Dave G
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- Sep 15, 2017
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- Ocala, Florida (OTOW, Kestrel)
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- 28.2 USGA
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Fresh herbs are so much better than anything you can normally get! Awesome start, and cant wait to see how it progresses!I'm not saying I'm a carpenter but I couldn't leave so I grabbed some scrap wood and threw this bad boy together. Our basil and cilantro are out growing their first pot. Probably going to add a few more plants to this bad boy! I have to say, never had a green thumb but this extended stay at the homestead has made way to me trying to maintain some fresh stuff from the house!
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Couldn't agree more! I grew up with my grandparents sending me to the garden to get tomatoes, peppers, herbs and everything in between so they could start cooking dinner.Fresh herbs are so much better than anything you can normally get! Awesome start, and cant wait to see how it progresses!
You need to get some ladybugs in there to attack those aphids! Here in Ohio I use dormant oil spray on my fruit trees to help reduce aphid damage. 2 options to explore.My garden was attacked my aphids. They consumed 80% of my cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts abs bok Choy. So I ripped the affected plants out and planted more carrot seeds, two types of tomatoes and three types of peppers. The tomato’s are a flier. It’s tough to grow them in phoenix due to our heat. And the place I had to put them the soil is too fertile. We’ll see what happens.
I also planted some flowers to help pollination and to be traps for pest insects.
You need to get some ladybugs in there to attack those aphids! Here in Ohio I use dormant oil spray on my fruit trees to help reduce aphid damage. 2 options to explore.
That's unfortunate, but just something to learn from for next time!I'll also have the marigolds in place around the planting beds from the start of the season. I would have been ok had I harvested everything all at once. But I thought, why freeze all of this when I can eat fresh from the garden for a month. I looked up a week later and one head was 75% eaten. and all the rest were covered. I could not get those buggers to wash off the plant either. they just clamped on and died in place. buried deep in cauliflower.
Absolutely.That's unfortunate, but just something to learn from for next time!
Did you use wood for the bottom of your planter? I'm thinking of doing the same but with the bottom most likely needing to be something that will release water I'm a bit hesitant as what I should do on the bottom.I'm not saying I'm a carpenter but I couldn't leave so I grabbed some scrap wood and threw this bad boy together. Our basil and cilantro are out growing their first pot. Probably going to add a few more plants to this bad boy! I have to say, never had a green thumb but this extended stay at the homestead has made way to me trying to maintain some fresh stuff from the house!
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Could you just drill some holes in the wood bottom? I was trying to think of what else to use, and I'm struggling to think of something that will hold the dirt but let water out.Did you use wood for the bottom of your planter? I'm thinking of doing the same but with the bottom most likely needing to be something that will release water I'm a bit hesitant as what I should do on the bottom.
This is the bottom. I drilled several holes in the bottom to make sure the water had somewhere to go. I'm also going to line the inside of it with a heavy duty plastic (contractor trash bag or painters sheeting) to make sure the wood doesn't rot and it's a bit easier for the water to run down into the holes.Did you use wood for the bottom of your planter? I'm thinking of doing the same but with the bottom most likely needing to be something that will release water I'm a bit hesitant as what I should do on the bottom.
Great work! That is sort of the only thing I have come up with as well.This is the bottom. I drilled several holes in the bottom to make sure the water had somewhere to go. I'm also going to line the inside of it with a heavy duty plastic (contractor trash bag or painters sheeting) to make sure the wood doesn't rot and it's a bit easier for the water to run down into the holes.
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It's been a few years, but I used to plant a vegetable garden every year. The soil isn't great where I'm living now, but it'll grow tomatoes and basil. Nothing in the grocery store compares to garden tomatoes.Would love to hear about anyone else and their gardening adventures! It's beginning to warm here in Ohio, so it has me thinking of what my garden will be like this year!
It's been a few years, but I used to plant a vegetable garden every year. The soil isn't great where I'm living now, but it'll grow tomatoes and basil. Nothing in the grocery store compares to garden tomatoes.
I've tried to plant blueberries in the yard but they didn't take. There's one large blueberry bush that was here when we bought the place and it's full of berries every year. Unfortunately, I'm competing with deer and birds for them. We also have tons of wild raspberries and blackberries that grow around the yard.
I didn't know that, but it explains why I've had luck with them.bad soil is great for tomatoes. Too rich of soil results in fruit that never ripens.