How Does Your Garden Grow??????

Bareback

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Well I think my strawberry bed has played out for good, I’m going to till in a couple of inches of compost and plant turnip greens and then I’ll get new sets in the spring. I loaded three compost tubs over the weekend and have a huge pile of compost to work with now, I have to figure out which beds get loaded now and which have to wait till spring.
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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i've wanted to grow some bamboo here as a screen, but i didn't think it would grow well here, too cold in the winter. i recently drove over the mountain to Cherokee with some friends, and there was Bamboo growing all over the damn place, stalks 40-50 feet tall in places...
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/bamboo-forest-oconaluftee-islands-park-nc/

now i have to find out what kind of bamboo it is and where to get some...i didn't want to try to take cuttings from a state park. looks like any of the Fargesia will grow here, but a lot of them are small, i'll have to do some research, find the taller varieties.
 

DustyDuke

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i've wanted to grow some bamboo here as a screen, but i didn't think it would grow well here, too cold in the winter. i recently drove over the mountain to Cherokee with some friends, and there was Bamboo growing all over the damn place, stalks 40-50 feet tall in places...
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/north-carolina/bamboo-forest-oconaluftee-islands-park-nc/

now i have to find out what kind of bamboo it is and where to get some...i didn't want to try to take cuttings from a state park. looks like any of the Fargesia will grow here, but a lot of them are small, i'll have to do some research, find the taller varieties.
You should of pulled some shoots before you left (this may or may not work). There are plenty of bamboo that grow in the snow. I avoid the stuff, I required an excavator to remove my old patch. It got crazy lol
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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You should of pulled some shoots before you left (this may or may not work). There are plenty of bamboo that grow in the snow. I avoid the stuff, I required an excavator to remove my old patch. It got crazy lol
i want it to get crazy...i want it to screen my yard from the parking lot of the restaurant next door...the spot i want to put it is bordered by cement on one side and parking lot on the other, so it can't spread beyond where i put it, patch about 15 foot long and 8 foot wide
 

DustyDuke

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i want it to get crazy...i want it to screen my yard from the parking lot of the restaurant next door...the spot i want to put it is bordered by cement on one side and parking lot on the other, so it can't spread beyond where i put it, patch about 15 foot long and 8 foot wide
Sounds perfect for your situation. I really like bamboo it’s somewhat calming.
 

Bareback

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i want it to get crazy...i want it to screen my yard from the parking lot of the restaurant next door...the spot i want to put it is bordered by cement on one side and parking lot on the other, so it can't spread beyond where i put it, patch about 15 foot long and 8 foot wide
I did a bamboo removal project for a lady about three years ago, she was being sued over bamboo creeping from her property to her neighbors. The bad thing was it creeped on to her from a different neighbor. So I did a little research and found a recommendation from Mother Earth news that said to bury a sheet of tin because the root system is shallow and she has not had an issue since.
 

FresnoFarmer

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Didn’t realize I planted this many fava’s in this pot. Should transplant a few into the greenhouses to improve the soil.4859AB3C-286A-49DE-B87C-8CBC931A05BF.jpeg
Radishes coming along
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Snap Peas
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kale or something. I forgot where we planted everything. I’ll figure it out
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Finger carrots
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citronella bush needs to be harvested/pruned.
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too larry

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. . . . .. . .kale or something. I forgot where we planted everything. I’ll figure it out . . . . . . . . . . .
At least it's not weed. The night I was transplanting Gorille Endorme and Gorille Endorme Sans Nome, the tray took a tumble and the labels got mixed up. Luckily there was one more of the GESN so I was able to figure it out later when I looked back at my notes. {I still haven't switched the labels back, but I know that I haven't}

Garden looking great btw.
 

DustyDuke

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Didn’t realize I planted this many fava’s in this pot. Should transplant a few into the greenhouses to improve the soil.View attachment 4437507
Radishes coming along
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Snap Peas
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kale or something. I forgot where we planted everything. I’ll figure it out
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Finger carrots
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citronella bush needs to be harvested/pruned.
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Looking good mate those radishes wouldn’t last long at my place. Them and snow peas never make it into the veggie basket the kids and Mrs just eat em like snacks when there outside
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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im in zone 7a...but i live in the mountains, so it gets a little colder than that really, right in my local area should be 6a...no idea if that means anything to you. the seed companyies got together a long time ago and drew up a map with temperature zones on it, and thats how they label seeds and plants, so you know if they'll live through your winters. they may or may not do it that way where you are.
all of it just means i have to start bringing my outdoor "houseplants" inside around the end of october, and can't put them back out till around the middle of april. also not a good idea to start anything in the garden till around the first of may, and stuff that likes warm soil like pumpkins until the first of june
 
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