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 Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: PriddyTxHunter]
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05/20/10 12:37 AM
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Hoeing some of the wet dirt from around the plants should help them recover from being waterlogged by allowing the dirt near their bases to dry out some. Of course, you'd want to replace the soil as it dries.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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05/20/10 12:44 AM
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Do you think the lack of nutrients would be evident in just two days ?
Not questioning your experience , LoneStar-San  , but this sounds more like a case of overwatering than nutrient deprivation.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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05/20/10 12:48 AM
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Anybody know what makes 1/4 " holes in collard leaves ? I haven't seen a bug on 'em.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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05/20/10 02:32 AM
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Thanks Siberman.
As I said, this is my first garden. I didn't realize how far out the watermelon and cantoloupe(sp?) would spread out. Would it hurt the growth or the melons to trim the vines of these or should I just let them take over??? Thanks for all of the advice.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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05/20/10 03:15 AM
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Do you think the lack of nutrients would be evident in just two days ?
Not questioning your experience , LoneStar-San , but this sounds more like a case of overwatering than nutrient deprivation. Depends on the nutrient balance at the time of the water log...Yes, I've seen it happen very, very quickly...June 2004, I lost about half my tomatoes because of a flood that washed all the nutrients out...Not to mention having plants start in odd places because of the seeds being moved...Soil make up also plays a huge part in how well a plant can absorb nutrients and whether nutrients can be wiped out quickly...It's a very delicate balance...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: PriddyTxHunter]
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05/20/10 03:16 AM
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Thanks Siberman.
As I said, this is my first garden. I didn't realize how far out the watermelon and cantoloupe(sp?) would spread out. Would it hurt the growth or the melons to trim the vines of these or should I just let them take over??? Thanks for all of the advice. Just let them take over...You can move them around until they start producing fruit...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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05/20/10 06:51 PM
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Looks like we will be doing some pickling by this coming weekend, the cucumbers are going crazy. But, my Mom's pickle recipes call for 10% vinegar but all I can find at the grovery store is 5%. Does anyone else have problems finding the higher proof vinegar or how do you get around it? I use the store brand, and still delute it with 2 parts water. Thanks. I went online and found other recipes for comparison and some even mentioned the acidity %. My Mom found some 9% at HEB in Temple where she lives and another place out in the country near my aunt that sells 10%. We were just going to adjust our recipe for the 5% but it looks like I won't have to now. Thanks
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: PriddyTxHunter]
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05/20/10 08:39 PM
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Thanks Siberman.
As I said, this is my first garden. I didn't realize how far out the watermelon and cantoloupe(sp?) would spread out. Would it hurt the growth or the melons to trim the vines of these or should I just let them take over??? Thanks for all of the advice. 
I've mowed over some vines that had grown out of the garden and it didn't hurt the rest of the plant. After the first few tries I now grow melons on my chain-link fence . I use strips of pantyhose to make little hammocks for each one (I grow cantalopes and the smaller "Icebox" watermelons) so their weight is supported and they don't break off the vine too early. I also don't have to deal with weeding around all those vines. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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05/20/10 08:48 PM
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Interesting. Was the 2004 garden raised bed or on a slope ? My garden space is on an extremely flat piece of land so most of the water stays in the general area when I get a flood. I did have okra grow about 30' from where I planted it last year , though. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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05/20/10 08:54 PM
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Status report:
Blue potatoes , green tomatoes, small cayennes and the habaneros are flowering. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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05/20/10 10:20 PM
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Interesting. Was the 2004 garden raised bed or on a slope ? My garden space is on an extremely flat piece of land so most of the water stays in the general area when I get a flood. I did have okra grow about 30' from where I planted it last year , though. Depends on which part of the garden you are talking about...I ended up expanding it to 10,000 square feet because of the flooding...Part was on a slope, part was flat...I tried to leave about 10 inches of dirt as a sort of levee between the garden and yard...It didn't seem to help...That's just another reason why I moved it to the lake house when we bought this place...Much better soil, better drainage, better nutrients (we sit on a limestone cliff) and relatively flat on top (the draining soil does drain down the hill...You'd have to see it... I REALLY like how you grow the melons on the fence...I've got a PERFECT location to do that next year...WOOHOO!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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05/20/10 11:05 PM
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"I REALLY like how you grow the melons on the fence...I've got a PERFECT location to do that next year...WOOHOO!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!" Lol. You're welcome , dude. Chain link works really well for any type of vine. I've grown gourds, cucumbers, morning glory / moonflower , beans , climbing roses, even squash (you have to tie 'em to the fence).
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: LoneStarSon]
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05/20/10 11:10 PM
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Just in case you belong to an HOA: you might want to explain the pantyhose on the fence before you tie 'em on.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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05/21/10 12:19 AM
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Status report:
Blue potatoes , green tomatoes, small cayennes and the habaneros are flowering. Quick question on the potatoes: I planted the red/new potato (seed potatoes) on 15 APRIL. I have decent bushes now, about 12" tall. When do I harvest or start to dig and check? Will the red potatoes flower? Thanks in advance.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Siberman]
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05/21/10 12:19 AM
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Still looking for Green Tomatoes! Around the Frisco area please.
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