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Post by sd51555 on Jun 15, 2021 20:45:28 GMT -6
I was hoping to go up this coming weekend and check on mine, among other things. I should have put a cell camera with fresh batteries on them. I bet they are cooked. Can't go up this weekend now due to some other commitments. Maybe next. I really want those pumpkins to make it. Not gonna lie, I'm really curious to see if the hoog model holds up to all of this. It's had no supplemental watering, and it's up outta the marsh ground. It's gotta make it on what moisture the wood is holding, and whatever shelter the layer of alfalfa pellets are providing.
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Post by smsmith on Jun 21, 2021 11:15:37 GMT -6
Amazing what a little rain will do for pumpkin and squash vines. The spaghetti squash seeds I planted last week are germinating. Pumpkin vines look the best they have so far this year. I sprayed them all with repellent just trying to discourage any curiosity browsing.
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Post by benmnwi on Jun 21, 2021 11:38:13 GMT -6
Maybe it's all in my head, but a natural rain seems to improve the improve things in pumpkins and other plants much more than an equivalent amount of water from a sprinkler or hose.
It is pretty cool to see how quickly pumpkins respond to a decent rain. I'm hoping to see some germination on the pumpkins that were planted in extremely dry ground.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 21, 2021 11:39:38 GMT -6
Amazing what a little rain will do for pumpkin and squash vines. The spaghetti squash seeds I planted last week are germinating. Pumpkin vines look the best they have so far this year. I sprayed them all with repellent just trying to discourage any curiosity browsing. We tried some squash and zucchini in the garden this year, along w/ pumpkins again and watermelon. Squash and zucchini are doing great along with the pumpkins. Watermelon looks like a bust. Fun to experiment to see what works. Corn looks good now that we fenced it in. Coons will be the test later when it gets ears. Fence is keeping the deer out at least.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 21, 2021 11:40:54 GMT -6
Maybe it's all in my head, but a natural rain seems to improve the improve things in pumpkins and other plants much more than an equivalent amount of water from a sprinkler or hose. It is pretty cool to see how quickly pumpkins respond to a decent rain. I'm hoping to see some germination on the pumpkins that were planted in extremely dry ground. My soaked seeds germinated in dry ground w/o rain. Now they are up and we just got about 2" over the last few days. Hoping they really take off now and shade out any weeds that are starting to emerge.
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Post by smsmith on Jun 21, 2021 11:47:48 GMT -6
Amazing what a little rain will do for pumpkin and squash vines. The spaghetti squash seeds I planted last week are germinating. Pumpkin vines look the best they have so far this year. I sprayed them all with repellent just trying to discourage any curiosity browsing. We tried some squash and zucchini in the garden this year, along w/ pumpkins again and watermelon. Squash and zucchini are doing great along with the pumpkins. Watermelon looks like a bust. Fun to experiment to see what works. Corn looks good now that we fenced it in. Coons will be the test later when it gets ears. Fence is keeping the deer out at least. We gave up on sweet corn a number of years ago. We can buy it locally for pretty cheap ($2 a dozen maybe?) and those guys can deal with the headaches of growing the stuff. In the past, I've tried watermelons a number of times. Never got much more than some tiny worthless melons. Musk melons were a little bit better, but not really worth growing either. The wife's butternut squash are really taking off now too.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 21, 2021 11:50:28 GMT -6
We tried some squash and zucchini in the garden this year, along w/ pumpkins again and watermelon. Squash and zucchini are doing great along with the pumpkins. Watermelon looks like a bust. Fun to experiment to see what works. Corn looks good now that we fenced it in. Coons will be the test later when it gets ears. Fence is keeping the deer out at least. We gave up on sweet corn a number of years ago. We can buy it locally for pretty cheap ($2 a dozen maybe?) and those guys can deal with the headaches of growing the stuff. In the past, I've tried watermelons a number of times. Never got much more than some tiny worthless melons. Musk melons were a little bit better, but not really worth growing either. The wife's butternut squash are really taking off now too. We've never found corn as good as home grown so we'll keep trying. Never had to worry at their old place about deer/etc. Little different out at the shed now. They don't live there and there's a shit ton of deer and coons. Coons might still be a problem. We'll find out later this summer.
