2020 garden thread
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serviceguy
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The cherry tomatoes are still producing, though very slowly. Cucumbers are gone but they were a huge success this year. Potatoes saw a slight improvement but they're still too small. Zucchine were nice but nowhere near what was expected. Beets are going to be harvested soon but the boss says they're too small. And yes, tomatoes have popped out unexpected pretty much everywhere. It's all my wife's work, I've never been able to grow anything below knee level...and she does start her plants on the LED lights, the whole house looks like a nursery!
Pick them off. They were born locally.
FastFreddy
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Judging by the state of my lawn/weeds I'm no gardener but the usual suggestion around here would be FIRE and then go buy yourself a new bike. Or you could just do the boring thing and pick them off like Patrick said I guess.
qclabrat
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Not much, we don't do broccoli and cabbage for that reason. Only option is an insecticide
Zaskar
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I pulled mine off the vine green a month ago and let then ripen in a paper bag...Mrs rottin' made sauce with them last week, nice and red!
ekuhn
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Planning for next year....
Trying to figure if its worth trying the recycled pallet wood raised bed approach. With the price of lumber through the roof, PT lumber is on the backburner.
My 12.5ft x 12.5ft approach is going move towards 3 or 4ft wide rows - easier to maintain and get around. I have the space at the new place for bigger, just have to optimize it. Woodchips and the no till method seem to be an upcoming favorite. I just have to amend some of the clay soil I have.
@qclabrat Do you let your chickens in the garden? Do they hop up on your raised beds and scratch?
Trying to figure if its worth trying the recycled pallet wood raised bed approach. With the price of lumber through the roof, PT lumber is on the backburner.
My 12.5ft x 12.5ft approach is going move towards 3 or 4ft wide rows - easier to maintain and get around. I have the space at the new place for bigger, just have to optimize it. Woodchips and the no till method seem to be an upcoming favorite. I just have to amend some of the clay soil I have.
@qclabrat Do you let your chickens in the garden? Do they hop up on your raised beds and scratch?
qclabrat
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Not a good idea as they will eat up your sprouts and worms. Also yes, 4 ft max width. I had 8x8 and was a pain to get inside
THATmanMANNY
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Last harvest. Watching ‘kiss the ground’ on Netflix. Netflix is depressing. We are so fucked and they Keep reminding us. But good reminder that we are our own enemy.
more info please!!
Mahnken
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Throw some seeds in a mason jar, rinse twice a day for 5ish days. Boom, Salad for pennies on the dollar.
I always have broccoli and lentils growing. Broccoli has great anti cancer properties, and lentils have the most protein. Then I'll do mung, adzuki, radish, mustard, and others depending on what I have. I'm going to try since gelatinous seeds in Terra cotta sprouters (arugula, flax, chia..) because they can't be sprouted in the mason jars.
This book is a pretty good guide with instructions, health benefits, and recipes:
The Sprout Book: Tap into the Power of the Planet's Most Nutritious Food: Evans, Doug, Fuhrman M.D. M.D., Joel: 9781250226174: Amazon.com: Books
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Or you can google it, there's plenty of free guides. Cheapest, easiest food to grow ever.
Mahnken
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I use https://sprouthouse.com/ to buy seeds. They also sell through Amazon. They have a few variety packs to help find out what you like.