No.2312
you ever have problems with birds just completely fucking it all up? my dad used to garden and he was rally gud at it but there were a couple years where these shitty little blackbirds with orange/yellow beaks descended in big flocks and tore up everything and shit everywhere and there wasnt much he could do about it they completely ignored any kind of fake owl or scarecrow he put out
No.2315
OK so I transplanted all the seedlings and redid everything. Here is the final set up
for now im planning on making minestrone later this week
maybe next or something idk then I'll use the last of the carrots for that. They are p tasty tho tbh
>>2312>probs w birbs No the only thing I have problems with is
>>2143 honestly idk wtf id do if some hitchcock birb style shit unfolded. Prolly get the ol 12 guage if i was home and blast them sluts. that sounds fucked
No.2317
>>2315lookin great & damn nice carrot haul.
those cacti are cool as fuck, get em local or online? need me a penis plant
No.2321
>>2315my dad wouldnt kill animals especially birds. i tried the shotgun one year tho because animals can eat shit but it only scared them away for like an hour. idk if it was some weird periodic bird happening kinda like how cicadas show up en masse every so often or what because it didnt happen every year it was more like every three.
i miss that property but fuck those goddamn birds their shit was
EVERYWHERE No.2322
>>2317>local or onlineThe ones i bought were bought local
san pedro, penis cacti,etc, the others I found out on job sites.
barrel cacti, horse crippler The Peyote were given to me. Updates on seeds tomorrow
hopefully>>2321Their shit is p gud fertilizer, the rest of that sounds crazy tho. Thinking more about it idk if I'd shoot them, then I need to clean em up. Def scare em tho
No.2324
>>2322maybe gud fertilizer but that hardly matters when they picked all the plants clean and ruined them for the season in the process of shitting everywhere lmao
maybe it helped out in the years they werent there after their shit seeped into the ground idk he never had a problem growing things there at least
No.2384
>>2383damn nice. tomatoes are fuckhuge, legit jealous but gets me inspired to step it up
got my startup ratchet ass setup. season's tight here so they just went in. tried tomatoes early and they heemed even with waterwalls
going to experiment and see what works: kale, lettuce, brocc, cukes, tomatoes, spinach, peppers
stole idea from your pic of basil with tomatoes thanks for that. havent had a garden in years, forgot stuff like that
No.2385
>>2384Oh yeah that’s a nice setup! Depending on how hot it gets you should be good with everything you’re trying to grow. Generally greens, and stuff like broccoli, cabbage, etc like cooler weather. It gets murder hot here in the summer
not uncommon to have weeks of 100+ consecutively I’ve grown kale, and chard through the summer here though. Just remember to water enough. Doesn’t have to be everyday
one of my fav parts honestly, standing around smoking while I water around sunset nice routine No.2389
>>2385good to hear about kale. not deep enough for seeds yet so i hit up a 50% off starts sale, my panties arent gonna twist about anything going sideways
ya fuckin hell man just ripped a heater and watered. bliss. i'd take a sunset pic but it would 100% dox me to the decimal lel
got any lesser known tips you've picked up over the years? just learned you're supposed to deep water and days off to encourage root growth and feel like a moron for not knowing that lel
No.2390
>>2389My only real suggestions are:
Experiment with different methods of watering, planting, everything to find out what works best for you.
And
Don’t be afraid or let it stop you if you fuck something up or if something dies, or looks like it might. Plants are vary vary, resilient and they are going to die at the end of the season anyways. Figure out what works for you and that’s the best bet to success.
No.2391
>>2390Add to that feed the plants. Get some good fish fertilizer, that’s all you need, worm castings don’t hurt. I prefer water soluble fertilizer, you mix it all in a bucket and pour at the roots. I wait a day
if it’s not too hot at least a few hours though then water. Watering in the morning has yielded good results except for when it’s too hot
you don’t want to burn the roots any time you transplant, do it after the heat of the day, sometime in the evening.
No.2392
git gud n00b
No.2393
>>2391doing me a huge solid thanks gardenbro
mixed a years worth of compost in for those fuckers but never fully trusted it (short term anyway) so i'll hit up some fish fert & worm cast after topping off the soil. dosed em with bone meal and some organic fert for now, see what that yields
No.2401
This year we have lotsa strawberries. Every day I eat a good handful for over a week now. And discard a good handful for fugging slugs eating 'em too. And they eat the largest and ripened ones. Sucks balls. Now running out of strawberries
But now the raspberry also started to get nice red color, so gonna have the freshest fruit for another week or so.
No.2405
>>2401i was gonna ask if you can just scatter a bit of salt around for the slugs but thats probably a retarded idea
No.2408
>>2405tbh a small plate or saucer with beer in it will attract slugs and pillbugs
No.2452
>>2405>>2408diatomaceous earth
absolutely shreds the fuckers. its fossilized algae, but for them it might as well be crawling over broken glass
no chemicals, so it wont fuck ur gardens
No.2457
how do i get the fucking cat or whatever the fuck this thing is to stop shitting in my yard
No.2460
>>2457Is it a cat or a what ever the fuck? Tbh putting cayenne pepper around could work. That deters some small mammals and dogs
No.2461
>>2457squirt gun full of hot pepper sauce
No.2464
>>2460i'm not sure, some of these shits are actually pretty large (in diameter), but they're pretty short. have a lot of hair in them, no fucking clue what this creature is but it gets in my yard even tho i have a 6ft fence around it
No.2465
>>2464sure there are no gaps in fence?
