Oldfella
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These are looking good. I'm just starting to havest my winter grow now, Izmer 1st. I got my main crop of VG in. Keep up the good work. I'm watching with interest.
Cheers, Oldfella
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MadFarmer
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China, What about color curing lugs? I've got my own experiment in the garage
Well gang, happy to say I'm back at it.. sllooowwwwly.
I had a bout with an annoying little health problem called Guillian Barré syndrome. So I can't quite attack the garden with the strength and vigor of, say, Bob. Luckily, my wife took care of my plants while I was in the hospital. They're at least alive.. This is going to attenuate my garden by quite bit since I lost that crucial time and can't till now, I might only do two or three of each plant.
Here's one for you: I dug 10 emergency holes along my driveway to put some plants in, it gets really gravely down towards the bottom, will it work at all?
I had a bout with an annoying little health problem called Guillian Barré syndrome. So I can't quite attack the garden with the strength and vigor of, say, Bob. Luckily, my wife took care of my plants while I was in the hospital. They're at least alive.. This is going to attenuate my garden by quite bit since I lost that crucial time and can't till now, I might only do two or three of each plant.
Here's one for you: I dug 10 emergency holes along my driveway to put some plants in, it gets really gravely down towards the bottom, will it work at all?
I wish you a speedy recovery. In some experiments I did in 2011, transplanting tobacco seedlings into the upper part of my grassy, gravel driveway.
My grassy, gravel driveway in 2011. The tall plant is in a large, yellow pot. Just ignore that.
Start.
Day 4. The "yard" stick is 48".
Two weeks.
Four weeks.
Nine weeks.
The initial problem was just digging the holes in which to transplant. After that, it seemed like luck of the draw with regard to water retention and nutrients. I did not add any fertilizer to the soil here, which I believe was a significant error on my part. The Izmir Ozbas hit the jackpot, and grew normally, while the others were severely stunted.
Gravel mixed into soil disrupts the perched water table in unpredictable ways. I think that the water table depends entirely on the capillarity of the soil mass, which means that gravel in the upper soil leads to less water retention at that level.
So with adequate fertilizer and water, your plants should fare well.
Bob
My grassy, gravel driveway in 2011. The tall plant is in a large, yellow pot. Just ignore that.
Start.
Day 4. The "yard" stick is 48".
Two weeks.
Four weeks.
Nine weeks.
The initial problem was just digging the holes in which to transplant. After that, it seemed like luck of the draw with regard to water retention and nutrients. I did not add any fertilizer to the soil here, which I believe was a significant error on my part. The Izmir Ozbas hit the jackpot, and grew normally, while the others were severely stunted.
Gravel mixed into soil disrupts the perched water table in unpredictable ways. I think that the water table depends entirely on the capillarity of the soil mass, which means that gravel in the upper soil leads to less water retention at that level.
So with adequate fertilizer and water, your plants should fare well.
Bob
Awesome! Thanks a lot Bob.I wish you a speedy recovery. In some experiments I did in 2011, transplanting tobacco seedlings into the upper part of my grassy, gravel driveway.
My grassy, gravel driveway in 2011. The tall plant is in a large, yellow pot. Just ignore that.
Start.
Day 4. The "yard" stick is 48".
Two weeks.
Four weeks.
Nine weeks.
The initial problem was just digging the holes in which to transplant. After that, it seemed like luck of the draw with regard to water retention and nutrients. I did not add any fertilizer to the soil here, which I believe was a significant error on my part. The Izmir Ozbas hit the jackpot, and grew normally, while the others were severely stunted.
Gravel mixed into soil disrupts the perched water table in unpredictable ways. I think that the water table depends entirely on the capillarity of the soil mass, which means that gravel in the upper soil leads to less water retention at that level.
So with adequate fertilizer and water, your plants should fare well.
Bob
stdly
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Totally. Plugging away outside is complete therapy.
Thanks! Very thoughtful of you.
I'll have four of each type in the ground plus one container of each as well (5 of each), plus a few extra Prilep bc they seem a little smaller. The ones with sticks over them are in the shade half the day, but it's crummy lawn there and wasted space otherwise so wth. So an extra 3 there. The sticks are meant to keep a goofball lab off of them. This one:
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Nothing too major developing just yet.. slow going and some yellow leaves I believe to be caused by a little less Nitrogen than they might like.
Being curious (AHHHEM impatient and stupid), I plucked a leaf of that juicy looking Prilep and popped in my mouth. It tasted exactly like spinach, with a nicotine spanking that might have floored me if hadn't spit it pretty well right back out.
First casualty:
Pretty sure I napalmed this poor Harrow Velvet plant with lawn fertilizer. Noticing that the pellets were super high in nitrogen and thinking it's yellowing was nitrogen deficiency, I guess I overdid it a bit.
Strangely, the rest of the plants lining the driveway got the same treatment and are apparently fine, including the adjacent HV twin to this one.
Probably has a lot to do with what Bob said about the randomness of driveway-side gardening.
Pretty sure I napalmed this poor Harrow Velvet plant with lawn fertilizer. Noticing that the pellets were super high in nitrogen and thinking it's yellowing was nitrogen deficiency, I guess I overdid it a bit.
Strangely, the rest of the plants lining the driveway got the same treatment and are apparently fine, including the adjacent HV twin to this one.
Probably has a lot to do with what Bob said about the randomness of driveway-side gardening.
The growth tip on the shabby one looks alive. Should grow well.
Bob
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Thanks, I'm glad you said that! I was planning on digging it up and putting it out of it's mysery.
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