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What type of plants are you interested in growing? This poll is closed. |
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| Perennials! |
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142 | 20.91% |
| Annuals! |
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30 | 4.42% |
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62 | 9.13% |
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171 | 25.18% |
| Tropical plants! |
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60 | 8.84% |
| Non-vascular plants are the best! |
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31 | 4.57% |
| Screw you, I'd rather eat them! |
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183 | 26.95% |
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Solkanar512 posted:Just got three fruit trees in the ground, my plans to eliminate my lawn are coming along nicely. drat a dream of mine is to have a bunch of fruit trees in my yard, good stuff All our hyacinths and daffodils are poppin hard but weirdly no crocus
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Feb 3, 2020 01:35
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Solkanar512 posted:Just got three fruit trees in the ground, my plans to eliminate my lawn are coming along nicely. I’ve got 20 apple trees coming in the next several weeks that I’m gonna espalier on the side of my house. I also ordered 2 tart cherry trees (Montmorency and Balaton) and 2 peach trees (Elberta and Redhaven). The peach trees are gonna be a tight squeeze because they’re standard size (I couldn’t get either variety in dwarf or semi-dwarf) and there’s not a ton of space left in my yard...... hopefully nobody will notice until they’re big and well-established. 
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Feb 3, 2020 06:05
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Eh, standard size trees are almost always better if you can keep up with the pruning. Genetic dwarfs will bear more heavily as smaller size, so there’s a place for them, but I cannot abide dwarfing rootstock.
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Feb 3, 2020 06:16
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Lead out in cuffs posted:Well, my bulbs are coming up and looking like Spring has a good chance of being loving. Are you located in coastal BC? My wife sent me photos of ours popping up last week, and I'm fearful we're going to get another cold snap, killing them all off.
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Feb 3, 2020 06:36
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One thing I want to mention that wasn’t obvious to me is that when you’re destroying sod to replace with more respectable plants, using a mattock goes so much quicker than using a garden shovel. Something like this:  The flat end just shears the sod right off the top and easily breaks up the soil below. This one has a dull axe end for cutting roots but you can also get them with a pick end if you have rocky soil. You can get them for around $30-40 at the hardware store. And yeah, my arms are sore, they’re hefty. I. M. Gei posted:I’ve got 20 apple trees coming in the next several weeks that I’m gonna espalier on the side of my house. Wow, what an awesome project! Solkanar512 fucked around with this message at 09:31 on Feb 3, 2020 |
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Feb 3, 2020 09:28
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Do y'all want the thread tag changed from "poo poo post" to something else? Or are you happy with the manure -> plants association.
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Feb 3, 2020 11:36
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Jaded Burnout posted:Do y'all want the thread tag changed from "poo poo post" to something else? Or are you happy with the manure -> plants association. The Gardening thread is already using  FOOD, so let’s cause confusion by going with that.I would suggest  FRUITY, but that’s in use by the Sewing thread. SLAYER SEX SCIENCEall good options.
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Feb 3, 2020 11:58
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There’s a real apropos one that just says “tree” but it might be locked up in fyad unless you grab tags from all over using mod magic
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Feb 3, 2020 11:59
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Oil of Paris posted:There’s a real apropos one that just says “tree” but it might be locked up in fyad unless you grab tags from all over using mod magic I'll talk to the admins
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Feb 3, 2020 12:03
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Oil of Paris posted:There’s a real apropos one that just says “tree” but it might be locked up in fyad unless you grab tags from all over using mod magic I can tell you where it is if that helps. It’s at https://fi.somethingawful.com/forums/posticons/fyad-tree.gif 
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Feb 3, 2020 12:06
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Hmm. Let's see if I can do some cathax.
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Feb 3, 2020 12:10
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That'll be a no, I can only assign tags that are available in DIY, even with full firewall bypasses in maximum effect. I'll talk to the admins about updating our available tags.
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Feb 3, 2020 12:15
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Platystemon posted:I can tell you where it is if that helps. Jaded Burnout posted:Hmm. Let's see if I can do some cathax. Hah awesome Edit: well poo poo lol Oil of Paris fucked around with this message at 12:18 on Feb 3, 2020 |
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Feb 3, 2020 12:15
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Oil of Paris posted:Hah awesome If the hax worked the thing I'd need is actually the tag ID, but I tested with one we don't have access to and it didn't work so
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Feb 3, 2020 12:24
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Jaded Burnout posted:If the hax worked the thing I'd need is actually the tag ID, but I tested with one we don't have access to and it didn't work so Makes sense, hopefully admins will send it over to DIY choices 
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Feb 3, 2020 12:29
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I found the tree via the Internet Archive’s index, by the way. There are over seven hundred icons in there. BYOB has an apple that I envy. 
