Gardening Thread

[rondvu]

Thought and suggestions on a gardening thread?

[fire121]

I'm in.

[ewoodard]

Same here. Really could use some tips and tricks for my garden.

[gmwise]

I have a few questions maybe someone can help.
I used to use shredded newspapers as compost.
Is the Oklahoman safe to use? (ie biodegradable ink and so forth)
And does anyone use a local reputable top soil company/person?
Thanks all.

[Thunder]

I have a few questions maybe someone can help.
I used to use shredded newspapers as compost.
Is the Oklahoman safe to use? (ie biodegradable ink and so forth)
And does anyone use a local reputable top soil company/person?
Thanks all.

The Oklahoman papers was rated very high in radioactive found in the ink they uses.

[gmwise]

The Oklahoman papers was rated very high in radioactive found in the ink they uses.

well thank gawd i did that in California and not here.

[FFLady]

Definitely FOR IT!!

[bandnerd]

The Oklahoman papers was rated very high in radioactive found in the ink they uses.

Source?

[ewoodard]

I've been having problems with tomatoes. I can't get them to put on, and when they do they don't get very big, and what varieties does anyone suggest?

[gmwise]

I've been having problems with tomatoes. I can't get them to put on, and when they do they don't get very big, and what varieties does anyone suggest?

Last year we tried that gawd awful topsy turvy bag.
It would grow maybe 4 feet, then gave up 2 tomatoes as small as cherry ones from a beefsteak plant.
We shall see this year what happens.
Good luck to us all.
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On a earlier note, I received an email saying its (the Oklahoman) printed with soy based ink.
Thanks Bobbie @ the Oklahoman for getting a answer.
Saying that it doesnt speak on its suitability of it as composting material.
Anyone can help?

[Edmond_Outsider]

The Oklahoman papers was rated very high in radioactive found in the ink they uses.

I think it's ok as long as you don't use the editorial page...

Anybody have any experince fighting leaf spot on tomato plants? It's been plaguing me for the past few years.

ALso, heat resistant tomato varieties. Last June killed my early crop.

[gmwise]

Someone told me dont use the colored ink pages...
No idea how that works..

[ewoodard]

I tried that too. The plant grew great but only put on three tomatoes that were eaten by the birds before they ripened.

[Hammondjam]

I've done the upside down method for growing tomatoes too. Two years of it with less than a dozen fruits for my trouble. My wife's thinking is that it's not for this region. The roots get way too hot in our summer sun and the water dripping down the stalk and leaves just begs for disease.

Don't waste your time and money!

[gmwise]

I was told I needed to fil the thing with soil and SOAK the soil...
if its dripping its over watered..lol
OH and i needed to hang it way up on a pole...good grief.

[Hammondjam]

Soaking the soil in a container that has a hole in the bottom without it running out through that hole is quite a difficult task.

I think that in areas where the summer sun doesn't get so brutal, the idea could work. I'm back to planting them in the ground, this year. Using three heirloom varieties. Can't wait to see how they taste!

[gmwise]

^same here

I'm also planting 3 rows of various veggies for the Food Bank.

[rondvu]

Anyone in need of plants or have plants to give away. I just has a friend come over and I loaded them up with a box of iris, rubeckia and day lilies. Try recycling your unwanted plants. I have even put a box or two on the curb and marked free plants and they are always picked up within a short time.

[nik4411]

my parents live in fort smith, good soil over there. their tomato plants always grow massive and produce way more than they can eat. they tried the upside down method, didn't work so well.

[gmwise]

I have friends whose REALLY big in hydroponics, raises alot of their food that way.
And they canned , and then sells what they have left, and makes gloobs of money.
But to start they spent gloobs of money and time.
From what I see now its so much easier.

[airplane777]

Maybe try a fertilizer with more phosphorus, it is the ingredients for creating blooms/fruit. It is noted as the middle number on a bag of fertilizer (10-20-10.) Here is an article that can explain it in more detail.


Garden Article: Understanding Fertilizer Numbers: N-P-K

[FFLady]

..........and with the patchy frost expected tonight, does anyone know where the golden rule "never plant anything until after April 15" actually comes from? Is it the Almanac?

[cindy]

[QUOTE=gmwise;312419]Last year we tried that gawd awful topsy turvy bag.
It would grow maybe 4 feet, then gave up 2 tomatoes as small as cherry ones from a beefsteak plant.
We shall see this year what happens.
Good luck to us all.
**********

We had the same issue with that topsy turvy bag!!!

[bandnerd]

..........and with the patchy frost expected tonight, does anyone know where the golden rule "never plant anything until after April 15" actually comes from? Is it the Almanac?

I don't know, but it's a date that my mother instilled in my mind when I was just a little girl!

[nik4411]

anybody know where to see some nice tulips