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It's a meal, @Ragnar f..k you!     (ibb.co)
submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 1.5 years ago (+3/-3)
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Ragnar 0 points 3 hours ago

Hahahahaha your potatoes suck. My dad’s potatoes are far better than yours. And his garlic is prize winning, as are his squashes.
You are a weak vegan who can’t even grow dumb vegetables lol
Anyway, why are you on the road? Your mommy is dead, you have no children. What are you doing, grinch rehearsals?

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Free garden seeds for US addresses     (www.robgreenfield.org)
submitted by Sector7 to Gardening 1.5 years ago (+7/-2)
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https://www.robgreenfield.org/freeseedproject/

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This pack is for individuals with personal gardens. We send enough seeds to start a garden that will fill each person’s life with health and happiness and contribute to regenerating our Earth. That’s quite the garden, all from one envelope in the mail!

With 10,000 packs shipped every season, it is our most commonly requested kit. It helps us put thousands of free seeds in the hands of beginner gardeners, those with low access to seeds/food, and those growing to share their bounties.
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After 10 years my brugmansia finally flowered!     (i.ibb.co)
submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 1.5 years ago (+6/-0)
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‘The best blueberry’: how a tiny North American fruit took over Australia     (www.theguardian.com)
submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+1/-0)
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Farmers used to test the quality of their soil by burying a pair of underpants in the ground and seeing how quickly they rotted.     (www.bbc.com)
submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+12/-2)
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63283986

Modern ploughing turns the soil in order to get rid of weeds, but in doing so it exposes microbes under the soil that are vital for its wellbeing. These microbes, now exposed to the sun, die and the soil loses its fertility.
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"Worms spend absolutely ages making these beautiful wormholes, so there's lots of oxygen in the soil, and if you go through, you bash all that out.     (www.bbc.com)
submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+3/-0)
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Just spread some clover seed      (Gardening)
submitted by Cunt to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+18/-0)
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Just spread some clover seed over the dirt patches in the yard. I tried it last year and it failed but this time I used a different seed supplier, thrice as much seed and spread a bit of seed starter mix on top so fingers crossed it works this time.
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Stink bugs are spreading across the US due to climate change     (www.msn.com)
submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+0/-2)
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This Year's Chestnut Harvest Is Off to a Good Start original content     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by La_Chalupacabra to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+44/-0)
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That's just two days' worth, and the third day has the bucket topped off.
I'd say there's 10 to 12 pounds there.
It's been quite a bumper crop this year, which is a relief because I was worried the chestnuts would succumb to the post-derecho disease like so many others in the area.
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Having fun with hardware store plumbing supplies & chinese full spectrum LEDs original content     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Rotteuxx to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+49/-1)
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Being a canuck, I've been working on an idea for a high yield indoor garden & ordered myself a bunch of 50W LED grow lights for about 2.30$ a pop. I didn't want to spend on overpriced aluminum extrusion heat sinks & noisy fans so I figured I'd try a DIY water cooled fixture since I could use the heat to warm up the nutrient water. All the materials are leftovers I had laying around.

I used a copper sheet as mounting plates & made 2 manifolds our of 1/4" & 3/4" pipe, copper is a joke to solder but the next one will be aluminum.

https://files.catbox.moe/k9pac1.jpg

I made bus bars out of brass & 1/2" teflon to simplify the wiring. LEDs are 120v & .41 amps each.

https://files.catbox.moe/wj0dzt.jpg

Then I mounted all that on an aluminum channel & a 1Γ—2 tubing cut in 4 pieces. The fixture is roughly 20" x 94" with 16 LEDs.

https://files.catbox.moe/2wtl71.jpg

https://files.catbox.moe/i75i9d.jpg

https://files.catbox.moe/5vum9g.jpg

https://files.catbox.moe/juw53x.jpg

Let me tell you, this thing is fucking bright! Rough math makes it equivalent to 3300-4000W of incandescent grow lights. I figure it'll be good for at least a 3x8 area.

For now I'm using an aquarium pump in a bucket, I have to gauge how many fixtures I can run on a certain volume of water at a given flow while having good nutrient temps. The next fixtures will be smaller, I just had fun with this one.
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Hi @Lord_Nougat...I'd like to send you and the little lady an early Christmas present for your garden - Japanese knotweed. Beautiful plant, beautiful.     (www.bbc.com)
submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+1/-1)
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*High pitched squeal* original content     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Cunt to Gardening 1.6 years ago (+21/-1)
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I have not one but FOUR buds on my peony! I'm so happy!