No.2466
>>2464>a lot of hair in themProbably coyotes I’d try
>>2461 or put a fence of some sort up, be it chicken wire, hog wire, etc
No.2479
>>2478those things are monsters compared to what i'm used to, looking healthy
aunt told me our family secret for tomatoes was once they flower to let em droop before watering, gonna try that
muh kale and lettuce doing gud. already picked a grip of kale too
rest of lazy garden isnt worth posting yet they've been getting cooked and i'm yanking a bag full of morning glory out twice a week oops
No.2480
>>2478>>2478nice peppers budy i lik yellow ones
No.2481
>>2479Damn dude those look amazing! I fought the caterpillars off mine long enough for the heat to pretty much fuck ‘em the rest of the way up ;_;
Getting ready to rearrange some stuff out there in another week or two
No.2482
>>2481shit, gone but not forgotten 🫡 they cooked for good, and how do you know when to give up?
heat fugging my basil up but one of my pepp bolted after some weird rain storms. i gotta ape your style again and get more moveable pots
No.2484
>>2482>they cooked for good and how do you know when to give up?Not for good, they are just hurting. If I was growing for a farm/commercially, I’d yoink them up now. IMO it’s time to give up when ever you think it’s time to give up
not worth the effort, or resources I like to see those long shots pay out so I do my best to keep everything alive as possible.
>basilIs temperamental for a herb. It does like sun, dat heat plus sun will fuck it up p gud.
>peppersIn my experience the sun/heat won’t do much to hurt them unless you aren’t watering them once a day
in excessive aka 100+ degree temps you’re better off not watering them everyday unless you’re hitting 100+ degrees
No.2506
>>2405We use beer trap and egg shells to protect tomatoes.
Salt might not be a good idea for the soil.
I heard ashes are good. Problem is can't really produce enough ash just by doing some outside cooking, and burning garden waste is prohibited.
No.2507
>>2484how's your crops budy? we out here setting record highs and half my shits ez baked
No.2509
>>2506>burning garden waste is prohibitedh'why?
No.2511
>>2506>ash from outside cookingIf you’re cooking with charcoal briquettes I wouldn’t use the ash because of contaminates in the briquette. Also unless you’re lighting it with just paper it’s not a good idea to use the ashes because of residual matter left from starting fluid.
also yolo so w/e>>2507>how’s crops?Not going bad, getting some burned leaves on the tomatoes. Still producing nicely. Only just hitting the hunnids in the past couple weeks. Compared to last year it’s been a walk in the park keeping stuff alive.
No.2522
>>2509CO2 emission and carbon footprint doncha know???
Because state wants it. Have to be bagged and/or put it into bins, then the garbage company takes it away. It is used in composting yards and biomass power plants (so they burn it instead).
>>2511>charcoal briquettesNo. Open fire with wood.
>starting fluid.Who uses that even?
No.2523
>>2522>Who uses that even?amateurs
No.2537
>>2536Might be nitrogen deficiency or calcium. If you don’t want to buy it bagged you can use egg shells or fish skellytons. Shrimp shells are gud for soil too
No.2538
>>2537will do, appreciate it
No.2561
garden /sp/ro
got any organic home-remedy for powdery mildew?
i got some on one of my weed plants, had to chop lik half of it down and quarantine it. but now i wanna treat the whole crop w somethin thats hopefully not too nasty. a lot of the off the shelf fungicide stuff looks p fuckt. def not something id wanna smoke if i can help it
No.2562
>>2561A buddy of mine that used to run a farm said what worked best for him was 1 tablespoon of baking soda per gallon of water and use that once a week. Should clear it up and not hurt the plants. Sulfur or neem oil can be helpful too.
No.2598
>>2596nic hauler budy everything looks pretty healthy too
No.2673
Pruned my tomatoes, half of them were straight up dead leaves/stalks. Dunno wtf happened this year. A lot of budys at the farmers market had been saying they had to use more fertilizers than usual, water more, etc. relatively calm summer considering the location. Had a wonky temp swing one week I was out of town working. Dropped to the 70s, then back up into the hunnids, grasshoppers were out of fucking control this year too. Anyways:
>pics
Sowed radish, carrot, kale, chard, spinach, thyme, red onion, dill, and parsley for the fall/winter garden today. Fertilized too.
Peppers have been doing pretty well, my hybrid brandywines did great until it got hot. Jury is still out on the San Marzanos. Will keep updating/lurking.
No.2686
>>2673damn them tomahtoes are hortin, weird
prob a dumb question but did you use the seeds from last year, and if you use this years seeds will it increase next years hardiness? not sure how long that stuff takes
>radish, carrot, kale, chard, spinach, thyme, red onion, dill, and parsleythats a sick fall line up
No.2695
>>2686>did you use seeds from last yearFor all the peppers, and the brandywine
left side looking at front of camper yes.
>increase next years heartinessYes, it will increase heartiness as well. By replanting seeds from previous years, you are bio-engineering at an incredible basic level. That’s why my spinach has started to do so well here. Normally spinach is the most temperamental green to grow, my seeds have a roughly 75% germination rate as of now. Actually noticed some sprouted already, they are second generation. My budy who used to run a farm is always impressed with that.
it was a tough start though, I went through two years, and about 5 full seed packs before I got anything to grow, let alone live long enough to seed No.2724
first brine attempt into ferment for two weeks
1.5 cup RO filtered water
1 Tbsp iodized salt (sea salt next time but curious)
20g tabasco pepps (scovilles on this batch kicks the shit out of my jalaps for some reason)
>>2695two years is way quicker than i thought. going to save seeds now thanks gardenbro