No.973
>>969Staggering rows allows me to maximize the limited space I have. If that's not an issue than do it how
you want. 8:1 should be more than enough. You can always get additives to put in the soil to rejuvenate it. The mycorrhizae I mentioned is really good at that. Maybe some sulfer and bone meal with some kind of kelp and fish fertilizer, that will essentially give you what bagged soil has in it. As far as soil go I would recommend foxfarms happy frog, it's
always worked wonders for anything I plant in it.
No.1013
>>1012>>1012>winter… garden?Ye, a winter garden. Plants like greens, broccoli, and brussles sprouts that are more able to survive in cooler temperatures.
>pic onePreparing for planting seeds.
>pic twoDirt, compost, and fertilizer that all got mixed together for the seeds to grow in
>pic threeFrench breakfast radish seeds I planted with the eggplants
>pic fourA carrot bed
>pic fiveRegular radishes and Detroit red beets.
The last three photos show beds I shook seeds out of my hand into. After that, I covered them with a small layer of dirt then watered them. I find what works for me with root veggies, is it's better to just kind of throw them around. They will figure the rest out once they start sprouting. If you were to mass produce, for lets say a market, or store, you would want to take more care to stagger, or plant them in rows. Considering my neighbors, friends, and I are all I grow anything for, I'm more careless with planting root veggies.
No.1015
>>1014Forgot pic :P
Then we had a feast about it
No.1016
have you ever considered to get a greenhouse
No.1019
>>1016If I had the room for it I would. Honestly having a controlled environment like that can help quite a bit, as long as you can keep it sterile.
No.1046
>>1015fuck that looks good
send me some
No.1059
>>1046gimme dat address sweaty I'll give you everything you want
>pic 1Radishes sprouting
>pic 2Gen I spinach sprouting.
p fucking impressed with this tbh The spinach I grew last year created fertile seeds, which seem to have acclimated to the climate very well.
I've never had spinach germinate and sprout in two weeks, it's usually closer to a month :D :D :D>pic 3A pineapple my neighbor is growing from a pineapple we ate.
we both planted a bunch for the fall/winter garden and are splitting everything we get.>pic 4Black eyed peas and gen I cucumbers sprouting and first transplant
>pic 5The rest of the seedlings sprouting. Red chard, and broccoli doing well, some snow peas are popping up too. There should be a lot more action here this coming week.
No.1061
>>1059>>1060its really neat how much food you grow tbh
No.1062
Is it time consuming? Do you tend to your plants daily, weekly?
No.1066
>>1061Thanks. When you get the hang of it, it becomes fairly easy to grow a decent amount in a small space.
>>1062>Is it time consuming? Do you tend to your plants daily, weekly?The most time consuming part is seeding, or transplanting. Depending on how many plants you want, it can take anywhere from a couple hours to most of a day. Refertilizing your soil after something has lived out its life cycle would be the next most time consuming thing. As for tending to the plants, I water them daily when it's hot outside, usually taper down to once every few days in the colder months. While im watering, i check for bugs, or any kind of indiscrepancys with the plants. When they are seedlings, and in the flower stage, I fertilize once a week.
No.1079
ladies like your plants?
No.1082
>>1079Most of them, yes. The abuelas in my neighborhood are always complimenting me on how nice my garden looks year round, and confess how they picked my vegetables while I was at work. It's pretty cute, it makes an easy in for talking to their granddaughters too :D
UPDATENo seedlings yet, except for the spinach, cucumbers, and black eyed peas. Kinda bullshit, I have to reseed everything with new soil. I choose happy frog this time, it's hands down the best bang for your buck to start seeds or seedlings in.
on the bright side everything that sprouted was from seed of a plant I grew from last year. That makes me really happy to see the seeds have altered their genetics to grow more successfully in this region of the country.>pics relatedI planted garlic, red and white onions last weekend too. Hopefully they will start sprouting soon.
No.1083
>>1082you ever FUCK the grandmas?
No.1086
thought plants are illeagle in burger land
No.1096
>>1086you're thinking of bongland
No.1120
>>1108Of meny thankrs budy
>pic 1Garlic sprouting. I expect there should be a few more popping up in the coming weeks.
