How Does Your Garden Grow??????

MICHI-CAN

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Update here. Beat myself hard today. Made some progress. 10 mater cages from a roll of fence. About $3 each for 20 total. I recomend if you have the grip for the cutting and bending. Stupid easy. Power tools would make almost effortless until cleaning up the grindings. But 42" x 18" and solid with all the tabs to put in ground.

And @xtsho that hose sucks and kinks at less than half flow. Very pleasing on any more. Only fail so far. 006.jpg007.jpg008.jpg
 

StonedGardener

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Zinnas looking good for this early...View attachment 4915900
A non promoted product endorsement here. Bought this today. Why did I avoid them this long? Hose is no longer a threat to my plants or a pain in the ass. Ad I can rinse the house while watering the lawn withe increased volume. View attachment 4915901
It's an fing miracle ....a hose that isn't a pain in the ass.......I say "going to mars, but can't make a f'ing hose
 

injinji

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Yeah it’s a lot hotter than I expected. You have any recommendation canning or how to use it, I didn’t like it raw .

The chocolate bell ..... that makes sense..... the package may have said mix on it..... I’ll look to see if I can find it or check at the store where I got it to see if they have more so I can narrow it down.
Hot sauce is the only thing I use them for. I don't really like the taste of the Hungarian Wax.

The mix I had had yellow, red, orange and chocolate. I wasn't crazy about them because you had to start so many to get a good one of the one you wanted.
 

injinji

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Down at the field I managed to rescue three hoses. None had washers, but even after I got them on, there was a little leaking. But now I'm carrying water for 5 yards instead of 100. I have hoses at home. I just have to remember to grab one, then I can run sprinklers if I choose.

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MICHI-CAN

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I manager to dig 11 holes along my fence and get maters and cuke seeds in. Yes, @xtsho I let the starters I had go. Stayed frosty too long. LOL. Hate being wrong. But I guess I was clueless this spring.

Any suggestions on a light weight hang tool besides a pick axe for busting up my now concrete hard soil with our near drought of late? 3 hours to gig 11 18" x 12" holes is frustrating, ridiculous and discouraging.

TY all and get on them plants. Too hot too fast here. A big water bill is getting all going nicely now. And the only plants I messed with and got pictures of are my girls. 40 MPH gusts all day. Had to go mobile. Off to the nursery soon here. My boy used $50, 3 bags of my 301 potting soil, weed, in his flower bed. Will be healthy plants. Sadly I made 40 gallons of dirt for him at under $20. I'll have to exploit his regret and get some labor out of him. If I can get him out of bed. 001.jpg002.jpg003.jpg004.jpg004.jpg004.jpg
 

injinji

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. . . . . . . Any suggestions on a light weight hang tool besides a pick axe for busting up my now concrete hard soil with our near drought of late? 3 hours to gig 11 18" x 12" holes is frustrating, ridiculous and discouraging. . . . . . .
Did you soak the ground before digging? Maybe after a couple of three inches you could run the hose into it for a while.

But as far as something to break the ground, not light weight, but I have a 6 foot pry pole that will bust up just about anything. Not good for wrists or elbows. Maybe if you have a metal post driver you could pound a post in a few times and then chip it out.
 

MICHI-CAN

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Did you soak the ground before digging? Maybe after a couple of three inches you could run the hose into it for a while.

But as far as something to break the ground, not light weight, but I have a 6 foot pry pole that will bust up just about anything. Not good for wrists or elbows. Maybe if you have a metal post driver you could pound a post in a few times and then chip it out.
I have a very heavy duty ice spud. And no water before. Should have saturated night before. Not a thought until I started. And I hate the leopard print tan I get splattered with mud. TY for the thoughts.

Well my Dairy Doo all went up. $5 more for potting mix and 3 for compost. Never should have shared my recipe on here. JK. Glad it is out. And can you believe $5- $10 for a 1" succulent stater? Looks like I'm watching for dying ones on clearance to propagate. Was blown away by the new to me varieties. And my 1 gallon terrarium is just sitting here bone dry collecting dust.
 

MICHI-CAN

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Got some nice warm and wet sunny days with clouds once in a hour or two. The garden did a good boost but cucumbers suffered too much from cold days 2 weeks ago.
Messed up spring. I tossed 2 trays of cukes. Glad I harvest my seeds. Dropped yesterday. Hoping the T-storms tomorrow night aren't more info-tainment drama on the local news. Desperately need rain here.
 

xtsho

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I manager to dig 11 holes along my fence and get maters and cuke seeds in. Yes, @xtsho I let the starters I had go. Stayed frosty too long. LOL. Hate being wrong. But I guess I was clueless this spring.

Any suggestions on a light weight hang tool besides a pick axe for busting up my now concrete hard soil with our near drought of late? 3 hours to gig 11 18" x 12" holes is frustrating, ridiculous and discouraging.

TY all and get on them plants. Too hot too fast here. A big water bill is getting all going nicely now. And the only plants I messed with and got pictures of are my girls. 40 MPH gusts all day. Had to go mobile. Off to the nursery soon here. My boy used $50, 3 bags of my 301 potting soil, weed, in his flower bed. Will be healthy plants. Sadly I made 40 gallons of dirt for him at under $20. I'll have to exploit his regret and get some labor out of him. If I can get him out of bed. View attachment 4917470View attachment 4917471View attachment 4917472View attachment 4917474View attachment 4917476View attachment 4917477
Be Happy you're ground isn't full of rocks. My yard is a rock quarry. I dug up enough rocks to line my driveway, the sidewalk, and the flower beds in the front yard. Everytime I dig somewhere new I end up with a pile of rocks as the ground is half rock it seems.

 

MICHI-CAN

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Be Happy you're ground isn't full of rocks. My yard is a rock quarry. I dug up enough rocks to line my driveway, the sidewalk, and the flower beds in the front yard. Everytime I dig somewhere new I end up with a pile of rocks as the ground is half rock it seems.

High percentage Grand River bed here. 1" or smaller. Thankfully seeing yours. Sadly sedimentary clay at almost 80% below 6". I have 6' pry bars for setting dies.

And that hose hangs up on the finished top of a chain link fence when empty. Still happy with ease of movement and coiling. Also sweats more than a normal hose. Wet hands regardless of care or experience. LOL.
 
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