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DarkHorse posted:Ok so this might be something interesting to try. Probably only works on smart birds though This didn’t work for me, but I’m also not sure if it was chipmunks who ended up stealing all of the strawberries.
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Today we had a tree company take down 6 trees that were too close to our house for safety reasons. They told me that they would have to run over my pachysandra, which didn’t bother me at all. They said maybe they’d have to run over my strawberry plants which I told them I wasn’t thrilled about. They said they would try not to run them over. They did all of the work while I was at work. When I got home all of my sunflowers were gone. They were just about to flower. My wildflowers were gone. One of my peonies was gone. I actually cried. There’s nothing I can do now, but man did that suck to come home to 
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Thank you. I knew you all would get it. On the plus side, at least there will be more sunlight next year. More possibilities.
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Aug 3, 2020 22:22
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Those Burpee Super Sauce Hybrids have piqued my interest for next year. How many plants did that harvest come from?
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I have a weird question. For some reason, whenever I grow peppers, they don’t fully mature before the weather gets cold. I have no idea why. Everything else does. It’s now September and temps are starting to dip below 60 at night at times. If I bring my scotch bonnet and bell pepper in now, will they continue to mature? They’re in pots.
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showbiz_liz posted:For now, I'd bring them in at night and put them back out during the day. But for next year - how big are the pots? Because I started a bunch of peppers this year in what I thought would be decently-sized pots, and then I moved one to a bigger container and this is what happened (photo is a month later): Nope. You’re definitely smarter! Mine are still in your smaller pot. That must be the issue! I’ve only ever had gardens in the yard until last year, so containers are new to me. I’ll have to upgrade for next year! Thanks for the tip and for the tip about bringing them in. Not sure why I hadn’t thought of that.
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Sep 7, 2020 19:14
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CommonShore posted:Somehow my zucchini and pumpkins all ended up with poo poo loads of end of season powdery mildew as the garden is winding down Got a bunch on my yellow squash, too.
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Sep 12, 2020 18:01
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Hoya. Love them!
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Oct 15, 2020 14:46
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Johnny Truant posted:
I didn’t even realize it was you who was posting! I never had luck with sprays, myself. I have scat mats strategically placed around the plants. It’s the only thing that has worked to stop the kitties from eating all of the plants. It won’t hurt them.
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You could get one of the astroturf kinds with the tray and put pee pads under the AstroTurf. As long as it’s outside, they should understand that outside = potty time, not inside. We used to astroturf kind and it worked well for our chihuahua/dachshund.
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Nov 17, 2020 15:46
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Definitely get big pots. A goon recommended these after I have issues with my pots being too small: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RY1QQNX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_MT51Fb8NKV38E?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 I plan on getting these next year. I also live in the woods with lots of critters so growing them on my 15ft tall deck just made more sense. I ended up with some blossom end rot. Something to look out for depending on what your weather will be like:
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Dec 14, 2020 18:09
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Solkanar512 posted:Yeah, I was treating seed releases like I would console releases. I didn’t have issues with Territorial Seed or Floret Flowers but I placed orders right away. What did you end up getting for slug killer? Slugs decimated my sunflowers last year and the ones I had left were killed by arborists taking a tree down.
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Jan 25, 2021 12:58
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I live in an area with high arsenic in the water. We had to get a special water filter for the house because of it. Should I test for heavy metals in the soil before playing a vegetable garden?
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What are the chances that I can pull up these ancient rhododendrons? If I hook up a chain to them and pull with a truck, do you think I’ll be able to pull them out? 
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Mar 20, 2021 23:42
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Motronic posted:Nah, that will break them off. You need them to go up some. Can you explain the wheel/rim idea? Trying to picture it.
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Motronic posted:Good excuse to mspaint. Ah I get it. Thank you!! Solkanar512 posted:Those are well known locally (PNW) for having a very solid taproot. Proceed accordingly. Good to know. Hoping this will work. They’re so old I’m afraid the roots will be too hard to get out.
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Ok now y’all got me wanting to plant pumpkins. What’s the best variety to plant for pies and such?
