Leverhead's 2013 T Patches; SE Texas

[Fisherman]

In tomato production, to protect the plants from nematodes they use "Calendula officinalis". It's a yellow-orange flower that planted near the rows of tomatoes (see photo). It gets some excretions from its roots to the ground that protects very efficiently against nematodes.
Btw nematodes is a greek word from "nema" which means very thin string, to describe these little worms.

Dang those plants look like cross between tomatoe and tobacco. the leaves are huge

 

[ne3go]

Dang those plants look like cross between tomatoe and tobacco. the leaves are huge

If you mean Calendula, they are the small yellow flowers.The big ones are tomatoes.

 

[johnlee1933]

If you mean Calendula, they are the small yellow flowers.The big ones are tomatoes.

Too Funny!

 

[leverhead]

Calendula officinalis

I just looked it up. On the USDA site, they call it "pot marigold". If I have more trouble, I'll give it a try.

 

[JessicaNicot]

I just looked it up. On the USDA site, they call it "pot marigold". If I have more trouble, I'll give it a try.

ive also heard that marigolds are good for planting in your vegetable garden as they tend to naturally repel most insects. if you pick the flowers and bring them inside you'll notice they smell rather unpleasant.

 

[leverhead]

if you pick the flowers and bring them inside you'll notice they smell rather unpleasant.

It sounds like a good strategy to stop my Granddaughter from picking every flower within reach.

 

[Fisherman]

I wonder if you could grow them and dry them to get additional repellance later along with the active toxin they put in soil while growing?

 

[leverhead]

I've given up hope to catch up to Knucklehead. It's been windy and wet for a little bit.

 

[Fisherman]

Lord that looks nice!
Lotsa rain ?

 

[BarG]

That plot looks GOOD!

Mine has been so exposed to the elements they will be some tough sons of guns. My bursa are getting corkscrew stalks from high winds north one day then south then east sustained winds.they lay over and straiten up. coupled with late frosts and blistering sun. Heh Heh

I found the leaves I like most are a bit higher up on the plant than the ones damaged.

 

[Seanz]

ive also heard that marigolds are good for planting in your vegetable garden as they tend to naturally repel most insects. if you pick the flowers and bring them inside you'll notice they smell rather unpleasant.

Whenever I have a vege garden A border of marigolds and egg shells workes well for insects and snails

 

[BarG]

Whenever I have a vege garden A border of marigolds and egg shells workes well for insects and snails

Eat it or smoke it or make into lumber.I love looking at flowers, and smelling them. But I have a black thumb on growing them. I brought some realy fine orange roses home tonight from a friends bush and They are ripe for making cuttings to start new plants.

 

[leverhead]

Lord that looks nice!
Lotsa rain ?

Thanks! Not too much. It's been spread out enough and no hail this time.

 

[DGBAMA]

really nice. at this point almost hard to imagine my little guys with quarter sized leaves in trays looking like that.

 

[leverhead]

really nice. at this point almost hard to imagine my little guys with quarter sized leaves in trays looking like that.

Last year it surprised the hell out of me, but it happens!

 

[Knucklehead]

I only wish mine looked that good. Mine are looking pretty feeble after all this rain. I worked so hard making the patch drought proof, I didn't even think about a normal or above ave. rainfall year. The landscape cloth I put down to help hold moisture is working against me this year. The Turkish that I didn't use the cloth on are looking alot better than the Burley and VG that I did use it on. The Turkish has dried out faster after the rains, the other is sitting there in too moist ground. Planting early hoping to catch some rains was a bad strategy. I should have let the plants get bigger in the cells first. Even though they were 4-6 weeks old, the roots and stems weren't developed enough to be planted. The overcast days had set them back. The weather is supposed to be sunny for the next several days, so I'm thinking I won't lose any plants, but this weather and my planning mistakes sure have them on the brink of disaster.

 

[Chicken]

looks like your off to a good start.

 

[leverhead]

My Izmir Ozbas this morning, it was transplanted 4/26.

 

[FmGrowit]

Where all the weeds at?

What's the spacing on those plants? Looks like you're going for an authentic Turkish grow.

 

[ne3go]

I think also they're very close to each other!