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Hi goons. Here's a gardening thread. I started a garden at my new house this spring and it's growing stuff! Here's a picture from a couple of weeks ago after mulching and staking the maters. I have herbs and fruits, because peppers and tomatoes are fruits. Also I planted a blackberry bush, but it's behind the roses. Also gently caress roses; they're mean. And gently caress the yard. What has grass ever done for me? I'm learning to compost correctly this year, too (that's what that green cylinder thing is). Edit: "Post yer zones" I'm in hardiness zone 6b, which is a recent update, according to http://www.stlmg.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/whatsnew.detail/recID/19/index.htm Go here to get your zone http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx psychokitty fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Jun 22, 2016 |
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FrankieGoes posted:My girlfriend and I fight over how much to water the garden. I loving hate her she's dumb. Have you mulched? If not, you should mulch. Also get rid of her if she wants to water more.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:02
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jBrereton posted:Raise that bed a bit to deter slugs imo. It's not my first attempt, but it's been several years since I've had my own plot. This one is actually a few inches higher than the grass and level with the concrete pad. Haven't seen any slugs. I haven't planted anything too intensive because I've had a serious cane grass problem that I've worked my rear end off eradicating all year (without poison) since we bought the house. Also there's a runoff issue around the right side as you look (where it's not freshly mulched) and I have a bunch of weeds and poo poo to deal with back there.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:09
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ChrisHansen posted:I am allowed two pots on my porch. One is full of flowers that reseeded from last year and the other has 2 big ol mater plants in it. I will be so pissed if the deer get to them I hope your maters are determinate. Please tell what variety.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:12
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ChrisHansen posted:Do you have pests? In the suburbs groundhogs are assholes Oh, as to this point. We are in the city proper. We have bunbuns and squirrels and possibly burrowing things, but none of them has seemed to wreak any havoc thus far. Something ate a few leaves of a bell pepper plant, but not really a big deal.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:15
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mr_cramalldees posted:I sure hope those herbs don't up and decide to go all America on your plot there. In my past experience most herbs decide "gently caress your plans, all of this space is mine" and then my whole house smells like mint. Ah yes... the mint plant. It's in a separate plot on the other side of the yard. But let me assure you that I DID NOT PLANT IT. I would NEVER plant mint in a garden plot unless I wanted it to take over. When you garden, you have to know what stuff behaves and what doesn't. So now, I have to pretty much constantly patrol my yard for mint sproutlings because I didn't catch it before it flowered last year. I purposely planted creeping thyme in the back so that it would creep and help with the runoff, etc. We'll see.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:17
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jBrereton posted:You thought about putting some wildflowers down in the lawn to attract bees and stuff? One of those herbs is lavender. I've seen bees on it already a bunch. We also have milkweed growing on our fence, which the butterflies like. Future plan is to keep bees and plant more lavender. Also front yard plan is to have some native-scape involving wildflowers.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:19
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ChickenHeart posted:Hello, it's me, a deer. Yeah we don't have deer in St. Louis City.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:20
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mr_cramalldees posted:I had that experience with mint (it took over my entire back yard, yard mowing became a chore as the minty sensation became so strong it would reduce me to tears) and now I'm super gunshy. Just do a little research first. Most herbs don't pull that poo poo, but anything mint-related will.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:21
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King of Bees posted:I have 144 lavender seedlings growing right now. Gonna redo the front beds with them. HFS that's a lot of lavender!!! JiveHonky posted:i tried planting the old snake plant in my wife. she hated it and made me promise never to try it again get new wife. check SAMart.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:24
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www posted:gardening is gay im gay
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Jun 22, 2016 21:24
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ContraBoss posted:Gardening is fun and good. I threw some poppy seeds into my yard once and grew some pods then dried them out.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:46
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The Groper posted:Behold my porch corn: That's p cool. Never thought about porch corn before.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:47
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King of Bees posted:However you can eat the deer too and get your vegetables back that way. That's a great strategy IMO.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:47
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ManDingo posted:Squirrels got after my tomatoes a few years back. Fuckers would pull a beefsteak off each day, take one bite, then leave it in the driveway to rot. Now I have a two stage fence with a DMZ. I have a husband with guns. Considering fence too. We'll see what happens. Got some sweet San Marzanos coming in right now.
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Jun 22, 2016 21:59
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Glaucus atlanticus posted:Get a tacca/batflower. That is amazeballs.
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Jun 22, 2016 22:13
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Fat Jesus posted:you grew lavender from seed? Surprisingly, plants grow from seeds!!! This fall I'll have about a hundred or so coriander seeds that will either become new cilantro plants or curry.
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Jun 22, 2016 22:15
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XVIII posted:Hello from UK zone 8b, her's the perennial border I made out of rubbish. That's beautiful but I'm having a hard time believing it's in the UK as the sun is shining 
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Jun 22, 2016 22:26
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mr_cramalldees posted:Are we just gonna ignore this gem? I need pics/schematics. I'm an engineer. I don't understand words.
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Jun 22, 2016 22:37
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Fat Jesus posted:water? does it have what plants crave? will Red Bull or Monster work good if one has no Brawndo? Nope you have to use water. From the toilet.
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Jun 22, 2016 23:47
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satanic splash-back posted:don't water the leaves. just water the soil. watering the leaves on a hot and/or sunny day will burn many plants. This is the truth and why I only water at midnight. Leaf are fragile and precious.
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Jun 22, 2016 23:48
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This is a PSA: Do not plant invasive species in your yard. This includes but is not limited to Japanese bush honeysuckle. Not only will you not be able to control the plant itself, but rear end in a top hat birbs will eat the fruit and spread that poo poo everywhere. This is why there's a continuing program to combat invasive honeysuckle all over the midwest. Keep it in your pot.
