May 23rd Organic Garden Update! Monster growth, sun wilt on the squash, & “morphing” plants!
A current garden update. Pumpkins are going nuts on the trellis, watermelons looking better with fresh compost, cantelop are taking over the bamboo tee pee, …
21 Responses to May 23rd Organic Garden Update! Monster growth, sun wilt on the squash, & “morphing” plants!
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P.S> every plant in my garden is from seed also so it takes a bit longer.
You got hybrid bigboys and better boys. Their good and I usually plant them
but this year I went all from seed and did beefsteaks. Im hoping they will
come in good.
ElectricTN
February 23, 2014 at 10:05 pm
Good deal! Sounds like a healthy plant. Cant wait for mine to come in. I
love okra!! Take care.
ElectricTN
February 23, 2014 at 11:04 pm
your already getting okra?? Man you had to of starting inside and
transplanted or live in a hot climate. My dads got potatoes I didnt plant
any and got all the above but my okra is no where near ready. Its Crimson
Spineless. Will be glad when it does hit though. Going to stock the deep
freezer good this year with a bunch of goodies.
ElectricTN
February 23, 2014 at 11:46 pm
Oh and if your fruit is being supported up in the netting, you don’t have
to worry about underside rot and you can grow invasive stuff like the
melons in less space 😉
Reaganite71
February 24, 2014 at 12:22 am
Great Video….Question on your Dads all purpose tonic. I just have a
gallon sprayer. Can I just mix up everything in the gallon sprayer and
spray directly on the leaves or should I add water to dillute it? thanks
duke0090
February 24, 2014 at 12:48 am
Reaganite I went and bought me a compact hose end sprayer. They only had
the 50 gallon ones, do I still pour in the mixture like normal and just
spray the plants? Sorry for all the questions just trying to figure out how
much to use. Thanks
duke0090
February 24, 2014 at 1:07 am
I use a 20 gallon hose end sprayer. All of the ingredients are conditioned
on that. A 50 gal. sprayer will dilute the tonic too much. You can turn it
into a 25 gallon sprayer by finding a drill bit that fits the vent hole,
going up once size and making it wider. If you have an Ace hardware nearby,
they should have 20 gallon sprayers though. They’re handy for putting the
apple juice into for setting blossoms too 😉
Reaganite71
February 24, 2014 at 1:22 am
The reason I am asking because I know he said something about a 20 gallon
sprayer. thanks
duke0090
February 24, 2014 at 1:46 am
What an amazing garden! Thank you for sharing with us : )
MsForestFox
February 24, 2014 at 1:53 am
Thanks Stymye. I can’t wait. I’ve got a salsa recipe that puts Totstitos
Restraunt style to shame. Plus, I’m tired of paying for it lol.
Reaganite71
February 24, 2014 at 2:53 am
Thank you. Pulled carrots, potatoes, okra, and green beens out of it this
morning.
Reaganite71
February 24, 2014 at 2:55 am
How deep are the wooden beds?
Ron Anand
February 24, 2014 at 2:56 am
Pretty nice garden you got there. Damnit I forgot to plant bell pepper this
year!! O well.. looks good man!
ElectricTN
February 24, 2014 at 3:36 am
I have never seen anyone trellis watermelon, pumpkins or cantaloupes. Wont
they be too heavy to hang as they grow and ripen?? I have always been told
they need to run on the ground. Maybe you know something I dont….Please
advise.
Richard Howe
February 24, 2014 at 4:15 am
everything is lookin awesome!
Bradly Trantham
February 24, 2014 at 4:33 am
lol I thought those were some shiny ass tomatoes 😀
cayla jones
February 24, 2014 at 4:35 am
everything is coming along great in your garden..good job ! looks like you
will be having some yummy tomatoes before long!
stymye
February 24, 2014 at 4:39 am
You can trellis those items, if you give the melons support. You can tie
off the support to the trellis netting and support the bottom of the melon
and then tie off to another section of netting. Think of it like a hammock
for the fruit. I’ve also heard of folks using fruit “bras” for the melons,
but my wife won’t let me do that because of what the neighbors might think
😉
Reaganite71
February 24, 2014 at 5:38 am
i love the way he nuture them like babys jejejejjejeje i do just the same.
Ebony Lopez
February 24, 2014 at 6:35 am
As of today, we’ve gotten about 14 off the plants. I have one stem with
about a 2 1/2″ diameter. I call it an Okra tree. LOL We’re in zone 7b in
Western/NW Arkansas.
Reaganite71
February 24, 2014 at 6:56 am
Took back the 50 gallon and purchased the Ace 20 gallon hose end sprayer.
Gonna spray down my plants tonight! Thanks for all your help and keep up
the good videos Duke
duke0090
February 24, 2014 at 7:24 am