Brown Thumbs, 2015 Ramblings and Babbling Grow Thingie
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Brown Thumb
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Yes I am just Glutton for Punishment.
The pain is so bad, My boy wanted to finish York raking the patch for me.
i enjoyed sitting on a boulder watching him run the tractor.
Brown Thumb
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Looks like 2 plants have frenching already. Any other Ideas what it might be.
Brown Thumb
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The only survivor for the growouts.
I think I see some white spots around the edges? If so, it could be sun burn. I've had one good day of sunshine and mine got some sunburn, but it was more uniform across the trays. Being smaller than the other plants, those two plants may not have hardened off as fast as the others (or gotten as much sun until recently) and gotten some localized sunburn. Do any of the other plants show white around the edge of the leaves? I think I see a little white on that big leaf to the left of the damaged plant in the second picture. Those two may have just been more affected due to being weaker. I haven't had any plants showing frenching that early, but it is possible.
Brown Thumb
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It might be sunburn. But they are in the greenhouse?
I separated them from the rest to see what happens to them. It was only the Gold dollar that has it.
I separated them from the rest to see what happens to them. It was only the Gold dollar that has it.
DGBAMA
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Keeping them separate is probably a good idea.
That last picture does look more like a disease. Sunburn didn't give my leaves a deformed look, just white edges and a rotting lettuce look at the really bad spots.
Brown Thumb
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Well I checked the weather this morning and decided to chance it.
I bought regular plastic mulch instead of the biodegradable stuff.
There was a 200 buck price difference for the good stuff and it might start to break down before I wanted it to.
Before the last tilling I put down 400 pounds of calicum nitrate and tilled it in.
The 36 cell trays work nice, very few roots thru the bottom, for some reason the roots are actually coming over top of the cells and hooking to the next plant over. They pull out of cells nice and easy. I have never had plants this big this fast.
The plants are spaced at 2 ft. and I left 4 ft. Between the row plastic so I can mow between them with Jacobs tractor with the bagger on it so the leaf don't get shitted up.
I am putting the drip line on top the plastic this yr. due to I am reusing it and have to make shure there is no blow outs and it makes making the holes in the dirt and plastic easy with the stand and plant since you can see the emmiter ever 2 Ft.
I bought regular plastic mulch instead of the biodegradable stuff.
There was a 200 buck price difference for the good stuff and it might start to break down before I wanted it to.
Before the last tilling I put down 400 pounds of calicum nitrate and tilled it in.
The 36 cell trays work nice, very few roots thru the bottom, for some reason the roots are actually coming over top of the cells and hooking to the next plant over. They pull out of cells nice and easy. I have never had plants this big this fast.
The plants are spaced at 2 ft. and I left 4 ft. Between the row plastic so I can mow between them with Jacobs tractor with the bagger on it so the leaf don't get shitted up.
I am putting the drip line on top the plastic this yr. due to I am reusing it and have to make shure there is no blow outs and it makes making the holes in the dirt and plastic easy with the stand and plant since you can see the emmiter ever 2 Ft.
You're a brave man BT. I'm about 2 hours south of you and I'm not going to plant any until closer to the 10th of May. It was 30 degrees Saturday morning.
Those are some fine looking seedlings. And once again, that field is HUGE! Good luck brother, I'm glad you have help.
Brown Thumb
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Thanks Knucks, As for the Help part they disappeared a week ago.
Brown Thumb
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I hope the plastic mulch layer will keep it warm enough. It did not get that low up here thank god.
BarG
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Is that why we call Ya'll snowbirds. We did have snow here once in april a fewyears ago on easter , I have pics of it covering my garden, It all survived.
Brown Thumb
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Disaster waiting to Happen.
The plants are Happy with the temps. But the wind is busting off the leaf.
I had to give them all haircuts in the field. That sucked.
Lost about 30+% of sucker leaf. I already removed the lower leafs when planting,
I got another row in tho.
The plants are Happy with the temps. But the wind is busting off the leaf.
I had to give them all haircuts in the field. That sucked.
Lost about 30+% of sucker leaf. I already removed the lower leafs when planting,
I got another row in tho.
How's that stand and plant working for you this year? It seems like a great tool.
I understand your pain about your tiller...
My old 70's era big tine...rooter.
Is in the shop getting a new bearing...so i put my motor on a smaller tiller...allthough it is tilling...it wont root deep like my old one
My old 70's era big tine...rooter.
Is in the shop getting a new bearing...so i put my motor on a smaller tiller...allthough it is tilling...it wont root deep like my old one
Brown Thumb
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Works Great for popping holes in the plastic and a hole in the dirt.
I Swear by it. It makes my life easier. Bad Back.
BT
I Swear by it. It makes my life easier. Bad Back.
BT
Brown Thumb
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I put new tines on, It is a digging machine.
I am very happy again, Gonna finish the garden this weekend.
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Brown Thumb
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The pollen is killing us up here and my leaf is covered with white fuzz. No Idea where it came from, like dandelion chit.
We are close to like 3 Inches of behind in rain last month and everything is drying out fast.
i have not had a chance to finish hooking up the drip lines so I hooked my 15 gallon sprayer up to the line and added 4 cups of calcium nitrate to the water and gave each row a feeding.
We are close to like 3 Inches of behind in rain last month and everything is drying out fast.
i have not had a chance to finish hooking up the drip lines so I hooked my 15 gallon sprayer up to the line and added 4 cups of calcium nitrate to the water and gave each row a feeding.
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