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Jun 23, 2016 00:38
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Wendigee posted:after googling I've determined that I have native honeysuckle because there is no fruit. so thanks for the invasive poo poo but thats not part of this. The More You Know Safe gardening, friend.
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Jun 23, 2016 01:40
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QUEEN CAUCUS posted:I'm planting this really cool vine in the southern US, it's called 'kudzu' and it's just really pretty Ooh you can make kudzu jelly.
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Jun 23, 2016 01:41
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Check out all this flatleaf parsley  Idfk what happened but I went out of town for a week and poo poo was out of control 
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Jun 23, 2016 02:05
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mr_cramalldees posted:That wouldn't happen if you put all of your herbs in pots. It's all good now that it's pruned. I just didn't think I'd get so much freaking parsley.
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Jun 23, 2016 03:10
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The Pony Incident posted:OP your yard looks really familiar to me ????? like it looks exactly like one of my childhood friends yards i think and it's actually freaking me out It's in st louis if that helps
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Jun 23, 2016 03:14
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Wendigee posted:I tried to find like a giant pot or a pot trough like thing i could fill with trellis and honeysuckle but spoiler alert, searching for giant pot or even just pot doesn't work for gardening legal things. You could try a strawberry pot. Or if you're certain it's a safe type you could put it in the yard. Maybe take a cutting to a nursery and have them take a look.
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Jun 23, 2016 03:47
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Isaac posted:I got a broccolini in a pot and its been eaten by cows, ripped out of its pot. It just keeps getting owned. Its alive but i dont thi k ill be getting any broccolini COWS??? That's udderly ridiculous. Zeno-25 posted:I used to have a big veggie garden but now I just grow a whole lotta weed nice doge  FrankieGoes posted:Everything in my garden is doing well except I think the jalapenos are getting too much water, but still have a couple fruits on each so idc, they just need to power through. v fancy mater cages. I thought about doing those but I went "meh" I like sticks.
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Jun 23, 2016 16:34
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Lt. Tanaka posted:Im in zone 9a and know a bit about Florida gardening, coastal gardening and houseplants so ask me some questions! do you have nanners?
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Jun 23, 2016 16:35
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This little red san marzano is hiding then I found this big purple cherokee fucker hiding  guess what I used to tie off my vines. GUESS come on GUESS!!! ripped up retired zebra-stripe undies
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Jun 23, 2016 16:38
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Ryoshi posted:The previous owners of my house left a big dirt patch on the lawn where they used to have a lovely above ground pool. My fiancé and I have a hell of a nice garden going in it with peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, beans, peas, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers and zucchini. Gardening owns. that sounds like quite the garden!!! have you eaten your zucchini blossoms yet?
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Jun 23, 2016 17:25
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Foreskin Problems posted:How/Should I repot a cactus? I want my boys to grow as big as they want Very carefully. Yes get yourself some potting soil and bigger pots and go nuts. You want to be gentle with the roots but plants can take a fair amount of abuse. Typically just tipping over your existing pot into your hand will take care of the removal but sometimes you need a trowel. There may be some transplant shock, but they'll get over it. Put soil into the bottom of the new pot and then place the uprooted plant in the pot to see where it'll land once it's repotted. Then adjust so that the plant-root meeting point will be level with the lower rim of the pot and then fill in with more soil. Press a little around the roots but not too much and add a bit more soil for stability, especially if they are small plants. Give it a little water and you're done. psychokitty fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Jun 24, 2016 |
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Jun 24, 2016 00:42
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naem I think you have a Squirralalo Bill on your hands
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Jun 24, 2016 02:32
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Zeluth posted:Besides fruit, it is nice to see something grow. wat dis?
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Jun 24, 2016 16:37
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tawal posted:Gardening is rad and good. I'm in zone 7b (Arkansas), growing lots of tomatoes, okra, squash, cucumbers, banana peppers. All of my bell peppers drowned this year I love learning the lessons with gardening. This year I learned about the cilantro/coriander process. And also about the monster parsley JFC. You gonna pickle that okra? I don't really care for okra. It's ok fried, though. Yesterday, my husband came home from work with 2 pepper plants. One seems to be jalapeno and the other looks like banana pepper? Gotta find a place for them in the plot now.
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Jun 24, 2016 17:23
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but everything else is doing great!!
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tawal posted:Some will be pickled, the rest will get fried, roasted or stewed for tomatoes and okra. according to my mama, that's pronounced, "okra 'n namatas"
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Jun 24, 2016 17:29
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12gaugelobotomy posted:I love my garden! Its always full of surprises. FFS I didn't realise cherry tomatoes would pull that kind of poo poo. Nice soil work there. I got super lucky with mine, as I live in a clay area too, but the soil in my plot is very healthy (plus tons of big fat juicy worms mmmmm).
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Jun 24, 2016 17:58
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Woden posted:I live in 10a. Dudebro if I could grow citrus and pineapples I would be dancing all day and all night. Have you tried bananas? As far as veggies... considering stuff that people in hot climates eat... but like it's mostly fruit hahahah Where do you live?
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Jun 24, 2016 18:51
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Woden posted:East coast and in the pink: AHAHAHA IN THE PINK sorry Didn't consider Australia. Bats do like bananas, or so I hear. The thing about coriander/cilantro is you let it go to seed, then the seeds are supposed to drop and make new plants. I would think they would do well in a hot climate since all those Thai and Viet ppl are eating it??? I wonder if like Chinese longbeans or other types of legumes might work. Also some variety of corn should work there I mean poo poo corn should grow anywhere thanks to its genetic mutability.
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