2018 Gardening thread

[Chipper]

I'm losing all my tomatoes to Mocking Birds. Just pecking holes through all of them. Gussing the only solution is some type of netting.. am i right? (not going to shoot a bunch of mockingbirds).

Pick them when they first start to turn color, set 'em on your counter and they will ripen. I would much rather have vine ripe but never had any luck with that as birds/squirrels take a bunch. Netting is a bigger pain than it is worth in my opinion.

[JoseyWales82]

I'm losing all my tomatoes to Mocking Birds. Just pecking holes through all of them. Gussing the only solution is some type of netting.. am i right? (not going to shoot a bunch of mockingbirds).

Hang up red Christmas ornaments

^^This

[texan4ut]

Apparently, I bought some kind of round zucchini. Grows great.....




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You didn't buy those plants at Homer Depot by chance I have the same thing almost. Supposed to be zucchini

[basschump]

You didn't buy those plants at Homer Depot by chance I have the same thing almost. Supposed to be zucchini

No sir. Natural gardener in Austin. ‘Ronde De Nice’ variety.


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[Danimal14]

My daughter has been following the life of some swallowtail caterpillars that were munching on my dill plant one crawled off to the mint and chrysalised on there which she saw happen that was cool and it just hatched pretty quick after 10 days



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[TXBRASS]

Pick them when they first start to turn color, set 'em on your counter and they will ripen. I would much rather have vine ripe but never had any luck with that as birds/squirrels take a bunch. Netting is a bigger pain than it is worth in my opinion.

Exactly what we do.


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[mmoses]

What are yall using for a compost set up?

[elgato]

This is what I do. Make a big U with bales of hay then fill it in. For me this is mostly horse manure with hay and wood chips then everything from the garden and house. I burned all the leftover firewood and put the ashes on the pile as well. The front is big enough that I can turn it with the front end loader . I'm way tired of turning compost piles by hand. Started this pile last winter. Will start using it this fall.

[hooligan]

Pick them when they first start to turn color, set 'em on your counter and they will ripen. I would much rather have vine ripe but never had any luck with that as birds/squirrels take a bunch. Netting is a bigger pain than it is worth in my opinion.

This is what we do. If I don't catch them in time they get destroyed

[mmoses]

I got a late start but its slowing growing.

Start of a compost pile.

[hooligan]

What are yall using for a compost set up?

We have a set up that is kind of like a pyramid plastic container. The city of Fort Worth had them for 60% off a couple years ago. It works but get filled up relatively quick and is a little slow to cook. What we have taken out of there has been great though.

[Sticks&Strings]

What is this? Butternut squash?

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[mmoses]

What is this? Butternut squash?

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Looks like it!

[mmoses]

What is this? Butternut squash?
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Is the grid to help keep the squash off the ground?

[Sticks&Strings]

Is the grid to help keep the squash off the ground?

No, it's a square foot garden so I used 1x2 to divide my boxes into square feet.

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