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Delia Shades

We're having problems with some random comments on all our projects that are non-grammatical and inane. (Example below.) When you're trying to provide a custom service, it gives the worst possible impression. What's up with some random hacker spoiling a site?

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7

Seems like there would be a better place for this type of complaint than in here.

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booberry85(5)

I was thinking of planting kelp! Yup I watch the weather everyday! Sometimes I check it a couple times a day if storms are spotty. The last couple of Junes for us have been very wet. The vegetables are really struggling this year. The flowers and the perennials are hanging tough!

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Chris B(6a NY)

July and August should be better.

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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

Stunted growth, brown spots on the leaves, vein flecking, etc. are all symptoms of Pea Virus

It is transmitted by aphids. See link as well as the many pics of infected plants on GoogleImages.

Dave

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Chris B(6a NY)

Ok, thank you.

This could be the issue. I will inspect for aphids just out of curiousity, but will probably just remove the plants(which I guess would be my only option).

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farmerdill

Of course and usually only a portion of the head is affected. Just cut out the affected parts. Even the brown bead is safe but definitely not appetising

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catherinet(5 IN)

Thanks farmerdill.

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theforgottenone1013(MI zone 5b/6a)

Farmington- The "one inch per week" "rule" is a very vague guideline at best. To put it another way, it's completely unreliable. How much you need to water depends on the specific crop, rainfall, heat, your type of soil, sun exposure, if your soil is mulched or not, etc. Nobody can say definitively that your plants need x-amount of water. Sorry, I realize that doesn't help much.

Water until your soil is moist. Not just on the surface but deep down. Certain plants like consistent moisture. Some like to dry out a bit between waterings. If it's been hot, you'll need to water more. If it's been cool you might not need to water for a while. Sandy soil dries out quicker than clay. Mulched soil retains moisture whereas unmulched dries out quick in summer. You just have to get a feel for it.

Rodney

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vgkg(Z-7)

When my old soaker hoses spring a leak it's super glue to the rescue with a bit of duct tape on top. These are the black flexible oozing/soaker hoses that are made from recycled ground up tires, which lately have been in the news for causing cancer when used with artificial turf on soccer fields (tire dust inhaled and on exposed skin). I'm slowly switching over to old fashion sprinkler systems.

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Nash Stanton

I'm surprised that they only grew about 5 feet or so. But that didn't seem to halt much progress. They're looking good. Average 2 ears per stalk which is healthy.

My girlfriend keeps wanting to hand pollinate but I keep telling her to let nature run its course! Plenty of corn for natural pollination I think.

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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana

Let us know how many ears are actually harvested. Corn usually has 2 starting ears, but unless there is very good vigor, the second may not develop.

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jnjfarm_gw(5a)

this year with the extremely wet conditions in my area, my favorite tool is my weedeater and tingley knee high boots.

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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana

I have a potato fork that is likely very old. I finally broke the handle and welded a metal pipe handle on it...heavier, but extra strong now. I use that fork to more deeply mix in things, to dig potatoes, and to aerate to speed drying to plant sooner.

I have a well used and sharpened hoe. It is a bit heavier than another one I have, and I definitely prefer the heavier one.

I have a sand shovel [2 in fact] and they are hand me downs, but they are very useful for..ta da..moving sand which I have moved a lot.

I have a shovel and a front drive [my preference] rototiller. I can lean it and make ridges and dig deeper.

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ninecrow(England)

Bump

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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

Early AM

Dave

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lantanascape(z6 Idaho)

Thanks SoTX! We actually have a bunch of white quartz landscaping rock in a big pile on the other side of the shop, so that is what I'll use. It was an eyesore in the front flower beds, but will work well for greenhouse flooring. I hadn't thought about the heat sink aspect, but that would be good motivation for digging the floor out by a couple inches and adding more rock (plus, that pile will shrink more and get out of my way).

Sunnibel, great idea using the clear roofing for your chooks. My coop gets too much shade in the summer as it is, my girls probably would have appreciated a clear roof (plus they can stargaze at night). Good luck working on hubby for the GH. My dad and I just started building while my DH was at work. Ask for forgiveness instead of permission, that's my motto!

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ozarkhighlandergal

I'm wondering if you have any final pictures of the lean to greenhouse...and how you attached the frame to the cinderblocks! I'm looking to build a lean-to for my mom and your design is perfect! We just finished the screened in porch and have, I believe, enough supplies to build this - minus some screws, and the blocks.... I'd love to hear more about this now in 2015!

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tishtoshnm Zone 6/NM

Most of what I have read regarding garlic is that the size is generally put on at the end of the growth cycle, like the last 1 month to 6 weeks. In zone 3, if you were to harvest in August/September, they were likely just in the beginning stages of dividing and sizing up. The digging likely happened in that most crucial of times (not a judgment, just a statement). That is my best guess as to why the garlic was small.

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dancercr

Thanks everyone!

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agardenstateof_mind(USDA 7 NJ)

I don't know if this helps, but my first year with a veggie garden I decided to let one of the indeterminate tomatoes (variety long-forgotten) go where it would. It went up the 8-foot stake, and down the 8-foot stake, then crept along the garden fence until it met the rhododendron, which it proceeded to meander through. It was interesting, by late summer, to see tomatoes in a rhodie.

When desperate, I've "topped" vines and found they root very quickly.

On the more conservative side, is there a way to direct the vines laterally on a trellis or fencing of some sort?

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exmar

I have a buddy who grows Marzano's and does it all totally and completely wrong. He gets phenomenal yields. He set some PT posts two feet deep and 7 feet above ground. Two feet above groud he put galvanized chain link fencing across. He plants the Marzano's on both sides, after they've grown enough to reach the fencing, he prunes all branches to that point. As the Marzano's grow, he ties them to the fence, directing the vines where he wants them. He's been doing this in the same place for over ten years. forget rotating crops, etc. It works for him.

Marzano's are my all time favorite for sauce, but they are a challenge. Wonder how they do it in Italy?

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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana

From what I have read, potatoes tend not to sprout for about 6 weeks [or more] after harvest.

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Katie Gooding(8b, Coastal SC)

Hmm...that may be a bit of a problem then. I'm looking more for the 5 weeks to replant...might have to just do some experimentation!

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Peter (6b SE NY)

Here are better pictures from today.

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nancyjane_gardener(Zone 8ish North of San Francisco in the "real" wine country)

When I drag my curser over the picture and click, it makes it at least 2x the size. Nancy

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christineva

I'm not sure what potting soil it was. I'm a pretty haphazard gardener so I can tell you it was whatever I could find at the store. Probably something generic like the Miracle Grow Organic mix. I grow the celery in fairly small pots. Maybe 3 plants in a ten inch pot. Here's a picture of my front porch. The celery is in the white pot near the bottom right of the picture. I can take a close-up of it when I get home from work if that will help.

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Austin Dayacap

Unfortunately, we don't have a wide variety of potting soil in the market here in the Philippines. I guess I'd go with something nonspecific when buying one and use that. Your garden's huuuge!

So 3 plants in a ten inch pot? I see... I have two plants in my 10 inch pot. But that's good to know that it will thrive. I guess I'll have to move it to a shadier area as I can see that yours is in a shaded area and see what happens. Thank you! BTW, do you blanch your celery? I read somewhere online that blanching helps with the taste.

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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana

As the vet said, cats usually only have the disease about 3 weeks in their life time.

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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)

"There is no danger in this whole world more grave than cat poop."

That's a world I'd like to live in!

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