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Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:00 pm
by DavidBarkey
Eugen wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:17 am
Sounds like your soaker hose is much better than the solid one I got from Costco a couple years ago.
Tape is light and easy to move. How many rows and how long do you have?
One thing I don't know about the tape is resistance to uv and in general how it lasts in time. I'll ask my in laws.
It works well buried under 6 inches of soil though, which would give it uv protection,
Ya , this stuff is better than that rubber stuff , but still too expencive to do the whole garden , and there is the weeds .
Not many , just 32 at 50' each . I was hoping this year to put heavy raw paper down to help with weeds . But that didn't happen . If I can get that together next year I can put tape under each row and just hock up when need to water .
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:15 pm
by JSinMO
We just picked our first cherry tomato of the year. It probably could have waited another day but I couldn’t help myself, been waiting for a fresh one for awhile! Had a zucchini ready too. And I picked a handful of beans to test cook and see how we like them. Looks like we’ll be in full swing pick vegetables pretty quick now!
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:53 am
by DavidBarkey
JSinMO wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:15 pm
We just picked our first cherry tomato of the year. It probably could have waited another day but I couldn’t help myself, been waiting for a fresh one for awhile! Had a zucchini ready too. And I picked a handful of beans to test cook and see how we like them. Looks like we’ll be in full swing pick vegetables pretty quick now!37EC47CC-3825-46C9-B700-2E3F431AD81D.jpegF6F6DBE0-EC7C-4A74-9363-495193F7AE65.jpeg
Wow
. We have had some raddish, spinnage, lettuce and few little brockley . But that is it so far . a few peppers forming .peas, tomatoes are just flowering . Going to plic some of the lower leaves from cabbages to make coldslaw this weekend . No head forming yet but some are large enough to steel lower leaves .
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:09 am
by Eugen
Great you guys! So nice to pick things in your own garden.
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:08 pm
by Eugen
I got nasty bugs on the elder bush.
Off they go in the dishsoapy water bucket.
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:11 pm
by Eugen
Something's doing a number on the tomato plants too.
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:15 pm
by JSinMO
Eugen wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:11 pm
Something's doing a number on the tomato plants too.
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That’s not good. I know there are different opinions on what is good or bad to use, but seven dust should stop the bugs.
Our Holly hox we’re getting destroyed, I dusted them very carefully as to not get dust in the flowers so it wouldn’t effect bees or humming birds. Stopped the bugs cold. Now the plants are coming back.
I remember we used it in the garden at home when I was a kid.
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:12 am
by DavidBarkey
Dam Japanese Beetles . Worse than locus I think . Eat everything in the path that you want but won't touch the weeds . Fortunately the ducks love them . They have shown up on the black raspberry bushes and the ducks have been having a field day . Did you know that a Indian Runner duck can jump straight up . They can when there are bugs up there . LOL
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:40 pm
by JSinMO
Nothing to report. Just playing with the panoramic setting on the phone, thought it was a nice garden shot.
Re: Gardens 2022
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 4:15 pm
by DavidBarkey
Going to be some good eating soon .