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vermiculite????
Choksaw, where or where were you able to find vermiculite? Please let us know and thanks
cmac- Posts : 4
Join date : 2010-03-13
Location : Vancouver WA
vermiculite
My source for vermiculite is posted in a seperate forum under the vermiculite sources and a thread in the lower south sub forum
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
Trellis design
Here are 3 seperate pics of the trellis design i did hope you like
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
Re: My Garden Pictures
I really like those trellises. What are you planning on growing on them? Also did you treat them with anything?
Veggies in mind
The wood fro the trellis wast waterproofed with te same stuff i used on the boxs as for veggies so far
Summer sqaush
Zucchini
Watermelon (sugar baby)
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumbers (straight
i also plan on planting
Onions
Radish's
Carrots
Sweat corn (jersey salt and pepper)
Beef steak tomatoe
Brandywine tomatoe
Dill (to attract lady bugs)
Sweet Basil
Cilantro
Sweet red bell peppers
Marigolds (to ward off pests)
and i will work on more veggies as the seasons change so far ive got these planned for a fall/winter crop
Brussel sprouts
Garlic
Cabbage
Lettuce
its all a work in progress i just need to get better at starting from seeds some of them are a PITA to transplant and others get real leggy befor ready fro transplant
Summer sqaush
Zucchini
Watermelon (sugar baby)
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumbers (straight
i also plan on planting
Onions
Radish's
Carrots
Sweat corn (jersey salt and pepper)
Beef steak tomatoe
Brandywine tomatoe
Dill (to attract lady bugs)
Sweet Basil
Cilantro
Sweet red bell peppers
Marigolds (to ward off pests)
and i will work on more veggies as the seasons change so far ive got these planned for a fall/winter crop
Brussel sprouts
Garlic
Cabbage
Lettuce
its all a work in progress i just need to get better at starting from seeds some of them are a PITA to transplant and others get real leggy befor ready fro transplant
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
Re: My Garden Pictures
thanks for posting your pictures....those boxes really look nice.
Not sure if I missed it, but how tall are your trellises?
Also, I'm assuming you can get some pretty good gusts of wind where you're at. Even up here in MN we can get some nasty summer storms. I've been thinking that a tall trellis would just rip off the box......obviously I'm very new to this. Did you simply hold the poles to the box with a few wood screws? That'll hold up, huh?
I really like your design - very nice.
Not sure if I missed it, but how tall are your trellises?
Also, I'm assuming you can get some pretty good gusts of wind where you're at. Even up here in MN we can get some nasty summer storms. I've been thinking that a tall trellis would just rip off the box......obviously I'm very new to this. Did you simply hold the poles to the box with a few wood screws? That'll hold up, huh?
I really like your design - very nice.
new2this- Posts : 215
Join date : 2010-03-05
Age : 49
Location : southeast MN, zone 4a
Trellis support
Yeah during hurricane season it gets a bit windy down here the trellis's are approximatly 6 ft tall and held to the box with 6 4inch deck screws on the verticals and 3 4inch deck screws on the horizontal
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
Re: My Garden Pictures
I think I just found a new quote of the moment.choksaw wrote:Yeah during hurricane season it gets a bit windy down here ....
Re: My Garden Pictures
Being from the PNW I actually get that. Drizzle doesn't count, showers don't count, REALLY heavy fog doesn't count (even when you have to use the windshield wipers to see down the road). Only actual rain counts.
Re: My Garden Pictures
Choksaw,
How many dill plants are you planning on planting to attract those ladybugs? It looks like you consider companion planting a little to help out with your gardening. I like that idea as I do some of that myself.
I plant Borage near my tomato plants. It usually brings in the bees, and is supposed to help the flavour and growth of the tomato plant too.
How many dill plants are you planning on planting to attract those ladybugs? It looks like you consider companion planting a little to help out with your gardening. I like that idea as I do some of that myself.
I plant Borage near my tomato plants. It usually brings in the bees, and is supposed to help the flavour and growth of the tomato plant too.
Wild Bill- Posts : 43
Join date : 2010-03-15
Re: My Garden Pictures
Nice trellises your boxes are beautiful.
Curious about ladybugs. What do they do for your garden? I actually have some crawling around my seedlings in my basement, and at first thought it was real cute, but 2 months later i have like 100 dead lady bug carcasses on the floor. Last summer we actually were SWARMED with them in august, like so many the cuties were grossing me out. They have never been a problem to my garden but I didnt like having to run through hundreds of them to get in and out of the door.
Curious about ladybugs. What do they do for your garden? I actually have some crawling around my seedlings in my basement, and at first thought it was real cute, but 2 months later i have like 100 dead lady bug carcasses on the floor. Last summer we actually were SWARMED with them in august, like so many the cuties were grossing me out. They have never been a problem to my garden but I didnt like having to run through hundreds of them to get in and out of the door.
jerzyjen- Posts : 210
Join date : 2010-03-03
Age : 47
Location : Burlington County, NJ - Zone 6b
Re: My Garden Pictures
In my area of the country they eat aphids (the ants farm them, if you have small ants you could also have aphids) They can die in a basement of hunger or thirst.
Sometimes they seem to swarm an area because the trees (often willow here) are full of aphids.
Deborah ....who is going to be stuck with that old nursery rhyme in her head now.
