Official 2011 Gardening Thread

[MOhillbilly]

The times gettin close for indoor seeders & planning for early varaties.

tips, tricks, varaties you like. Where to buy. What to buy. Does & donts.

Your personal picks.

All things gardening.


What you got?

[Spokane Chief Fan]

Thanks for the clue Tooge. There are many spots. It is puzzling at my old house about 5 miles away we raised the same plants no problem. They were out in the open and I worry that my fence puts off so much heat. But will look into this blossom end rot.

[Just Passin' By]

I'm planting berry bushes this year (blackberry, blueberry, raspberry). If anyone has some hints/tips, I'd love to hear them.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

I'm planting berry bushes this year (blackberry, blueberry, raspberry). If anyone has some hints/tips, I'd love to hear them.

Make sure to plant an Eric Berry bush in front of them to intercept all insects and animals.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Make sure to plant an Eric Berry bush in front of them to intercept all insects and animals.

What if it pops an ACL and becomes useless for an entire (growing) season? I'll be stuck having to put in a Piscatelli.

[Groves]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

I'm planting berry bushes this year (blackberry, blueberry, raspberry). If anyone has some hints/tips, I'd love to hear them.

You'll find the standard stuff on the web. (acidic soil, etc.)

I thank God for a lot of things in life, and surely on that list is that I didn't plant thorny blackberries. Who needs THAT hassle?

I'm going to jump into blueberries this year. Which kinds are you getting? There's only 3400 to choose from.

Missouri puts out a good pdf bulletin on the different varieties.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Groves

You'll find the standard stuff on the web. (acidic soil, etc.)

I thank God for a lot of things in life, and surely on that list is that I didn't plant thorny blackberries. Who needs THAT hassle?

I'm going to jump into blueberries this year. Which kinds are you getting? There's only 3400 to choose from.

Missouri puts out a good pdf bulletin on the different varieties.

I'm still narrowing down the blueberry choices. I'll be picking them up at the end of the week. I want to do a couple more things to prepare the soil first, since they're going in an area that was pine trees just a year ago.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

What if it pops an ACL and becomes useless for an entire (growing) season? I'll be stuck having to put in a Piscatelli.

Haha. Well don't expect many berries. In all seriousness I have never planted berry trees before so I am not going to be any help.

[KS Smitty]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

I'm planting berry bushes this year (blackberry, blueberry, raspberry). If anyone has some hints/tips, I'd love to hear them.

You need to have 2 different varieties of blueberries in order for them to produce. Elliott and Bluecrop are both good varieties.

Raspberries, look for thornless varieties, much easier to deal with.

Unfortunately there are no thornless blackberries.

[Rasputin]

I had the best garden of tomatoes one year. They grew in bunches, loved just going out and eating them off the vine. Havn't had it that good in a long time. Love fresh garden tomatoes.

[cabletech94]

was cleaning up last years raised bed last weekend.

had buttercrisp (or buttercrunch, i don't remember) lettuce and green onions that popped up on their own from last year. they were fantastic.
gonna drop a bit more lettuce this year, just to see what happens.

[WV]

Need to get my peppers started soon! I missed having fresh tabasco's last year.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by WV

Need to get my peppers started soon! I missed having fresh tabasco's last year.

You better get them peppers started soon. Hope they grow good this year for you.

[KS Smitty]

Ordered the "Volcano in a Box" from Pepper Joe's. It includes Yellow Bhut Jolokia, Giant Bhut Jolokia, Bhut Jolokia, Golden Habanero, 7 Pot Pepper, Naga Morich, Trinidad Scorpion and Butch T Trinidad Scorpion. Butch T is the new Guinness Record Holder for hottest pepper on the planet. Got 10 seeds of each kind, hopefully they'll all germinate. Plan on starting them this weekend, although I usually start them April 1st since May 10 is our time to transplant but with this mild spring I'm gonna go ahead and get them going.

[mlyonsd]

Tater planters......

My ancient vegetable garden book says to do this to the seed potatoes. "Cut them about 1 1/2 inches square, making sure that each has at least one good eye, and cut a week before planting to allow cut surfaces to heal slightly".

Do you do this?

[Groves]

We didn't chit ours, but I'm sure my frugal grandparents would shake their head at my wastefulness, much like they probably would upon seeing me never ever use a handkerchief, but a quarter box of Kleenex instead.