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 Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Siberman]
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02/13/11 01:40 PM
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What's "expanded shale" ? I picked up a Ellis County Master Gardener Calender at a local rock place and started to read it. It say you should add expanded shale and compost. I looked it up and it help if your soil sticks to itself like my mud sticky soil. It's like cut up rock that let's the plant roots get more air and get bigger and better plants.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/13/11 02:43 PM
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What's "expanded shale" ? Well, it's the opposite of contracted shale.  It's something you can add to the soil to help maintain air in the soil. Say you have a flood or a massive brain belch and forget to shut off the water, expanded shale will still maintain an air pocket of 30% that the plants' roots can draw needed air to keep from drowning...It's similar to vermiculite, except it starts off like rounded rock and keeps it's smooth round appearance, but it expands...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/13/11 10:33 PM
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What's "expanded shale" ? Well, it's the opposite of contracted shale. Thanks, smart a$$.;)It's something you can add to the soil to help maintain air in the soil. Say you have a flood or a massive brain belch and forget to shut off the water, expanded shale will still maintain an air pocket of 30% that the plants' roots can draw needed air to keep from drowning...It's similar to vermiculite, except it starts off like rounded rock and keeps it's smooth round appearance, but it expands...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Siberman]
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02/13/11 10:46 PM
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What's "expanded shale" ? Well, it's the opposite of contracted shale. Thanks, smart a$$.;)It's something you can add to the soil to help maintain air in the soil. Say you have a flood or a massive brain belch and forget to shut off the water, expanded shale will still maintain an air pocket of 30% that the plants' roots can draw needed air to keep from drowning...It's similar to vermiculite, except it starts off like rounded rock and keeps it's smooth round appearance, but it expands... Not really. I've lost a couple of gardens in the past to heavy floods. Although sand can help with draining, sometimes, there's just too much water. I remember getting over 10 inches of rain in a matter of hours in 2005. I had to replant that garden and I was not happy... 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/13/11 10:56 PM
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I'm trying container gardening this year. I built a small plywood deck in a corner of the back yard that gets sun all day and loaded it up with the biggest pots I could find ( whiskey barrel liners, rubbermaid containers , large planters , etc.) , filled them with Stay-Green and Miracle-Gro mixes for veggies and planted onions, spinach , lettuce , icicle radishes and turnip greens today. We'll see how it goes.
I plan on growing all my chilis in containers since I like the shorter varieties such as habs and thais and it's a lot easier to keep the weeds / fire ants out when they're potted.
The main garden will be dedicated to squash , corn , tomatoes and maybe some purple hulls or black-eyes this summer. I'm hoping the asparagus really takes off as I buried several fish carcasses around it this last year.
I always leave a few watermelons and cucumbers on the fence so they've been pretty good about re-seeding themselves for the past couple of years. Hoping the cantalopes will "volunteer" as well. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/13/11 11:30 PM
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Ist time gardener, what do i plant and when,, small 4x 10' double 4x4 area.
But i do have good soil,, it is in a built up area pm me please
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/14/11 04:12 AM
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/14/11 11:51 PM
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Ist time gardener, what do i plant and when,, small 4x 10' double 4x4 area.
But i do have good soil,, it is in a built up area pm me please
I plant onions and greens in anything but blizzard conditions. I generally wait until after Easter to plant the tender veggies like corn, tomatoes, peppers, squash, etc. but Easter is April 24th this year so I'll probably move that up a couple of weeks .
I direct-seed melons and okra around the first of May.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Siberman]
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02/17/11 03:34 AM
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I have a huge problem with Johnson grass in my garden area. What do y'all suggest for control of this invasive species? Is there any pre-emergent that can be applied to aid in the prevention of Johnson grass?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/17/11 03:53 AM
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/18/11 02:09 AM
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I have a huge problem with Johnson grass in my garden area. What do y'all suggest for control of this invasive species? Is there any pre-emergent that can be applied to aid in the prevention of Johnson grass?
Try a spray bottle full of 5 % white vinegar. The warmer and drier it is , the better it works (and there's no residual toxins in your garden).
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/18/11 02:46 AM
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Don't use salt unless you don't want anything to grow in that area. It will stay in the ground or move around by watering.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/20/11 08:51 PM
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Planted blue taters and patio tomatoes today.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/24/11 05:59 PM
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So I planted a bunch of seeds in one of those Jiffy greenhouse trays you can get from wal-mart. Things have sprouted. When do I take them from the green house and put them in a pot in the sun in the house?
So far my cucumbers and cherry maters have come up with about 1" stems.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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02/26/11 02:00 AM
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Mr. Majestic
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You should prop up the clear plastic top until the rest sprout then transplant. Wasn't this thread a sticky last year? Here's what I got so far. 
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