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#5028888 - 06/28/10 02:32 PM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: madchad]
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MC, do they look like these bugs? Clicky If so, they are squash bugs and yes, that would be why you're squash is dying on the vine...Water early in the morning, then about 10 minutes later, go out there and put Sevin Dust on them...You can't harvest the squash for a few days, and you'll need to wash it when you do pick it...
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#5031762 - 06/29/10 08:14 AM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon®]
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MC, do they look like these bugs? Clicky If so, they are squash bugs and yes, that would be why you're squash is dying on the vine...Water early in the morning, then about 10 minutes later, go out there and put Sevin Dust on them...You can't harvest the squash for a few days, and you'll need to wash it when you do pick it... Yup, that's the critters. I'm gonna kill every last one of them. A few years back I declared war on the ants. It was ANTPOCOLYPSE! Time for SQUASH BUGEDDON!
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#5034402 - 06/29/10 06:47 PM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: mysavioreigns]
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ditch witch it down about a foot or so, line it with a thick plastic, cover most of the way with soil, add boards, rocks, etc. (like rail road ties if you can) so that those are partially exposed but mostly buried on top of the plastic liner.
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#5035282 - 06/29/10 10:09 PM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: mysavioreigns]
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We have harvested over 75 pounds of tomatoes in the last 6 days. This is the best tomatoes we have grown. we don't have time to can so our friends are eating well. Today we picked close to 50 pounds. It is unbeliveable.
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#5035859 - 06/30/10 06:53 AM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon®]
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Don't use railroad ties in a vegetable garden. They can leach creosote into the soil.
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#5036464 - 06/30/10 09:45 AM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Siberman]
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Don't use railroad ties in a vegetable garden. They can leach creosote into the soil. never had a problem with them (it's the large scale use and production of them that leads to problems)...just around the border is fine...the amount leached into the soil is insignificant on such a small scale...but don't use them as mulch.
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#5037041 - 06/30/10 11:32 AM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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Don't use railroad ties in a vegetable garden. They can leach creosote into the soil. never had a problem with them (it's the large scale use and production of them that leads to problems)...just around the border is fine...the amount leached into the soil is insignificant on such a small scale...but don't use them as mulch.
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#5043731 - 07/01/10 09:14 PM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon®]
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Lord o' MERCY ! 2 days of rain in a row ! Thank You, Father !
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#5043743 - 07/01/10 09:16 PM
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[Re: Frank I]
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Are those Anaheim peppers?
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#5043880 - 07/01/10 09:50 PM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Frank I]
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Very, very nice...I harvested on Saturday and Tuesday. I'm hoping I can harvest again tomorrow...It's awful wet and I hurt my back the last time when I slipped and twisted the wrong way...
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#5044803 - 07/02/10 08:35 AM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Siberman]
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Don't use railroad ties in a vegetable garden. They can leach creosote into the soil. never had a problem with them (it's the large scale use and production of them that leads to problems)...just around the border is fine...the amount leached into the soil is insignificant on such a small scale...but don't use them as mulch. probably wouldn't use them on a raised bed just because of the size (may be too concentrated)...large areas only
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#5046634 - 07/02/10 03:35 PM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Siberman]
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Are those Anaheim peppers? Those are Big Jim New Mexico peppers. Never heard of them before we found 'em at the Wal-Mart over in South lake, figured we'd give them a try this year. Glad we did..... 
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#5047717 - 07/02/10 08:46 PM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Frank I]
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I have a single MexiBell that is doing wonderfully in my raised bed. My quwstion is,,, when do I harvest the peppers? They are about 3 inches across and about two inches tall..and the plant is loaded...i used humus top soil and tree branches chopped in the bottom of my raised beds and just potting soil on top..also have a little mulch mixed in , but everything is growing great. First time I have ever built a bed from scratch. Put 19 tomatoes in the other end from peppers and blackeyed peas...and I have some Broccoli I have been babying , but overall it worked very well. Thanks in advance for any tips on the peppers...
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#5047897 - 07/02/10 09:40 PM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: curvytxfish]
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I have a single MexiBell that is doing wonderfully in my raised bed. My quwstion is,,, when do I harvest the peppers? They are about 3 inches across and about two inches tall..and the plant is loaded...i used humus top soil and tree branches chopped in the bottom of my raised beds and just potting soil on top..also have a little mulch mixed in , but everything is growing great. First time I have ever built a bed from scratch. Put 19 tomatoes in the other end from peppers and blackeyed peas...and I have some Broccoli I have been babying , but overall it worked very well. Thanks in advance for any tips on the peppers... I've never grown those, but with the California Wonder bell peppers, I usually pull them at about that size the first couple of times to help spur production...Then I let them grow bigger... From what I've read about Mexibells, they are supposed to be ready for harvest when they turn red...I usually don't wait for peppers to turn red, but that's just me...
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#5048873 - 07/03/10 09:56 AM
Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon®]
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I know its late , Is it to late for me to plant anything to get started --- Be nice
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