JJJessee said:
Yes, One mean looking Reaper.
Good score on the supplies. You've been listening to that Ganja Girl.
Other than the greensand those are her top picks for organic soil amendment. She would say to let it cycle for thirty days if you are using it in potting medium -especially the neem and alfalfa. What I do on the alfalfa is get a 50lb sack of pellets from the local feed stores for about $15. Crab meal is also a big one she says.
I have been reading, and watching. I still haven't gotten around to mixing the mix yet. I have some ocean forest I will use when planting in the contains to supplement the uncooked soil. Not sure which plants are going in it yet. Filling ten root pouches to start cooking as soon as I can find the time. I didn't have any empty five gal buckets, so had to pick up a few more. Measuring buckets that is.
I also scored some crab/shrimp meal. And fit the greensand for the new raised beds. Mostly clay/top soil in them so it will help. I almost bought some alfalfa pellet from the feed store down the road, but was worried about the other stuff in the bags they had. Its a small place and that was all the guy had on stock. A pallet or two of it at that.
Also needed more lime and picked it up at the same time as the buckets. So ready to mix. Just need work to slack or the weekend to hurry up.
That reaper cross is a mean looking one! Thanks for stopping in 3J!
Devv said:
Nice gnarly looking pods Jason!
Is foul weather headed your way? We're just below a line that's supposed to swing in very soon.
Thanks Scott. Gnarly pods this early is a first for me. Did something right somewhere in there.
I can here a rumbling in the distance right now I am laying down for bed. The weather guy said between 2
& 3am and there again by 6am it is going to be bad. Had tornado watch early and a couple spotted around the city. My heart goes out to everyone in Arkansas, hope we fair better here. Hope Sawyer is doing OK, speaking of.
Glad your were south of that front.
OCD Chilehead said:
Beautiful looking pods. Great pics. Thanks for sharing. Good luck and have fun in the garden today.
Thanks OCD!
Had a good time outside. Didn't get as much done as I would have liked. Decided to wait out this weeks storms before breaking any more dirt. Did accomplish a few things though. Hope you back on track after the short vacation.
Have a great week.
PaulG said:
Nice pod pix, Jason!
Good luck playing in the dirt today!
Azomite is a pretty amazing substance.
Never tried neem seed meal before. Is it for
pest control or nutrient supplement?
+1 on the azomite. The neem meal is a good source of N and other macro and micro nutrients. It is really good at helping keep nitrogen in the soil, by keeping microbes from converting to nitrogen gas. There is also a pest control aspect. Not sure on the details, but any help is good.
Thanks on the picts Paul.
KiNGDeNNiZ said:
Snakes. !! Hate them. Looks great.
Brown bhutlah huh. Looks like someone got hooked up
Come on now Denniz! These are little guys. The longest snake was just over a foot. They were almost cute.
No hook up here. That pod is from peter @ semillas.de version. Threw the SLP extension to differentiate.
annie57 said:
Good grief, Jason and podding INDOORS! Wow.
Your list makes me feel better
or less overwhelmed. I surely hope I do NOT have to do a 3rd hardening off after "the torrents of spring" but they're calling for some pretty stout rainfall. Hmm. Contingent on how that little greenhouse holds up to something like hail if it happens. "Woman beaten to death saving pepper plants. More news at 11." Maybe "they" will be wrong.
And I love the snakes! Used to have a great old blacksnake where I previously lived, Chester. Slow, old fella, but get beside him with mower? Boy could move out! No moles, voles, rats, bugs; he got special treats every time went fishing. Yeah: copperheads and cottonmouths, are no joke, however. Cobras, forget it. One night a cottonmouth cleared an entire fishing pier on Jordan Lake. We found that amusing until, looked over toward my line with headlamp, and saw him heading to boat. Me beating him back with the oar I finally found, and friend pulling up anchor, etc. What we get for laughing. Otherwise, I love 'em.
Hope you don't get too much rain, sweetie.
I don't mess around with cottonmouths! I have seen my fair share. Up in north Ga, while trout fishing, I walked out a fallen tree so I could drop my line in the current to fish a hole on down. I fiddled around for five to ten minutes until I looked out farther on the tree. There sat, coiled up on the tree, the bigger cottonmouth I have ever seen, sunbathing about ten feet from me. Easily six to eight feet long and four inches thick. Wider than thicker even. As I reeled back in and started my escape, he lifted his head and eyed me. I proceeded to hurry off that tree keeping an eye on that guy the whole time.
I have seem many people do the snake dance from copperheads up there too. Dance on out of there that is. It's funny to see the legs come up that high with every step, while trying to book it on out of there! Never boat snake dancing though. That much have been a sight. I will remember bto make sure your holding oar if we are in a boat together.
I do like snakes, but I draw that line once poisonous ones are involved. And did I mention it's the little one I like too.
Rain? Storms? Still rumbling in the distance. It's coming! Waited on tilling up more yard over the weekend. Hope this stuff passed. I got plants to harden!
I haven't had to reharden off yet, but running out of space inside. I watered really well inside the other day and all the plants rewarded me with growing a couple inches. The lights don't raise any higher either.
Pods and more pods! Trying I tell you. Plant brush and some open flowers! That... And starting earlier on a couple did it. The bbg7 cuttings are another story. They are going off. I'm seeing cutting with some aggressive trimming for being the best way to grow inside. The cuttings branch lower and stay lower than going from seed. They still have room under the lights but are gaining horizontal space quickly. Future note... Take cutting in September for a winter pod project!
Be safe Annie. Brave these storms!
Jigsaw pod, side view, coloring up nicely. Thought I would post this one here, versus the jigsaw thread.
And this...
Is my temporary shade tent, minus the shade cloth. Using the unused hoop structure, without the feet. I have two foot extension to raise it up. I didn't glue it yet. Just pushed it together and attached it to one of the new beds. It was designed to work with one of the other existing beds but still impressed with the sturdiness of just throwing it together and attaching. Not an exact fit but only need to hardening off with.
Now i just need some shade cloth!
... Dang it now I have to start at page 1!!! Keep up the good work GA.
I'm guessing!Wish I was a little closer, I'd love to come give you a hand brotha!
