2022 gardening thread.

[Tintalieau]

town drops just mulch and sand salt mix, no soil unfortunately.

 

[Saltwater60]

Pissed off now, had a 3cu/yd delivery of some nice soil, proper Ph and fertilizer, got a call an hr after my delivery time, that there too busy this year to travel the 12mi (its the next town over from me) to drop a 1/2 dump full. Now i need to find another source. soes anyone have any ideas in chenango county for good topsoil, burells wants 4x as much for delivery as the soil itself, then i still need to balance and fertilize. Really only need 1cu/yd for raised bed at this point and can do bags for containers, but the clocks ticking... Unfortunatly I don't have a trailer to even haul small amounts from the various pits around me, so need someone that delivers.

That little bit is hard to find cheap. Even by me it’s $50-$60 for delivery alone and a yard of good topsoil is $30 so I’m not surprised there. Think of what goes into getting you your yard of soil?
Im in the same boat. I need 2 yards of pea gravel and it will cost me $150-$200 for $70 worth of gravel, stone is more expensive to deliver. I have to call a few places and see what the deal is. But to buy bags it’s $5/bag for .5 cubic feet so I’d need 50 bags to get a yard.
You could call around and see if there’s a nursery that will give you a volume discount on bags. One by me cuts $1.00 off of over 10 bags.

 

[Saltwater60]

town drops just mulch and sand salt mix, no soil unfortunately.

My town does nothing.

 

[fnfalguy]

Asparagus is now needing to be cut/harvested daily. That’s a good thing.




Chickens are clucking along as well.

 

[S&W Fan]

Your a bit north of me. PM me a mailing address and I’ll send you the remainder of the seed package if you want. Direct sow instructions attached.
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I received the seeds today, thanks and thanks for the Shishito seeds too!! I Always wanted to grow some of these, but I always ended up maxing my space out with hot pepper plants. I’ll definitely be sowing some of these this year !

 

[Saltwater60]

My taters and onions are growing well. Edit as of Saturday morning my shallots popped up and are 1.5” tall. Exciting times. I haven’t done a veggie garden in 10 years. I’m excited.

 

[Saltwater60]

My stuff is growing like crazy. All shallots have popped up and they say one shallot will equal 10 so I should get 100+ shallots. Taters are growing slow, but steadily, black berries and raspberries have tons of buds, carrots are popping up, but are tiny.
I’m going to start composting again now too because I now have sun.

 

[Saltwater60]

Taters are coming up nice. Onions and shallots have grown immensely. Blueberries look great too.

 

[Depick]

I’ve got a tomato growing already! It was quite a surprise seeing this little guy the other day. Hopefully it’s a sign of a good season.

 

[Saltwater60]

I was working at a side job and this guy had a 4’x2’ raised bed planter on casters out front for $25.00. I said I’ll take it and just take it off the part of the bill. I brought it home today and it seems rather nice. Now to plant it out. I’m thinking peppers and basil.

 

[Doc8404]

Planted more this weekend. Then my buddy dropped off for more tomato plants and peppers. My garden is already twice as big as I wanted LOL. And I can’t believe the silver is starting on squash leaves already. I thought that only happened when there was a lack of ventilation from planting too closely.

 

[Saltwater60]

Planted more this weekend. Then my buddy dropped off for more tomato plants and peppers. My garden is already twice as big as I wanted LOL. And I can’t believe the silver is starting on squash leaves already. I thought that only happened when there was a lack of ventilation from planting too closely.

Powdery mildew. Heat, humidity, and wet cause it. Damn squash and cycles are super prone to it.

 

[Doc8404]

Powdery mildew. Heat, humidity, and wet cause it. Damn squash and cycles are super prone to it.

was reading it develops through most at 60-80*F.
Perfect timing.

 

[Saltwater60]

I just ordered another honey berry and two more pink lemonade blueberry bushes. Imagine my disappointment when the “self-fertile” pink lemonade blueberry bush I have was loaded with flowers only to show almost zero blueberries forming. I know if you have more than one the fruiting is better, but we’re talking less than one percent I think here. That’s not right.
As for the honey berry I’m hoping I got the right one. I have two now that don’t cross pollinate and I get tons of blooms, but like 1-2 berries so I ordered one that cross pollinates with all other varieties and I’m just hoping the bloom time is correct. I ordered the two I have now years ago from an online vendor and I ordered two that cross pollinated and the one they were out of stock of and there’s that little clause that they can substitute for like varieties. Oh ok well they wouldn’t be dumb enough to sun me out one that doesn’t cross pollinate so I never checked and they were that dumb.

 

[S&W Fan]

I just ordered another honey berry and two more pink lemonade blueberry bushes. Imagine my disappointment when the “self-fertile” pink lemonade blueberry bush I have was loaded with flowers only to show almost zero blueberries forming. I know if you have more than one the fruiting is better, but we’re talking less than one percent I think here. That’s not right.
As for the honey berry I’m hoping I got the right one. I have two now that don’t cross pollinate and I get tons of blooms, but like 1-2 berries so I ordered one that cross pollinates with all other varieties and I’m just hoping the bloom time is correct. I ordered the two I have now years ago from an online vendor and I ordered two that cross pollinated and the one they were out of stock of and there’s that little clause that they can substitute for like varieties. Oh ok well they wouldn’t be dumb enough to sun me out one that doesn’t cross pollinate so I never checked and they were that dumb.

I use Espoma organic Holly-Tone or Berry-Tone with very good results on my blueberry plants. In my experience Most of the self pollinating blueberry plants do remarkably better with an additional plant for far superior pollination.

 

[Saltwater60]

I use Espoma organic Holly-Tone or Berry-Tone with very good results on my blueberry plants. In my experience Most of the self pollinating blueberry plants do remarkably better with an additional plant for far superior pollination.

