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Post by woolybear on Apr 29, 2024 14:15:08 GMT
This has been some weird year for seed starting. I had all that trouble getting pepper seeds started. Now the tomato seeds are acting the same way. Using the same soil less seed starting mix that I've used in the past. Seeds are a mix of last year and a few years old. Planted 20 seeds of various tomatoes and only 1 has come up so far. Years past tomato seeds would be up in a weeks time, not this year. I am not a happy camper.
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Apr 29, 2024 17:28:08 GMT
laurazone5, Good on ya! And yep, I know that feeling while relocating a varmint.
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Post by Billy G on Apr 29, 2024 20:05:32 GMT
woolybear , try setting them out on a nice sunny day. I think top heat is as important if not moreso than it coming from the bottom using a heat mat. I also have a couple of those flexible goose neck desk lamps that will warm a tray nicely with incandescent bulbs in them. It's worth a try, then again I go by blackthumb so take it for what it cost ya!
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Post by Txsteader on May 9, 2024 13:05:03 GMT
Oy, the blight has struck. I couldn't spray because of rain and within 3 days, it has nearly decimated 3 pots of my Rattlesnake beans. I still have 2 pots growing apart from those that were attacked and they're doing fine - however, I haven't started picking any of those yet. I suspect that I spread it when I was picking beans. That particular planting of beans is the only thing that's showing damage, there's no sign of it anywhere else even though they're in fairly close proximity.
So, the weather was dry yesterday and is supposed to be dry today so I sprayed with copper fungicide. Don't know if those plants will pull through but no harm in trying. Blight is guaranteed to attack down here in the hot, humid south.
I saw a YT vid last night showing that hydrogen peroxide actually kills fungus and a diluted mix will not only prevent but kill any spores that are already present. The guy said that he was able to grow tomatoes all the way to September whereas in years past they'd be dead by July. And it's way safer than copper fungicides. Plants have to be sprayed every few days but I think it's worth the extra effort; blight can wipe out nearly an entire garden down here. It attacks beans, squash/zucchini, tomatoes and cukes. I'm going to spray the rest of the garden this evening. No harm in trying, right?
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Post by wildhorseluvr on May 19, 2024 13:11:56 GMT
Can anyone tell me what these things are? My flowerbed is overgrown and I don’t know what to save or toss.
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Post by woolybear on May 19, 2024 20:58:46 GMT
Centranthus ruber Red valerian wikipedia Valeriana rubra, the red valerian, spur valerian, kiss-me-quick, fox's brush, devil's beard or Jupiter's beard, is a popular garden plant grown for its ornamental flowers. Native to the Mediterranean. Can be invasive. Now I'll tell you how I found out what it is. I did a google lens of your picture. I didn't think google lensing it would work but I guess I was wrong lol.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on May 19, 2024 21:20:43 GMT
woolybear, that looks correct. Thank you. Now I know what to do with them.
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