Better Be Planting This Year. 2022+ And Up MEGATHREAD

[BarnBuilder]

Looking good! Are you planting in furrows?

They are a sort of raised bed as pulled up the soil where the path in between is. It seems to work well.

 

[flippinfleck]

First time I've seen something like this. Plant seems to be healthy, has maters and flowers. Was pruning up a bit when I found the 'mess'.

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[enbloc]

First time I've seen something like this. Plant seems to be healthy, has maters and flowers. Was pruning up a bit when I found the 'mess'.

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Kinda looks like the beginning of slime mold colony. (AKA "Dog Vomit")
Slime mold showing up in Louisiana gardens

 

[edin508]

First time I've seen something like this. Plant seems to be healthy, has maters and flowers. Was pruning up a bit when I found the 'mess'.

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Mycorrhizal fungi perhaps? Good stuff btw.

 

[FunnerGunner]

Kinda looks like the beginning of slime mold colony. (AKA "Dog Vomit")
Slime mold showing up in Louisiana gardens
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That stuff is crazy. Its neither fungus, mold, bacteria, animal... it has its own classification. And can move.

 

[flippinfleck]

Kinda looks like the beginning of slime mold colony. (AKA "Dog Vomit")
Slime mold showing up in Louisiana gardens
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Interesting article. Not in Lousiana nor is my soil overly damp (the top 2", at least). I'll keep an eye on it and provide an update as to whether it spreads or dies off.

Mycorrhizal fungi perhaps? Good stuff btw.

That stuff is crazy. Its neither fungus, mold, bacteria, animal... it has its own classification. And can move.

Well, sh*t, now I want to put in a cam watching just this spot! Doesn't look to be an issue for the plants so I'll just keep an eye on it. There were a couple yellow leaves on this particular plant so...

Thanks all!

 

[enbloc]

Interesting article. Not in Lousiana nor is my soil overly damp (the top 2", at least). I'll keep an eye on it and provide an update as to whether it spreads or dies off.

The article was about the slime mold being in Louisiana at the time of the article (2020), but it is not limited to that area. I'm not sure what you have, but some of its
characteristics are similar and I was offering it up as a potential cause... not a definitive ID.

Please continue to update us as you said. Sometimes being the first in an area with something "odd" can save many others...
Thanks,
~Enbloc

 

[enbloc]

That stuff is crazy. Its neither fungus, mold, bacteria, animal... it has its own classification. And can move.

 

[BarnBuilder]

Red Iceberg lettuce doing well. This will be great on burgers on Independence Day along with homemade potato salad and pickles canned from last year

 

[kman]

I was starting to think nothing was going to grow out of this plant but then I to take a double look tonight when I saw that actually I'm able to grow broccoli!


Also corn!

 

[FunnerGunner]

Red Iceberg lettuce doing well. This will be great on burgers on Independence Day along with homemade potato salad and pickles canned from last year

Do you let them head up or harvest when theyre more leafy?

 

[FunnerGunner]

I was starting to think nothing was going to grow out of this plant but then I to take a double look tonight when I saw that actually I'm able to grow broccoli!
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Also corn!

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I've had no luck with the broccoli last year due to what i think are a number of reasons but im thinking of trying the sprouting broccoli next year as its supposed to be super easy

 

[Sauer Grapes]

I was starting to think nothing was going to grow out of this plant but then I to take a double look tonight when I saw that actually I'm able to grow broccoli!
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Also corn!

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After you pick the head of broccoli the plant will produce smaller side shoots after some time. I use to think one and done, just be patient and you’ll get more.

 

[Gidge]

This year we have 30 tomato plants (mostly Heirloom Varieties)
8 Hot Cherry Pepper Plants, 2 Serrano pepper plants, 4 pickling cuke plants (growing up a trellis) and the Kale from last year is thriving.

The garden is bordered with marigolds (supposed to keep the vermin away) and we have about a half dozen mammoth sunflowers growing up along the garden fence.

 

[kman]

I've had no luck with the broccoli last year due to what i think are a number of reasons but im thinking of trying the sprouting broccoli next year as its supp

After you pick the head of broccoli the plant will produce smaller side shoots after some time. I use to think one and done, just be patient and you’ll get more.

So how do you know when to harvest?

For some reason I never thought I was going to get anything this year besides tomatoes.

 

[FunnerGunner]

So how do you know when to harvest?

For some reason I never thought I was going to get anything this year besides tomatoes.

You want to get it before it bolts/flowers and before aphids destroy it. So you can let it get as big as you want but it gets more risky as it gets hotter, imo.

