to try it?

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    Not I.
     
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    Im scared of it too. Firts time we got any success growing anything above a habanero
     
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    Well, I shredded up the corn stalks for compost. Got 182 ears from 120 plants, not too bad.
    Getting a healthy helping of purple hulls now. Still waiting on limas to produce. Sweet potato plants are growing like gangbusters. Can't seem to post pics for some reason. Think it is the cell service.

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    I grew some jalapeños, banana peppers, and an occasional hot pepper. Bell peppers too. Not interested in things that destroy tongue tissue.
     
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