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re: 2024 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:37 pm to Mr Sausage
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:37 pm to Mr Sausage
That's it...I'm moving further south.
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Posted on 5/2/24 at 8:43 am to Mr Sausage
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The onions look great. Both types of yellow are bulbed and starting to lay over.
I noticed my first couple of tops laying over yesterday! I have some nice size bulbs but several are still a little on the small size. Hopefully they can plump up a little more before it’s time to pull them.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 10:40 am to Devious
Beans starting to bloom
Potatoes going south...some of the vines were nearly up to my hip. Just massive.
Bell pepper just loaded
Jalapenos too
Romas looking nice
Cherokee purples coming along
Corn growing quickly after having to replant due to early season pests. I'll need to thin it this weekend.
Squash, zucchini, and cucumbers are coming along...nothing picture worthy
hope I didn't hurt their feelings
I need to weed. Just been really busy lately. I'm hoping for a nice, productive weekend in that department.
Potatoes going south...some of the vines were nearly up to my hip. Just massive.
Bell pepper just loaded
Jalapenos too
Romas looking nice
Cherokee purples coming along
Corn growing quickly after having to replant due to early season pests. I'll need to thin it this weekend.
Squash, zucchini, and cucumbers are coming along...nothing picture worthy
hope I didn't hurt their feelings I need to weed. Just been really busy lately. I'm hoping for a nice, productive weekend in that department.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 10:42 am to PillageUrVillage
I've got some big beef tomatoes starting to blush and will be picking squash tomorrow. Also have some cucumbers starting to get some length. I saw my first vine borer eggs on the squash yesterday so that's a pain. I'll need to start dusting the vines here shortly. I got my irrigation mainlines run yesterday (finally) and will set the emitters up this weekend.
It looks like the sungold plant I have is not actually a sungold. The first couple of tomatoes it's produced have been red and relatively flavorless. I grew it from seed so I may have gotten an off batch. I'm pretty pissed about it. They're my favorite cherry.
It looks like the sungold plant I have is not actually a sungold. The first couple of tomatoes it's produced have been red and relatively flavorless. I grew it from seed so I may have gotten an off batch. I'm pretty pissed about it. They're my favorite cherry.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 12:16 pm to Devious
Also, earlier in the thread I was asked about my thoughts on soil testing and the effectiveness of amendments. I can say without question the amendments have drastically improved my garden this year. I'm a firm believer in getting soil tested after this year.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 12:33 pm to Devious
I agree with this 100%, I sent off samples to LSU Ag and did step by step what he recommended, best garden I've had in over 5 years.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 7:53 pm to cdhorn28
What rate and method should I be injecting bt in my squash as a preventative?
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:16 am to meeple
Picked the first vegetables today. A bit later than last year but things are starting to come on quickly. Peppers are absolutely loaded. Tromboncino squash (I've started calling it dick squash) are fruiting and flowering. I've got 3-4 big beefs blushing and I will probably be picking some cucumbers Sunday.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:27 am to bluemoons
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Tromboncino squash (I've started calling it dick squash)
I call them the dingus squash.
What kind of squash are those with the green foreskin on them?
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:47 am to Loup
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green foreskin
. Zephyr squash. The zucchini are Tiger Zucchini. 
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:53 am to bluemoons
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. Zephyr squash. The zucchini are Tiger Zucchini.
They look awesome. I'm way behind
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:31 pm to meeple
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What rate and method should I be injecting bt in my squash as a preventative?
I was mixing it 1:1 with distilled water and injecting once a week. Probably could dilute more if you wanted to. There’s really no clear instructions on the internet. I’ve seen some people inject at full strength. That’s probably overkill.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 2:39 pm to PillageUrVillage
Thanks.
Got out in the garden today after getting around 1/16-1/8" of rain. I'd held off watering for 4 days in hopes it would rain. Not too much, so I watered with the hose some more to get it through the weekend while I'm out of town.
Missed the weekly photo dump last week, so here are some from today. Things are still looking good here on the Northshore.
Garden
Bell peppers are starting to form flower buds. Also need to hit with neem oil this evening, something found one of them.
Yellow squash is about to start flowering.
Butternut is about to climb.
Cantaloupe is flowering.
So is eggplant
Tomatoes are doing their thing.
The tomato on the left was a clipped branch from a seedling. The one on the right blew off a table during hardening and broke off 1" from the base... I just left the stub in the pot and it came back nicely! Need to transplant it.
Watermelon is finally joining the party.
Beans are starting to bridge the top of the trellis.
On the other side of the trellis, the cucumbers are starting to climb. They better hurry before the beans secure their real estate.
Herbs, et al
Got out in the garden today after getting around 1/16-1/8" of rain. I'd held off watering for 4 days in hopes it would rain. Not too much, so I watered with the hose some more to get it through the weekend while I'm out of town.