 

[Boarder700]

Definitely coming together now. Getting lots of peas in which my 4yo loves. He just wanders down and eats them from time to time. Have also been getting 1-2 cukes a day. My 2yo loves to find those. And my 4yo also ate one of those whole while hanging out in the garden yesterday. I started those cukes way too early and was really worried about them but they seem to be taking now. Already ate one round of radishes and the second is almost ready. Tons of basil and cilantro that is already bolting, but some more planted that should be ready in a couple weeks. More lettuce and arugula than I could eat. Spinach all pulled blanched and frozen yesterday. Carrots look great. Tomatoes are huge. Peppers are starting to look good. Eggplants don’t look good but are starting to flower. Things seemed to come together just right for me so far.

 

[enbloc]

Well done!

 

[kman]

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I don't remember planting this in the garden.

I didn't realize what this was all about until yesterday when my 7 week old chickens started doing this.

 

[kman]

Has anyone here tried growing Hops? I got a packet and it has some weird directions about putting the seeds in the fridge for 3 months in sand and then planting them outside in dirt.

 

[Medicine Man]

Has anyone here tried growing Hops? I got a packet and it has some weird directions about putting the seeds in the fridge for 3 months in sand and then planting them outside in dirt.

Some seeds need a period of cold before they will germinate. Think dropping seeds in fall, sitting there all winter and sprouting in spring.
The fridge acts like winter.
Also it grows very fast and tall. You’re a little late.

 

[kman]

Some seeds need a period of cold before they will germinate. Think dropping seeds in fall, sitting there all winter and sprouting in spring.
The fridge acts like winter.
Also it grows very fast and tall. You’re a little late.

Do you think I can still try this season in peat pods?

 

[Medicine Man]

Do you think I can still try this season in peat pods?

Short answer is no.

Long answer:

Hops normally requires 120 days to mature.
However,
Like a lot of plants it flowers based on the length of daylight.
So,
You could technically plant it and it would flower as the daylight gets less. They would be shorter and the flowers would be smaller because it didn’t get that long growing season before the diminishing light triggered the flower button.
Except
You have not even begun the 3 month winter thing…
So, no.

Next year.

 

[FunnerGunner]

Definitely coming together now. Getting lots of peas in which my 4yo loves. He just wanders down and eats them from time to time. Have also been getting 1-2 cukes a day. My 2yo loves to find those. And my 4yo also ate one of those whole while hanging out in the garden yesterday. I started those cukes way too early and was really worried about them but they seem to be taking now. Already ate one round of radishes and the second is almost ready. Tons of basil and cilantro that is already bolting, but some more planted that should be ready in a couple weeks. More lettuce and arugula than I could eat. Spinach all pulled blanched and frozen yesterday. Carrots look great. Tomatoes are huge. Peppers are starting to look good. Eggplants don’t look good but are starting to flower. Things seemed to come together just right for me so far.

Looks real good man. Why no mulch?

 

[FunnerGunner]

Some seeds need a period of cold before they will germinate. Think dropping seeds in fall, sitting there all winter and sprouting in spring.
The fridge acts like winter.
Also it grows very fast and tall. You’re a little late.

I found you can also use the freezer for cold strat in just a few days. Didnt track germination rates but seemed to work.

 

[Medicine Man]

I found you can also use the freezer for cold strat in just a few days. Didnt track germination rates but seemed to work.

Just be careful to make sure they can handle freezing temperatures. Some seeds that require stratification can only handle the fridge.

 

[NHCraigT]

Definitely coming together now. Getting lots of peas in which my 4yo loves. He just wanders down and eats them from time to time. Have also been getting 1-2 cukes a day. My 2yo loves to find those. And my 4yo also ate one of those whole while hanging out in the garden yesterday. I started those cukes way too early and was really worried about them but they seem to be taking now. Already ate one round of radishes and the second is almost ready. Tons of basil and cilantro that is already bolting, but some more planted that should be ready in a couple weeks. More lettuce and arugula than I could eat. Spinach all pulled blanched and frozen yesterday. Carrots look great. Tomatoes are huge. Peppers are starting to look good. Eggplants don’t look good but are starting to flower. Things seemed to come together just right for me so far.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k0AuipqPqsU

 

[Boarder700]

Looks real good man. Why no mulch?

I bought some straw to use as mulch but then got scared it might have some kind of chemicals on it. And since it has been so dry weeds have been almost nonexistent so I guess it just hasn’t been an issue. The drip irrigation keeps it moist under the surface but let’s it get crusty on top.

 

[Medicine Man]

I bought some straw to use as mulch but then got scared it might have some kind of chemicals on it. And since it has been so dry weeds have been almost nonexistent so I guess it just hasn’t been an issue. The drip irrigation keeps it moist under the surface but let’s it get crusty on top.

You should be worried about blight.

 

[Uzi2]

After you pick the head of broccoli the plant will produce smaller side shoots after some time. I use to think one and done, just be patient and you’ll get more.

Yes, cabbages will do the same, with sometimes 3-4 smaller heads growing out of the initial main plant that has been cut off.