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Feb 3, 2020 12:35
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Jaded Burnout posted:That'll be a no, I can only assign tags that are available in DIY, even with full firewall bypasses in maximum effect. I'll talk to the admins about updating our available tags. If it’s the same amount of work for the administrators, obviously this calls for a  new thread tag contest I shouldn’t have suggested that. I don’t have the authority implement it or the artistic ability to participate.
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Feb 3, 2020 12:38
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Platystemon posted:If it’s the same amount of work for the administrators, obviously this calls for a why you put this hex on me the gang tag contest took months
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Feb 3, 2020 13:24
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Feb 3, 2020 14:39
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Wildflower seeds came in and after vacation, I'll be looking into getting an electric tiller to tear up some of the grass to sow. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm looking at https://www.amazon.com/Sun-Joe-TJ603E-Electric-Cultivator/dp/B00V6IEVXM I know I can rent one for cheaper, but I'd like to own one to let others borrow,
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Feb 3, 2020 16:05
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Eehhh, I don't trust the electric ones. They seem born to break. We went through three of them in three years at the farm.
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Feb 3, 2020 16:33
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:drat a dream of mine is to have a bunch of fruit trees in my yard, good stuff Same, but all I planted are crocuses. There's one daffodil that escaped the great front bed purge, swaying defiantly by the steps and mocking my ambitions.
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Feb 3, 2020 18:58
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OK so I have a mostly California native front garden because I am lazy and it's more sustainable. Having talked to the specialty nursery here in LA that the plants are from, they're saying that ideally for these plants, you water less often, more deeply. Like, it's better to water 20 minutes every 2 weeks than to water for 5 minutes three times a week. My garden is pretty small, like 25 x 25 total, and I have 20 or so plants spaced a few feet apart, with landscaping fabric covering all the ground between and then wood chips over that. The nursery recommended either an oscillator or a bubbler to ensure some deep watering. I feel like an oscillating sprinkler would be wasteful, as much of the water is going to through the chips, and the fabric, before it reaches the ground. It seems like a bubbler sprinkler next to the plants might be a way, but that also sounds like moving a sprinkler around 20 times. Am I thinking about this wrong?
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Feb 3, 2020 22:58
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Jaxyon posted:OK so I have a mostly California native front garden because I am lazy and it's more sustainable. I agree with you about how much water would be wasted, but I'll be interested to hear others' opinions. I wonder if a nice long soaker hose might do the job? For a frequency of once every couple of weeks, you might not even have to embed it; you might be able to just drape it strategically and roll it up afterwards.
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Feb 3, 2020 23:51
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Set up a drip system. You can supply it from the spigot, with or without a timer.
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Feb 3, 2020 23:52
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Platystemon posted:Set up a drip system. You can supply it from the spigot, with or without a timer. Drip systems are not recommended for these types of plants. I'm not an expert, but the lady I talked to was and she said basically you water deeply, infrequently, until the plants get established, then after that you rarely water at all. edit: Double checked, and drip irrigation *done the correct way* can be used but the goal is to get the root systems go deep downwards. Jaxyon fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Feb 4, 2020 |
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Feb 4, 2020 00:11
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B33rChiller posted:Are you located in coastal BC? My wife sent me photos of ours popping up last week, and I'm fearful we're going to get another cold snap, killing them all off. Yep. And yep, I'm a little fearful too, although most of these are at least frost resistant. (I have some photos of crocuses from a couple of years ago literally blooming in the middle of the snow). It's really more when it hits -10 that things start dying off. Also, this week was supposed to get cold, but now doesn't look like it'll drop below zero, so fingers crossed. Harry Potter on Ice posted:All our hyacinths and daffodils are poppin hard but weirdly no crocus I put some crocuses underneath the lawn. It's been super hard to spot them again, since the individual plants are super grass-like. When they pop, it'll be pretty magical though.
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Feb 4, 2020 03:27
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Forecast for the BC south coast is 5-15cm of snow tomorrow. Hold onto your butts (bulbs)!
