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2017 Garden Thread

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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    Botch said:
    For you folks that mulch, does it have to come up/raked up at the end of the season, or spaded into the ground, or.....?
    We've done bark chippings before, but it takes a tipper truck load to cover the beds in our garden. Leave it on and it rots in over 2 - 3 seasons and gives good bulk to the soil as well.

    Weeding isn't much of a chore in a small garden.
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  • Hntnhrd
    Hntnhrd Posts: 713
    I use lumber wrap. Comes off the bundles of 2x4 s at the lumber yard. Lay it out flat over the garden and cut holes where you want your plants. Only weeds are in those holes and takes seconds to weed.black side up Also gathers heat into the ground. Which we need here in Montana. I run a drip system with a timer that snaps on for 6 minutes 4 times a day and waters each plant directly at the base. Works like a charm
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    Planted last Sunday. The heated propagator is doing its job, tomatoes on the Left and chillies on the Right.


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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    I also planted some courgette plants, yellow type. One came up fast, a second did too but was not forming leaves right so I pulled it. Here's the good fast one. This is in just under 6 days now, you can almost see it growing!


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  • Kayak
    Kayak Posts: 700
    I've never had luck with window light, so I built a system of shelves on a basement wall with fluorescent lights over each. Used to worry me about what people thought I was growing... I need to start some tomatoes this weekend.

    Bob

    New Cumberland, PA
    XL with the usual accessories

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  • da87
    da87 Posts: 640
    Noob with a question - my late fall planted garlic fully sprouted (about 6 inches of green growth) during our "first spring" and now we have snow, lows in the teens, etc...  Will it weather the cold or should I just dig it all up when it warms up again?  Thanks all!
    Doug
    Wayne, PA
    LBGE, Weber Kettle (gifted to my sister), Weber Gasser

    "Two things are infinite:  the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe"   Albert Einstein
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,567
    As usual my tomatoes are ready to go in the ground two weeks too early. Three types this year. I had sworn to limit it to one type but I received two sample packs of tomato seeds. The Thai Hot chiles will be fine until then.
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  • Ima_good_egg
    Ima_good_egg Posts: 590
    The garlic shoots will be just fine @da87.  Ours do the same thing most every year, with no harm done to the bulb.
    Wisconsin, lbge, MM, kab, pig tail flippers, bear claws, and more rubs than I will admit to.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,700
    I went to Lowes yesterday to get some lump.  It was unusually warm and I was in my shirtsleeves, odd to see the Nursery section still all bare shelves.  
    I know we're gonna get a couple more snowstorms and they're gonna suck.   :s

    “Declare victory when you have retreated past the point where you started”   - Don Tzu

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • ryantt
    ryantt Posts: 2,566
    Anyone have a suggestion for a simple container garden kit?  Looking to get my daughter involved with the hobby.  
    XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 


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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    @ryantt go to a garden centre, they will tell you what you need and will have racks of seeds that your daughter can choose from.
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  • stompbox
    stompbox Posts: 729
    Planting gardens?  We are expected to get a foot of snow next week!
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    ryantt said:
    Anyone have a suggestion for a simple container garden kit?  Looking to get my daughter involved with the hobby.  
    Earthboxes work very well. The plants can not get burned from too much fertilizer, and the plants only get the exact water needed. 
    https://earthbox.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/254/?gclid=CN64uqqHz9ICFQkOaQod5LAF0g
    or homemade boxes
    http://www.josho.com/gardening.htm
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  • da87
    da87 Posts: 640
    Thanks @Ima_good_egg!  Finally have a garden again after lots of moves and rental homes. Looking forward to egging lots of fresh veggies!
    Doug
    Wayne, PA
    LBGE, Weber Kettle (gifted to my sister), Weber Gasser

    "Two things are infinite:  the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe"   Albert Einstein
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  • Ima_good_egg
    Ima_good_egg Posts: 590
    My garlic is sprouting too, with 6 inches of snow coming tonight. Grrrr....
    Wisconsin, lbge, MM, kab, pig tail flippers, bear claws, and more rubs than I will admit to.
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Glad I haven't done more. Unexpected snow in SC today. Got my tomato and peppers going inside again. 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,388
    Eoin said:
    I'm jumping in at the start here. Pictures of our greenhouse (as also requested by @kl8ton on the other thread). Just dug in a load of rotted manure, compost from our household waste and moss peat to bulk up the soil a bit. This will be filled with chilli and tomato plants, which need to be under glass in our cool climate. Seeds into trays indoors next week. Greenhouse is 16' x 8'.


    Ever since, "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle", I tend to steer clear of greenhouses.
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP PitBoss Navigator 850G 11/25
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,567
    My Thai Hot peppers and 3 types of tomatoes will be planted outside in 4 different locations this week.
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  • odie91
    odie91 Posts: 541
    For someone who doesn't have enough spare time to make a true garden, would this be worth it?  

    https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Pots-Big-Fabric-Raised/dp/B007BVKDZI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1489980814&sr=8-7&keywords=garden+bag

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  • Conway_Twitty
    Conway_Twitty Posts: 129
    Gardens and stuff, and I thought this was a BBQ forum.  Y'all are nuts!!!
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    edited March 2017
    Chubbs said:
    You're ahead of me already, mine aren't that big. They need to go out in the greenhouse, but forecast cold again this week.
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  • Prowe
    Prowe Posts: 26
    I think I will be following this thread. I would like to start a garden this year. Plenty of space in the new back yard. Just no clue what to do, or how to keep the animals out and how do I know when the veg is ready? If it's in the supermarket produce dept I know it's ready.  Would love some herbs, peppers, eggplant tomato etc. not sure I am the right guy for this project. But it would be an adventure.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 35,000
    theres still 4 feet of snow on my garden =)
    figs indoors



    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • gmac
    gmac Posts: 1,814
    Two more months... 
    Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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  • BbqCamel
    BbqCamel Posts: 17
    edited March 2017
    New addition to the family. Cover crops are dying so that means it's almost time to start planting for this year. Sidekick is supervising. 
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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
    3rd year of trying to grow big berthas with no luck. 

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Large Egg
    Mini Egg

    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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  • Conway_Twitty
    Conway_Twitty Posts: 129
    Gardens are for steers and whatever they call vegetarians nowadays.
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    Prowe said:
    I think I will be following this thread. I would like to start a garden this year. Plenty of space in the new back yard. Just no clue what to do, or how to keep the animals out and how do I know when the veg is ready? If it's in the supermarket produce dept I know it's ready.  Would love some herbs, peppers, eggplant tomato etc. not sure I am the right guy for this project. But it would be an adventure.
    Start out with tomatoes. No guess works as to when they are ready, and there is nothing like a vine ripened tomato.
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,546
    BbqCamel said:
    New addition to the family. Cover crops are dying so that means it's almost time to start planting for this year. Sidekick is supervising. 
    AWESOME tractor and a very nice plot of land you have there.
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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