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2025 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 1/13/25 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 1/13/25 at 7:26 pm
Welcome to the 2025 Spring Garden Thread.
Here are some useful resource links:
Gardening info/learning:
Home Gardening Certificate Course
LSU AgCenter Main Page
LSU AgCenter Vegetable Planting Guide
Davesgarden.com
Seedsavers Exchange learning page
Epic gardening raised bed plans
• The LSU AgCenter website and planting guide will have almost all the information you need for growing just about anything in Louisiana.
• Davesgarden.com is really useful for their watchdog section which gathers ratings on different seed companies and nurseries.
• The Seedsavers learning page is a very easy to use website that is great for beginners.
Seed/plant websites:
Harris Seeds
Park Seed
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (rareseeds.com)
Gurney’s
Migardener.com
Dixondale Farms
Willhite Seed
To my knowledge these are very reputable sites for ordering seeds. I’ve also ordered seeds from various sellers on amazon with no problems.
Here are some useful links to learn about different products for disease and pests:
Organic disease and pest management:
Neem Oil
Liquid Copper
Pyrethrin
Spinosad
Bacillus Thuringiensis
Hydrogen Peroxide / Hydrogen Peroxide mixing chart for garden use
Non-organic disease and pest management:
Fungicides:
Daconil
Mancozeb
Insecticides:
Bonide Eight (permethrin)
Sevin dust
Liquid Sevin (Zeta-Cypermethrin)
If there are any other products or links that you'd recommend, please let me know and I'll add them.
Average first and last frost date lookup
Farmers Almanac first and last frost date.
LSU Ag articles for common spring plants:
Tomatoes
I find this to be a little too soon based on past experience. My transplants typically would become overgrown before plant out. I aim for 6 weeks.
Peppers
Eggplant
Cucumbers
LSU Ag Spring Harvest Guide
Here are some useful resource links:
Gardening info/learning:
Home Gardening Certificate Course
LSU AgCenter Main Page
LSU AgCenter Vegetable Planting Guide
Davesgarden.com
Seedsavers Exchange learning page
Epic gardening raised bed plans
• The LSU AgCenter website and planting guide will have almost all the information you need for growing just about anything in Louisiana.
• Davesgarden.com is really useful for their watchdog section which gathers ratings on different seed companies and nurseries.
• The Seedsavers learning page is a very easy to use website that is great for beginners.
Seed/plant websites:
Harris Seeds
Park Seed
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (rareseeds.com)
Gurney’s
Migardener.com
Dixondale Farms
Willhite Seed
To my knowledge these are very reputable sites for ordering seeds. I’ve also ordered seeds from various sellers on amazon with no problems.
Here are some useful links to learn about different products for disease and pests:
Organic disease and pest management:
Neem Oil
Liquid Copper
Pyrethrin
Spinosad
Bacillus Thuringiensis
Hydrogen Peroxide / Hydrogen Peroxide mixing chart for garden use
Non-organic disease and pest management:
Fungicides:
Daconil
Mancozeb
Insecticides:
Bonide Eight (permethrin)
Sevin dust
Liquid Sevin (Zeta-Cypermethrin)
If there are any other products or links that you'd recommend, please let me know and I'll add them.
Average first and last frost date lookup
Farmers Almanac first and last frost date.
LSU Ag articles for common spring plants:
Tomatoes
quote:
Seeds should also be started 8-10 weeks prior to planting in the ground in the spring
I find this to be a little too soon based on past experience. My transplants typically would become overgrown before plant out. I aim for 6 weeks.
Peppers
quote:
Plant seed 8-10 weeks prior to the spring planting date
Eggplant
quote:
Start seeds 8 to 10 weeks before the desired time of transplanting.
Cucumbers
quote:
Gardeners in North Louisiana can plant cucumber seed or transplant from April to mid-May. A fall crop can be planted in early August. South Louisiana gardeners can plant seed from mid-March to mid-May. A fall crop is planted in late August in the south.
LSU Ag Spring Harvest Guide
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Posted on 1/13/25 at 7:32 pm to PillageUrVillage
This was my garden plan from last year. I decided to basically follow pretty much the same blueprint since I actually utilized just about everything I grew last year. I will be making a few tweaks. Instead of a full row of beans I’m going to split that row in half and do half beans and half gherkin cucumbers (Gherking F1). And instead of Crimson Sweet watermelon I’ll be trying one called Mini Love F1. The bigger watermelons seem to go to waste cause we can’t eat it all. These are supposed to get about 10 lbs.
ETA: Also I can’t find black moon eggplant, so I’m growing Classic F1.
Yesterday I got all of my peppers started except for the cayenne. Waiting on seeds to come in. I’ll get tomatoes and eggplant started in February.
This post was edited on 1/13/25 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 1/13/25 at 8:23 pm to PillageUrVillage
My peppers finally bit the dust last week during the freeze 
Im trying out a new app called Seedtime and it just so happens that it’s telling me this week is time to start pepper and tomato seeds. My wife is due any day now so I’ll at least get a couple days to start my seeds soon.
Has anyone grown sorghum before? I had some pasta made with it and I couldn’t tell a difference so I thought I’d try growing some.
Im trying out a new app called Seedtime and it just so happens that it’s telling me this week is time to start pepper and tomato seeds. My wife is due any day now so I’ll at least get a couple days to start my seeds soon.