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Post by smsmith on Jun 21, 2021 11:53:30 GMT -6
We gave up on sweet corn a number of years ago. We can buy it locally for pretty cheap ($2 a dozen maybe?) and those guys can deal with the headaches of growing the stuff. In the past, I've tried watermelons a number of times. Never got much more than some tiny worthless melons. Musk melons were a little bit better, but not really worth growing either. The wife's butternut squash are really taking off now too. We've never found corn as good as home grown so we'll keep trying. Never had to worry at their old place about deer/etc. Little different out at the shed now. They don't live there and there's a shit ton of deer and coons. Coons might still be a problem. We'll find out later this summer. I agree that home grown is usually best. The corn we get here is picked daily and is every bit as good as what we used to grow (better actually, the ears are much larger and the stuff is almost as sweet as sugar)
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Post by benmnwi on Jun 21, 2021 11:55:55 GMT -6
If you have raccoon problems I'd invest in a couple live traps now and a box of .22 CB shells. Thin them out now before you have corn since they always seem to hit the corn hard the day before you plan on picking it!
As a side note, raccoon carcasses make excellent pumpkin fertilizer. Plant a raccoon carcass in a location and you will have some state fair quality pumpkins if you plant a few seeds on top of that area next year.
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 21, 2021 12:40:32 GMT -6
Maybe it's all in my head, but a natural rain seems to improve the improve things in pumpkins and other plants much more than an equivalent amount of water from a sprinkler or hose. It is pretty cool to see how quickly pumpkins respond to a decent rain. I'm hoping to see some germination on the pumpkins that were planted in extremely dry ground. I think it brings enough topsoil outta the air to make a good shot of fertilizer.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 21, 2021 16:16:51 GMT -6
We've never found corn as good as home grown so we'll keep trying. Never had to worry at their old place about deer/etc. Little different out at the shed now. They don't live there and there's a shit ton of deer and coons. Coons might still be a problem. We'll find out later this summer. I agree that home grown is usually best. The corn we get here is picked daily and is every bit as good as what we used to grow (better actually, the ears are much larger and the stuff is almost as sweet as sugar) My neighbor runs three sweet corn stands and also supplies some grocery stores. No need for me to try and grow it and he has some excellent varieties. I also agree that natural rain is the best for some reason. pH different?
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Post by smsmith on Jun 22, 2021 6:09:23 GMT -6
I agree that home grown is usually best. The corn we get here is picked daily and is every bit as good as what we used to grow (better actually, the ears are much larger and the stuff is almost as sweet as sugar) My neighbor runs three sweet corn stands and also supplies some grocery stores. No need for me to try and grow it and he has some excellent varieties. I also agree that natural rain is the best for some reason. pH different?It seems like natural rain must also make things taste better. The number of deer I've seen in the houseplot since the rain started has increased quite a bit. I've got does and at least one fawn out there now. Before the rain, we saw a deer out there infrequently. Could just be a coincidence I suppose
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 22, 2021 7:52:07 GMT -6
My neighbor runs three sweet corn stands and also supplies some grocery stores. No need for me to try and grow it and he has some excellent varieties. I also agree that natural rain is the best for some reason. pH different?It seems like natural rain must also make things taste better. The number of deer I've seen in the houseplot since the rain started has increased quite a bit. I've got does and at least one fawn out there now. Before the rain, we saw a deer out there infrequently. Could just be a coincidence I suppose It has been cooler, also. The deer might feed more during daylight. I was just thinking that if pH of rain water is different, it may release more nutrients from the soil and lead to better ( and better tasting) growth. This is something SD should check on. (Should we seed clouds with gypsum?)
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 22, 2021 8:11:31 GMT -6
It seems like natural rain must also make things taste better. The number of deer I've seen in the houseplot since the rain started has increased quite a bit. I've got does and at least one fawn out there now. Before the rain, we saw a deer out there infrequently. Could just be a coincidence I suppose It has been cooler, also. The deer might feed more during daylight. I was just thinking that if pH of rain water is different, it may release more nutrients from the soil and lead to better ( and better tasting) growth. This is something SD should check on. (Should we seed clouds with gypsum?) It ain't that complex. It's knocking some other guy's fertile soil out of the sky and onto your place. The moisture helps jump start OM mineralization that was drastically slowed due to the dry conditions.
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Post by honker on Jun 22, 2021 10:11:33 GMT -6
Maybe it's all in my head, but a natural rain seems to improve the improve things in pumpkins and other plants much more than an equivalent amount of water from a sprinkler or hose. It is pretty cool to see how quickly pumpkins respond to a decent rain. I'm hoping to see some germination on the pumpkins that were planted in extremely dry ground. I think it brings enough topsoil outta the air to make a good shot of fertilizer. My mom and I were having this exact conversation last night. We both noted that the gardens were growing way more with the rain than from watering. We were speculating it might be that when you water you might not get as much moisture as you think or get more run off vs a soaking rain. Hadn’t thought about the water quality. Not sure if your comments have any publications behind it SD, but the science would seem to make sense
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