Missed the weekly photo dump last week, so here are some from today. Things are still looking good here on the Northshore.
Garden
Bell peppers are starting to form flower buds. Also need to hit with neem oil this evening, something found one of them.
Yellow squash is about to start flowering.
Butternut is about to climb.
Cantaloupe is flowering.
So is eggplant
Tomatoes are doing their thing.
The tomato on the left was a clipped branch from a seedling. The one on the right blew off a table during hardening and broke off 1" from the base... I just left the stub in the pot and it came back nicely! Need to transplant it.
Watermelon is finally joining the party.
Beans are starting to bridge the top of the trellis.
On the other side of the trellis, the cucumbers are starting to climb. They better hurry before the beans secure their real estate.
Herbs, et al
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:25 pm to meeple
And right after I post this, I get my most recent soil lab results back. High or very high in ever, excessive in one instance. The other two samples are similar (without the excessive).
The striking thing is the very high ph. My baseline test months ago had a very high ph. I added elemental sulphur, then various soils and amendments. Ph is still very high… nothing changed.
Based on these results, what should I do? Post right above this shows how everything is doing.
ETA: went to the local co-op. He said nothing but to add nitrogen. Ph is slightly high but not terrible. I’ve been side dressing with calcium nitrate. I guess all is well.
The striking thing is the very high ph. My baseline test months ago had a very high ph. I added elemental sulphur, then various soils and amendments. Ph is still very high… nothing changed.
Based on these results, what should I do? Post right above this shows how everything is doing.
ETA: went to the local co-op. He said nothing but to add nitrogen. Ph is slightly high but not terrible. I’ve been side dressing with calcium nitrate. I guess all is well.
This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 5/3/24 at 4:47 pm to meeple
Pictures like this are why this is my favorite time of the year
Posted on 5/3/24 at 5:10 pm to meeple
Getting a low flower to fruit ratio on my Cantaloupe. Watermelon and all other plants are fruiting just fine. However, I’m getting no flowers turning into fruit on my cantaloupe. It’s odd.. talking 40+ flowers and none of them fruiting.
Edit: pictures of my humble garden
Edit: pictures of my humble garden
This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 5/3/24 at 5:30 pm to Devious
I have 16 green bean plants, and I have already picked 10 pounds. I had to resort to freezing some and giving some away. We eat green beans every day. lol I don't really understand why they are producing like this, but I'll take it. It reached 86 here today, so it won't be long before production comes to a halt.
Zucchini is slow, but I have acorn squash that's rocking.
Zucchini is slow, but I have acorn squash that's rocking.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 6:08 am to meeple
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The striking thing is the very high ph. My baseline test months ago had a very high ph. I added elemental sulphur, then various soils and amendments. Ph is still very high… nothing changed.
That could explain some of your early chlorosis. Elemental sulfur takes a while to fully work, but you should’ve seen a change in a couple of months. At least a slight one.
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Based on these results, what should I do? Post right above this shows how everything is doing.
ETA: went to the local co-op. He said nothing but to add nitrogen. Ph is slightly high but not terrible. I’ve been side dressing with calcium nitrate. I guess all is well.
That’s probably good advice. Your garden looks pretty good and as long as it’s growing and producing I wouldn’t mess with it.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 7:27 am to PillageUrVillage
You guys that grow garlic, what’s your process after you pull it up?
Posted on 5/4/24 at 9:24 am to Athletix
Love the cattle panel arrangement.
Looks like I got suckered on some of my beans. They were all supposed to be top pick or bush style but they have damn runners on them. Looks like I get to run some trellis netting.
Finished caging all my tomatoes. I scored a win on those cages. Sometimes, you just gotta stop and ask. I'd seen them stacked up at a house and decided to whip in there and make them tell me no.
Sweet elderly gentleman agreed to sell them to me for "whatever I wanted to give him for them." I went home to get my trailer and some cash to give him but when I went back he wouldn't let me pay him for them. "Son I'm too old to garden anymore, you get some use out of them cages."
Needless to say, I'll be keeping them in fresh veggies as my stuff comes in later on.
Looks like I got suckered on some of my beans. They were all supposed to be top pick or bush style but they have damn runners on them. Looks like I get to run some trellis netting.
Finished caging all my tomatoes. I scored a win on those cages. Sometimes, you just gotta stop and ask. I'd seen them stacked up at a house and decided to whip in there and make them tell me no.
Sweet elderly gentleman agreed to sell them to me for "whatever I wanted to give him for them." I went home to get my trailer and some cash to give him but when I went back he wouldn't let me pay him for them. "Son I'm too old to garden anymore, you get some use out of them cages."
Needless to say, I'll be keeping them in fresh veggies as my stuff comes in later on.
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