2024 garden thread

[buellbrewer]

I've used several dozen bags of the Kellog brand(pink colored bag) container/potting soil brand from the Depot.
Seems to work good for me. I add some BlackKow in on top and cut in. If you have a 'good' nursery near by and can buy a truckload of topsoil and amend with mushroom an or blackkow it would be alot cheaper.

 

[Dennis1979]

good luck!!
I gave up....got tired of feeding all the chipmunks....hope you get better results

We have grown some jalapenos and had success for 2 years now, but that's it. The containers will sit on top of 3ft tall folding tables, so hopefully will keep at least some of the critters who would do harm to the veggies at bay at least a little.

 

[BEREZKA]

Beginner gardener here. I have some large containers and may build a raised bed to grow some basic veggies this season. Tomatoes, peppers, bush beans, and summer squash. I know it's probably best to make your own soil mixture for best results, but we aren't ready to do that just yet. Can someone please recommend a store-bought soil that works well for those veggies in containers/beds? Also, from what I've read, many people do like 2 parts soil to 1 part organic compost of some sort. Any advice on if we need to do that too would be much appreciated. There is SO much info online it's hard to determine what makes the most sense for a beginner just trying to get their feet wet and have at least moderate success. So, I figured I would ask some experienced folks on here for a little help. Thanks in advance for any/all advice!

I would see if you can get chicken manure locally and use that in the soil. I dont use compost unless its my own. I dont trust store bought to not contain "bio solids"

For squash make sure you spray them to prevent vine borer

 

[Dennis1979]

I would see if you can get chicken manure locally and use that in the soil. I dont use compost unless its my own. I dont trust store bought to not contain "bio solids"

For squash make sure you spray them to prevent vine borer

Ok thank you, what exactly should be sprayed on the squash?

 

[BEREZKA]

Ok thank you, what exactly should be sprayed on the squash?

BT spray

 

[WinstonSmith]

We cut down and mulched the winter cover crop in the greenhouse yesterday. Tarped it. We will go back in a couple and spray with our fertilizer teas we made from the compost and use our spader to till in 18" deep then make the beds. Really working on building great soil this year. We have all our starts going gangbusters. The taproots of my tea plants are out growing the containers so about to transplant and have a couple chinquipin chestnuts I have to find a spot for as well. Once we get the truffle orchard in and the strategically place cover crops seeded we are going full tilt. Then we are building our forced air compost system and some more worm farms to run the compost through when it matures for more vermicast. Also using a seed drill on pastures to increase the biodiversity in out pastures with a nice mix. Should be a great summer.

 

[Just1more]

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be planting our garden this year ☹️

Our next garden venture will be in 2028.

 

[GUNBRAND.COM]

We cut down and mulched the winter cover crop in the greenhouse yesterday. Tarped it. We will go back in a couple and spray with our fertilizer teas we made from the compost and use our spader to till in 18" deep then make the beds. Really working on building great soil this year. We have all our starts going gangbusters. The taproots of my tea plants are out growing the containers so about to transplant and have a couple chinquipin chestnuts I have to find a spot for as well. Once we get the truffle orchard in and the strategically place cover crops seeded we are going full tilt. Then we are building our forced air compost system and some more worm farms to run the compost through when it matures for more vermicast. Also using a seed drill on pastures to increase the biodiversity in out pastures with a nice mix. Should be a great summer.

Wow! Y’all have it going on! I hope everyone has a bountiful growing season

 

[WinstonSmith]

Well, it was a monumental effort, but I now have an orchard of 500 truffle inoculated hazelnut trees. Complete with irrigation. Just need to put some finishing touches on it. Work out a couple irrigation kinks. Cover crops, etc. Holy crap. 7 days a week of 12-15 hours days for the past month getting this done. Culmination of 3 years of research and its finally in the ground. After the finishing touches tomorrow I'll take some pics before I go to sleep for a day.

 

[GUNBRAND.COM]

Well, it was a monumental effort, but I now have an orchard of 500 truffle inoculated hazelnut trees. Complete with irrigation. Just need to put some finishing touches on it. Work out a couple irrigation kinks. Cover crops, etc. Holy crap. 7 days a week of 12-15 hours days for the past month getting this done. Culmination of 3 years of research and its finally in the ground. After the finishing touches tomorrow I'll take some pics before I go to sleep for a day.

Can’t wait to see the pics. Sounds incredible!