2017 Gardening thread

[tbeak]

Neem oil

[SaltwaterSlick]

Neem oil

Yea, what he said...

[txtimetravler]

Pulled a dozen tomatoes off. These r some of the big girls...
Salt, pepper and garlic!

[Katch66]

Scotty, how do you cut back tomato plants? Never tried that, but since ours got whacked so bad with too much water, I might try that with the survivors...

I'm wondering how this is done also. How far do you cut it back? All the way to a stub?

[scotty]

I'm wondering how this is done also. How far do you cut it back? All the way to a stub?

That's what I'm wondering.
I'm going to cut some way back and others just the dead stuff.

[engnman]

Yes I layed the bales down packed them tight end to end and drove stakes. Once staked I cut the twine and used garden pruners to bust out planting holes. I filled using compost/manure. This is my first time with this method. Seems popular with Pinterest. 9" of rain backed up water here and probably wouldn't of happened again this year but I wasn't taking a chance. Thankfully we have put up a dozen jars of pickles, 2 dozen jars of tomatoes and 6 gallons of peppers already so a fresh start won't hurt too bad. Hopefully it didn't get my sweet corn time will tell

Friend used this and got some hay treated with herbicide and now his plants are all very sick. I think straw wheat or oat hay would work great.I use wheat straw for mulch and never had this problem.

[eradicator]

I'm wondering how this is done also. How far do you cut it back? All the way to a stub?

Just cut them back to a foot or so. Cut all of the branches so it's just a stalk. New growth will start at all of the joints. I typically don't do it until later in the season. The hottest months of the year are coming up and you don't want them to get going too soon. A lot of times I end up with green tomatoes in the fall(which we like). I would suggest some sort of shade feature if you plan on it doing it now.

[BrandonH]

Just cut them back to a foot or so. Cut all of the branches so it's just a stalk. New growth will start at all of the joints. I typically don't do it until later in the season. The hottest months of the year are coming up and you don't want them to get going too soon. A lot of times I end up with green tomatoes in the fall(which we like). I would suggest some sort of shade feature if you plan on it doing it now.

How late in the year do you like to do it? Do I need to wait until it cools down like October?

[Shake N' Bake]

Here's a few pics of the garden. All in all we are looking good!

[SaltwaterSlick]

Here's a few pics of the garden. All in all we are looking good!

Yessir! Y'all are gonna make a garden yet! Looking good!

[eradicator]

How late in the year do you like to do it? Do I need to wait until it cools down like October?

I usually do it in mid august.

[Texas Grown]

Way to stay with it Shake n Bake.

The fish are biting, and there's hogs to be kilt. Gotta go!

[Texas Grown]

I finally got my first mator bloom yesterday. Got 5 plants with blossom bowls now. Two are still struggling to make 10" tall.

A lot of the chillies are putting on blooms. Some are still struggling. Many are taking off once they get over the shock from transplant.

Real nice soak-n rain going on here since daylight. Expected to stop about noon.

The fish are biting, and there's hogs to be kilt. Gotta go!

[tbeak]

Cucumbers getting flowers and the peas are ready for picking.

[czechgrubworm]

Anyone have ants bothering their blooms on their okra? Noticed this yesterday. Was going to just put some seven dust around the bases, but it was suppose to rain this morning. I waited, but shall do soon. Anyone else experience this? Angie