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Last year I was passing off fennel fronds, pollen, flowers, and seeds to everyone around me when the drat things started towering over me. I dug that whole mess up and now have just a bit tucked away at a more contained part of the garden.
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Spinster posted:I'm pretty sure I'm growing stuff in the carpet in the back of my car under the seats, is there a specific herb you recommend that doesn't get too tall or need much light? Have you thought about growing mushrooms?  guri posted:Last year I was passing off fennel fronds, pollen, flowers, and seeds to everyone around me when the drat things started towering over me. I dug that whole mess up and now have just a bit tucked away at a more contained part of the garden. Please tell me you used the bulb!?
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Apr 29, 2018 15:53
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i have some fennel seeds how long does that take to grow. does it bolt in hot weather? i've never grown it.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:55
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Hell Yeah posted:i have some fennel seeds how long does that take to grow. does it bolt in hot weather? i've never grown it. Up to 100 days to harvest. Not sure about bolting though.
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Apr 29, 2018 15:57
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My starts: Two rows of katinka cherry tomatoes on the left, two rows of lillian's yellow heirloom, and a row of pink accordian. They are putting on their first adult leaves and out to be ready to hit the ground in two weeks  Can't really see them in there but the pots furthest from the camera are celery. They are tiny little starts. One melon, arikara watermelon to be exact. Then it's hungarian sweet peppers which are just getting their first little adult leaves and finally, closest to the camera early bird tomatoes. Sometime today I'll get a couple pictures of my gardening space.
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Apr 29, 2018 16:09
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Also planted some strange seeds that i found, got this:
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Apr 29, 2018 16:15
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Mine isn't the kind that forms bulbs but I still have used everything down to the stalk. The one that I dug up I planted two years ago. It has been buried under snow then starts taking off in spring time, growing to over six feet high and flowering all over the place. Then I would cut it back and the process would repeat.
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Apr 29, 2018 16:22
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Literally A Person posted:Also planted some strange seeds that i found, got this: the cat came back the very next year the cat came be, i thought it was an annual the cat came back, just like lamiaceae
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Apr 29, 2018 16:49
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I have a patch of dirt roughly 5 foot by 3 foot. The dirt has dead plants in it from when I tried to beautify the patch. The dirt is dry as poo poo and hard. I will try to provide a picture when I get home. First question: what would I buy from Home Depot to get that patch of grass ready for stuff like herbs or vegetables? Second: I have an orange tree (small) about 2 ft tall. It’s been the same size for like 3 years. It won’t grow or do anything with itself. What’s wrong? I don’t really water a lot and I live in drought Los Angeles. Oh and the neighbor has cats and they likely will poo poo on my plants. What can I do?
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Apr 29, 2018 16:51
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Piggy Smalls posted:I have a patch of dirt roughly 5 foot by 3 foot. The dirt has dead plants in it from when I tried to beautify the patch. The dirt is dry as poo poo and hard. I will try to provide a picture when I get home. Home depot is a toughy but look for some kind of organic fertalizer. That could be compost or manure. Manure has always worked for me in the past. Cover the plot with the poop'n'stuff and cultivate it together (dig it all up and mix it) pull the now exposed and easy to grab weeds. Mulch the sweet gently caress out of it. Mulch should be at least a couple of inches deep all the way up to four inches deep. Let it sit for a week or two so the nitrogen won't hurt your baby plants. Boom, done. I know nothing about citrus, sorry. I live in a place where it doesn't really grow.
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Apr 29, 2018 16:54
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Cultivation can be done with all kinds of tools but this is where the hoe is applicable.
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Apr 29, 2018 16:55
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SniperWoreConverse posted:do what I do: leave the soil for native plants and use vats+trays for exotics. quote:Where did you get those seeds? Because I've wanted to specifically get those so I could test them as a nutrient export in my aquarium for a long time now. I also grew a moringa in Florida (I'm not in Florida now) which grew to about 5 feet tall and then got swarmed by spider mites and utterly destroyed. Everything I tried to grow in Florida grew really fast then turned to mold and spider mites before it was really harvest-ready.
