Gardening

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Originally Posted by JBen

Mosquito
I recall another thread where you gave us pointers for Morels. I wish I could get them going.

2,years ago I planted corn. It did well but tasted like crap :(

Blueberries.
Haven’t done well. Suspect it’s my soil. Sometimes I’m tempted to have my soils PH tested.

Anyone tried worm farming?
Basically another way to compost.

On the expense side.
We do know all of us have hunting/fishing gear? That cost waaaaay more :)

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Your Blueberries need sulfur, grab some sulfur powder and sprinkle at the base of the plants in spring and watch them explode.

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I ordered this light and over a period of 47 days the energy consumption was 37 KWH ($7.71 cent worth of electricity @ .21 per KWH) basically 3 days worth of house power for over a month. Amazon $114.00
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Originally Posted by Bo D

Thanks for the response guys, much appreciated... Lesson learned, first thing will be to acquire some growing lights. I don't have an area i.e. windows with a west, south exposure... The place where I've been starting the plants has an easterly facing window... Morning sun only...

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I'm heading into town this morning to have a look at what's available at a location that Jben mentioned. Again appreciate all the help guys...

For those interested in raised beds here's what mine look like. Besides my heirloom tomatoes my favorite crop by far is my garlic, I grow 200 each year and each 4x8 box hold 100 bulbs. best of all it's free each year as I save my 50 largest bulbs for replanting each November. This is in May, I've removed the leaves off two of the right side beds and you can see the garlic shoots starting.
https://i.imgur.com/QYoL97A.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/COrH0TP.jpg

I was at the Forestry Station in Kemptville years back when they sold saplings of various indigenous trees to the public. I saw what was basically kits made up of x-large green garbage bags with corner pegs . I asked and the lady said they were used to plant the saplings.

In the centre of the bag were these two cuts (x pattern) . The idea was to stretch if over the ground and plant the sapling in the hole in the middle. It cut down the weed growth.

A light went on ... I bought a 1/2 dozen and to be used to plant my Beefsteak tomatoes. I modified the idea slightly by cutting the bottom off an empty frozen yogurt container leaving a collar about 4"-6" long that I pushed down over the plant into the hole and into the soil leaving 1"-2" above ground. So what I had was a way of watering the plant, just fill up the container with water.

Saved a huge amount of water, stopped weed growth around the young plants and forced the water to go down to the root ball instead of rolling of to the side the plant.

Have had success for many years with that method.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

I was at the Forestry Station in Kemptville years back when they sold saplings of various indigenous trees to the public. I saw what was basically kits made up of x-large green garbage bags with corner pegs . I asked and the lady said they were used to plant the saplings.

In the centre of the bag were these two cuts (x pattern) . The idea was to stretch if over the ground and plant the sapling in the hole in the middle. It cut down the weed growth.

A light went on ... I bought a 1/2 dozen and to be used to plant my Beefsteak tomatoes. I modified the idea slightly by cutting the bottom off an empty frozen yogurt container leaving a collar about 4"-6" long that I pushed down over the plant into the hole and into the soil leaving 1"-2" above ground. So what I had was a way of watering the plant, just fill up the container with water.

Saved a huge amount of water, stopped weed growth around the young plants and forced the water to go down to the root ball instead of rolling of to the side the plant.

Have had success for many years with that method.

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Thats the same kind of idea I use for my cucumbers and pumpkins while they are young. I do it to stop the cut worms.

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Nothing more disheartening then start some plants from seed in the house - take care of them like they were babies - harden them off by putting them outside for a few hours each day - then prepare a nice bed in the garden for them - plant them carefully - then go out the next day to see how they are doing and find some sob of an animal eat them all -

Late starting your seeds? Sprouting hack.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...xX9eQHfjE2I_sw

Isn’t this the same idea as a heat pad under your starters? Germination usually occurs quicker in warm soil.

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Originally Posted by Birdbuff

Isn’t this the same idea as a heat pad under your starters? Germination usually occurs quicker in warm soil.

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Yep, But works faster 2-3 days for peppers and 70% sprout success. I guess you didn't read it. I'm going to try it with my water distiller it has a thermostat.