Sometimes they seem to swarm an area because the trees (often willow here) are full of aphids.
Deborah ....who is going to be stuck with that old nursery rhyme in her head now.
Re: My Garden Pictures
I have planted 4 dill and will be adding 4 sweet basil near the tomatoes never thought of borage and am considering getting some lavander (they smell awesome) and some chives as well but we will wait on see how this season goes because if it all works out well i have a remodel/addition ill be adding to my box's (yes there will be pictures of the addition lol)
Lady bugs, stick bugs, praying mantis, and a parasitic wasp (the tomatoe horn worm one) are benificial bugs to your garden they feed on all the nasties that invade and munch on your plants another good solution is to plant dwarf marigolds in or around some of your plants as the smell drives off certain bugs (not sure which ones)
Im trying to take as many pictures as i can 1 for the forums and 2 for facebook because i have a few friends who are gardening through me vicariously since they live in apartments and such lol
Lady bugs, stick bugs, praying mantis, and a parasitic wasp (the tomatoe horn worm one) are benificial bugs to your garden they feed on all the nasties that invade and munch on your plants another good solution is to plant dwarf marigolds in or around some of your plants as the smell drives off certain bugs (not sure which ones)
Im trying to take as many pictures as i can 1 for the forums and 2 for facebook because i have a few friends who are gardening through me vicariously since they live in apartments and such lol
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
Re: My Garden Pictures
While Dill has some attractive features, according to this:
DILL: Improves growth and
health of cabbage. Do not plant near carrots, caraway or tomatoes.
Best friend for lettuce. Attracts hoverflies
and predatory wasps. Repels aphids and spider mites to some degree.
Also may repel the
dreaded squash bug! (scatter some good size dill leaves on plants
that are suspect to
squash bugs, like squash plants.) Dill goes well with lettuce,
onions,
cabbage, sweet corn and
cucumbers. Dill does attract the tomato horn worm so it would be
useful to plant it
somewhere away from your tomato plants to keep the destructive horn
worm away from them.
Do plant dill in an appropriate spot for the swallowtail butterfly
caterpillars to feed on. Even their
caterpillars are beautiful.
.... you may want to not plant them near your tomatoes since they may attract the tomato hornworm!!
DILL: Improves growth and
health of cabbage. Do not plant near carrots, caraway or tomatoes.
Best friend for lettuce. Attracts hoverflies
and predatory wasps. Repels aphids and spider mites to some degree.
Also may repel the
dreaded squash bug! (scatter some good size dill leaves on plants
that are suspect to
squash bugs, like squash plants.) Dill goes well with lettuce,
onions,
cabbage, sweet corn and
cucumbers. Dill does attract the tomato horn worm so it would be
useful to plant it
somewhere away from your tomato plants to keep the destructive horn
worm away from them.
Do plant dill in an appropriate spot for the swallowtail butterfly
caterpillars to feed on. Even their
caterpillars are beautiful.
.... you may want to not plant them near your tomatoes since they may attract the tomato hornworm!!
Wild Bill- Posts : 43
Join date : 2010-03-15
Re: My Garden Pictures
good find thanx for posting that up makes me glad that by luck i have it right next to my corn and my radishs are between it and the carrots
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
Love the boxes!
choksaw~
the boxes look great! I love the corners you added and the cedar finish! Please keep the pics coming....I need the inspiration!
~Rhonda
the boxes look great! I love the corners you added and the cedar finish! Please keep the pics coming....I need the inspiration!
~Rhonda
colesonsmom- Posts : 12
Join date : 2010-03-19
Age : 50
Location : Agua Dulce, Texas
Re: My Garden Pictures
Here are som epicture of the modifications i made to my box to prevent leaves and maple things (whirlybirds) from landin in my boxs and sprouting
In this 1 you can sorta see the 1/4" hardware cloth i used for a netting since the sqaures are 1/4" in size it shouldnt block too much sunlight
Ran a little bit short of material on the back side but ill be fixing that tomorrow and then waterproofing/staining the new wood to match the box's Next project is the drip irrigation system wish me luck lol
In this 1 you can sorta see the 1/4" hardware cloth i used for a netting since the sqaures are 1/4" in size it shouldnt block too much sunlight
Ran a little bit short of material on the back side but ill be fixing that tomorrow and then waterproofing/staining the new wood to match the box's Next project is the drip irrigation system wish me luck lol
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
Re: My Garden Pictures
as my grabdfather would say thats polish engineering at its finest lol
i did all the work from eyeball no lvl just atape measure and my eye its a little off but who says it needs to be perfect (unless your an engineer) lol
i did all the work from eyeball no lvl just atape measure and my eye its a little off but who says it needs to be perfect (unless your an engineer) lol
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
Re: My Garden Pictures
Suddenly I am happy to be out of the forest.
Deborah ....was missing her birds, but birds require trees with those "whirlybirds" (I think we called um whirligigs).
You know you have grown up when maple seeds are a pain instead of a delight.
Deborah ....was missing her birds, but birds require trees with those "whirlybirds" (I think we called um whirligigs).
You know you have grown up when maple seeds are a pain instead of a delight.
Re: My Garden Pictures
if the weather lets up i will post some pics of my home made SFG seeder templates for direct sowing and for transplant sowing with included materials and instructions (as best i can describe them)
choksaw- Posts : 459
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 49
Location : New Port Richey FL.
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