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I don't need a lot of yield, so I started a few container veggie gardens for my salads this summer. The tomato is a sunsugar, and have since put a cage around it. I planted some red coreless Chantenay carrot seeds in with the tomato. Not sure if it'll work out in such a small pot, but I figured it was worth a shot. In the middle I have a pot 'o various strawberries. I wasn't sure which to get so I went with several different kinds. Rainier, Tristar, Benton, and something else I think. On the right is saladbowl lettuce. I planted some nasturtiums in the lettuce container along with other places in my garden. I also have a bunch of oxalis growing off camera that I had no idea was edible. It's tangy and kind of citrusy; I like it. I got those 4 lettuce plants at the local nursery, Carpinito Bros, for $1.24 ($.31 ea) for all of them. I stopped at Fred Meyer later and noticed they wanted $1.99 for a single plant. That's 6.5x more expensive at the big box store. My seeds and potting soil are all local within 10 miles, and so much cheaper than buying at a chain. Buy local! I have room for one more pot. I'm thinking asparagus. Do you think I'll have any luck, and what variety should I go for?
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DuckTalesWooHoo posted:You may want to be more generous with your pot size. As an example, a tomato planted in a 5 gallon bucket will be completely rootbound by the end of the growing season. I'll get a 5 gallon bucket or something close to it for it soon and use that pot for something else then. Suggestions? I don't really use a lot of herbs, but I guess I could grow some catnip or mint or something. Peristalsis posted:Also, have you considered growing some pole beans on that fencing behind the pots (assuming it's tall enough)? No, but that's not a bad idea for the extra pot I'm going to have very soon. That fencing is about 4.5 feet high, is that enough? I also have an entire backyard full of 3' tall chainlink I wanted to grow some hummingbird-attracting vines on. I don't really like green beans very much, so I might like bush beans better? I like kidney beans, chickpeas, stuff like that. Lacrosse fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Apr 29, 2014 |
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Hey guys, remember my sad container garden? I put in some planter boxes and have a proper garden now! 3'x5'x12" planter boxes filled with 'garden mix' soil from Pacific Topsoil and several bags of composted steer manure mixed in.  Locally grown plant starts:  All my goodies!  Finished! 
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mischief posted:Eh, even in the most organic approach there is a time and place for tearing poo poo up every now and again. I'm tearing poo poo up to put up a poly tunnel greenhouse because I didn't know where I wanted to put it 6 months ago. Putting a tarp down over the winter would've been a much better idea  Edit: I don't have a tiller, I'm clearing a 10'x8' spot by hand with a mattock
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Apr 24, 2024 00:01
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Neon Noodle posted:Do you have any bait plants in the surrounding area? I get aphids every year but they stay on the lamb’s quarter and other fobes in the yard. Granted, I don’t have roses but they do stay off my tomatoes because of the abundance of food plants in the area. Any ideas for bait plants for rhododendron lace bug? I have three infested bushes in the front yard but surprisingly the variegated one in the back yard is unaffected. Not sure why.
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Vicious Panda posted:Every year I seem to get aphids on my roses… and apparently it’s that time again. I got quite the little eco system going here I'm reading the book Carrots Love Tomatoes and it says that planting coriander will repel aphids
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I just bought some Ozette potatoes to grow. Looking forward to growing some rare potatoes in my garden this year.
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