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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/1/2008 12:31:02 PM
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revbob4God
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Sylvia planted seeds under the front outside faucst and we have had six cucumbers and hundreds of blooms already. She also has about four potted peppers, starting to bear fruit. Shes done for the day though, we are battling a beaver that waits till the tomatoes get ripe and snatches them. She went today and rejoiced coming back with a small and untouched roma, however she also saw we have several handfuls of blackberries and she sat down to pick them, and ever since, well we believe she may have picked up some chiggers. Does anybody know how much ammonia to put in a bath to er ah eradicate that particular problem? She is too embarassed with where she got the chiggers to let me call the doctor.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/1/2008 12:36:03 PM
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You may want to check this thread out.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/1/2008 12:51:27 PM
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Thank you! Although we cannot resort to nail polish on one of the affected areas for reasons I will not go into, the other suggestiions are great and I am going to have to cut this short and go purchase some liquid benadryl and lavender oil.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/1/2008 3:44:51 PM
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revbob4God
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Thanks to all for the suggestions, the lavender oil and benadryl has provided relief from the itching.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/2/2008 9:46:41 AM
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I cannot thank you enough, Agapetos, although the nail polish, in retrospect, gave me a laugh. Much better today, and getting ready to o to the wedding. Taking a folding chair for the reception outside, though, May never sit on the ground again. God Bless, you saved a wedding, and probably several baptisms at the river today.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/2/2008 9:51:00 AM
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mrsrevbob
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By the way, regarding cucumbers, I am not sure what kind of seeds you planted but the straight eight seed is hearty and will work well even can be purchased drought resistant, but i never grew them in containers, as they like to spread. This year indeed I did plant then under the faucet in the front of the house and they bloomed quite a lot, and now we have pulled maybe six cucumbers so far. If you want to pickle the cucumbers, pick them at about 4-6 inches when they are not real fat or long, if you want them for salad or just sliced or as icebox cucumbers, 6-8 inches is about ideal. Any desire for a cucumber canning recipe for pickles, let me know, or also icebox cucumbers. Me, I can eat cucumber sandwiches all day except for when I need chocolate or cheese.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/2/2008 9:52:19 AM
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Yesterday, considering being painted near from head to toe over the garden insect thing, I wanted nothing more than chocolate and pepsi all day.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/7/2008 9:02:39 PM
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My squash and zucchini died off, but the herbs, grape tomatoes and jalapenos are hot and heavy. The larger tomatoes are progressing. The eggplant is still alive, but not growing much. I assume the sweet potatoes are still doing fine... the vine looks healthy. The bell peppers are starting to flower. I'm not having any bug problems right now.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/8/2008 12:15:09 PM
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I have three bell peppers. I'm wondering how I missed them yesterday. One's as big as an apricot. I must be blind!
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/8/2008 12:20:42 PM
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agapetos
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LOL. Would you like to borrow my glasses?
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/9/2008 7:30:18 PM
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We still have our plants in the plastic bin in the bathroom window. I haven't quite figured out what to replant them in now that everything has sprouted.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/9/2008 7:44:21 PM
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Basil, lettuce, peppers, and tomatoes.
Basil and lettuce I think can stay in the plastic container. The peppers and tomatoes need to be replanted, probably sooner than later. The peppers are about 7" high, and the tomatoes are a bit shorter. The other problem is that its still too hot to leave plants outside.
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RE: Container Gardening Help - 8/9/2008 8:08:16 PM
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agapetos
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The tomatoes and peppers can both go in the ground or in large pots. I'm growing my tomatoes in pots, they hold about 10 litres (sorry, my brain isn't up to converting that right now). They measure around 12" high and maybes 10" across. One plant per pot. If I was growing peppers, they'd grow in the same size pots too!
I have to admit that I baby my seedling some, although it's also been stuff that I've read should be done. I use coir pots (the ones that break down) so that I can increase the size a couple of times before putting them in their final position ~ it also means that I can protect them better (bringing them in at night and stuff).
We have growbags here ~ do you have them? They're bags of compost and are long and quite narrow. Each bag holds around 30 litres and the aim is to plant things into the growbag, then get rid of it at the end of the year.
Is it the heat that is too strong? How would they fare if they were in shade? You can get stuff that helps shield plants from the sun.
We're not seeing much sun right now, and rain is predicted for the rest of the week.
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They supposed to be really easy to grow, and mine certainly seem to be growing!
. I must have dealt with about 40 over the past few nights and mornings. They've really done a number on my sprout plants though.