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Mar 30, 2021 23:29
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Sludge Tank posted:Hey it's page 420. Here's some photos of my afghani hydrangeas So pretty  I can’t wait until it’s legal to grow in my state
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Apr 16, 2021 22:04
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Does anyone have any expertise wrt arsenic water and crops?
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Jun 14, 2021 13:00
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I agree that it still looks like blossom end rot
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Jun 15, 2021 20:09
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Any idea why my new raspberry canes are all doing this?
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Jun 25, 2021 23:27
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Fozzy The Bear posted:Too hot, not enough water, too much water... give us more details about your area. The weather has been all over the place. Had a heat wave for a while and recently it’s been about 50 degrees at night which is quite chilly for this time of year. Maybe it’s the temperature fluctuation?
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Jun 26, 2021 00:21
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Ugh I have beetles in my veggie garden. What’s the best way to get rid of them?
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Jul 1, 2021 20:30
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:Have you tried Yoko Ono yet? This is the only real answer Jhet posted:Have you tried BT-sd or BT-t yet? They should be used while the beetles are juveniles. Neem oil/pyrethrin will help when they’re bigger, but getting ahead of it is best. They’re no longer juveniles I have neem but wasn’t sure if it would work. I’ll give it a try. Thank you!
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snowshovelboy posted:This is 100% caused by a bug. The parent insect comes in and cuts the cane twice and plants its eggs in the middle. You should snap it off at the lower cut made by the bug and throw it in the garbage. If you do not do this, the worm will eat its way down to the roots next spring and kill the whole cane. Whoa! Thank you for this info. Do you happen to know the name of the bug?
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snowshovelboy posted:Its the Raspberry Cane Borer. Thanks! I don’t have much experience with raspberries. Didn’t know about these.
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My tomatoes got way too bushy and grew way too fast for the Florida weave I can’t keep up with them at all.
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Jul 26, 2021 16:46
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Any idea why my black krim tomatoes produced a ton of tomatoes while my Amish paste barely produced any?
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Aug 17, 2021 19:40
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Does anyone have any experience with the more fungal resistant hybrids? I’m thinking of trying plum perfect and Iron Lady next year.
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Sep 8, 2021 19:34
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Rudbeckia maxima I believe
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Pretty sure I have a groundhog somewhere around my house that’s destroying my garden beds. My tulips and all of my irises are toast. How do you get rid of these things????
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I am so very angry. I may blow this animal up Not really though
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Arsenic Lupin posted:You plant your bulbs in cages. No, really. You can make your own or buy them commercially; google "bulb cage". https://www.instructables.com/Gardeners-underground-bulb-cage/ https://www.amazon.com/VOLE-KING-Plant-Baskets-Gallon/dp/B06XHP5T6W/ Thanks for this! I guess I could make makeshift cylindrical cages above ground to protect the leaves/flowers as well as doing this. Jhet posted:Just make sure to not also go golfing in a thunder storm. This is what I wanted to do, but I did some research and… Arsenic Lupin posted:Relocation is not a humane way to dispose of rodents. A rodent dropped in a new location where it doesn't know where the food sources are, and doesn't have a pre-established warren, is predator chow.
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Can we talk tomato trellises/supports? What works the best? I tried the Florida weave last year.
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Jhet posted:If you don't like the weave or cages, I've seen people have good results taking some cattle fencing and sticking it on a heavy duty and deeply driven stake (2x2). You can loosely tie it to the fence at the beginning of the season and weave it through to grow on both sides of it. Oh shoot. Never thought of that. I like that idea. Thanks!
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Joburg posted:I’ve used that and the main drawback to the cattle panel method is that they are only 4’ tall. If you plan to have tall tomatoes you may have to bend the panel into an arch. I was actually going to do something similar to this that would have been much more expensive. This seems more manageable for sure.
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poverty goat posted:
Very jealous
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 Finally decided what tomato trellis system to go with. Don’t mind the rest of my yard. We’re doing some work on it.
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 What’s causing this on my rhubarb?
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Ahhh thank you! I’ve never dealt with them before. Sprayed everything with neem this morning.
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