2017 Gardening Thread

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  1. politicalcenter

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    :banana: :banana::banana: IMG_20170604_091752504.jpg Ear of corn coming on. IMG_20170604_091831340_HDR.jpg The second pic is a stalk that has 4 ears coming on it. I don't know if you can see them all. My best garden ever!!!
     
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    From now on I will plant my corn with rows 3 feet apart and plant squash in every other row. Maybe even plant pole beans in between the corn also. My cabbage is bigger than the cabbage in the stores. I am so happy. And yes, i do brag a lot. But after having mediocre gardens for so long.
     
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    PS...I just went to Tractor Supply. They have a free mag called Out There. They had an article about growing sweet corn. The author claims that corn will not produce ears if it doesn't get enough water. I do know that leaf curl means water stress.
     
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    See above post...
     
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    I practice "Free Range Gardening". :)
     
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    got a pretty good garden going. work is slow so i cant afford the drip system i wanna build, i spend about an hour a day watering (if that gives you an idea of the size). Potatoes squash carrots broccolli calauflower tomatoes cucumbers zuchinni peppers corn strawberries raspberries blackberries elderberries cranberries bluebarries roses(for rose hips) various herbs and a half dozen or so fruit and nut trees that *might* be big enough to start producing this year, and im sure i forgot some things. We do canning :)

    My blueberries are in trouble. They produced fine last year, but they havnt leafed yet and the stems are browning from the tips 'downward.' They're over 50% browned now despite plenty of water and compost. They had been rootbound in planters until a few weeks ago, and I thought putting them in the ground would fix em, but nothing has changed since the transplant.

    Any ideas?
     
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    You could film Children of the Corn in there! Don't go in ... You may never come out.
     
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    It looks good to me. When I first saw the squash planted I knew it was going to get pretty big. I bought a packet of Indian corn today. I once had it as corn on the cob and it was good. I also bout some Tuscany cantaloupe. Whatever that is. I have some space opening up. I post off my cellphone. Go to upload file....documents...click on pic...then reply.
     
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    This is what is ripening in my yard, I just had to cover it, gonna be 107 degrees today, they are starting to get burned.

    Rajapuri Bananas, I have 4 buds open, 2 with viable fruit, great plant!

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    And, the plumerias are back blooming.

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    Eureka, it woiks!
     

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    Phoenix! I also have lemongrass, two types of passion fruit, moringa, blood orange, lots of bamboo, dragon fruit, and some lilies in my pond.
     
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    No, it still doesn't work like yours. Oh well ....
     
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    I have a lot of pond plants. I have some Lillies, pickeral rush, and arrowhead. You have peaked my interest. Banana huh?. I have some figs I put out this year. Banana here...hmmm...
     
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    Super easy to grow, mine are on a watering system, full sun, feed fish emulsion from time to time. They put out new plants like a bamboo plant, after one plant buds and fruits, it dies, but always new ones to take its place.
     
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    Where Oh Where is that table of when to plant what in 10A & B

    I came back to download it and it is gone
    :(

    Maybe it's because it was a link and not a graphic upload.
    I couldn't manage that graphic but here's another for all those Zone 10 gardeners.

    zone-10.jpg

    http://veggieharvest.com/calendars/zone-10.html
    I believe they have pages for lesser zones too. ;)
     
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    I never understood why those calendars don't look identical in spring and fall, especially for lettuce, kale and other dark green vegetables. I realize it gets warm in May, but it stays warm till October too, down South at least.
     
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    Harvested biggest yellow squash I ever saw today. From the country garden, raised rows. IMG_20170605_182121978.jpg



    Coffee cup is there for scale.
     
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    I was wondering how long it would be before you started to take advantage of your native soil. I would have started a garden on that ground first thing since I never have my soil tested. I have grown tomatoes in pure cow manure and they produced well. My problem is finding my squash. It is in between my corn and it is pretty crowded in there. I looked at my obsession sweet corn today and it has two and three cobs forming. Looks like one of the local food banks is going to get some fresh produce this year. I like to pick my squash small. If we miss zucchini and it gets big we make zucchini bread.
     
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    I planted some petunias and I'm going to pick up some herbs and plant them this week. I only use pots. There is no place for an in-ground garden here. I kind of like the pots though. I have some really nice ones.
     
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    Yeah, I can only get out to the country once every ten days or so. The squash kind of exploded on me. Will scoop out inside and stuff with breadcrumbs, shrimp, bay leaf, etc.
     
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    Will my seeds that I got this year still be good next year?
     
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    Unless they are onions, yes. I think tomatoes can keep up to ten years. Most beans and peas , at least two years.
     

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