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I'm guessing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_insect
A watery solution that's Ph Neutral and contains high levels of mint or spice, like cayenne or even nicotine would work. Or potentially just a regular, safe pesticide. If they are scalebugs, gonna wanna nip it in the bud cause they can spread to all your leafy plants.
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As Wolfetone said, it looks like it could be scale. Can you feel the little bumps? Like is it clearly a texture? Can they be scraped off (not necessarily successfully)?
It could also be the start of powdery mildew, which is basically a fungal infection. Has it been humid lately?
Either way, I recommend my tried and true: Neem Oil. Mix it with water and spray away. Lol I should set a reminder and just come into this thread every few days and shout NEEM OIL at y'all. The shit really works and is a horticulturally safe/organic option which is just better for everyone. There's not much it can't fix. I spray it pre-emptively now and we have very few problems.
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Seconding that you should use Neem Oil, should help both in case of insect or fungal infection. Mix with water and spray your plants with it, and add some when watering them every few weeks. If there is an acute infestation i suggest getting an Azadirachtin pesticide (that's the active ingredient in Neem Oil) and using that instead of the raw oil. Also the raw oil can smell a bit unpleasant, so if the plants are inside or you are really sensitive get the refined product.
I had a really awful Sciaridae problem with my indoor plants and it really helped a lot. (I used a Lizetan branded product, you should be able to find it on amazon)
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I'm no expert, but cutting it off and burning it with fire will probably work. Keep that plant segregated so it doesn't spread. I plant in the ground and hundreds of plants at a time so that wouldn't necessarily concern me, but if you are seeing something abnormal it is best to abort it.
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Just had the first of my jalapenos. They have a nice kick but not too extreme. If my experience in the past is any indication, though, they'll get considerably hotter as the season goes on.
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Had no clue we had a gardening thread here. I am no green thumb, but I started to grow some flowers to attract bees and hummingbirds. I have
- 3 Oxeye Daisies (grown from seed)
- 2 Common Zinnas (grown from seed)
- 1 Bee Balm (bought at local nursery)
- 1 Juniper Bonsai (gift from gf).
Honestly gardening is really cool. I remember thinking that my Oxeyes were going to not germinate because I forgot to water them for a few days, but those motherfuckers are tough as nails. As for the bonsai, it makes a great decoration, and Junipers are relatively easy beginner trees, so shaping is fun, repotting is a bitch and a half though. No clue what specific species of Juniper it is, best guess is a Sierra Juniper, or a California Juniper.
Overall gardening is a solid 8.5/10 hobby, not as good as reading a book but beats playing with model trains
- 3 Oxeye Daisies (grown from seed)
- 2 Common Zinnas (grown from seed)
- 1 Bee Balm (bought at local nursery)
- 1 Juniper Bonsai (gift from gf).
Honestly gardening is really cool. I remember thinking that my Oxeyes were going to not germinate because I forgot to water them for a few days, but those motherfuckers are tough as nails. As for the bonsai, it makes a great decoration, and Junipers are relatively easy beginner trees, so shaping is fun, repotting is a bitch and a half though. No clue what specific species of Juniper it is, best guess is a Sierra Juniper, or a California Juniper.
Overall gardening is a solid 8.5/10 hobby, not as good as reading a book but beats playing with model trains
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I have pulled the garlic scapes, to encourage bulb formation... And, begun collecting chive blossoms to steep in a glass jar full of white vinegar. It gives both a nice purple coloring, and an onion-infused taste after a month or two soak when I'll pull the blossoms out.
And I believe I have finally defeated the porcupines which routinely chew all the leaves from my cherry trees, by installing collars around the trunks to prevent climbing.
And I believe I have finally defeated the porcupines which routinely chew all the leaves from my cherry trees, by installing collars around the trunks to prevent climbing.
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My tomato plants have flowers now, but not my dill plants. I'm hoping that the dill will flower when the tomatoes are ripe so I can make some pickles, but if not. What would be the best way to preserve the dill flowers for when the tomatoes are bearing fruit and are ripe? Dry them out, freeze them, or maybe stick them in salt and use that salt for the pickle?
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Did you eat the scapes? Apparently they're delicious. I'm hoping I can do it with my garlic in a few months (souther hemisphere here). Frankly I hope my garlic are doing anything at this point.
Is there a reason you want the dill flowers and not just the dill leaves? My grandma always just used regular dill leaves in pickles. I've never grown dill for the flowers so I don't really know - I always pinch them out so they don't go to seed.
If you do want the flowers for later drying would be your best bet imho. I think freezing would damage them. But the preserving thing isn't my forte.
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They are delicious but don't eat the tips, it's very fibrous like grass.
The Polish pickles I buy from the store use them along with the recipes I've seen on the internet. It's the leaves and the flowers. Might just dry them since I'll be using dried bay leaves in the recipe as well.
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Dill flowers freeze well. You can freeze them. I've had tubs of dille sprigs, flowers, wild garlic etc. in my freezer for years. The flowers have about the same flavour as the sprigs but you might want to use 2:1. Alternatively you can leave the flowers to bloom until they seed and collect the seeds. They give off the same flavour. Don't freeze those though. Dry them.
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All right garden bros, I need advice. I'm making a strawberry patch at my Mom's place for her birthday, but the best spot for it is all concrete, all day. So I'm going to do the vertical thing in a Greenstalk container.
My question is in regards to netting/protecting the tower. There are a LOT of birds there, it backs on to forest. And possums and rabbits and foxes, the lot. How do I net a tower like that, effectively?
