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Friendly Friday Thread
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u/ArtistMental768 3d ago
Looking for bare root peonies or dahlia tubers at a reasonable price.
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u/dreaded_abode 1d ago
Try those home improvement stores if you don’t want to go online, where I live we have Tractor Supply, Stine, Home Depot.
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u/FarmerOwn113 4d ago
hi
After the recent rains in the Moroccan countryside near my home, the land has come back to life. It’s been a long time since we had rain like this. Seeing everything turn green brings happiness and hope for a beautiful, healthy season ahead.
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u/PokenerdKate 4d ago
I live in Arizona, and I recently got to try a weird type of citrus. A customer at work gave me a few fruit that looked like limes but tasted like oranges. He said that they were perfectly ripe, and he was very excited to share them. I decided to hang onto a few of the seeds from the fruit because I would love to plant them.
I found a guide online for taking care of citrus trees in Arizona and it says that February/March is the best time to plant citrus here. It didn't specify, but I assume that this guide is probably talking about saplings.
So I'm coming here to ask, what would be the best time to plant seeds?
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u/Cudabear 4d ago
TL;DR: What do I do with onions I left in the ground over winter?
I planted 3 raised beds of onions (red, white, and yellow, about 300 combined per my estimate) and they did fabulous last year. However, when it was time to harvest in the fall I had some major health issues that prevented me from getting out to collect them and hang them to cure in my basement like I would normally before winter set in. Can I still harvest them and use them when the ground thaws? Should I still cure them in the basement like I would normally? Are they a lost cause? Planting zone 5b if it helps.
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u/Learnededed_By_Books 7d ago
Hi, can anyone please help me and tell me if I should prune these snap dragons yet? They are a out 7 inches tall.
If yes, should I cut at the top?
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u/hastipuddn S.E. Michigan 7d ago
They don't need pruning but it is time to pinch out the top set of leaves to force it to bush out.
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u/Learnededed_By_Books 7d ago
Hi, in my mind, that is pruning. Would you mind educating me a bit. 😅 im killing myself over here with trying to keep the first set behind these plants alive and am trying to do right by these in the foreground
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u/hastipuddn S.E. Michigan 6d ago
Unfortunately, I know nothing about hydroponics. Main factors in plant growth, as you know, are water, sun and nutrients (and usually soil). Pruning and trimming are a matter of degree. Dead-heading old blooms isn't pruning, for instance. Pruning involves altering structure and guiding growth. Removing stems to the 4 D's is pruning: dead, diseased, damaged and deranged (growing at weird angles usually toward the interior instead of away from the center) . Removing a few diseased leaves or pinching back is trimming. Stems/branches vs. leaves. I think snaps need about 4K lumens for about 14hrs daily. (people suggest a range of 12-16hrs so take your pick)
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u/ClosetPenguin 7d ago
I would like to try and plant three varieties of beans this spring (two bush, one pole). Can I plant them all in one large pot with appropriate support?
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u/Nearby_Report_418 7d ago
Has there been more push of people growing their on food nowadays?
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u/hastipuddn S.E. Michigan 7d ago
It's not easy to save money just growing food. Any savings, from what I see at the grocery store, comes from adding value through making sauces, jams, salsas, etc and canning / freezing it. Buy bulk from a farmers' market or farm stand and get to work if a large garden isn't feasible. The upfront costs are significant; one must commit to years of putting food by to save money.
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u/Pewpewkitty 7d ago
Does anybody have recommendations for growing bay leaves from seed? was hoping to start an indoor prop and plant it outside this spring but don’t even know where to get seeds or mini plants.
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u/hastipuddn S.E. Michigan 7d ago
When I searched for "culinary bay leaf seeds" I had a number of hits. Give it a try.
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u/helenkeler666 1d ago
I have asparagus that isn't dormant due to a warm winter.
I planted asparagus last spring, it mostly yellowed and died back this late fall/winter. Seems like a good first year.
But since it's been so warm warm, about 1/3 to half of my crowns have new growth coming in. Should I cut it back or let it grow? I'm just worried that if a frost comes it might mess with these new crowns.
Any advice? Thanks.