2020 Gardening Thread

enigma said:

Have you fertilized them? Looks like they might need some Nitrogen.

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Or they could just need Some water. Be careful with fertilizing young plants. It doesn’t take too much to over fertilize and burn the roots.

Get some epsom salt and when you plant them sprinkle in about a half teaspoon into the hole before you plant it. After that, Most plants can be misted with a solution of 2 tablespoons (30 mL) of Epsom salt per gallon of water once a month. For more frequent watering, every other week, cut this back to 1 tablespoon (15 mL).
get a fine mist spray bottle and mist your plants just before sundown when the sun is no longer shining directly on the plants but there is still time for them to dry before dark. I use this.

enigma said:

Have you fertilized them? Looks like they might need some Nitrogen.

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yes. Miracle grow.

enigma said:

Have you fertilized them? Looks like they might need some Nitrogen.

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Or got hit by the cold.

Nope. No cold here. Maybe heat. Going in the ground tomorrow even though some are exhibiting curly leaf already. Pisses me off.

I have to think my apricot tree will die this year. The cold killed all the flowers that bloomed and most of the leaves. It’s very bare right now.

Also leaf curl on my peach tree is bad this year even though I sprayed it like I should have last fall and this spring too.

BDinPutnam said:

That looks like a bucolic little spot.

Do you have much in the way of deer? I am still wracking my brain as to enclosure for here. I would almost think some of mine would be inclined to knock that down- or jump right over.

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We do have a deer problem, a rabbit problem and a woodchuck problem. In the past I've covered the beds with chicken wire to protect the plants.

pramaglia said:

Now that I am retired, I'm rebuilding my victory garden that I had stopped tending many years ago. It's a 32ft x 32ft fenced in area that the previous owner of my house used as a goose pen.

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The victory garden is coming together. I added a patriotic bird bath and built some planter benches. I also added an arbor to the entrance and ran the soaker hoses. Today we can finally start putting in the plants.

pramaglia said:

The victory garden is coming together. I added a patriotic bird bath and built some planter benches. I also added an arbor to the entrance and ran the soaker hoses. Today we can finally start putting in the plants.

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Looks awesome!!

Man, thanks looks great, so peaceful.

Wiped out my garden with the Kubota I rented. Planting grass and going to containers inside my chain link fence. Only have to worry about the rabbit now LOL.
And created a new hot pepper garden that I hope no one bothers.

Doc8404 said:

Wiped out my garden with the Kubota I rented. Planting grass and going to containers inside my chain link fence. Only have to worry about the rabbit now LOL.
And created a new hot pepper garden that I hope no one bothers. View attachment 74437

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Never mind the peppers we want to see pictures of the tractor!

pramaglia said:

The victory garden is coming together. I added a patriotic bird bath and built some planter benches. I also added an arbor to the entrance and ran the soaker hoses. Today we can finally start putting in the plants.

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Looking Good !

Rip old garden

pramaglia said:

The victory garden is coming together. I added a patriotic bird bath and built some planter benches. I also added an arbor to the entrance and ran the soaker hoses. Today we can finally start putting in the plants.

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Almost done. We planted some vegetables and some rows of seeds for vegetables that we could not find in any stores as seedlings. We also planted flowers to attract bees. Just a few more plants left to plant and do some repairs to the fencing. My wife couldn't find a patriotic wind chime anywhere so I made one with salvaged parts. A friend in the tree business is coming by to drop a load of wood chips for the walkways in the garden.

I planted my 1 bed yesterday. I really wanted to do another one this year, but I just don't have enough time. So now I have extra plants and a bunch of seed that I wont be using this year.

MilesTeg said:

I planted my 1 bed yesterday. I really wanted to do another one this year, but I just don't have enough time. So now I have extra plants and a bunch of seed that I wont be using this year.

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i had the same.
tilled a line in the pool area in the fence and supplemented with garden soil and planted it all.
still need to get squash plants.

Doc8404 said:

i had the same.
tilled a line in the pool area in the fence and supplemented with garden soil and planted it all.
still need to get squash plants.

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Our squash seedlings appear to be budding, got to try and get them outside (and fenced) this week.

Deer walking around the edge of the woods now. Reminds me it is 6/1- got to get the feed plot started, too.

Well I’m coming to the sad realization that my apricot tree will likely die. There’s almost no leaves. That cold snap in May killed all the blooms and most of the leaves. I doubt it will survive.
I’ve also come to the realization that I think my cherry tree blooms too early for my region and the flowers just die or don’t get pollinated during flowering.

Not sure what I will do. I’m sad about it and very aggravated. The trees were researched and were recommended for my area so not happy about that. I bought them from a local well known nursery.
I think if I lived on the lake shore they would be fine but I don’t.