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Apr 29, 2018 16:56
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Literally A Person posted:Home depot is a toughy but look for some kind of organic fertalizer. That could be compost or manure. Manure has always worked for me in the past. Cover the plot with the poop'n'stuff and cultivate it together (dig it all up and mix it) pull the now exposed and easy to grab weeds. Mulch the sweet gently caress out of it. Mulch should be at least a couple of inches deep all the way up to four inches deep. Let it sit for a week or two so the nitrogen won't hurt your baby plants. Boom, done. Gonna sound stupid but is mulch sold? What is it? I’m a city folk
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Apr 29, 2018 16:59
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Piggy Smalls posted:Gonna sound stupid but is mulch sold? What is it? I’m a city folk Mulch is sold and it can take a ton of different forms. I personally prefer bark chip because it makes my garden look nice but you can use grass clippings, straw, and even some fabrics.
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Apr 29, 2018 17:00
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If you're dead set on going to the depot: https://www.homedepot.com/b/Outdoors-Garden-Center-Landscaping-Mulch/N-5yc1vZbx4a But consider looking at nurseries. They usually have better selections of organic fertilizers and a lot of times have staff that have a fair amount of knowledge.
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Apr 29, 2018 17:05
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i don't miss gardening, but i miss having a garden.
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Apr 29, 2018 17:37
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Piggy Smalls posted:Second: I have an orange tree (small) about 2 ft tall. It’s been the same size for like 3 years. It won’t grow or do anything with itself. What’s wrong? I don’t really water a lot and I live in drought Los Angeles. Try to water it regularly during the hot months. If the soil lacks moisture you'll know it needs watering. If in doubt, use something to dig a small hole and check the moisture at a depth of like a few centimeters (3-5). Additionally, you can be checking its leaves during the afternoon. If they look wrinkled/withered, it needs water. After a while you'll get the hang of it and you'll know when it needs watering without getting into too much trouble. So, if this fixes it, fine. If not, it's probably soil related and not easy to pinpoint. Still, don't be too concerned about the size. If the amount and color of the leaves seem fine and it produces nice oranges, it's fine. Lastly, about the cat poo, should be no problem, free fertilizer. Unless you have panthers or poo poo where you live :P
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Apr 29, 2018 18:04
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RE: cat poo It's really not the best fertilizer. It has some chemical content that is no bueno if the cat eats commercial food and it can carry some bacterias that could (however unlikely) make you kinda sick. I would suggest picking it up with a shovel and throwing it into your neighbors field like I do.
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Apr 29, 2018 18:07
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To be fair though any poo you use should be mixed or sit for a while to cure anyway.
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Apr 29, 2018 18:09
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Sometimes you have to uproot a living tree -- to see that the roots want in on your action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un2yBgIAxYs
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Apr 29, 2018 18:35
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Spinster posted:I'm pretty sure I'm growing stuff in the carpet in the back of my car under the seats, is there a specific herb you recommend that doesn't get too tall or need much light? Or you could try a peace lily or snake plant instead (you know, office type plants). Keep them trimmed so they're short enough. They'll filter your car air but they're also poisonous so don't let whatever else lives in your car eat them.
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Apr 29, 2018 19:02
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Lacey posted:You can google low light herbs for a list but I can't think of any that do well in near total darkness. 
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Apr 29, 2018 19:07
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Literally A Person posted:If you're dead set on going to the depot: compost and organic fertilizer are two different things. there's organic fertilizers that are like little rocks that you top dress or dig in and are like 2-2-1. but composted manure or humus are just compost without being fertilizer imo
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Apr 29, 2018 19:40
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he def would not want to accidentally get the small bag of fertilizer if he is just trying to ammend a garden bed that may give too much fertilizer somehow and it wouldn't improve the texture and moisture retention of the soil. otherwise your recommendations are good.
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Apr 29, 2018 19:41
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Hell Yeah posted:he def would not want to accidentally get the small bag of fertilizer if he is just trying to ammend a garden bed that may give too much fertilizer somehow and it wouldn't improve the texture and moisture retention of the soil. otherwise your recommendations are good. Good point! I tend to use the terms interchangeably since I never really technically use "fertilizer."
