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Thread: Garden 2019
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06-03-2019, 12:22 PM #101
I don't think the clay is getting disturbed with the little tiller I rent. It's advertised as a 10" tilling depth but in my experience it doesn't go that deep since the tines slide on the top of the clay surface and I can't put enough weight on it to break through. The 8" above that are pretty good soil and heavily amended. It used to be lawn BITD then the previous owners let it go to shit and it became choked with weeds. We pulled everything out (including digging out 2 massive pine tree stumps that had been left in there to rot) and tilled the whole thing 3 years in a row, adding a couple yards of compost each time. The goal was to prep the whole backyard so whoever buys the house has a blank slate to do as they please, most likely a new lawn. We already have too much lawn as is so keeping the backyard as dirt and using it as a garden in the meantime made sense. I've always done raised beds in the past since the soil in SLC is utter garbage but it's nice to have a bigger surface to work with...
Things grow really well in a normal dry year when the water can drain through the good soil and doesn't pool above the clay.
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06-03-2019, 02:12 PM #102
^^^ Thanks, gonna look into that. Looks like you could mount it on the back of something fairly small. The neighbor is always frothing at the mouth at the thought of using his ATV, maybe for once it could be useful!
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06-18-2019, 11:47 AM #103
Has anyone here ever grown Lime Basil? I planted some this year and all I can say is "WOW!" Neat stuff! Smells divine. Good in GTs, ice tea, coolers etc. Have tried anything else with it yet.
Use Lime Basil in stir fry, fish and poultry dishes, where the fresh citrus flavor can come through. Lime Basil matches well with tomato-flavored dishes, pasta sauces, vegetables, especially beans, peppers, and eggplants, along with soups and stuffing for duck.“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
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06-18-2019, 12:17 PM #104
Whatever you do, don't let your basil do that.
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06-18-2019, 12:20 PM #105“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
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06-18-2019, 01:08 PM #106
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06-18-2019, 01:29 PM #107
We've planted some the past couple of years. It seems to tolerate the heat better than other varieties and, as the pic above suggests, grows WELL. We use it everywhere and make stir-frys constantly to try to get rid of it. Doesn't work as pesto basil though, too tangy.
Thinning the radishes yesterday:
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06-18-2019, 01:43 PM #108
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06-18-2019, 02:05 PM #109
Have enjoyed some radishes and strawberries so far. Everything else is growing great guns this year. Looks like it could be a good tomato year (but never a guarantee in Seattle).
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06-18-2019, 08:39 PM #110
For the first time in four years we planted stuff this season. We built a couple planter boxes, took down an Aspen that shaded half the lawn, and jumped on a shovel a lot.
First time in 23 years of living here we have a varmint problem. For the last month and a half someone’s Easter present gone awry has been hopping around my cul de sac. He’s a good looking bunny and any other year I’d be amused by his travels.
Three times I’ve come out on my deck to find him in my back yard. Last week I came home to find half my broccoli eaten. My 7yo son and 17yo daughter aren’t keen on me popping a pellet cap in his ass. (The 21yo son is all for it.) Sunday I was sitting on my deck when the dog gave her oh shit trouble bark and sprinted off the deck, I look up to see her hot on the heels of a very fast bunny. I’m hoping that scare overpowers the tasty treat that is broccoli.
Tomatoes are doing well
Peppers as well.
Planter boxes are doing well
Pumpkins starting to take off and watermelon won’t be far behind.
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06-18-2019, 08:52 PM #111
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06-18-2019, 09:03 PM #112
We have all kinds of varmint troubles from deer to rabbits and moles as well as mountain beaver. Yes mountain beaver.
I work my fencing tight on a couple of the gardens but on others I don't bother with wire.
I use red chili pepper.
We get 2 lb bags of the burning hot dried chili pepper from the local Chinese grocery store. I either sprinkle it on the plants or make a tea or oil and spritz the plants with that. Not 100% effective, but if I'm diligent about applying it, it works pretty well.Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
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06-22-2019, 12:44 PM #113
What's the best way to get rid of some prairie dogs under my stairs? I'll block it off once they're out/dead but I'd prefer to have them leave and live/die elsewhere. Can't get a cat until the dog dies and the dog could have gotten them in her younger days but no longer.
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06-22-2019, 12:47 PM #114
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06-22-2019, 08:43 PM #115
Home Depot has those gopher smoke bombs. Worked on gophers for me not sure with prairie dogs
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06-22-2019, 08:57 PM #116
Harvested the first scapes from our garlic today. Several weeks earlier then I can recall.
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06-23-2019, 10:06 AM #117
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06-27-2019, 01:19 PM #118
Anyone have any good organic pest control formulas for the PNW?
My strawberries keep getting eaten and the leaves on my green beans are shredded all the time.
Some slug activity but also insects.
Thanks in advance
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06-27-2019, 01:49 PM #119
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06-27-2019, 02:40 PM #120
Slow start in my neck of the woods.
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06-27-2019, 02:46 PM #121
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06-27-2019, 03:22 PM #122
Slug deterrents include copper wire loops or borders, they hate crossing it. Get it from the electrical section of Deep Homo.
The hottest chili powder you can find, available in bulk at Asian grocery stores.
Then, also, as our resident Australian suggested, beer traps. I may have to go buy some shitty beer, can't bring myself to use the good stuff. Someone gave up a bottle of Cooks headache in a bottle, so I may try that on the sn00tier slugs.Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
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06-27-2019, 04:04 PM #124
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06-27-2019, 04:07 PM #125Registered User
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maybe the local milf? not sure.
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