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Originally posted by foshizzel17
we have been asking him this for a couple of years now. the dude is obsessed with pumpkins.
I want to see pictures of his pumpkin patch.
we have been asking him this for a couple of years now. the dude is obsessed with pumpkins.
I want to see pictures of his pumpkin patch.
Originally posted by glbisthewaytobe
So you've never had a manual labor job.
Yeah when I landscaped the bar was low. I literally had people tell me they hired me not because of my referrals or my work history but because I spoke English or because I didn't have face tattoos. Attire is heavily dictated by the job. Wear a suit to a manual labor job they're gunna say it's beneath you or you don't seem suited to that work, etc.
So you've never had a manual labor job.
Yeah when I landscaped the bar was low. I literally had people tell me they hired me not because of my referrals or my work history but because I spoke English or because I didn't have face tattoos. Attire is heavily dictated by the job. Wear a suit to a manual labor job they're gunna say it's beneath you or you don't seem suited to that work, etc.
Originally posted by foofighter24
I want to see pictures of his pumpkin patch.
Zero cares about being obsessed with pumpkins. Everyone likes things in life. Pumpkins are one of the things I like. As a biology-minded person, I love how diverse 1-2 species can get.
I'll no doubt be taking and posting pictures at random stages. Hell might as well start with pictures of them still in the planters pre-transplant. At the rate this weather is going they'll still be in the planter till mid-June
I want to see pictures of his pumpkin patch.
Zero cares about being obsessed with pumpkins. Everyone likes things in life. Pumpkins are one of the things I like. As a biology-minded person, I love how diverse 1-2 species can get.
I'll no doubt be taking and posting pictures at random stages. Hell might as well start with pictures of them still in the planters pre-transplant. At the rate this weather is going they'll still be in the planter till mid-June
I killed a good 30 early season corn plants pushing them too early this year...and I own an ag business.
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Originally posted by rams78110
Zero cares about being obsessed with pumpkins. Everyone likes things in life. Pumpkins are one of the things I like. As a biology-minded person, I love how diverse 1-2 species can get.
I'll no doubt be taking and posting pictures at random stages. Hell might as well start with pictures of them still in the planters pre-transplant. At the rate this weather is going they'll still be in the planter till mid-June
how tall are the seedlings? what's preventing you from planting outside now? if it's frost conditions still, you can put an old sheet over them at night and that would protect them pretty well
Zero cares about being obsessed with pumpkins. Everyone likes things in life. Pumpkins are one of the things I like. As a biology-minded person, I love how diverse 1-2 species can get.
I'll no doubt be taking and posting pictures at random stages. Hell might as well start with pictures of them still in the planters pre-transplant. At the rate this weather is going they'll still be in the planter till mid-June
how tall are the seedlings? what's preventing you from planting outside now? if it's frost conditions still, you can put an old sheet over them at night and that would protect them pretty well
Originally posted by seths99
how tall are the seedlings? what's preventing you from planting outside now? if it's frost conditions still, you can put an old sheet over them at night and that would protect them pretty well
They're to the point that we're talking long instead of tall. Most of the plants have vines near or over a foot. It's not frost but it's been hovering between lows of ~35 and rainy highs near 45 for about 15 of the last 21 days with only a week of full/sunny days in the same span. I'm not sure how hardy pumpkins are, I'm being on the overly cautious side given how many plants I have and I planted them a month ago.
It's not really that it gets ridiculously cold but it won't get warm either and soil temps are really low still.
how tall are the seedlings? what's preventing you from planting outside now? if it's frost conditions still, you can put an old sheet over them at night and that would protect them pretty well
They're to the point that we're talking long instead of tall. Most of the plants have vines near or over a foot. It's not frost but it's been hovering between lows of ~35 and rainy highs near 45 for about 15 of the last 21 days with only a week of full/sunny days in the same span. I'm not sure how hardy pumpkins are, I'm being on the overly cautious side given how many plants I have and I planted them a month ago.
It's not really that it gets ridiculously cold but it won't get warm either and soil temps are really low still.
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gotcha. yeah, they'd be safe enough outside, but it sounds like you're actually going to get better growth inside still.
Word. Assuming I can actually see the sky at some time, think they'd be good to transplant with the low temps?
Take a thermometer to your soil. If it isn't above 50 you aren't going to get good growth. Your plants will basically shutdown their growth.
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Someone gave me a red oak sapling as a gift that I want to plant. It's in a pot right now on my deck where it can get some direct sun light. The sapling is about 18" high with two small leaf clusters at the top.
At what point should I plant it in the ground?
What should the site look like? I am thinking about cutting down a stand of trees that I don't like to clear some space for it.
At what point should I plant it in the ground?
What should the site look like? I am thinking about cutting down a stand of trees that I don't like to clear some space for it.
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generally, the site should get full sun, so cutting some undesirable trees might be good.
I'd keep that in the deck for a bit, maybe til late june or so, let it develop a bit more root structure.
dig your hole roughly twice as wide as the pot it's in. when you take it out of the pot, try to keep the soil in the pot all together. this is also why it helps if the roots are a bit more established. if there's a good root structure, the whole thing will just pop out of the pot.
if the soil looks generally good there, don't amend it. for long term health, etc, you're best off sticking with the native soil as much as you can.
if the soil does happen to be particularly clay-ey, or gravelly, add in a bag of compost or composted manure to what you dig out, and put the mixture (roughly 50/50) back in the hole.
backfill your soil about halfway, flood the hole. backfill the rest. solidly water again.
biggest determiner of success will be water in the first season. in the first couple weeks, water every day if sunny. after that, if there's no rain, give it one to two deep waterings a week. if you're able to drag a hose to it, take the nozzle off, put the hose on a slight trickle, and just leave that at the base for about an hour. that gets you a watering all the way down the root profile, as opposed to just blasting the top two inches
I'd keep that in the deck for a bit, maybe til late june or so, let it develop a bit more root structure.
dig your hole roughly twice as wide as the pot it's in. when you take it out of the pot, try to keep the soil in the pot all together. this is also why it helps if the roots are a bit more established. if there's a good root structure, the whole thing will just pop out of the pot.
if the soil looks generally good there, don't amend it. for long term health, etc, you're best off sticking with the native soil as much as you can.
if the soil does happen to be particularly clay-ey, or gravelly, add in a bag of compost or composted manure to what you dig out, and put the mixture (roughly 50/50) back in the hole.
backfill your soil about halfway, flood the hole. backfill the rest. solidly water again.
biggest determiner of success will be water in the first season. in the first couple weeks, water every day if sunny. after that, if there's no rain, give it one to two deep waterings a week. if you're able to drag a hose to it, take the nozzle off, put the hose on a slight trickle, and just leave that at the base for about an hour. that gets you a watering all the way down the root profile, as opposed to just blasting the top two inches
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