The Gardening Thread

[GVF]

I think all parts are toxic but not poisonous? It's an important distinction I make when talking plants cause theyre almost all toxic in some way and people confuse the terms or use them interchangeably. Have not heard of them being poisonous.

To cats and such IIRC.

 

[Tin Man]

First daffodil flower is open this morning. A lot of bloom stalks showing on my southern facing. The warm weather of the past week has accelerated them. I just hope the next cold spell doesn’t knock them all down.

 

[GVF]

First daffodil flower is open this morning. A lot of bloom stalks showing on my southern facing. The warm weather of the past week has accelerated them. I just hope the next cold spell doesn’t knock them all down.

I need to make a sweep of the yard and check. I've got huge swaths of daffies around the edges, which I can normally see very well from anywhere in the house or yard. But, I didn't really notic any up at all except a small batch behind the house.

I've got them dead center of back yard. Side yard. Dog pen. Yard's edge transition to overgrowth. Flower bed. It's like an invasive species around my property. A very nice one. Then the white one's bloom. Then a woodland carpet of some tiny blue flower that makes it look like texas bluebonnet season.

 

[Go aeiou]

First daffodil flower is open this morning. A lot of bloom stalks showing on my southern facing. The warm weather of the past week has accelerated them. I just hope the next cold spell doesn’t knock them all down.

I have Hyacinths popping through. No blooms yet. They are blue and have spread very slowly for about 10 years

 

[Tin Man]

I first began starting pepper seeds in December, one seed per cup. Since some of the varieties can take up to 30 days to germinate, I didn’t add any additional seeds during this timeframe. After a dismal ~30% germination rate, I added two seeds to the dormant cups. Two weeks later, I added an additional seed to the remaining dormant cups. Yesterday, I added four seeds apiece to the five remaining dormant cups. I’m going to approach this differently next December.

Meanwhile, started tomatoes in late January. The San Marzano Redorta germinated in ~10 days. Only one Cherokee purple seed germinated. Yesterday, I put four seeds into each dormant cups. I’m not fooling around…

 

[GVF]

I first began starting pepper seeds in December, one seed per cup. Since some of the varieties can take up to 30 days to germinate, I didn’t add any additional seeds during this timeframe. After a dismal ~30% germination rate, I added two seeds to the dormant cups. Two weeks later, I added an additional seed to the remaining dormant cups. Yesterday, I added four seeds apiece to the five remaining dormant cups. I’m going to approach this differently next December.

Meanwhile, started tomatoes in late January. The San Marzano Redorta germinated in ~10 days. Only one Cherokee purple seed germinated. Yesterday, I put four seeds into each dormant cups. I’m not fooling around…

You're having some troubles this year getting going. Better geti t cured or you'll be down at HD and Lowe's buying plants at 4000% mark-up.

It's taken me forever to herbs going in the greenhouse. Still just little sprouts going after over a month and half.

 

[Go aeiou]

You're having some troubles this year getting going. Better geti t cured or you'll be down at HD and Lowe's buying plants at 4000% mark-up.

It's taken me forever to herbs going in the greenhouse. Still just little sprouts going after over a month and half.

Near zero Thursday. Better get those fires started.
You feeding them anything?

 

[GVF]

Near zero Thursday. Better get those fires started.
You feeding them anything?

I potted the seed with a pretty decent soil mix. And keep them wet.

I added a small ceramic space heater to keep the freeze off on cold days. I'll add a heat mat and grow light to my seed trays when i start my maters and peppers and such.

I didn't try to start all the herbs in grow cups. Just scattered the seed in the plant containers and planned on thinning. Didn't have all my accessories set up in hte greenhouse at the time.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I can’t grow a tomato in Tennessee but apparently I can grow a pineapple

 

[GVF]

I can’t grow a tomato in Tennessee but apparently I can grow a pineapple View attachment 723313

You live in a similar wind tunnel to Exie to maybe make growing tomatoes not so easy. Prob get alot of disease and such from the Southern GA/FL ag belt in your valley like she gets on the east side of the big mountains. That topography in Chattanooga will split the wind drifts for ag diseases and such between the sequatchie valley and the Tn valley/smokey mountains east. Much more impact east of I-75 than up your valley. The worst would be the third drift up the seaboard on the east side of hte smokies. So, there's really 3 prominent corridors for diseases and pests from the sounthern ag boys.

