Unit8R Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 7:02 PM, corydd7 said: thinking of arches for tomatoes Found this popular YouTube vid which uses a wood frame with string coming down to the plants as a replacement for cages... the plants climb the string. Thinking of trying it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w-7RoH_uic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowmanMike Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 59 minutes ago, Unit8R said: Found this popular YouTube vid which uses a wood frame with string coming down to the plants as a replacement for cages... the plants climb the string. Thinking of trying it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w-7RoH_uic You have to wrap the string around the tomato stems as they grow. The tomatoes themselves don't climb the string,you have to make them. We do that in our greenhouse. Make sure your support is sturdy,those tomatoes weigh a lot especially once you add several plants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five Seasons Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 I always seem to start my seeds too early, so I'm waiting still. Maybe some peppers soon as they seem to take a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowmanMike Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Belo said: I always seem to start my seeds too early, so I'm waiting still. Maybe some peppers soon as they seem to take a while. now is the time. about six weeks before you want to set them out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Trimmed out this spot for the potential new garden. It’s bottom end of slope so should get natural rain/water should get great sun almost all day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unit8R Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 11:58 AM, corydd7 said: The big change this year is an eight foot wire garden fence We did that as we were creating a food plot instead of a garden. I've watched rabbits and deer walk around it multiple times looking for a way in. we enclose everything in wire cages, young fruit trees, willows, etc... anything they can reach. An elderly lady once said to me "They only eat what you pay for". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanfarmer Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 10 hours ago, Unit8R said: We did that as we were creating a food plot instead of a garden. I've watched rabbits and deer walk around it multiple times looking for a way in. we enclose everything in wire cages, young fruit trees, willows, etc... anything they can reach. An elderly lady once said to me "They only eat what you pay for". How much did the fencing cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unit8R Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, suburbanfarmer said: How much did the fencing cost? Unsure offhand but bought all at Tractor Supply. Rolls of welded wire, posts , the gate and zip ties. It was three years ago so gonna be more now with all the price increases. The garden is 25X25 so can get prices online and do the math. Hope that helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanfarmer Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, Unit8R said: Unsure offhand but bought all at Tractor Supply. Rolls of welded wire, posts , the gate and zip ties. It was three years ago so gonna be more now with all the price increases. The garden is 25X25 so can get prices online and do the math. Hope that helps. Sorry , i misundertsood your earlier post. I thought you had fenced off a food plot for deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unit8R Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Just sprayed young peach trees for leaf curl. My "Backyard Fruit Production" book said to do it in April but a Mennonite lady with lots of "street cred" said to do it in March around here... duly noted in the almanac for next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Just sprayed young peach trees for leaf curl. My "Backyard Fruit Production" book said to do it in April but a Mennonite lady with lots of "street cred" said to do it in March around here... duly noted in the almanac for next year. What did you spray for leaf curl? My peach tree gets it every year. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unit8R Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Otto said: What did you spray for leaf curl? Well I'm a newbee and your question proves it. I researched my Fruit Tree Spray (shown below) and seems we needed something else as explained here https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-leaf-curl.htm Also https://bonide.com/disease/peach-leaf-curl/ gotta do some research and feel we are late again. Hope some guru enlightens us. Thanks for asking and the wake up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Got boxes full of soil and ready to plant.. peas go in next weekneed to get going on other two but have had cars issues to fix. Hopefully I get them done my mid may and planted.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 6 hours ago, Unit8R said: Well I'm a newbee and your question proves it. I researched my Fruit Tree Spray (shown below) and seems we needed something else as explained here https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-leaf-curl.htm Also https://bonide.com/disease/peach-leaf-curl/ gotta do some research and feel we are late again. Hope some guru enlightens us. Thanks for asking and the wake up! Yes, the Fruit Tree Spray does not work for leaf curl. I’m pretty sure the answer will be Copper Spray. I always forget to do it before they leaf out and then they leaf out in a hurry and its’ too late. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unit8R Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 17 hours ago, Otto said: Yes, the Fruit Tree Spray does not work for leaf curl Bought this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BSULSHA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which is organic approved and applicable right up to harvest which gives me doubts but will keep me alive to fight another year, and this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BX4RNW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which is oil and used when dormant (again next year). Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corydd7 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Another 15 transplants today. Okra was probably planted to early but everything else is doing well. Garlic is coming along nicely, the elephant garlic is already the size of a baseball. I had one clove coming threw the soil so I buried it a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 First year using grow lights and things look pretty goodSeems like some of my basil (far right of pic) is getting a little burned and not growing - my jalapeños look so much better already, but they too seem a touch brown.Does that mean too much light? I turn them in at 6:00am and off at 10:00pmSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytracker Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Cleaned out the garden pulled last years fabric. Fun times in the snow showers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 refreshed a little new soil in garden beds and put up some Charlie barriers on the outside of them last night. Already have seeds for Zuchini, green beans, chard, green onions. LFG spring! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 Best looking seedling I’ve ever hadTomato may need another transfer soon.Picked up 10 bags of garden bed soil. May work that in todaySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 48 minutes ago, crappyice said: Best looking seedling I’ve ever had Tomato may need another transfer soon. Picked up 10 bags of garden bed soil. May work that in today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Time for a food plot consultation company startup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moho81 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 On 4/8/2022 at 3:41 PM, G-Man said: Got boxes full of soil and ready to plant.. peas go in next weekneed to get going on other two but have had cars issues to fix. Hopefully I get them done my mid may and planted.. What type of lumber did you use? I've heard of people using larch for their rot resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, Moho81 said: What type of lumber did you use? I've heard of people using larch for their rot resistance. Larch, and black locust for bottom boards. I have some red cedar left from my grandfathers estate I plan on using on next 2 , until I can get some more larch cut up later this year when I'm on vacation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Got my last 2 garden boxes assembled and filled ready to plant.. now if weather would break. Hopefully after this weekend. these two are cedar sides, larch legs and bottoms with pressure treated reinforced underneath as width is 3ft .. only 10 in deep as that all the leftover cedar boards i had.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Anyone have a recommendation for organic grass liner/barrier? I'm doing garden beds this year with untreated pine. They are going over current grass and rather than dig it all up, id rather just lay something and put fresh organic soil over it. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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