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Apr 29, 2018 19:47
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I just got some catnip and cat grass to grow for my cats! 
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Apr 29, 2018 19:48
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Literally A Person posted:To be fair though any poo you use should be mixed or sit for a while to cure anyway. Out of context, this is wrong on so many levels...
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jerk irl posted:Out of context, this is wrong on so many levels... 
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Apr 29, 2018 20:14
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Blueberries- still very green but coming along nicely Strawberries- flowers are a-go Various herbs on the windowsill- doin okay, gonna move you guys out soon Potted chocolate mints- very happy in their spot so far Pumpkin seeds that overwintered outside- happy little beginning vines Actual real garden- I spent most of April in a food poisoning daze or dragging myself out of it so yeah fuckall has been done with it. This week is planting time. Still debating where I'm putting some things but I have a decent idea of how I want to do things. I also need to seed my entire pasture either Very Right Now or this september/october and I don't know which it's going to be.
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Apr 29, 2018 20:22
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I am quite liberal with my garden. It's not that I am lazy, it's that I do not believe in oppressing the free plants that live there. It's beyond me how some people are ok with uprooting them from their home and then growing other ones into slavery, all for their personal gain. That's just horrible. Not to mention committing pesticide and/or other terrible crimes that are usually associated with gardening. I will mention though that the act of shoveling of cat poo poo was recommended itt. If this is not an indication of how wrong gardening is, I don't know what is...
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Apr 29, 2018 20:43
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Hell Yeah posted:i really don't think an aquaponics/hydroponics setup is an appropriate suggestion for someoen who seems like a beginner. That's the perfect plant for it. Use two plastic flower pots and the smallest aquarium pump. It's weird to get used to but also easier, you can't forget to water the plant, just make sure the bottom pot doesn't run dry
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Apr 29, 2018 21:03
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Sierra Nevadan posted:I just got some catnip and cat grass to grow for my cats! Only the highest quality 
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Apr 29, 2018 21:08
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roomforthetuna posted:That sounds it uses a lot of stuff I don't have. And with creatures, sounds like it also involves more stuff that has to be looked after - I'm pretty bad at looking after things. I think it's hydroponic if it's the same thing but you add the nutrients? That sounds more suited to me, but also still kind of sounds like more work than dirt, and requires knowing something about what nutrients your plant likes, which I don't and have had a hard time finding. I couldn't even find how much water it likes, and found conflicting information about salt, so guessing the right nutrient mix sounds pretty out of reach. It's not as hard as it might seem, you're basically making a thing that floods the plant roots and then automatically flushes like a toilet so the roots don't rot. I had one full of snails and shrimps I would feed random kitchen scraps to. How many seeds you got? instead of that bullshit you could do the ol scientific method and have a set of little pots with various amounts of sand mixed with soil. Maybe pearlite. I think these will grow as long as you don't completely flood the roots. Also they probably won't have giant root systems but maybe use a clear plastic container and you can see if the roots grew too powerful and you needed a bigger container
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I have a decent number of containers on my balcony growing plants. This year my big plant project is to grow a hop vine. Aiming to do something like this:
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Apr 29, 2018 21:23
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samphire seems pretty complex to grow.
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Apr 29, 2018 21:25
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PokeJoe posted:I have a decent number of containers on my balcony growing plants. This year my big plant project is to grow a hop vine. Aiming to do something like this:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgnlf6-VXTs
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Apr 29, 2018 22:44
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Just planted some jalapeño plants. I worry that I might’ve twisted the main stem a bit and cut it off a bit from the roots. Is it ok if the stem gets damaged a bit?
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Apr 29, 2018 23:09
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Raere posted:Just planted some jalapeño plants. I worry that I might’ve twisted the main stem a bit and cut it off a bit from the roots. Is it ok if the stem gets damaged a bit? Most of the time, yeah. I mean, I've had tomatoes get their entire stalk eaten by cutworms and magically come back later in the season. As long as it isn't too cold, plants are pretty tough.
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Hi I just have a small Japanese Maple I grow in a pot can I join the garden goon gang.
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