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Gardening Thread

Deaconblue said:
Wow, that's a lot of information on almost 4500 varieties of tomatoes. If you can't find what you would like there, I'm not sure what to say.
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Thanks DB; I ordered from Tatiana in 2014, if she does not have access to the source, probably not available. Placed an order for '16 earlier this week. If the tomato I order from her has merit, I always try to save seed for future plantings. Another site you may want to visit that only deals with tomatoes by forum...
http://www.tomatoville.com/forumdisplay.php?f=60

There are some pros there who can probably find a solution for any tomato related problem you encounter.
 
tbird said:
I had some success eliminating them (nematodes) when the moles or voles arrived. Problem is been dealing with those critters ever since. Have read solutions and remedies on GardenWeb.com. Tried juicy fruit gum as suggested but did not remove the animals. Need to borrow my neighbors cat when I return to NC this Spring as that may work. At least they aerate the soil with their tunnels.
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Thanks. Will try. Nasty little boogers.
 
Planted following yesterday, directly in the ground:

Mustard
Turnips
Spinach
Carrot
Lettuce (Caesar)

2016 is underway.
 
I hope your ground will stay thawed. I've still got snow on mine. I'll be a while before time to even think about putting early stuff in.
 
Deaconblue said:
I hope your ground will stay thawed. I've still got snow on mine. I'll be a while before time to even think about putting early stuff in.
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I tend to lean forward on North Carolina winters. I planted mostly root and cold tolerant crops, which were replacements for the same varieties I harvested last week. My raised bed is two 10 foot by 4 foot boxes, so I can barely use three different two dollar seed packets as it is. If my gamble pays off, I will have spinach, kale, mustard, turnips and carrots out of the ground by the time tomato transplants are ready to go in.
 
jhmd2000 said:
I tend to lean forward on North Carolina winters. I planted mostly root and cold tolerant crops, which were replacements for the same varieties I harvested last week. My raised bed is two 10 foot by 4 foot boxes, so I can barely use three different two dollar seed packets as it is. If my gamble pays off, I will have spinach, kale, mustard, turnips and carrots out of the ground by the time tomato transplants are ready to go in.
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Saw some posts on other garden threads where folks even in northern climates sow their early Spring seed late Fall and have a nice early crop beginning in March.
 
tbird said:
Saw some posts on other garden threads where folks even in northern climates sow their early Spring seed late Fall and have a nice early crop beginning in March.
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One of the cool things about being in a community garden is you can eyeball 40 other experiments in your microclimate. There are people who garden 12 months out of the year. Kale and collards evidently would grow on Hoth.
 
Deaconblue said:
I hope your ground will stay thawed. I've still got snow on mine. I'll be a while before time to even think about putting early stuff in.
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Well,...so much for all that. Crashed and burned, Mav.

When do you guys plan on starting your spring gardens?
 
jhmd2000 said:
Well,...so much for all that. Crashed and burned, Mav.

When do you guys plan on starting your spring gardens?
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Plan to return to mountains middle of March. Hope to start my early vegetables. Will be also starting tomatoes and eggplant in seed beds.
 
I'm hoping to start out my tomato seeds this coming weekend, if I can find time. I hauled close to 20 cubic yards of composted horse manure to my garden and turned it over again a few weeks ago. In a few weeks I'll disk and turn it once more, then test a sample to see if I've make it too nitrogen rich. I've got another probably 15-20 yards I still need to move, but I think I'm going to pile it up and use it around the house.
 
Going to be planting potatoes in a few weeks. Been purchasing product at Southern States. Any local Carolinians have any suggestions for sources?
 
I get most of my local seed from Southern States, the more exotic fruits and vegetables I order seeds from Park Seed.
 
I usually wait on even early stuff until danger of hard freezes and heavy, long lasting snow has passed. Where I am in mid-Atlantic, that is usually mid - late March. Frosts overnight and light snows that melt quickly are OK, but freezes into the teens and low 20's are usually bad even for cold tolerant crops. A soil thermometer is a useful thing. When soil temp is warm enough for what is to be planted, I go for it, unless there is forecast hard freezes in the future.
 
tbird said:
Going to be planting potatoes in a few weeks. Been purchasing product at Southern States. Any local Carolinians have any suggestions for sources?
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This is my favorite source. There are a couple of local garden supply and hardware stores in CLT that stock their seeds. For things they don't stock, I just order direct from the website.
https://sowtrueseed.com/
 
I put a dozen broccoli and brussel sprout starts in the ground today, along with some starts of cabbage, spinach, kale, collards, arugula and a lot of onions. Planted english and sugar snap peas from seed.
 
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Ground was up to 45 degrees Sunday. Gonna be time to move compost and run the rototiller so I can start planting the cold season stuff.
 
In the Pit's opinion, which last longer mulch or pine needles? I find myself using about $400 worth of pine needles every year. Is a mulch approach any better?
 
Unless your home is brick or stone, mulch. Pine needles can ignite with sun glare off a window due to the sap. Its basically like putting matches outside your home. Many cities are banning their use.
 
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