Gardening Thread- Show me your gardens!

Meh. It doesn't need to be nipped super close to the plant. Within a few inches or so. Once you cut it the plant won't start another one, so it's not too important where you cut it.

 

Thanks

 

Damn. My garden still has snow covering it. I'm looking at 3 weeks before putting broccoli, peas, carrots, and onions in. Won't even think about peppers or tomatoes until mid to late May.

I'm

 

Yeah, mine too. It was 8 degrees here this morning, and it's supposed to snow tomorrow night, lol.

 

I hadn't heard that, but it makes sense. I will leave 1 or two because it will generat a bunch of bulbis (essentially seeds). You can then plant them for green garlic (think green onions) or then replant them for a full garlic head.

 

onions are the same...cut the scape to promote better growth of the onion.

Let the garlic plant grow until it dries up, hopefully before the first frost.

we just got most of the snow cleared in the last week...still freezes here till almost June. But I'll start planting the second week of May hopefully

 

In Texas we dont have a first frost

 

some parts of Texas does freeze

 

The hockey rinks don't count.

 

anyone use the drip irrigation method for watering their garden?
http://ourstoneyacres.com/pvc-drip-irrigation-system-garden

 

I've been tinkering with one off and on for my garden, but I want it to be gravity-fed and without purchasing the dripper thingies, so it's an ongoing experiment.

 

the link only uses 1/16 drilled holes. Ive been wanting to do something like this just wondered how well it works

 

Yeah, but it's pressurized by a hose from the house, right?
I collect rainwater, so I'd want a way to drip irrigate from those without adding a pump.

 

I'm still learning. It works pretty well.

 

I did.
Amazing tomatoes. Grew oak trees from acorn last year so no garden.
But i did a big loop. A grid. No dead legs. And used adjustable drippers.
Will do it again.

 

are you using dripper nozzles or just drilled holes?

 

There should be a way to pressurize the rain barrel with the faucet/hose?

 

Drilled holes in the PVC.

 

Well sure, but if I'm doing that I may as well just run the hose out to the garden instead...
The rain drums are so that I'm not draining my well to water my garden, so if I'm running the hose to them to pressurize them I'm still draining the well to water the garden.

 

I was just wondering if you had a sealed system the water pressure from the faucet might force the water out if the rain barrel. Probably a hare brained idea.