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[barelfly]

I’m not a gardener….but I do enjoy some fresh basil, so a few basil plants and thyme in the back. Going to pick up a few jalapeño plants to fill the space in between and that will be my garden for 2024 😂

[hoovarmin]

barelfly what happens to them after they go to flower? I have a Thai basil on my front porch that I stopped paying attention to for a few days and it has gone to flower. Does that mean it's done?

[barelfly]

hoovarmin - not necessarily - there’s a specific way to prune it so it will continue to grow. That was the video I found on instagram. Hopefully this link works for you so you can make some yummy Thai basil dishes all summer!

https://www.instagram.com/madonnabarr/reel/C318awHB251/

[hoovarmin]

barelfly Thanks bro!!!

[pasmom]

My backyard cherry trees being protected from squirrels from Dolly.

[hoovarmin]

Good dog!

[smokenoob]

I will feed that dog filet if you leave it at my house!

[pasmom]

Due to Dolly's escape yesterday, she is staying with my son. Hopefully, her escape route will be discovered soon and she will return. I have apple and pear trees that need to be protected.

[Dick Anderson]

Where we stand today. Lettuce is producing more than a salad per day, as is swiss chard and kale (yup), all the tomatoes and peppers have flowers. replanting radishes as needed.

Oh, yeah, me launching tonight's moon

[hoovarmin]

Wow, a salad a day is some solid production. Love the moon picture, especially seeing Old Glory flying beneath her.

[barelfly]

Added to the trough garden this morning. Two Thai Basil, two jalapeño, a sweet shishito and an ancho. I have some motivation to keep these things going this summer! Also going to hook up a drip line to them that I set up 5 years ago and just haven’t put to use. Hoping that helps a bit as well.

and I’m going to ask for advice with this trough garden setup - how often should I be watering and should I do a spray drip, bubbler or laser hole line to water these? Any advice is appreciated! And I’m in New Mexico so hot summers, no humidity - if that helps.

[RonB]

I suggest that you flush the drip line before allowing it to drip. Those emitters have tiny holes.

[wrgilb]

I'm watering with a drip line that has emitters every 6". I water 3 days a week for 45 minutes each cycle.

[wrgilb]

Here's an Eastern Red Bud called Flame Thrower that I planted at my MIL's. It's really coloring up great.

[wrgilb]

Here's my pepper bed. Jalapeño, Shishito, Poblano, Pardon, Jimmy Nardello, Anaheim, Sweet Italian and some green and red bell peppers. You have to look hard for the peppers, I have stakes for each of them when they get growing. I interplanted some lily's and Profusion Zinnias for some color. Gophers have gotten into my raised bed, so I had to use gopher baskets for each plant.

[hoovarmin]

Wow!

[Alan Brice]

Do most peppers need full sun. I have an area that is shaded and never really gets full sun. Any recommendations?

[wrgilb]

Yes, mine do best in full sun.

[hoovarmin]

Mia is growing some tomatoes. Never had luck with them in this climate, but we are off to a good start this time.

[RonB]

Here's just one of many articles that lists the best tomatoes for FL. I'd read a number of articles and then look for tomatoes that look promising:

https://thegardenmagazine.com/the-10-best-tomatoes-to-grow-in-florida/

[hoovarmin]

Thank you, RonB !

[smokenoob]

We struggle with tomatoes. We spit watermelon seeds out when we eat 🍉 this time of year and when we come home in September we have 🍉 in the yard 😂

[CandySueQ]

Finally got cukes put to bed!

[wrgilb]

Here's some more pics of the ongoing project I'm doing at my MIL's. If you want what looks like a light on in your garden try The Golden Spirit Smokebush it is a newer cultivar of Cotinus, `Ancot` when the sun hits it just right it's great.

[hoovarmin]

That's gorgeous

[SammyJ]

Back row, all red Habanero

[klflowers]

All of this is pretty impressive, but 4 years later I still got the most impressive growth story

[hoovarmin]

But it was fun growing it

[MBMorgan]

Tennessee Wagyu! 😎👍

[Porkies]

I find my own much easier to grow than plants ha!

[Finster]

Any idea what these guys are that I found on my lettuce?
safe to the lettuce?

[Donw]

Slugs. CDC put out a warning several years ago to avoid eating vegetables damaged by slugs due to parasites and other bugs they can leave behind. The do like beer so a few beer traps will help if you don’t want to use a chemical killer.

[Finster]

Thanks Don.
better safe than sorry into the compost pile it goes

[SheilaAnn]

My seasonally challenged amaryllis!

[hoovarmin]

A gift that keeps giving!

[smokenoob]

Yogi came by today to sample our blueberry patch. Had to run him off and pick before he comes back!
Hope he doesn’t go for a swim in the pool again! 🤪😳

[PGH_RAM]

Do you need a hunting license if it's on your own land? Bear is pretty tasty.

[smokenoob]

PGH_RAM like gators around here I think they are protected 🙄

[hoovarmin]

Dang!!! That's awesome Jerry!

[smokenoob]

A walk around the garden after dinner. Oh wait, some of those aren’t growing 🙄🤪😂

[hoovarmin]

Magnificent!