Tried the covers but they always got in sneaky moths and I did not get much of a crop-to make it worth the effort. sprayed with BT as well. I even considered injecting the stems with BT. Then I realized that for me it was not a fight worth fighting.
Yes i plant and tend plants but i don’t have a garden. So i am free labor. Anyone need some semi free labor?
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I just got a half plot at the Harvest Community Garden & will be learning organic gardening. I’m interested in any tips or classes
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Just put up a class for Friday April 3 @ 7pm.
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Ever considered grafting? Looks like fun.
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I’m looking into it… looks like I can get Australian finger limes from the TAMU Citrus research extension. Would love if were could get a group buy of bud sticks to bring costs down.
Talked about it in my other thread here: Anyone have any citrus or fruit trees
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Here is my current “garden” minus the self wicking tubs which we will be putting together tonight and tomorrow.
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That looks so cool! Love the raised beds. That’s what I wanna do too.
Anyone know a good place to get soil? I’m starting some raised beds for vegetables now that I’ll be home all day, but I haven’t lived in DFW all that long.
Ive been mixing mine. It’s not as cheap as ordering a truck load.
My SFG has 33/33/33 of peat moss, vermiculite & compost from a few sources.
The tubs I just made have a mix of 2 bags of miracle potting soil, 4 bags of another potting soil ( I forgot the brand) & pearlite. That pretty much made 2 20 gallon wicking tubs & 3 17 gallon wicking tubs.
Ive been wanting to get up to Kingston or call Leons Greenhouse to find out how much they are as it might save me some money.
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Depends on how much you need. I’ve been ordering by the cubic yard at Texas Pure Products, but their delivery fee is kind of steep (like $70) so I only order there if I need a lot.
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@malcolmputer topped off my raised bed with fresh compost yesterday. I’ve got the garden planned out and am just waiting on the rain to stop to get to planting.
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What Mater’s are you going to grow?
I have both determinate & indeterminate tomatoes planted. I have a mix of the two.
Roma’s, Cherry, Early girl, & mortgage lifter
Probably two Big Boys, two early girls, and two cherry tomatoes of some sort. If I can find money makers I’ll probably make those instead of the Big Boys. The money makers are juicier instead of fleshier which makes for a great tomato to eat fresh or can. If I were making a lot of tomato sauces I’d do romas, but most of my canned tomatoes get turned into chilis and soups.
Edit: My skills of growing from a seed are still questionable, so I buy a lot of seedlings instead. If I’d known we’d be home bound I would have started seedlings a few weeks back, but as it stands I’m going to have to make a trip to the feed store.
no garlic?
I planted some garlic last fall, but then I decided that my bed was going to need to be topped off with more (about a foot) compost so yesterday I tried to transplant the garlic into pots to try to salvage them. I’m not sure if they’ll make it, but we’ll see. I’m not super hopeful.
Next fall I’ll do a big garlic and onion push. I’m hoping to eventually grow and preserve enough garlic and onions grown over winter to get me through a good chunk of the year without needing to buy.
Here is my hydroponic garden
It’s a pretty simple setup with brick anchors and lumber to make the outline of the garden.
We use 7 inches of water which is approx 400 gallon and so far has been self sufficient with the rain.
We did a floating panel style that uses 5x10 insulation panels that are 2 inches thick so it should be able to hold a lot.
I also have a aerator that has 10 stones that distribute air through the water.
Then just add powdered fertilizer to keep the water nutrient rich.
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Good Idea added more info.
