Garden pics 2020

[public hermit]

Wow these are quite the gardens. Public Hermit, how to you keep the bunnies and deer out? No fence?

BTW I found a surprise in my deck strawberries.
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That's a nice find! I bet mama was watching you.

I use Liquid Fence. I believe it's manufactored predator scent. I stinks right strong when first applied, but it works. It has to be re-applied after it rains (despite what the bottle says, haha), or every so often. When I first broke this piece of ground about five years ago, the deer didn't realize it was dinner. But once they found it they destroyed my green beans, haha. (I had the picture because someone asked me that the other day)

 

[jacks]

Great I'll give it a try. I have a fence but the rabbits go under it and the deer jump over it.

 

[Conclusive]

Onions be sprouting, from but wee seeds.

 

[public hermit]

Tomatoes and beans.

 

[public hermit]

Zucchini and straight-neck summer squash.

 

[public hermit]

That didn't work out.

 

[public hermit]

 

[jacks]

I think I have garden envy...here's some shots of a less ambitious garden.

And some patiently waiting...

and some you can't eat.

BTW I'm now using the Liquid Fence, since my fence is apparently just for show.

 

[public hermit]

BTW I'm now using the Liquid Fence, since my fence is apparently just for show.

How is the Liquid Fence working?

 

[jacks]

How is the Liquid Fence working?

It's been raining but so far so good. It is definitely the stinkiest thing in the garden, my dog thinks it smells wonderful. The fauna around here likes to wait until I'm just about to pick before they attack, so time will tell. Only problem has been slugs, hence the smashed egg shells you may have noticed in the pic. It may be more of an old wives tale than an effective deterrent, may need to break out the Sluggo.

 

[public hermit]

It is definitely the stinkiest thing in the garden, my dog thinks it smells wonderful.

Hahaha! That's great. Yeah, it reeks something awful.

It's been raining but so far so good.

I reapply it after rain. I have failed to do that and they started to eat. But, once I applied it again, they stayed away. My beans are coming up. The deer love them, and haven't stepped foot in the garden. Fingers crossed, anyway.

Only problem has been slugs, hence the smashed egg shells you may have noticed in the pic. It may be more of an old wives tale than an effective deterrent, may need to break out the Sluggo.

I haven't had a big problem with slugs, but I'll keep the egg shells in mind, just in case. The Sluggo, too. I struggle with bottom rot on my tomatoes. I usually rotate where I plant and crush up Tums to add calcium to the soil, but my first few always have bottom rot.

 

[jacks]

For bottom rot you might just try always keeping the soil moist. If you let it dry completely between watering, that kind of sucks the juice out of them or something like that. Not very scientific I know, but I've heard it works. When I researched it on the net, it talked about the calcium problem as you mentioned, maybe drying out depletes the calcium?

 

[ZekeB]

Blossom Rot is very common for nightshade vegetables (tomatoes and peppers, but tomatoes its more common) and can be easily solved by rotating your crops every year and introducing calcium in the spring. You can solve it once it becomes apparent, but it's a lot harder to do as the plant is severely deficient.

We bought a new house last year and my veggie garden is way downsized (from 400 sq feet to about 32 sq feet) so I really made every inch count. I've grown enough veggies in my life to know how closely I can plant without having issues - but ideally I'd have more room.

In the below picture: 16 pepper plants, chives, parsley, oregano, basil, thyme, 30(fish) purple beans, 4 tomatoes, a row of red oak leaf lettuce and a row of butter lettuce.

 

[public hermit]

Blossom Rot is very common for nightshade vegetables (tomatoes and peppers, but tomatoes its more common) and can be easily solved by rotating your crops every year and introducing calcium in the spring. You can solve it once it becomes apparent, but it's a lot harder to do as the plant is severely deficient.

Well then, that's part of my problem. I have always waited until I see it and then add calcium. I guess I should add it now since my plants are just now getting on. Maybe it's not too late.

 

[public hermit]

I'm just guessing here, but no one has ever parked in that garage, have they?

 

[ZekeB]

I'm just guessing here, but no one has ever parked in that garage, have they?

Ha; it's a 2.5 car garage and for some reason this is a side garage door. No clue what the builders thought they were doing as there is a foot drop off from the side!

 

[ZekeB]

Well then, that's part of my problem. I have always waited until I see it and then add calcium. I guess I should add it now since my plants are just now getting on. Maybe it's not too late.

I've not used it, but you can turn the calcium into a foliar spray which dramatically increases the speed the plant receives the nutrients. I would read up on this big time as foliar feedings are very potent and if you do the math wrong you could kill/damage your plants. If you follow a guide perfectly you should have no issues.

Suggestion for anyone out there looking for fertilizer - I have had EXCELLENT (nay, outstanding) results with Fox Farms Organic Liquid Fertilizer. If anyone is interested in my feeding schedule I'd be happy to share - I never thought I'd buy organic fertilizer but the results don't lie.

 

[public hermit]

Suggestion for anyone out there looking for fertilizer - I have had EXCELLENT (nay, outstanding) results with Fox Farms Organic Liquid Fertilizer. If anyone is interested in my feeding schedule I'd be happy to share - I never thought I'd buy organic fertilizer but the results don't lie.

I'm interested in hearing your feeding schedule. I'll look up the product.

 

[ZekeB]

I use "Fox Farm Grow Big" weekly using the "heavy feedings" dosage and the moment I see plants begin to flower, I switch to "Fox Farms Tiger Bloom" for the heavy feedings weekly. I had bell pepper plants last year that exceeded 2 feet tall and held 8-10 peppers each. I had to put stakes on them because they couldn't support themselves anymore.

 

[Anthony2019]

Thats not a garden. It a field!!

What are you planning to do in your garden this year?