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Cpurola's Outdoor grow in Southeast Michigan 2025

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Cpurola's Outdoor grow in Southeast Michigan 2025

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cpurola said:
I DID! LOL
I've been watching the squirrels and they are pretty good about putting everything back after they dig.
This may be happening at night.
Crap, I just remembered, I gave my flower beds a treat of Alaska Fish Fertilizer. Could that be it?
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I have some skunks in my neighborhood and they dig for grubs in my yard…I also have a veggie garden out there and they never messed with it…until I gave them Alaska fish…uprooted a few of my freshly planted cukes.
 
#283
defective said:
I have some skunks in my neighborhood and they dig for grubs in my yard…I also have a veggie garden out there and they never messed with it…until I gave them Alaska fish…uprooted a few of my freshly planted cukes.
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Thanks! I'm almost sure that's what happened, 'cause the dig marks aren't deep and there are many. Critter was looking for the damn fish! Ahhhh
 
#284
Finally started my garden.
I've sprayed the accursed verticillium infested dirt three times since last fall. But I still don't trust it.
So...I am growing in pots. 20 gallons. (altho' 5 of them seem bigger, hmmm)
Mixed up some, mostly Sunshine #4 potting soil with worm castings, bone meal, and Black Kow (worst crap I've ever purchased, used it anyway) and added to the bags.
Then gave all the photos a drink with some megacrop, and put them back on the ledge.

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#286
cpurola said:
Finally started my garden.
I've sprayed the accursed verticillium infested dirt three times since last fall. But I still don't trust it.
So...I am growing in pots. 20 gallons. (altho' 5 of them seem bigger, hmmm)
Mixed up some, mostly Sunshine #4 potting soil with worm castings, bone meal, and Black Kow (worst crap I've ever purchased, used it anyway) and added to the bags.
Then gave all the photos a drink with some megacrop, and put them back on the ledge.

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If you haven't, and before its impossible to, you need to put some plastic or plywood between those fabric pots and the ground or the roots will grow right through em into the topsoil defeating the purpose of using the containers to avoid the ground soil.


Jeez, i really AM that guy, i apologize
 
#287
@Thatoneguyyouknow_
Thatoneguyyouknow_ said:
If you haven't, and before its impossible to, you need to put some plastic or plywood between those fabric pots and the ground or the roots will grow right through em into the topsoil defeating the purpose of using the containers to avoid the ground soil.


Jeez, i really AM that guy, i apologize
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Yes you are and that's just fine. LOL
So, I'm experimenting with the pots.
Five have the bottoms of the pots sliced and the rest do not.
I still haven't been able to tell boys from girls yet and I have to get them out there.
 
#288
Thatoneguyyouknow_ said:
here i am being that guy again. But only because this is one i love busting out on people.

Fun fact. Rabbits aren't rodents, they're lagomorphs, like chinchillas lol.
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Yeah, but their teeth still grow constantly throughout their lives just like rodents! So they need to gnaw constantly, just like rodents and they will down a 10 foot pot plant just as fast as a little mouse will! But they are good eating!😆✌️ that’s all I need to know about the little fucks! They can kill a pot plant overnight and they taste good!🤠
 
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#290
So, dilemma here. (like thats new? LOL)
I have 32 named varieties to put into 12 pots.
What to do, what to do....
Seriously thinking about putting 3 different ones in each pot.
What ya think?

So, @cbrians what do you think of that experiment? Hmmm? LOL
 
#292
What a long list of choices 🤔 if i had to choose by guessing which maybe fems i'd first look at the shape of calyax if you can see any? How close are the nodes are between each branch. Longer node distance between branches often signs of male, not 100% but it's a 70-30 correct call if the distance is not do to " lack of light stretch ". And if those tiny arms that cross near where the calyax form do cross or touch. It's a crap shoot. Just walk out there and move the best ones you see and set them apart don't take alot of time thinking about them LOL save some rejects just in case and compost the rest.
 
#293
I would use a few of the extras in those holes from last year just to see if your preventative measures did any good! Before I threw them in the compost! Or maybe even grab a couple of 10 gallon bags and fill them up with the soil from the tainted holes! And see what happens!
 
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Oldchucky said:
I would use a few of the extras in those holes from last year just to see if your preventative measures did any good! Before I threw them in the compost! Or maybe even grab a couple of 10 gallon bags and fill them up with the soil from the tainted holes! And see what happens!
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Yep, you know me too well, I can not just pitch perfectly good plants. LOL
I plan on transplanting into 1 gallon pots as soon as I figure out who goes in the back acre.
But then, theres the Autos. THEY have to be transplanted too and soon.

That Sunshine #4 bale is pretty loose and has lots of perlite so I'm not concerned about drainage.
What I have to be 'on the ball' with is fertilizing. I have previously used fortified potting soil and got lazy.
 
#295
Got'em in! Just in time for a cold front and rain, yay!
Couldn't tell who's who, so I just picked a healthy one each time. Thanks @Galgrows, I kept waiting and waiting.
I put 3 plants in each pot, so we will see. Oh, I mixed them up. Still have too many plants.
I'm going to put some of the best looking into gallon pots, just in case.

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#296
cpurola said:
Got'em in! Just in time for a cold front and rain, yay!
Couldn't tell who's who, so I just picked a healthy one each time. Thanks @Galgrows, I kept waiting and waiting.
I put 3 plants in each pot, so we will see. Oh, I mixed them up. Still have too many plants.
I'm going to put some of the best looking into gallon pots, just in case.

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Better start thinking about laying in some bamboo!😄
 
#298
cpurola said:
Can you buy them by the pallet? LOL

Wait, we have lots of rocks, I can just 'tie one on'!
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Yeah, you could! You got quite a while till you have to worry about it! Whatever it takes to get them going in the desired direction! I’ve used chunks of firewood! Ha ha!
 
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