I have to admit, I inherited a green thumb, my dad was an arborist/horticulturist. This year I expanded my garden about 25x4ft, we'll see how it goes.
I'm growing most of my garden from seed in a little greenhouse tray with pods, it has been working really well thus far. The things I bought as starters are tomatoes and peppers however FARM n FLEET (we've named Farm n Flirt because there is always hot country boys in there LOL) by far has the best pricing. $1.99 a starter plant and they're really nice sized.
When buying tomato plants, remember that they can vine into a bush and the neighbors yard if they are "Indeterminate" so unless you have a large area, either trim them back or buy "Determinate" types.
Last year I found that w/cucumbers, if you let them vine up a trellis... you'll have a bumper crop come in!
As for pest control, someone told me over the weekend to make a mixture of tobacco and tea, steep it for a while then put it in a spray bottle and mist the plants. It doesn't hurt them and keeps the bugs away apparently. I haven't tried it yet but plan on it once things go in the ground.
I was also told that if you take a bar of fragrant soap, hang it in a sock, it will repel deer. (I hope so because a deer laid down and killed my bumper crop of cukes last year)
I appreciate all these ideas, learning alot! I'm ready to get everything in the ground but am waiting on this bipolar weather to decide what it's doing
I'm growing most of my garden from seed in a little greenhouse tray with pods, it has been working really well thus far. The things I bought as starters are tomatoes and peppers however FARM n FLEET (we've named Farm n Flirt because there is always hot country boys in there LOL) by far has the best pricing. $1.99 a starter plant and they're really nice sized.
When buying tomato plants, remember that they can vine into a bush and the neighbors yard if they are "Indeterminate" so unless you have a large area, either trim them back or buy "Determinate" types.
Last year I found that w/cucumbers, if you let them vine up a trellis... you'll have a bumper crop come in!
As for pest control, someone told me over the weekend to make a mixture of tobacco and tea, steep it for a while then put it in a spray bottle and mist the plants. It doesn't hurt them and keeps the bugs away apparently. I haven't tried it yet but plan on it once things go in the ground.
I was also told that if you take a bar of fragrant soap, hang it in a sock, it will repel deer. (I hope so because a deer laid down and killed my bumper crop of cukes last year)
I appreciate all these ideas, learning alot! I'm ready to get everything in the ground but am waiting on this bipolar weather to decide what it's doing