Saltwater60 said:

Well I’m coming to the sad realization that my apricot tree will likely die. There’s almost no leaves. That cold snap in May killed all the blooms and most of the leaves. I doubt it will survive.
I’ve also come to the realization that I think my cherry tree blooms too early for my region and the flowers just die or don’t get pollinated during flowering.

Not sure what I will do. I’m sad about it and very aggravated. The trees were researched and were recommended for my area so not happy about that. I bought them from a local well known nursery.
I think if I lived on the lake shore they would be fine but I don’t.

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Sometimes when frost damaged, fruit trees will go dormant to survive. My peach tree did that the first year . What kind of cherry tree do you have? My father has a couple of Ox heart cherry trees. He says that they grow the best for most CNY regions.

Need to get some pie plates spinning in the wind.
If anything hits my plants I will lose my mind.

S&W Fan said:

Sometimes when frost damaged, fruit trees will go dormant to survive. My peach tree did that the first year . What kind of cherry tree do you have? My father has a couple of Ox heart cherry trees. He says that they grow the best for most CNY regions.

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I’m in western ny between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
I bought a Danube cherry tree and it states to zone 4. I thought it was a dwarf but it’s a semi dwarf. I get tons of blooms and they look to get fertilized because I get tons of little cherries but then 98% of them fall off. I pruned it back pretty good and hard last year in hopes that it would get more nutrients to keep the cherries on the tree. Looks like I have about 10 cherries again this year. I fertilize one the fall and the spring with epsomas fruit tree blend and prune back as needed. It grows well every year and no disease that I can see. Soils a bit clay around here but if that was the issue I think I’d see growth or health issues. grew about a foot last year.
last year if was cold windy and rainy when the buds were out this year we had all that cold and snow when the buds were out. I think it just blooms too early and they get killed off by the cold. Tree says zone 4 and I’m in high zone 5 close to zone 6. I always stay at zone 5 though to be safe.

I think this is what I should have bought but didn’t. Although reading most say 4-7 years to bear fruit so maybe I just need a bit more time??

Helpful article on fruit trees. Leads me to believe it’s frost damage this year and last year. I see the little mini cherries forming them they all just turn yellow and drop off. It’s sad to because I get so excited too when I see them all and they start to grow a bit. Then it uh man and I end up with like 10 cherries.

My blueberry looks great as do my raspberries. Oh strawberries are bananas this year too.
If anyone is in the Buffalo area and wants strawberries or some raspberry bushes this fall let me know. I’m happy to share some for free!!

That really does suck , watching your fruit trees start to bear fruit only to have most of it fall Off prematurely.
I’m in what used to be zone 5a . The USDA recently updated it’s zone hardiness map and according to them I’m now in 5b. In the grand scheme of things that doesn’t really matter much. Their over all reasoning for the map change is a bit strange to me though. It’s almost as if they paid no attention at all to the last couple of years where we had a very early season hard frosts.

We have a pear tree that has been on our property since we moved in. We never get any fruit as the squirrels and crows pick it clean before any fruit matures. They never even get to golf ball size before they’re all eaten.

Saltwater60 said:

Helpful article on fruit trees. Leads me to believe it’s frost damage this year and last year. I see the little mini cherries forming them they all just turn yellow and drop off. It’s sad to because I get so excited too when I see them all and they start to grow a bit. Then it uh man and I end up with like 10 cherries.

My blueberry looks great as do my raspberries. Oh strawberries are bananas this year too.
If anyone is in the Buffalo area and wants strawberries or some raspberry bushes this fall let me know. I’m happy to share some for free!!

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My blueberries, blackberries and raspberries are growing gang busters again this year too! I think that quick hot spell did wonders for them.

Calculon said:

We have a pear tree that has been on our property since we moved in. We never get any fruit as the squirrels and crows pick it clean before any fruit matures. They never even get to golf ball size before they’re all eaten.

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Hopefully you can find a way to deter the crows . A healthy pear tree will produce fruit for 30+ years

The free wood chips arrived. I put down landscape fabric and then spread the chips over the walkways in my garden.

pramaglia said:

The free wood chips arrived. I put down landscape fabric and then spread the chips over the walkways in my garden.

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Looking great!!

pramaglia said:

The free wood chips arrived. I put down landscape fabric and then spread the chips over the walkways in my garden.

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Free wood chips is literally one of my favorite things. Looks great!

Finally got some potatoes and onions into the keyhole garden y'day. I have some non-garden stuff to get done but then will try to get the rest of the first wave in and deer proof it as best I can.