I use holly tone and the epsoma sulfur on my blue berries. Great growth.

 

[Saltwater60]

I just started licking a good amount of strawberries this week. I grabbed a big Tupperware container and filled it twice. Probably 32oz once and almost full both times. I’ve been having, bird, bunny, and woodchuck problems. One rabbit was trapped and released today. I had the ground hog in the trap, but who ever I lent the trap to last I did the back hatch to release their catch and didn’t use the door. I didn’t realize this so he got away while I was carrying the trap. Big fucker too. I’ll get him. I had him again then the trap didn’t close because a bush limb got in the way with how windy it was yesterday. Berries are now covered, but the ground hog literally lifts it up and walks right under it. I saw him or I wouldn’t believe how smooth he was at doing it.

 

[Saltwater60]

Just set the trap 30 minutes ago and now I have to go release the groundhog. I caught him. There’s one more that has to go as well.

 

[Saltwater60]

Just set the trap 30 minutes ago and now I have to go release the groundhog. I caught him. There’s one more that has to go as well.

I caught this today and the day isn’t even over.

 

[S&W Fan]

I caught this today and the day isn’t even over.

It would be a full time job if I tried to live trap all the damned rabbits that I have out back this year. !

 

[S&W Fan]

I got three yards of garden mix delivered this afternoon for the new boxes that I built .

 

[Saltwater60]

It would be a full time job if I tried to live trap all the damned rabbits that I have out back this year. !

It’s normally not a huge problem for me, but this year there is a lot of rabbits and the damn ground hogs had babies so they are coming in my yard. I’ll get them gone and be done with it.

 

[Saltwater60]

I got three yards of garden mix delivered this afternoon for the new boxes that I built .
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Three yards is a lot of boxes. Have fun.

 

[Saltwater60]

My onions and shallots have rotted why? I water them lightly once per day. I watered last night and the spot is high so it drains readily. I rototiller it 6-8” deep and mixed in pear moss so it would be nice lose soil. Here is a picture of the soil that I just turned to remove the rotted ones to check the moistness of the soil. I’d say it’s perfect. They were all growing very well and had great green leaves up top.

 

[Saltwater60]

I removed the shallots and I’ll eat the greens. Apparently for the bulbs you should plant them in the fall. I reworked the soil and planted onion seeds, more carrots, peas, and beans. A wood Chuck or something dig up most of my carrot seeds.
To date I have trapped 3 wood chicks and 4 rabbits. Every day or so I catch something. It’s amazing the rabbits are going in the trap without any food. They are just using the slight depression the wood chicks have dug under the fence to come though and right into the trap. I’ve released them all safely to a park. I’m not interested in killing them.

 

[CNYJohn]

I removed the shallots and I’ll eat the greens. Apparently for the bulbs you should plant them in the fall. I reworked the soil and planted onion seeds, more carrots, peas, and beans. A wood Chuck or something dig up most of my carrot seeds.
To date I have trapped 3 wood chicks and 4 rabbits. Every day or so I catch something. It’s amazing the rabbits are going in the trap without any food. They are just using the slight depression the wood chicks have dug under the fence to come though and right into the trap. I’ve released them all safely to a park. I’m not interested in killing them.

wife has been on a tear of woodchuck trapping
she is up to 5 this year and 1 rabbit, all in bodygrips
wood goats have visited the raised beds, topped off the peas and beets
so we put up some fencing.
we'll shoot the dang things if we get a chance, meat is meat.......

 

[Saltwater60]

I’m up to 3 rabbits and 4 or 5 wood chucks in a week. Something yesterday dig in my carrots and dig up the entire side of one of my large potato plants. Also not the top off the other potato plant again or broke it. I hate these animals.

 

[S&W Fan]

I’m up to 3 rabbits and 4 or 5 wood chucks in a week. Something yesterday dig in my carrots and dig up the entire side of one of my large potato plants. Also not the top off the other potato plant again or broke it. I hate these animals.

Don’t discount those pesky tree rats. I caught two grays trying to dig up my beets. I already have chicken wire fencing around the big box and they’re dropping in over the top of it like paratroopers, so I put some bird netting over the top . Seems to be working so far. There are so many rabbits, chucks and gray squirrels around this year that I’m going to have a frigging smorgasbord come the fall killing season !
I’ll eat everyone of those bastards smothered in the veggies that they’ve been trying to eat all summer.

 

[Saltwater60]

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Don’t discount those pesky tree rats. I caught two grays trying to dig up my beets. I already have chicken wire fencing around the big box and they’re dropping in over the top of it like paratroopers, so I put some bird netting over the top . Seems to be working so far. There are so many rabbits, chucks and gray squirrels around this year that I’m going to have a frigging smorgasbord come the fall killing season !
I’ll eat everyone of those bastards smothered in the veggies that they’ve been trying to eat all summer.

ove noticed a ton of varmint this year too. It’s insane.
Thanks for the heads up on the squirrels, but I’m all to aware of them. Honestly since cutting down the large maple tree I see wat less of them and this hole was way too big to be a squirrel. It was almost dinner plate sized, but the squirrels work on my gardens pretty good so they always piss me off.
Im just getting back into seasonal veggies flap I’m just farting around figuring out what works and what doesn’t for some new areas.

 

[S&W Fan]

I’ve n

ove noticed a ton of varmint this year too. It’s insane.
Thanks for the heads up on the squirrels, but I’m all to aware of them. Honestly since cutting down the large maple tree I see wat less of them and this hole was way too big to be a squirrel. It was almost dinner plate sized, but the squirrels work on my gardens pretty good so they always piss me off.
Im just getting back into seasonal veggies flap I’m just farting around figuring out what works and what doesn’t for some new areas.

By the way. How are those apple trees coming along this year?