The volunteers from last falls late palnting…
Another example of the effectiveness of drip irrigation on our soil type…
Posted on 06/14/2013 12:44:34 PM PDT by greeneyes
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When is the big move home RD232?
Greeneyes thanks alot for those rooting tips. Think I’ll let one of those ‘sucker’ stems from the ‘mater plants grow out a bit and harvest it for a cutting. I put my rosemary cuttings in a store bought liquid solution but i didn’t dilute it enough as I burnt them up dead. I’d rather learn from /johnny’s mistakes than my own. (’
We will head to Mississippi next week some time to drop off one of our vehicles. Then head back to Marshall to rent a truck to pack every thing in on the 25th. Drive to Miss on the 26th.
The volunteers from last falls late palnting…
Another example of the effectiveness of drip irrigation on our soil type…
/johnny
Well it worked for most of my tomatoes. Some of the ones I stuck into soil didn’t root very well, but most did.
I just looked and read on your about page and you are a fine man. Plus, you know your way around a garden, putting it together the way you did. Plus, your dogs are great.
Thanks for the pictures. I am loving the look of that corn. Mine is just kinda limping along. The potatoes and first group of tomatoes have finally taken off a bit.
I plan to put down some newspaper and straw mulch tomorrow unless it rains.
Maybe one of you pros can help me identify a plant in my neighbors flower bed . (They don’t know what it is) The plant grows up like a candle obra, has longer /slender leaves, gets a yellow hollyhock like flower which turns into a dandelion like ball about the size of a baseball. Sorry to break into the thread. Thanks.
It’s ok, but it would help to have a picture. You might want to post a picture on next week’s thread in the afternoon, so more people get to see it though.
I myself have no clue, but I’m far from an expert.
I can get a picture of it but not sure I’m smart enough to post it. I’ll try . Thanks for getting back to me.
Thanks for the kind words. At least our move back home will allow me to start up my garden area again.
OK.
“Well it worked for most of my tomatoes. Some of the ones I stuck into soil didn’t root very well, but most did.”
Tomatoes are extremely good about rooting. Rooting hormone is not necessary - all you have to do with tomato cuttings is keep them from drying out too much before they have time to grow roots. That can be a problem in hot weather.
To increase the odds of success, stick the cutting in a container of good potting mix or garden soil - something that will hold some moisture but not get waterlogged. The container doesn’t have to be very wide, but it should be deep enough to bury at least half of the cutting. (For cuttings under 12” long, Solo cups with holes cut in the bottom work great.)
Put it in the shade and keep the soil moist. When the cutting stops wilting, re-acclimate it to the sun gradually over 4-5 days. By the time you get it used to the sun again, it will have enough roots to transplant it into your garden.
You can root a sucker or the end of a stem - it doesn’t matter so long as it is healthy (no signs of disease) and has a growing tip. A cutting with tiny bloom buds is ideal. It will have a root system and be ready to transplant just before the blossoms open, so it can start making tomatoes right away.
Picking lots of Swiss Chard. Planted petunias recently. Because the temperatures have been on the cool side, pansies still blooming nicely. They will have to be pulled soon as some of them are looking a little heat beat.
LOL. My wife begged me not to plant okra this year.
Jeez... how can nature discriminate like this??? What about the transgendered squash???
LOL. We learned 30 years ago that ANY Zucchini is “TOO MUCH”.
Potting soil like Miracle grow has everything for 6 months but I like to add soluble Miracle grow fertilizer once a week. I believe they recommend it. It can be confusing at first. Stick with it. If you can get a PhD you can learn gardening. Sometimes not enough nitrogen is the problem. My barley wasn’t going to seed and I realized I had quit fertilizing over the winter and we had been out of town and what not. I hit it once with the Miracle Grow fertilizer and in days it was putting out nice heads of barley seed. I had just gotten lazy over the winter. Your beans will produce, I am certain.
It an onion of some kind.
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