2014 Spring Garden
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Re: 2014 Spring Garden
Those plants look a little too close. They'll be stunted if they grow too close and won't expand out to their full potential. Other than that, I like the setup.
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Re: 2014 Spring Garden
That's about the way I started out. Now I got about 1/2 the yard planted. And the rest in chicken coops
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9dawgs, I believe the boys are right in saying the tomatoes are a little close, they do need room to grow, maybe you could move a couple to the out side rows in place of the marigolds in order to give them room. With all the good stuff you put in that bed they ought to really grow! They'll probably need to be staked or supported with a wire cage, too.
I'm not going to show my wife your good looking bed, already have too many honey-dos . Our raised beds are made from cross ties and are many, many years old, some are deteriorating to the point where they need replacing. We fill them with mushroom compost about every other year and it does very well with tomatoes and peppers. It is so wet here that very little field work has been done, corn normally would have already been plowed once by now and it's all going to be late this season. If the rain continues this year maybe like the Old Testament 7th year rest for the land.
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I'm not going to show my wife your good looking bed, already have too many honey-dos . Our raised beds are made from cross ties and are many, many years old, some are deteriorating to the point where they need replacing. We fill them with mushroom compost about every other year and it does very well with tomatoes and peppers. It is so wet here that very little field work has been done, corn normally would have already been plowed once by now and it's all going to be late this season. If the rain continues this year maybe like the Old Testament 7th year rest for the land.
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Mine is off to a good start. I am still using the same 2 raised beds but this year just started using my leaves as mulch to help with water retention and surface temperatures.
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Here is a video that explains it better than I ever couldTriple Creek Reaper wrote:Iluv2hunt wrote:Yeah it should be on the tag or pack of seeds
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If I remember correctly only the indeterminate plants need the suckers pulled off but only pull the suckers found below the existing blooms on the plant.
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Re: 2014 Spring Garden
How far apart do they need to be? I thought I read somewhere that when you plant in a raised bed you could plant closer. Maybe not, I am old and don't remember things like I used to. That's what my wife says anyhow! I also plan to stake them, just haven't gotten around to it yet.
Maybe if I put the tomatoes in a zig zag pattern that would help? Thanks for the advice fellas.
Maybe if I put the tomatoes in a zig zag pattern that would help? Thanks for the advice fellas.
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Y'all going have get a ladder to pick them 'maters! What variety are they?
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Well, I spaced the tomatoes and peppers about 2' apart and put in a home made drip irrigation system by tying into my sprinklers. I also staked the tomatoes with about 6' cedar 1x2s. Hope this works out! Man those tomatoes that Bossman is growing will be hard to duplicate.
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Those are matters pops grew last year with lots of TLC miracle Grow and plenty of water.9dawgs wrote:Well, I spaced the tomatoes and peppers about 2' apart and put in a home made drip irrigation system by tying into my sprinklers. I also staked the tomatoes with about 6' cedar 1x2s. Hope this works out! Man those tomatoes that Bossman is growing will be hard to duplicate.
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Re: 2014 Spring Garden
I've got a rabbit terrorizing mine right now.... 2 dachshunds, a trap, a 10 year old boy and a 22 haven't got him yet
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Did he use the Miracle Grow that you mix with the water to make it blue or some other kind? I ain't bashful about using it!Bossman wrote:Those are matters pops grew last year with lots of TLC miracle Grow and plenty of water.[/color]
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Thanks. I'll pick some up.Bossman wrote:the ole mix with water stuff regular "Miracle Grow"
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Dang wascally wabbits.Iluv2hunt wrote:I've got a rabbit terrorizing mine right now.... 2 dachshunds, a trap, a 10 year old boy and a 22 haven't got him yet
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