March 11, 2018 | #31 |
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This may seem like a jackass comment by me but there are several threads going on about container mix and what to use.
If I were the thread starter I would be so confused I wouldn't know what to do. So I have after several days of thought decided not to give my opinion on those threads. No body has to do what I do but at least dont knock it till you have. What I use is MG natures care raised bed soil. There is no real soil/dirt in this stuff. I use about 2 parts MG to one part perlite and that is it. Another brand I use is the Kellog's stuff, dont remember which one. These are the only two I have experimented with in the no drain holes tubs. If a person reads this and goes off and uses another mix and it fails dont burn my house down. I am not a big MG fan and I dont get kick backs from them. But I simply cannot stand behind what I am doing if the recipe uses something else all fancy and complected. Most of the time I like to keep things very simple. Worth |
March 12, 2018 | #32 |
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Gave the plants another hot toddy for tonight's 42F weather.
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March 12, 2018 | #33 |
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Worth , you are ahead of me by 2 week.I will start hardening off my seedlings on Thursday and plant out one week later.
You have 42F tonight , we will get 30F..
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An no they aren't sulking in the cold they are growing big time because the big tubs with black sides are collecting heat and storing it in the soil. Worth |
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March 19, 2018 | #35 |
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Snailtropolis is back in full force.
Stepped on several hundred last night. Worth |
March 20, 2018 | #36 |
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I used to get a lot of slugs in Seattle. Heyed them . Now down here get no slug/snail but then i had lots of stink bugs. This year i am gonna start working on them from bery early on. Oh, yeah and the horn worms.
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A few mater plants before first hair cut.
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great looking plants worth !
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Worth, your plants look real good .
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Nice, healthy looking plants with flowers already. We still have snow. Jealous!
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March 24, 2018 | #42 |
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Thanks everyone.
Probably going to pinch a few growing shoots from the bottom because I have several plants in the containers. Need to make room for growth from each plant. If the one big bloom sets I will probably pinch it too. I have seen what effect a tomato on a small plant can do towards overall growth and production of the plant. Time will tell. Worth |
March 25, 2018 | #43 |
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The pepper patch seems to have a small forest of ghost peppers sprouting up in the container.
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March 25, 2018 | #44 |
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Worth, you missed a pepper but they don't want you to run out of sauce.
Tomatoes looking great btw. They're as big as my chinese cabbage indoors under lights. |
March 26, 2018 | #45 |
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Picked up two big sacks of beans one Blue lake 274 and one Cherokee wax.
Seeds. Worth |
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