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 Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Tin Head]
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04/19/10 04:37 PM
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JavelinJ
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Well we ended the weekend with right at 7" of rain in 48 hours. I was late getting my garden in this year as my tractor got stuck twice while plowing. Finally got it plowed and some things in. Now I still have okra to go. How much longer do I have to get okra, squash and pepper seeds in the ground. It will probable be a week before it is dry enough to get into the garden.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/19/10 04:48 PM
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I have a small strawberry patch that is growing good in my backyard... I didn't plant it.. it just started growing. The problem is the ants get to the strawberries before they get big enough to pick. What can I do to keep the ants off without making the strawberries harmful to eat?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/19/10 05:01 PM
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mysavioreigns
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I think coffee grounds deter ants.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/19/10 07:45 PM
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Well we ended the weekend with right at 7" of rain in 48 hours. I was late getting my garden in this year as my tractor got stuck twice while plowing. Finally got it plowed and some things in. Now I still have okra to go. How much longer do I have to get okra, squash and pepper seeds in the ground. It will probable be a week before it is dry enough to get into the garden. Okra and pepper plants love the heat, so you're fine there...The squash is the only thing that's iffy...You'll probably be okay, just don't expect a heavy crop...If you can keep them shaded during the hottest parts of the day, you'll be good to go...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/19/10 07:45 PM
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I think coffee grounds deter ants. I just put a picture of you in the garden and no more pests... 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/19/10 08:16 PM
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mysavioreigns
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I think coffee grounds deter ants. I just put a picture of you in the garden and no more pests...  creepy...but probably accurate. I've got to put up my trellises either today or tomorrow. The Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans (Green Beans) are growing extremely well and are getting ready to start climbing. Problem is, I need to make sure they're bolted down well - don't want all that falling over in one of our sporadic storms. I sure wish it would quit hovering around 56* at night...I'm ready to plant my Charantais melons.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: mysavioreigns]
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04/19/10 10:21 PM
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I think coffee grounds deter ants. I just put a picture of you in the garden and no more pests... creepy...but probably accurate. I've got to put up my trellises either today or tomorrow. The Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans (Green Beans) are growing extremely well and are getting ready to start climbing. Problem is, I need to make sure they're bolted down well - don't want all that falling over in one of our sporadic storms. I sure wish it would quit hovering around 56* at night...I'm ready to plant my Charantais melons. I tried to grow those once and I think I got one bean...I'm still not sure what the problem was with those...I do well with peas and such, but those beans just didn't do squat for me...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/19/10 11:30 PM
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I planted yellow crookneck seeds and chili plants this weekend . I'll probably wait a couple more weeks before I plant any okra or chili seeds.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/19/10 11:34 PM
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Question about squash bugs : do they eat other insects ? I had a nice crop of catawba worms on my tree last summer. I left 'em alone as they were about 1.5". Came back a week later and they were all gone but the tree was thick with squash bugs.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/19/10 11:40 PM
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Question about squash bugs : do they eat other insects ? I had a nice crop of catawba worms on my tree last summer. I left 'em alone as they were about 1.5". Came back a week later and they were all gone but the tree was thick with squash bugs. I don't know if they eat other pests. They destroy squash crops, therefore I have made it my mission to destroy them (at least on my own property)...You can keep better control of them if you remove the eggs from the underside of the leaves...They are brown and make a pattern on the bottom of leaves...If you cut that part of the leaf out and kill the bugs, it's easier to not use pesticides to control them...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/20/10 12:09 AM
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New pics of the pink stuff  and now this is here. Wasn't there the other day. Different area 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/20/10 01:34 AM
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Taste it!!!
Just kidding, are you sure some one is not messing with you? Take it out of there and keep a close eye out. What is your area like? wooded, water, open plains? Thats weird for sure, I have never seen anything like that. Take it out and see if it poops up again.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/20/10 03:13 AM
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New pics of the pink stuff and now this is here. Wasn't there the other day. Different area It looks like a fungus of some sort...Where did you get your mulch from? When I got some mulch from the recycling center about 5 years ago, I had a BOAT load of mushrooms pop up...My guess is that wherever that mulch came from had some sort of fungus and now you're getting to enjoy it... Either that or you have gnomes flipping boogers in your garden... 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/20/10 04:31 PM
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Did those 2 days of rain cause you any trouble? I was panicking  because all my plants started to yellow , then I go out today and everything is greening up again. I guess with all the water the plants were not getting any nutes just rain water. Like I said though with nothing different added the garden is greening up again. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/20/10 04:37 PM
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The only mulch I've added to the garden is the straw. I did mix and match a good amount of different composts from Lowes and I remember a bag had a good amount of mulchy woody parts in it so that's probably the stuff...
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