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Misc Gardening Thread
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I mean I should have either way green up us delayedTime to overseed with winter rye! ??
Heelyes
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I got my first 500 tomatoes in the ground Friday and hope to plant cucumbers,peppers,squash, beans and corn this week. Pretty sure the peaches are ok.
Planting my garden this afternoon. Due to the new baby almost here and so much to do, just doing a 20x20 garden this year. We did a 20x40 and a 20x20 last year using the Foundations for Farming principles. This year gonna really do the 20x20 well and see what results.
Spreading 30 bags of mulch just kicked my Ass !! ?
smast16
Member
The Hydrangeas didn't get nipped too bad. The growth at the bottom survived, maybe increased warmth from the ground radiation prevented the freeze.
Anybody got any recommendations for a drip system that I can customize the lines?
Anybody got any recommendations for a drip system that I can customize the lines?
Just go to Home Depot or Lowe’s and ask for help in the irrigation section. Drip as you mentioned, is best and most efficient way to water. I’m not that handy and would just move the sprinkler around during our summer annual droughts
My new baby! ??
I'm close to saying screw it and ripping my whole yard out and replacing with tiftuf. Talk me out of it lol
NoSnowATL
Member
I was watching YT videos today of people mowing it at a half inch. It would be awesome
smast16
Member
I say we pool money and see how much it takes to get him to replace it with the Lowe’s grass carpet and post a pic here. Who is with me?
That would be fine. No more watering or mowing
Found these at nurseries today! Great specimens!
Planted 3 1 gallon gardenias just two weeks ago. Already starting nice blooms.
Need to get you a couple of August Beauty gardenias! To go with them
smast16
Member
Mack,
Best mulch for healthy soils? Would going cedar or pine for too long raise the acidity?
Best mulch for healthy soils? Would going cedar or pine for too long raise the acidity?
I have always used hardwood mulch. Just a preference, I like what it does to the clay soil as it breaks down. Cedar and pine , would definitely raise the acidity of the soils over time, but probably take years to notice any changes and most of the SE soils are already fairly acidic. If you needed more acidic soil, like you wanted to grow blueberries, which like a ph of 5.5 or lower, or want your mop head hydrangeas to be bluer, you could use the acidic mulches around them.