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Feb 4, 2020 03:43
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Jaxyon posted:Drip systems are not recommended for these types of plants. I am somewhat confused by the idea of “either an oscillator or a bubbler to ensure some deep watering”. Maybe the problem is that drip systems are often run multiple times per week for a short period each day. Drip is a must for that kind of thing, but there’s no reason you can’t run a drip system longer and less frequently. Once it’s in the ground, water is water. Where it gets into the ground can matter. Drip systems don’t wet leaves, which is usually good for preventing rot, but some plants appreciate the misting. Sprinklers can also carry fertiliser to the plant for foliar application; drip emitters can only deliver it to the roots. Sometimes you want the surface of the soil to be moist everywhere, e.g. because you’ve sown seed. That’s another thing drip can’t do well.  Mulch does help spread water before it hits topsoil. If you need a lot of coverage, but don’t require sprinklers, there is the option of drip tubing with emitters moulded into the wall at regular intervals. They come in a variety of spacing and flow rates.   In my opinion, drip tubing is almost always better than soaker hoses. You do have to put a simple filter and pressure regulator inline, but once you do that, it’s more consistent, longer‐lasting, and more adaptable than a soaker hose.
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Feb 4, 2020 04:21
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You could always get a few plastic bucket with a lid and a small hole in the bottom, depending on the size and number of plants you have. This is normally done for trees, but the idea is that you fill them up in the evening, let them sit and all the water goes into the ground. But to be honest, if we’re only talking about a 25’x25’ area, it’s not so bad to sit there in the evening and just hand water for 20 or 30 minutes. It might seem like a lot of water now, but this is temporary.
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Feb 4, 2020 04:36
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Last year, my wife bought me a couple grow lamps so I could keep my jades from getting leggy over the winter. This year, being sick of the colour these things give off, I picked up some cheap, bright, cool white led fixtures, and wired them up to a lamp plug, and inline switch. They're quite a bit brighter, and much easier on the eyes.  Bonus plants: discount tulip bulbs purchased laaaaaate, then chilled in the fridge just started blooming. 
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Feb 4, 2020 10:17
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I've been given a glimpse behind the curtain at how thread tags work, and by god it's another radium special. Please stand by while I build up the resilience to start a separate thread tag thread.
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Feb 4, 2020 14:31
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B33rChiller posted:Last year, my wife bought me a couple grow lamps so I could keep my jades from getting leggy over the winter. Did the lights seem to help much compared to other winters?
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Feb 4, 2020 17:36
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Platystemon posted:I am somewhat confused by the idea of “either an oscillator or a bubbler to ensure some deep watering”. I don't know what I'm talking about here, but what I remembered was similar to what this says: https://www.cnps.org/gardening/prepping-and-planting/watering Which is that done improperly, it keeps water widely dispersed and near the surface, so that roots go wide instead of deep My garden looks somewhat like this(though not as nice):  I think the lady at the nursery was suggesting an oscillator or bubbler because most people who hand water are too impatient to water long enough so it's better to run things that can just be set and let go for a bit.
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Feb 4, 2020 18:58
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Did the lights seem to help much compared to other winters? You could say the difference was night and day 
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Feb 4, 2020 20:00
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Jaded Burnout posted:I've been given a glimpse behind the curtain at how thread tags work, and by god it's another radium special. Thanks. I’m looking forward to it.
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Feb 5, 2020 04:25
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Jaded Burnout posted:I've been given a glimpse behind the curtain at how thread tags work, and by god it's another radium special. lol I had a feeling it would end up like this
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Feb 5, 2020 18:46
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Finally seeing some buds start to come out which is great. 2019 was a tough plant year between the insanely hot and dry summer plus the regular ravages of deer/bunnies. We had a lot of fallen soldiers along the way this time around, even before the hardcore frosts came unseasonably early. Real happy to see some survivors managed to pull through all the bull poo poo!
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Feb 6, 2020 11:43
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My new goji berry bush is finally sprouting its first leaves!    Looks like it’s about time to plant! So I guess I might as well go ahead and throw away that other b-   ........................ poo poo Well, it’s bigger and further along than the new one, so I should probably plant it first. Only thing is it’s been indoors for about a week now. Do I need to start all over hardening it off from the beginning before I plant it, or just pick up about where I left off?
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Feb 7, 2020 06:15
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Christ, good thing I got those trees in the ground, since the start of the year we’ve had 37% of our yearly expected rainfall, and only two days without measurable rain. Thank god for well draining loam.
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Feb 7, 2020 07:04
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