Count me amongst the garden grown radish lovers...I eat them as a snack.
Anyone going to start their garden early this year?
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Other half has two raised garden beds.
I think last year produced 3 carrots, two dozen key limes, and basil.
I think last year produced 3 carrots, two dozen key limes, and basil.
That looks awesome..are you above mason-Dixon line?If you have the space inside and want an all year project, try out a meyer lemon bush from fastgrowingtrees.com I really suggest the bush, because the tree can get up to 8 feet tall. You have to keep them in a pot and move them inside in the winter and add a grow light, but outside of watering every week or two, and fertilizing 3x per year, they're pretty low maintenance.
Otherwise from spring-fall just put them in a sunny spot outside and let them flourish. Just don't leave them outside at night when it frosts.
Thanks for suggestions.
Bok choy- strong flavor? Kale gets bitter quickly.
eggplant sounds interesting. Might try it
I have a bunch of containers on my deck. I started putting stuff in this past weekend, in Georgia this is not quite out of the woods, but I couldn't wait anymore LOL. I normally buy plants from the Home Depot, but this year I started some from seeds, but only the cucumbers progressed fast enough to get planted. The tomatoes needed to be started way earlier, tomato plants will be in the stores before my seedlings are nearly as big.
And it's funny it was mentioned, last week I ordered a dwarf meyer lemon and a dwarf Key lime, so we'll se how those go. I'm in a townhouse, and my deck is going to look like a jungle this year. Hopefully.
And it's funny it was mentioned, last week I ordered a dwarf meyer lemon and a dwarf Key lime, so we'll se how those go. I'm in a townhouse, and my deck is going to look like a jungle this year. Hopefully.
Ya, I'm in zone 5b (Omaha.) I have a full tree, I topped it at about 5 feet, they can get up to about 8. It's about 3 years old now. It is too big to bring in my home, so I rigged up 3 large grow lights on a timer in my garage that I keep round 55 degrees.
I put it in a plastic pot because it's lighter, and I have a small cart to help wheel it in and outside. I also just put a brick on top of the mulch to keep the wind from blowing it over.
Maintenance is pretty easy. Just water when the soil is dry, fert with a about a cup of espoma citrus tone, and some bone meal. Add a little potash now and then.
Here's a pic. As you can see, it's still pretty young. The trunk is still pretty narrow, but that should thicken up as it gets older.
Tomatoes and peppers are the only thing I don't start from seed. The local place I go to carries a large variety of quality starts for like 3.99 each.
The most fun for me is picking out my tomato and pepper varieties. There is just so many varieties that even a well stocked local place won't have.
I love tomatoes and make sauce out of most of them
Inciardi Paste - my favorite paste, might be my favorite tomato
Santa Maria - a great all around tomato
Pomodoro Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme - large heart with very few seeds
Konare - tasty pink from Bulgaria
Fritz Ackerman - large beefsteak, my favorite for BLT
New to me varieties
Heart of Sambor
Fish Lake Oxheart
Red Butter Heart
Mikka
Jennie
Canadian Heart
Idaho Hillbilly
Hercegovac
Peppers
Fish
Red Marconi
Serrano
Jimmy Nardello
I'm actually currently waiting to get a public garden plot for the first time right now. My backyard won't hold everything I want to plant. If I don't get one I'll have to cut back some.
Inciardi Paste - my favorite paste, might be my favorite tomato
Santa Maria - a great all around tomato
Pomodoro Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme - large heart with very few seeds
Konare - tasty pink from Bulgaria
Fritz Ackerman - large beefsteak, my favorite for BLT
New to me varieties
Heart of Sambor
Fish Lake Oxheart
Red Butter Heart
Mikka
Jennie
Canadian Heart
Idaho Hillbilly
Hercegovac
Peppers
Fish
Red Marconi
Serrano
Jimmy Nardello
I'm actually currently waiting to get a public garden plot for the first time right now. My backyard won't hold everything I want to plant. If I don't get one I'll have to cut back some.
Bok choy is an awesome leafy plant for stir fry, soups, and salads imo. We freeze our Kale and use it to make a version of greens and also for smoothies throughout the year. Such an easy plant to grow and super durable
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In CT, I started the seeds in the middle of March. As I culled them, and they grew, I put them in larger containers. The rule in zone 6 was they couldn’t go in the ground until Memorial Day.
Now Tallahassee is a totally different schedule.
I hope to direct sow some seeds, but I have to start many this week.
There have been some huge walleye caught on the Cedar in my area. 11+#.