Has anyone grown sorghum before? I had some pasta made with it and I couldn’t tell a difference so I thought I’d try growing some.
Posted on 1/14/25 at 8:57 am to PillageUrVillage
Ugh. It's going to be in the lower 20's next week.
Posted on 1/14/25 at 9:19 am to ChenierauTigre
Yeah, y'all pray for me. I may freeze to death.
I hate the cold.
I hate the cold.
Posted on 1/14/25 at 10:24 am to PillageUrVillage
I'm starting a few tomato seeds this week.
Posted on 1/14/25 at 11:30 am to PillageUrVillage
ill be headed to the home depot to pick up some seed this weekend. got a new seed starter kit last year that i didnt get to use that i'm anxious to try out
Posted on 1/14/25 at 12:41 pm to Pezzo
Got my Red Lasoda potatoes in the ground yesterday. I usually purchase seedlings for tomatoes and cucumbers so I have time for those.
Posted on 1/14/25 at 3:50 pm to PillageUrVillage
I'll be starting my pepper and tomato seeds this weekend. Also will have to cover onions and cabbage for arctic death next week.
Posted on 1/14/25 at 5:22 pm to LSUJuice
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:04 am to PillageUrVillage
...waiting on seeds...will start peppers as soon as they arrive.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:57 am to Devious
My garlic and onions are doing well. I have started some of my peppers (Cachucha, Nardello, Shishito, and Melrose), I am awaiting an order to arrive for the remainder of my peppers.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 10:54 am to PillageUrVillage
Won't be planting again;
Cajun Belles - too small and hotter than I thought
Anaheim's - Just not enough production for the work
Bells - on the fence for two reasons: 1. they are almost always small, and 2. the wife and I just don't cook much with bells during the time they are producing.
Paste tomatoes - I was never able to produce enough at the same time to make sauce more than once.
Grape tomatoes - for what we do, cherry just works better.
Things I hope to add:
Shishitos - watching what some of you do with them has me interested
More cucumber varieties - we have really gotten used to having them with a lot of meals and finding new salad combos with them
Squash - wife request
Cajun Belles - too small and hotter than I thought
Anaheim's - Just not enough production for the work
Bells - on the fence for two reasons: 1. they are almost always small, and 2. the wife and I just don't cook much with bells during the time they are producing.
Paste tomatoes - I was never able to produce enough at the same time to make sauce more than once.
Grape tomatoes - for what we do, cherry just works better.
Things I hope to add:
Shishitos - watching what some of you do with them has me interested
More cucumber varieties - we have really gotten used to having them with a lot of meals and finding new salad combos with them
Squash - wife request
Posted on 1/15/25 at 1:10 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Shishitos - watching what some of you do with them has me interested
I friggen love the shishitos. Blistered with salt and pepper. Dip in ranch dressing.
quote:
Squash - wife request
Good luck with the borers. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 1:36 pm to PillageUrVillage
quote:Yeah, quite the topic here. Almost no one gardens in my area. Is that important? I seem to have fewer pests that what I read about here. Leaf footed bugs have been the only thing I have really treated for other than unknown no-see-um that ate some of my mustard.
Good luck with the borers. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 3:46 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Almost no one gardens in my area. Is that important? I seem to have fewer pests that what I read about here.
For your sake I hope so. I had never grown squash and never seen a damn vine borer in my life. First time I ever grew squash they showed up. And it didn’t take them long. I had a 3 inch tall seedling covered in eggs. I just looked at it and said, “amazing”.
Posted on 1/15/25 at 7:13 pm to PillageUrVillage
Ordered a ton of seeds from southern exposure seed exchange.
I’m mad at some of the seeds I used last year so going to try theirs.
Going to seed directly into the 3x4ish plastic pots. Bought some trays that 12 fit in to on Amazon.
We are surrounding our garden with wildflowers this year. (A pound an a half) and are doing bees.
Also going to try and make use of vertical space between the ends of the raised beds and the fencing that surrounds the garden with some custom trellis creations for beans and cucumbers.
Garlic going strong as well as cabbage lettuce and cauliflower but not sure what a freeze will do.
I’m mad at some of the seeds I used last year so going to try theirs.
Going to seed directly into the 3x4ish plastic pots. Bought some trays that 12 fit in to on Amazon.
We are surrounding our garden with wildflowers this year. (A pound an a half) and are doing bees.
Also going to try and make use of vertical space between the ends of the raised beds and the fencing that surrounds the garden with some custom trellis creations for beans and cucumbers.
Garlic going strong as well as cabbage lettuce and cauliflower but not sure what a freeze will do.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 4:43 am to Sir Drinksalot
Your garlic is fine. Cabbage and cauliflower are fine if it's only in the upper 20s. My onions and cabbage got through 2 nights at 27 last week just fine... But I'll be covering mine with the threat of mid-20s + precip this time. Lettuce depends on the variety, but if you're covering the other stuff, might as well cover that too.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 11:40 am to FowlGuy
nice set up
what did you use for the counter tops? Are those epoxy drain grates?
what did you use for the counter tops? Are those epoxy drain grates?
Posted on 1/16/25 at 12:06 pm to PillageUrVillage
I started pepper seeds about 2 weeks ago, doing almost all super hots so wanted to give them plenty of time.
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