A garden is only as good as the ground that it's planted in. Discussion forum for the many ways to improve the soil where we plant our gardens.
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#346 |
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How's Johnny Cochran doing now? Did he find a new home?
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#347 |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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I haven't seen him in weeks. I think he moved away, or at least into the adjacent unmowed field.
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#348 |
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Indianapolis Area 46112
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky
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#350 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Cole, I have the same thing this year, with plants too long in the pot (way too long!), and a week after transplant they're not doing the big growth spurt as yet. First time I've seen that, as I usually get them in asap if I see a first flower.
Glad to see your early fruit, and fingers crossed that the wilt has taken all it'll get! |
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#351 |
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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glad to here the outside plants are healthy Cole, hope and pray they stay that way the wire trellis and beds look great - i am jealous!
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#352 |
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Thanks.
I picked a few Esterina F1 and some Polarnij Skorospelnij (Polar Early) the day before yesterday. Other than the one Utynyok, they are my first ripe outdoor tomatoes. Taste test coming when they ripen fully. I was at my dad's house today, and he has a nice garden, but my outdoor plants are still about 2-3 weeks ahead of his. He and I both planted out at about the same time. The black plastic mulch and raised ridges are the difference in making my plants earlier. |
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#353 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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I have to do this in my Mom's garden, Cole.
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#354 |
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It's a shame that small-scale drip is comparatively so much more expensive to set up than large scale. I buy drip tape by the 5,000 foot roll, and it is extremely cheap per-foot when bought like that in bulk.
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#355 |
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Chocolate Lighting in front and Fred's Tie-Dye behind it.
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#356 |
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky
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Looking good.
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Maybe it's a Russian version of camouflage. The Mongols won't burn crops that are already dying... ![]()
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#358 |
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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Nice, MSE in the back?
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#359 |
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Thanks, and yes, Mat-Su in the back. I have picked a wide range of sizes in the Mat-Su.
Sadly, my dwarfs are in one of the areas that has the wilt the worst, so they are going to make about 2 or 3 fruit per plant and then die. I picked a few Painted Pink just now. They have ripened right behind the Esterina. |
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#360 |
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Indianapolis Area 46112
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I am now hungry, jealous, and trying even harder to raise beauties like those!
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