2020 Gardening Thread

[BDinPutnam]

So what's the deal with my weak-ass lettuce? Too much water? Not enough? Pots too big? Pots too small? Too much sun? Not enough sun?

 

[MilesTeg]

The soil looks dry, but I'm no expert.

 

[fnfalguy]

Not enough alpha male influence in their life. And the soil does look dry. Lettuce is really sensitive to heat. And beta males.

 

[Doc8404]

First year ever where I get flowers on pepper plants less than a foot tall.
Should I pinch them off?

 

[BDinPutnam]

The soil looks dry, but I'm no expert.

Thanks.

Not enough alpha male influence in their life. And the soil does look dry. Lettuce is really sensitive to heat. And beta males.

Thanks.





They had been in the kitchen window until this past sunday and they were the same there. Will try them in the shade I guess and add more water. Fortunately I dont like lettuce that much!

 

[fnfalguy]

@BDinPutnam I got a woodchuck I can send your way if you want the lettuce offed

 

[BDinPutnam]

@BDinPutnam I got a woodchuck I can send your way if you want the lettuce offed

I'm killing it just fine on my own, THANK YOU.

 

[BDinPutnam]

Ok I cant find the thread for this so I'm just putting it here.

I got some kind of blue/brown/black hornety lookin' bastards tearing up my shed and they dont seem to give two shits about carpenter bee / wasp spray.

Help!

Insects, you racist bastiges.

 

[enigma]

Have any pictures of them?

 

[BDinPutnam]

I'll try and get some in a bit. Little fuckers are trying to get into the gap in my driver side door now too.

 

[Calculon]

Hornets and wasps are bastards for sure. Don’t make honey or anything useful. They just fight.

 

[Doc8404]

Miracle grow crystals dissolved in pail and watered all the plants.
Probably rain tonight.
Then DE puffin tomorrow.
we have these medium sized skinny green bee looking fuckers this year. I swear they are eating the plants.

 

[Different Drummer]

BROCCOLI,
Been following the thread. Entertaining and informative reading.
This is our first time at home for the summer in 20 years so decided on a small raised bed garden.
Broccoli is growing like mad. Tall and huge leaves but no heads forming. I am guessing the real hot weather we had shocked it and all we are going to get is broccoli leaves for salad or to saute'. I will keep waiting but I suspect we are SOL.
Anyone know anything about this?
Tomatoes are about 5 feet tall with fruit, beans are doing well and the potatoes in burlap sacks are growing like mad. But broccoli is not cooperating. I may attempt a later planting of broccoli and grow into the Fall.
Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Doc8404]

My broccoli is the same. Remaining hopeful.

 

[phatfarmerbob]

First year ever where I get flowers on pepper plants less than a foot tall.
Should I pinch them off?

no that’s what you want !
Small pepper plant is better. You not eating leaves your eating peppers

 

[phatfarmerbob]

Giant pumpkin ( just playing around with these not to sell.) Early potatoes ( white, red and Yukon gold) first sweetcorn looks like 3 weeks

 

[Calculon]

Lettuces are doing great here. They get plenty of sun. First pic has kale, spinach, bok choy and beets in closer box, romaine, red and green curly lettuce, and rainbow chard in rear box. Second pic has closeup of some romaine and cilantro.

Pretty pleased so far with exception of the aphids we’re battling on the zucchini and squash. I think we’re starting to get ahead of them.

 

[S&W Fan]

Lettuces are doing great here. They get plenty of sun. First pic has kale, spinach, bok choy and beets in closer box, romaine, red and green curly lettuce, and rainbow chard in rear box. Second pic has closeup of some romaine and cilantro.

Pretty pleased so far with exception of the aphids we’re battling on the zucchini and squash. I think we’re starting to get ahead of them.
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Great looking greens ! I’d start eating that romaine if I were you.
If you let it go too long it starts to taste woody. We’ve Already eaten 4 of the 6 heads that we grew and 3 of the 6 heads of Curly red leal Lettuce.

 

[S&W Fan]

So what's the deal with my weak-ass lettuce? Too much water? Not enough? Pots too big? Pots too small? Too much sun? Not enough sun?



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What lettuce? Get those poor things watered and out in the sun. Full sunlight out on the patio will pep them right up.
Oh and unless you’re wanting small heads of lettuce I’d put them in larger pots. They need some breathing room.

 

[BDinPutnam]

RAIN!

Finally!

 

[E the massive]

Spaced out a few sunflowers. Pretty sure I just killed them.

Got this going on.
Random act of violence

 

[pramaglia]

Help!

Found a bunch of holes in broccoli leaves this morning and a couple small green worms. Picked them off but how do I keep them from coming back?
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Also my eggplants look sorry with holes as well - no visible worms. Any ideas?
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I found similair problems on some of my pepper plants. I only found one aphid and one flea beetle when I inspected the leaves. So I googled the problem and the advice I found was to make up a solution of dish soap, vegetable oil and water and spray everything. So far it seems to have stopped whatever bugs were eating the leaves. Mix 2.5 tablespoons of the Dawn dish soap and 2.5 tablespoons of vegetable oil with 1 gallon of warm soft water. Don't use dish soap that has bleach in it or chlorinated city water.

 

[BDinPutnam]

What lettuce? Get those poor things watered and out in the sun. Full sunlight out on the patio will pep them right up.
Oh and unless you’re wanting small heads of lettuce I’d put them in larger pots. They need some breathing room.

I'm keen on getting them into bigger pots and may do it behind my in-house gardening mentor's back tomorrow morning.

 

[pramaglia]

Before and after.

 

[S&W Fan]

Walked out back to look at the blackberry patch. Looking good. Should have a ton of ripe blackberries in a week or so.

 

[Saltwater60]

Walked out back to look at the blackberry patch. Looking good. Should have a ton of ripe blackberries in a week or so.
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Looks good. Me to. Enjoy them. I’ve got one batch of strawberries this week then they are done. They lasted about 3 weeks though with some watering. I had a good haul. If I picked more frequently I’d have had double. Slugs and birds got a good bit of them.

 

[E the massive]

Carpet beetles. Got Neemed. Bastards.

 

[Robin]

Should be a bumper year for both black raspberries and black berries here!!!
Blueberries and black currant's are looking real good too!!!!
Robin

 

[BDinPutnam]

Potatoes are punched down, most of the former kitchen greenhouse stuff is on the patio, and no one got struck by lightning (yet).



So happy to finally get some rain up here, I think we were approaching three weeks without any.

And yes, I still have The World's Ugliest Garden Hose(tm).

 

[Doc8404]

I just napalmed my garden with DE.
No clue WTF is eating my plants.
must be those weird green flies.
jap beetles just came back.
hope they enjoy bleeding to death.