In your face @Psychicrussiaspy !
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It was a great summer.     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Breeder to Gardening 1.7 years ago (+26/-0)
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One of my 3 plumerias finally bloomed after 4 years. Still waiting on the 5 year old one to bloom for me. I also grew Carolina reapers, Trinidad scorpions and bhut jolokias to make hot sauce. Just harvested about 5lbs of grapes from my 1 plant to make wine. The cucumbers didn't do well but that's probably because I planted them behind the acorn squash that did great. My honeydew melons aren't huge but I'm curious how I know when they're ready to pick. The carrots are so sweet as well as the pineapple ground cheeries. The pasta sauce I made from the tomatoes last week was amazing. Last night we had roast quail from my flock and my hens are finally laying eggs. Mind you, I live on a quarter acre in a major city.
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Three dead mice      (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by AugustineOfHippo2 to Gardening 1.7 years ago (+33/-1)
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Don't nibble on my tomatoes.
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Inheriting woodland     (Gardening)
submitted by websiteuser to Gardening 1.7 years ago (+21/-0)
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Hello frens.

I will be moving into my grampa's property in about a year. It is an old house that sits on about 14 acres that is 90% old growth trees. In central Ohio Amish country.

There is a small patch that they used for a garden at least 40 years ago, probably untouched since then. The immediate bordering areas are commercially farmed.

I'm wondering what advice you could lend on what to do with the land. I want to finally start an in ground garden. My questions are:

I should probably just use the previous garden patch. Will the soil be depleted of anything? What should I add? Will the neighboring farms chemicals have seeped into my side?

There was recently a bad windstorm and knocked down a lot of trees. Should I attempt to call a logging company to sell the wood or will they just go in, take what they want, and leave?

Finally, what could you recommend for turning woodland into vegetable garden land? Would the soil be super rich or way off to grow vegetables? Any other things I can plant in the woods? I know morel and big fat round mushrooms grow out there.

Thanks for any resources or thoughts.
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Is this the year?     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Cunt to Gardening 1.7 years ago (+14/-0)
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This is my precious potted peony. Not sure if they are supposed to be potted but I can't plant it in ground so... whatever.

This is the third year. First two years I had no flowers. I was hoping for one last year but nada.
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No culprit yet. Tomatoes still aren't safe!     (Gardening)
submitted by AugustineOfHippo2 to Gardening 1.7 years ago (+28/-0)
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This is interesting cause I have put the tomatoes in the same spot for 6 or 7 years and never had a problem.
Anyway, put out mose and rat traps last night, but caught nothing by morning.
I'll keep the traps out, but I'm gonna keep looking for a creature to kill.
Updates to come 😁
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BEHOLD! original content     (Gardening)
submitted by Gowithit to Gardening 1.7 years ago (+26/-1)
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These magnificent beasts are ready .

For safe measure @paul_neri
Make sure you don't let your ratty little potatoes see this . It will make them feel bad.

https://files.catbox.moe/fjv0go.jpg

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Something is eating my tomatoes - argh!!     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by AugustineOfHippo2 to Gardening 1.7 years ago (+13/-1)
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I hate to use insecticide, but sometimes it's gotta be done.
Might try some Diatomaceous Earth.
Any suggestions?
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Mowing My Lawn with a LASER!!!     (www.youtube.com)
submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 1.7 years ago (+4/-3)
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And we have squash !!!      (Gardening)
submitted by Gowithit to Gardening 1.8 years ago (+13/-0)
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I have two big beauties coming out!!!! One of I just saw a few days ago coming out and today boom it's looking fat!!

I'm still hoping they are butternut but they are looking like spaghetti squash.

Who would have thought squash grew so quickly?

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Chickens love Jap Beetles.     (www.motherearthnews.com)
submitted by the_noticer to Gardening 1.8 years ago (+1/-0)
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https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/japanese-beetle-trap-zmaz06jjzsto/

after two seasons manually de-beetling the yard, i have finally figured out the chickens love eating the japanese beetles. they also like eating my fingers when i feed them to them, so i will be installing this rig in the chicken pen next year
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Chad weeds     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by SaneGoatiSwear to Gardening 1.9 years ago (+63/-0)
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First cabbage harvest original content     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Epictetus to Gardening 1.9 years ago (+49/-0)
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Kraut harvest. Ten times this left to harvest.

Intercropped them between my potato rows, with a good dusting of mayweek, cilantro, and radish seeds. My first year to get good dense heads of cabbage that weren't tunneled throughout by cabbage loopers, and I lost no garden space to them.
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Human-powered Sythe vs Gas-powered Line Trimmer     (www.youtube.com)
submitted by Thought_Criminal to Gardening 1.9 years ago (+4/-0)
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