The Official Gardening Thread
- Thread starter Petra
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I'm bout half way into my 2011 season, from here on out I'm gonna use Phosphorus & Potassium to get full bloom and achieve pure perfection :yesyes:
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
isnt it crazy? i went out to the garden to find my watermelon vines literally tripled in just a couple days. if you dont go out there for a little bit and then check it out, its amazing how big things are actually getting when you dont see them every damn day.
RichardNailder
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Gwad dmani - this is a porn board - at least make the buggers fuck! :1orglaugh
To give up completely on the Nitrogen portion of the NPK scheme is not recommended. Your plants require healthy leaves to produce results. Also it's essential to keep up nitrogen (even if at small levels) to ensure the only way a plant betters itself. The greener the leaves/stems the more efficient C3 metabolism will be and will limit C4 metabolism. Both C4 & CAM plant metabolism will cause the plant to undergo respiration to keep going; and thus use up the energy needed to produce fruits/vegies. CAM and C3 metabolism is better for the early stages but not so much of the late.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C3_carbon_fixation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_plants
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassulacean_acid_metabolism
According to my professors, pests like these are mostly habitual; meaning if you plant the same crop in the same location every year the pests know to attack that area; similar to parasitical nematodes. Nematodes attack tomatoes/peppers/and some melons...and this is why not to keep planting the same crop in the same location year after year...skip 2 years at minimum.
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
i had one or two of those bitches before. ugly little bastards. it makes me wonder; how in the fuck did they find my tomato plant in the middle of nowhere?
RichardNailder
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CSkylar86!
Remind me not to get stoned and then start reading the links you put up.
After about 5 hours, and way too many re-reads, I'm getting a more en-depth understanding of the Calvin cycle.....
The part I liked best was this:
"The sum of reactions in the Calvin cycle is the following:
3 CO2 + 6 NADPH + 5 H2O + 9 ATP → glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) + 2 H+ + 6 NADP+ + 9 ADP + 8 Pi"
All the fancy math shit won't paste to a porn board - go figure...... :dunno:
Damn - it's been a hundred years since I was in school and some of the crap you learned 100 years ago jumps right back into your head.
Of course, I won't remember any of it in the morning.......... Fucking short-term memory loss. :1orglaugh:1orglaugh
jinxypie
Official Checked Star Member
Well, my garden seems to be going down the drain.
I guess a more accurate phrase would be drying up.
Not much rain here, and I can only do so much watering.
My tomatoes are rotting before I can get to them.
The squash plant died.
The watermelon/cantaloupes seem to be staying the same size. :dunno:
Seems like the only thing doing well is the herb garden.
How is your garden? Post pics!
I do like the pics...
I guess a more accurate phrase would be drying up.
Not much rain here, and I can only do so much watering.
My tomatoes are rotting before I can get to them.
The squash plant died.
The watermelon/cantaloupes seem to be staying the same size. :dunno:
Seems like the only thing doing well is the herb garden.
How is your garden? Post pics!
I do like the pics...
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
Well, my garden seems to be going down the drain.
I guess a more accurate phrase would be drying up.
Not much rain here, and I can only do so much watering.
My tomatoes are rotting before I can get to them.
The squash plant died.
The watermelon/cantaloupes seem to be staying the same size. :dunno:
Seems like the only thing doing well is the herb garden.
How is your garden? Post pics!
well, in the desert, things are similar to your situation. garden season is drying up, literally. however, my watermelon all of the sudden sprang forth with 5 melons out of nowhere that i can see. the plant seems to be thriving like crazy.
ill take some pics later.
ever give that weird squash a go?
RichardNailder
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My water bill was over $500 last month :eek:
But the garden looks great. I'll post a few pics as soon as Delilah Daze gets off my phone.
But the garden looks great. I'll post a few pics as soon as Delilah Daze gets off my phone.
I would think much of the value of gardening would be lost when it starts to become as expensive doing it than buying the food from the store. I'm sure it taste better and is better for you, but still I think for most there would be a limit to how far they would go with that.
Maybe that's why most people don't do it anymore. :dunno:
RichardNailder
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Who ever said it was cheaper?
I garden because I love to.
I could plant flowers and be just as happy - but who would feed all the old ladies in the neighborhood then?
jinxypie
Official Checked Star Member
Wow... times like this I'm glad I have well water. Unfortunately it still needs to rain to keep the dang well up to par!
Pretty dry here.LOL, nope. I keep forgetting about it. I wonder if it's still good... :dunno:
Still waiting on those pics, you two!
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
Wow... times like this I'm glad I have well water. Unfortunately it still needs to rain to keep the dang well up to par!
LOL, nope. I keep forgetting about it. I wonder if it's still good... :dunno:
Still waiting on those pics, you two!
i know i know. tomorrow. ill get out there.
squash in the fridge? should be good still. they keep forever.
Seems like the only thing doing well is the herb garden.
How is your garden? Post pics!
My Herb Garden is doing great too! Im now using a shade cloth because the sun is too brutal but, not watering as much this year thanx to Hydrosource ( Water Crystals)
But here's a pic of my babies Jinxy, Wait till you see my veggies
jinxypie
Official Checked Star Member
we had a monsoon last night which means...... free water!
We're having a bit of rain this afternoon. Love it!