 

[Orangeslice13]

You live in a similar wind tunnel to Exie to maybe make growing tomatoes not so easy. Prob get alot of disease and such from the Southern GA/FL ag belt in your valley like she gets on the east side of the big mountains. That topography in Chattanooga will split the wind drifts for ag diseases and such between the sequatchie valley and the Tn valley/smokey mountains east. Much more impact east of I-75 than up your valley. The worst would be the third drift up the seaboard on the east side of hte smokies. So, there's really 3 prominent corridors for diseases and pests from the sounthern ag boys.

I can also grow the **** out of berries of all types.

 

[GVF]

Dawned on me it was now mid march. So, now I have two trays of tomatoes, sweet peppers, and okra are now in hte greenhouse.

 

[GVF]

It's official now. I've got one mater seedling poking through and one okra seeding poking through.

My new high grade grow light light my son got me xmas is now on the timer. And you can see my greenhouse now from a mile away. lol.

 

[GroverCleveland]

Not quite to full glory yet, but looking okay.

Tulips with phlox on the border.

 

[GroverCleveland]

Our crepe myrtle bed.

 

[GroverCleveland]

Rasta Parrots. Not quite full bloom, but coming on.

 

[Go aeiou]

Our crepe myrtle bed.

View attachment 731014

Whoa!
Those are some Crepe myrtles.

 

[GroverCleveland]

Whoa!
Those are some Crepe myrtles.

Yeah, if you notice I am going to have to rebuild the retaining wall around them. Not sure exactly what is going to happen. If the roots start damaging the sidewalk, the big tree will have to go.

 

[Go aeiou]

Yeah, if you notice I am going to have to rebuild the retaining wall around them. Not sure exactly what is going to happen. If the roots start damaging the sidewalk, the big tree will have to go.

Yea, I saw that. I don't recall seeing CM roots lifting concrete blocks like that before. I live in Nashville where we have shallow limestone, usually just beneath the surface, and the roots of most plants are near the surface.

 

[GroverCleveland]

Yea, I saw that. I don't recall seeing CM roots lifting concrete blocks like that before. I live in Nashville where we have shallow limestone, usually just beneath the surface, and the roots of most plants are near the surface.

I think it is the CM roots. If not, I got some moles I do not want to meet in a dark alley.

 

[Tin Man]

Down here, on the southern piedmont, pollen season is in full swing. It’s not yet April, and even the pines are pumping out the pollen. A count of 1500 is very high. Yesterday, our local count was over 6800. Could we see a five-figure count this year? It’s happened before…

 

[Tin Man]

Last week, pollen count hit 14,601! A new record for my area.

 

[GVF]

I think it is the CM roots. If not, I got some moles I do not want to meet in a dark alley.

Dang moles bring out my inner Elmer Fudd. Wife laughs at me when I go all postal on them. We used to have a farm dog that went up and down the road between my brothers house and my house. He took care of all hte moles. Since that dog died, they have exploded. The 3 feral cats are of little use. They have left 2 or 3 at the back door, but they need to amp up their game. I got tunnels everywhere.

Crepes gotta be really old to be that big. Bet they show out.

 

[GVF]

I think it is the CM roots. If not, I got some moles I do not want to meet in a dark alley.

Poke down in there behind those two stones with a good stick and see if you hit roots. If not, I'd get out your mole protective gear.

 

[GVF]

Got on google earth and saw my greenhouse glowing in the night sky. lol. Timer is set for 7pm to midnight. Looks like a space ship out there. It's one heck of a grow light my kid got me for xmas with my money. This thing is jacked up. Son looked out window and said dang that's brighter than the pole light.