>pic 2 and 3Beets and white onion sprouting. Red onion in the third pic with the brandywine tomato and Rosemary
I've never grown garlic or onion successfully. I bought these ones from a feed store near by, as opposed to trying to grow them from what I bought at the store. We will see how it goes.
No.1138
>>1128who gave that tomato permission to be long wtf???
are peppers pretty easy to grow? they are a qt fruit
No.1143
>>1128Mmmmmm
Peppers sound good
No.1148
>>1138>who gave that tomato permission to be long wtfThe Italians did
>are peppers pretty easy to grow? For the most part yes. They need to be watered regularly if they are in full sun. They are very heat resistant, however, they do not like cold at all.
No.1182
you ever make pizza?
been making a shit ton of pizza lately
No.1224
how do you prepare your garden for the winter?
No.1227
>>1224>how do you prepare your garden for the winter?Normally
as long as winter is average, to semi average as far as snow/cold goes I'll cover my plants with 3mil plastic sheeting. Basically painters plastic, it's see through enough that it will let light in. It also will increase the ambient temperature roughly 3-5 degrees depending on sunlight for the day.
Obviously on over-cast days, not quite so much If it drops below freezing
seldom here for more than just the light, I'll string some of those c7 Christmas lights through the plants
being sure to not touch the plants with the bulbs, they will create enough heat to burn them to produce enough heat to prevent the plants from freezing. If a freeze is anticipated, I'll water a little bit too, the water helps insulate the roots, and oddly enough, can help prevent the roots freezing/plant dying.
No.1228
>>1227Night* not light. Phone posting is for fags wtf am I doing with my life
No.1279
>>1278whyd you grow at your neigbors?
aquaponics is cool, any pros/cons?
No.1280
>>1279>whyd you grow at your neigbors?Him and his missus are good friends of mine, they moved in on my old lot about 10 months after the septic tank caved in.
we use city sweage irl the current year, the property manager never had a survey done so there's x² septic tanks that are dilapidated and turning into sinkholes scattered about the park I had to move roughly 14 months ago. They are at the end of the lane, and the natural sunlight is just, slightly, enough to make the difference in good/great plant growth.
big shade trees make shade>aquaponics pros/consPros: you don't need to use fertilizers, or water plants.
1: have a tank, pond, body of water
2: fish,
ok turtles,
p legit or ducks,
top tier shit in the water. A pump, pumps the water into a raised bed,
made of expanded shale or pumice rock and the
choose your animal waste feeds the plants.
3: set pump on a timer for max efficiency
4: ???
5: profit!
Cons: raccons
niggers raep fish, and ducks. Cold/cool temps rekt fish, and/or force turtles into hibernation
ducks may also migrate and never return foxes and coyotes will fuck a duck too, if they catch one.
No.1354
>>1313sweet haul
i'll gander them floors budy, been looking at mine and could use motivation
No.1368
>>1354>pics 1 and 2Original floor
>pics 3 and 4After resurfacing. The client
a friend of mine, I'd never half ass anyone's floor, but he was tight on $$ at the time wanted it to look industrial so fortunately for him his floor was uneven
No.1369
>>1354>pics 1 and 2First coat of sealer after stain
>pics 3 and 4Final seal dried, and he moved stuff back out onto the shop floor. He owns a music store
No.1372
>>1368>>1369cool, how do they feel?
i wanna polish the concrete in my garage, i finally got a place that has one
how hard is it?
No.1373
>>1372>how do they feelIt's smooth enough you can slide on it in socks. That's just the basic sealer though
>how hard is it?I have never polished a concrete floor, though in theory all you would need to do is rent the grinder with a polishing pad, and run that across the surface. All those dark spots are divots where it was unleveled in the pics, so it really helps to have a level surface to start with. Grinding makes a fuck ton of dust, so cover everything, or move it. My skill set is more of regular water based stain, paint chipping
which leaves a texture on the floor and epoxy
regular and metalic which is more liked to polishing. A good epoxy floor you can slide like ice across. I'll post some pics once I find them on the comp
No.1379
>>1378*click click click click*