Outdoor ideas?

FresnoFarmer

FresnoFarmer

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Corso312 said:
Where do you get nematodes?

My outdoor patch is 30 minutes from the city, I can't make it out there every week . It's surrounded by farms, I believe these are corn borers.. they corkscrew into the stalk and swim through branches.
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I think green lacewings will help your situation. I use green lacewing eggs to control thrips, caterpillars, spider mites, whiteflies, and aphids. I’m thinking they could work well for you because they are tiny and will be able to get into tight spaces such as those made by corn borers. They also will lay eggs in the surrounding vegetation once they’ve reached adulthood and reduce the population that way as well. I order my nematodes and green lacewing eggs on amazon. They sell green lacewing eggs on eBay too.
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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apologies for my delay. Big list to complete this morning. But I orde nematodes under the commercial name, "Bio-Ball". I can sometimes find them at Tractor Supply or occasionally the big box store. If not, order online anywhere. About $16-$20. Goes a long ways. I also put praying mantis in my main garden. Order online. They love larger jumpers and caterpillars.
 
canadiantoker420

canadiantoker420

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trambles said:
I grew my first outdoor crop last summer, I'm in Michigan. I ran into some problems with then falling over, all my plants were at least 8 foot and 3 were 11 footers.
I am looking for some trellis ideas? I'm planning on doing 12 outdoor this year.
I averaged a pound per plant, though 1 plant was lost to bud rot (super lemon deathstar).
I'm thinking of driving 4x4s into the ground every 6 feet around the perimeter and from there putting up chainlink fence. Then running rear mesh through the interior of the garden at a height of 6 feet (I'm 5'9), 8 feet, and 10 feet.
Post pics with your ideas.
And on a side note, these massive 1000 plant outdoor grows I've seen in cali and elsewhere, how do they contain that many plants if that size? Seems like u would need an army of workers to maintain that.
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This year I bent em under tomatoe cages to spread em out then put either a round cage to support it just before flower or use the fence I put up to keep pests out, to lean on. I’ve done 95 plants one year by myself hauling into dry land it wasn’t fun lol , they hurt for water the odd time as well that year. My biggest plant this year ramped up its water intake after transition now she’s drinking like 30-35gals minimum per feed. Lol
 

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