THE ONLY REASON YOU WANT TO START EARLY GARDEN IS CUZ FOX NEWS AND MAGA TOLD YOU TO CUZ YOU ARE NAZI!!!!
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Plus Meyer lemons are ridiculously good.If you have the space inside and want an all year project, try out a meyer lemon bush from fastgrowingtrees.com I really suggest the bush, because the tree can get up to 8 feet tall. You have to keep them in a pot and move them inside in the winter and add a grow light, but outside of watering every week or two, and fertilizing 3x per year, they're pretty low maintenance.
Otherwise from spring-fall just put them in a sunny spot outside and let them flourish. Just don't leave them outside at night when it frosts.
My dad started an organic garden after the house was built when we came back from Japan. I think he was one of the first subscribers to Prevention magazine and Organic Gardening.
I was growing tomatoes when I was in college in Tallahassee. That’s 40 years before MAGA.
I was growing tomatoes when I was in college in Tallahassee. That’s 40 years before MAGA.
This is where I’m suppose to call you a sympathizer and go off the deep end right? But I won’t because that’s just as dumb as starting your garden now, in Iowa 😀
i bought a couple extremely large resin pots at costco intending to grow trees/bushes of the sort your've depicted. i now see that there are no drainage holes in them -- am i supposed to drill some?Ya, I'm in zone 5b (Omaha.) I have a full tree, I topped it at about 5 feet, they can get up to about 8. It's about 3 years old now. It is too big to bring in my home, so I rigged up 3 large grow lights on a timer in my garage that I keep round 55 degrees.
I put it in a plastic pot because it's lighter, and I have a small cart to help wheel it in and outside. I also just put a brick on top of the mulch to keep the wind from blowing it over.
Maintenance is pretty easy. Just water when the soil is dry, fert with a about a cup of espoma citrus tone, and some bone meal. Add a little potash now and then.
Here's a pic. As you can see, it's still pretty young. The trunk is still pretty narrow, but that should thicken up as it gets older.
I always try to stay away from any pots without drainage. So easy to have root rot. Even if the top 2/3 of soil is dry, the bottom 1/3 can be saturated and lead to problems.
Agree. I can’t think of any thing with roots that likes “wet feet” unless it sits in a swamp.
You live between 144th and 120th?Ya, I'm in zone 5b (Omaha.) I have a full tree, I topped it at about 5 feet, they can get up to about 8. It's about 3 years old now. It is too big to bring in my home, so I rigged up 3 large grow lights on a timer in my garage that I keep round 55 degrees.
I put it in a plastic pot because it's lighter, and I have a small cart to help wheel it in and outside. I also just put a brick on top of the mulch to keep the wind from blowing it over.
Maintenance is pretty easy. Just water when the soil is dry, fert with a about a cup of espoma citrus tone, and some bone meal. Add a little potash now and then.
Here's a pic. As you can see, it's still pretty young. The trunk is still pretty narrow, but that should thicken up as it gets older.
thanks.
that's too bad, the pots look good...are they then meant just to hold a different pot (with drainage) in them ?
Tbh I have no clue why any pots are made without drainage. If the ones you bought are plastic I would drill some holes in the bottom. If they are ceramic I have no clue how well that would work.
For citrus, absolutely yes they need drain holes.
When watering they want a real good soak. Usually i give a good drink, let it sit a few minutes, and then give another good drink. Water should be running out the bottom. Then don't touch it again until you can put your finger an inch or 2 and it still be dry.
They love water but they hate sitting in it.
Is it a material that would beak if drilled? I've drilled a lot of pots/buckets. The only time i don't drill is if I'm putting another put inside it.
Ya, unless they're meant to hold a pot inside, but I tend to agree. So many time i've seen a planter I like at home depot and it's straight solid on the bottom. If it's plastic, sure, whatever, but i'm not drilling through plaster on a $5 pot.
We go from too cold to too hot in a matter of weeks. So I'm doing all indoor.
it's plastic about 1/2" thick at the open end circumference but not sure exactly thick at the bottom.
i should be able to drill holes at the bottom except for a saucer sized (about 4" dia) center portion because on the inside that part is raised (about 3" of plastic) -- it would be impossible i think to drill here.
Use a dremel with a diamond bit. It won’t crack the pot.
Well I got into clay and pottery when I semi retired. Dremel is great for getting rid of drips on the bottom. I bought a bunch of diamond bits, they are like super sanders that won’t crack clay vessels.