I'm not much of a DIY constructiony bitch. I can use a drill, barely. With my berry bushes/beds at home I just drive bamboo canes into the corners of the bed in the soil, stick upturned little cups on the tops and drape the netting over the whole thing. But this is going straight on to patio.
I'm wondering if I use some of those garden stake buckle connector things and build just a basic frame with bamboo (akin to what I do at home) and like place it over the tower? Give it a couple of entry points and plenty of room to spin the Greenstalk? I don't wanna just 'wrap' the tower in netting because I've seen birds just sit on it and pick the berries through.
The other idea I had was to maybe buy a large(ish) fruit tree protector and just cover the whole thing? I don't know.
Thoughts?
My question is in regards to netting/protecting the tower. There are a LOT of birds there, it backs on to forest. And possums and rabbits and foxes, the lot. How do I net a tower like that, effectively?
I'm not much of a DIY constructiony bitch. I can use a drill, barely. With my berry bushes/beds at home I just drive bamboo canes into the corners of the bed in the soil, stick upturned little cups on the tops and drape the netting over the whole thing. But this is going straight on to patio.
I'm wondering if I use some of those garden stake buckle connector things and build just a basic frame with bamboo (akin to what I do at home) and like place it over the tower? Give it a couple of entry points and plenty of room to spin the Greenstalk? I don't wanna just 'wrap' the tower in netting because I've seen birds just sit on it and pick the berries through.
The other idea I had was to maybe buy a large(ish) fruit tree protector and just cover the whole thing? I don't know.
Thoughts?
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I'd build a frame however you feel comfortable and drape the net over it.
Thick wall PVC pipe can be a way to do something like that if you aren't handy.
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Have some corn porn.
This strain started out as glass gem. I've been working with it for years selecting the biggest plants with the biggest cobs that also keep the colors and vibrancy. If a decent cob comes off of a shit plant it gets tossed. If a shit cob comes off of a decent plant it gets tossed. I save the best of the best for my seed and sell the mediocre seed to others. Glass gem corn is a popcorn but I've managed to get my strain up to sweet corn size. I'm shooting for full field corn size. The corn actually isn't quite ready to pick yet, but I couldn't help myself and picked one from a decent looking plant. I'm hoping for even better examples, but this one is satisfying.
This strain started out as glass gem. I've been working with it for years selecting the biggest plants with the biggest cobs that also keep the colors and vibrancy. If a decent cob comes off of a shit plant it gets tossed. If a shit cob comes off of a decent plant it gets tossed. I save the best of the best for my seed and sell the mediocre seed to others. Glass gem corn is a popcorn but I've managed to get my strain up to sweet corn size. I'm shooting for full field corn size. The corn actually isn't quite ready to pick yet, but I couldn't help myself and picked one from a decent looking plant. I'm hoping for even better examples, but this one is satisfying.
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I've grown glass corn before, I loved the colors but was disappointing with the small size, good luck with your work and if you ever manage to get them to field corn size and your looking to sell seed I'd be interested in buying some. (at the risk of doxxxxxing myself)
@Null I've had aphids on some of my indoor plants before, I found that consistent and thorough applications of neem oil worked, make sure you completely cover the tops of bottoms of all the leaves on your peppers with neem oil every day. Do it either early in the day or at night and you might want to occasionally wash the leaves off with water by spraying them just to prevent any build up of neem oil residue that might harm the plants. Make sure you properly measure your neem oil mixture as too diluted will be ineffective and too concentrated can burn the plants. Neem oil kills on contact, so any aphids that you miss will continue feeding and farting out clones.
Some aphids are born with wings and they fly to new sources of food so most likely a few flying aphids found your pepper plants. Dealing with pests is part of gardening, so be prepared to regularly check your plants for signs of infestation, if you catch it early its a lot easier to control and eradicate. Don't be discouraged if your plants don't produce as much as you hoped, everyone's plants will be mediocre their first year or two of gardening,
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Oh gosh, I'm envious of everyone who's got the space to grow corn!
This year, the vegetable garden has outperformed expectations. With food prices stupid high, it's actually in the black! Now I'm bracing myself to watch it wash away in a storm surge. The uphill neighbors made bizarre landscaping choices that fucked the drainage through our backyard, and my mitigation efforts won't be adequate for the weather we're expecting. Oh well - if it happens, it happens. Clean slate for fall planting, I guess.
This year, the vegetable garden has outperformed expectations. With food prices stupid high, it's actually in the black! Now I'm bracing myself to watch it wash away in a storm surge. The uphill neighbors made bizarre landscaping choices that fucked the drainage through our backyard, and my mitigation efforts won't be adequate for the weather we're expecting. Oh well - if it happens, it happens. Clean slate for fall planting, I guess.
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I found some old cobs from like eight years ago the other day. My fridge is full of food and seed and such. I will post a before and after eventually. I'd have to doxxxxxxx myself in order to take payment so no worries. We would be on equally bad footing.
Corn likes to be spaced close together. It is wind pollinated and if you plant it at the right time, the close spacing will actually kill weeds from lack of sunlight. Plant corn in blocks rather than rows.
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Weed farm? I grow lots of weeds! Most of my garden is so called "weeds" as in the original species before domestication. Plants like rare wildflowers and native shrubs. Mostly ones I collect from the local wild areas. If a weed pops up and has pretty flower, I just let it chill. Some neighborhood Karen's have complained about my "overgrown weed patches." They shut up when I whip out the detailed landscape plans that I hand draw and my master gardener knowledge.