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 Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/06/10 10:33 PM
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Anyone have any luck growing sweet corn if so what is the trick? When you plant the corn, fertilize it with a well balanced fertilizer...Something like a 12-24-12... What I do is hoe the row, plant the kernels every 3 to 4 inches, then lightly sprinkle with the fertilizer. Cover them up about .5 to 1 inch deep and water...Then water every day and you'll have corn...Now, also, I plant 4 rows of each kind of corn for the best cross pollination. I've planted 6 different kinds before when I had the 10,000 sq. ft. garden, but wouldn't recommend that on most lots... The year that I had 6 different kinds, I had half and half...It really depends on what I can find in the local stores...I'll say this, the Ruby Queen is one of the best growing, best tasting, hybrid corn I have found...I usually try to hoe the dirt around the stocks once they are between 18 - 24 inches tall...Prior to that I just weed...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/06/10 10:33 PM
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Thanks for the Tinkers Garden link.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 01:48 AM
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What do you guys do for pest preventatives? I try to do 100% organic but it did not work at all last year. I used neem oil and retonone ( I think thats the name, bad stuff) but I ended up losing the battle. Dont want to make the same mistakes this year.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 02:13 AM
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I use Sevin dust to keep things like squash bugs at bay...Or if you can catch the bugs before they hatch (they will be on the underside of the squash leaves), you can remove that leaf from the plant. You will, however, need to stomp the adult squash bugs to keep the population under control.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 02:06 PM
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I'm kind of dispointed my corn hasn't come up, and several other people are telling me theirs has. Maybe I put the mulch on too much/early?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 02:08 PM
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I'm kind of dispointed my corn hasn't come up, and several other people are telling me theirs has. Maybe I put the mulch on too much/early? How long ago did you plant it? Did you mulch it before seeing some growth?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 02:12 PM
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About 5-6 days ago I planted it, and yes, I added the mulch before seeing seed growth. Probably shouldn't have done that. I used wheat straw.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 02:14 PM
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About 5-6 days ago I planted it, and yes, I added the mulch before seeing seed growth. Probably shouldn't have done that. I used wheat straw. Take off the mulch and wait until it's at least 6 inches tall before you put it back...Water it tonight and you should see some growth by next Wednesday... You didn't plant it deeper than an inch did you?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 02:16 PM
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No I only planted it an inch deep. Alright, I'll do that.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 02:19 PM
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No I only planted it an inch deep. Alright, I'll do that. Remember to water at least every other day, if not every day... If you don't have growth by next Friday, I'd re-hoe the row and replant.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 06:24 PM
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So, with the temps forcasted to be in the lower 40's tonight in DFW, do we cover any plants?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 06:32 PM
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So, with the temps forcasted to be in the lower 40's tonight in DFW, do we cover any plants? Dang NBC. This morning they said it would be 49 tonight. They can't get anything right. Rant over. I would think they'll be alright. You could put some newspaper over the tops of some plants just to be sure.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 06:33 PM
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Unless you just transplanted them in the last 3 days or so, I wouldn't worry about it...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/07/10 09:02 PM
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NOAA's predicting lower 40s tonight and 38 Thursday night in Mt. Pleasant. I think I'd get my covers ready just in case.
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