BT garden thread 2010 (Page 4)

brynn - 2010-04-01 8:21 PM Here is the beginning of my square foot garden. My dad and husband put up the fence and built the boxes, and I did everything else myself. It took two pretty solid days of work on my own. The two square boxes are the only ones planted - one has asparagus, and one has strawberries. I just planted them today so we'll see how it goes!!

trisagain - 2010-04-07 7:12 AM



Brynn

What type of wood did you use for the boxes?
I am considering this for myself as well.
Love the gate!

cajnrunner - 2010-04-12 6:45 AM The strawberry plants are full of little ones.  Once they begin to turn I will post some picks also.  I'm thinking strawberry wine.  Who's up for a glass or two?

cajnrunner - 2010-04-11 9:45 AM The strawberry plants are full of little ones.  Once they begin to turn I will post some picks also.  I'm thinking strawberry wine.  Who's up for a glass or two?

MomX3 - 2010-04-11 10:52 AM I want to start a small garden but don't really know how down here in the FL heat.  Can anyone help me?  I've tried a little bit before with tomatoes, peppers, beans & some herbs.  I admit I have no idea what I am doing, I plant them, add some kind of natural fertilizer the guy at Home Depot suggested and then try to remember to water.  I always seem to get about 3 tomatoes or one pepper per plant - I'm obviously doing something wrong!  My basil was amazing until the bottom started getting all leggy and it finally just dies little by little.

Anyone have any hot weather growing tips?  Can I grow those things in this sun?  We're moving to a new house in 3 weeks and I'd love to try to grow something there.

moondawg14 - 2010-04-12 12:51 PM


I think Deana Carter would have a glass.  

I've got blooms but no fruits, yet.   plants are struggling a little.

MomX3 - 2010-04-12 8:52 AM I want to start a small garden but don't really know how down here in the FL heat.  Can anyone help me?  I've tried a little bit before with tomatoes, peppers, beans & some herbs.  I admit I have no idea what I am doing, I plant them, add some kind of natural fertilizer the guy at Home Depot suggested and then try to remember to water.  I always seem to get about 3 tomatoes or one pepper per plant - I'm obviously doing something wrong!  My basil was amazing until the bottom started getting all leggy and it finally just dies little by little.

Anyone have any hot weather growing tips?  Can I grow those things in this sun?  We're moving to a new house in 3 weeks and I'd love to try to grow something there.

CitySky - 2010-04-12 3:28 PM X2 on the water, especially for the toms!

Can you get your hands on some shredded leaves?  If you mulch the ground around your veggies with those, they will act as a weed barrier, add nutrients to the soil, and slow evaporation.  (DON'T mulch with wood chips; they will make your plants mold and TAKE nutrients from the soil.)  Alternately you could spread an inch of compost to do the same thing.

Basil should do fine.  It likes the heat. 

MomX3 - 2010-04-12 1:00 PM Thanks for the advice.  I had everything int he ground.  I probably wasn't watering enough - the summer here is so hot I bet they need tons of water.  I'm sure I let the basil flower - like I said, I have no idea what I'm doing!  Now that we're moving to a new place I think I will have a chance to find a shadier spot which might help.

I don't think our new yard has any fruit trees, I know my kids will miss the mango tree we have now!  We don't have any orange trees left, everyone had to cut them down when they had a citus canker scare.  I'm sure we're allowed to plant them again by now though.  If the landlord will let us and there's room I'd love to plant seom fruit trees - mango, orange, lemon, lime!

skiplong - 2010-04-12 4:20 PM

I don't know if this is exactly the right thread for this, but I'm going to try to raise some honey bees!  I'm super stoked about it.  I have a deposit down on three packages of bees so I can start three hives.  They're due at the end of May.  Looking forward to pure, natural honey and beeswax candles!

Not sure exactly what I'm going to plant in the garden.  Had terrible luck last year.  The critters ate most everything.  This year we put a fence up.  I'm thinking the standard stuff.  Maters, squash, green beans.  May even get crazy and try something like cantaloupe.

I want to try growing a few heirloom tomatoes.  Does anybody know anything about them?  Are they more difficult to grow than regular maters?

meherczeg - 2010-05-02 9:06 AM Thanks for bumping, moondawg.  What do people use to keep insects away?  Lots of leafy stuff coming up but starting to get a little chewed up.  Because my garden is so tiny, I don't mind chemicals, but would prefer something more "clean" and "friendly."

skiplong - 2010-04-11 4:20 PM I don't know if this is exactly the right thread for this, but I'm going to try to raise some honey bees!  I'm super stoked about it.  I have a deposit down on three packages of bees so I can start three hives.  They're due at the end of May.  Looking forward to pure, natural honey and beeswax candles!

Not sure exactly what I'm going to plant in the garden.  Had terrible luck last year.  The critters ate most everything.  This year we put a fence up.  I'm thinking the standard stuff.  Maters, squash, green beans.  May even get crazy and try something like cantaloupe.

I want to try growing a few heirloom tomatoes.  Does anybody know anything about them?  Are they more difficult to grow than regular maters?