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GungusDingaling said:
I have more mini tomatoes than we can eat, any fun suggestions (beyond canning, which we plan on doing) on recipes/preserving?

Ate my first Big Jim pepper the other day, it was great! Spicy but not overwhelmingly, and had a great flavor. Excited for more to come in, we have some ideas for recipes. Habenero just got moved because it wasn’t producing/doing well in the small pot we had it in, hopefully it will start producing soon
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Have you considered pickling or fermenting?. Or when you say canning are you already pickling
 
TOTAL MEALYBUG ERADICATION.

Complete mealybug genocide. All-encompassing mealybug death, perpetual killing for mealybugs. Destroy all mealoids NOW. The Final Solution To The Mealybug Question. EXECUTE OPERATION: MEALYBUG HOLOCAUST.
 
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TOTAL MEALYBUG ERADICATION.

Complete mealybug genocide. All-encompassing mealybug death, perpetual killing for mealybugs. Destroy all mealoids NOW. The Final Solution To The Mealybug Question. EXECUTE OPERATION: MEALYBUG HOLOCAUST.
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beneficial nematodes! and, net the plants and get lady bugs from the same place as the nematodes. nature's good guys website.

I am completely nuking my wildflower garden (weeds). I am buying one of those polycarbonate greenhouses and shelving and starting my own flowers in the spring. I am going to use banker box lids or something cardboard similar. when they are big enough to plant I am going to dig a hole the same sizeas the cardboard boxand just drop the box lid in.

The reason why I haven't done seed starting is because 950 square feet is a lot of starts and I know that I absolutely will not plant them individually. 1x2 foot cardboard box tops, that I can do.
 
The Japanese Beetles are done pupating over where I'm at and I saw the first few out today. Anyone have luck dealing with these?

They devour my grape vines, and I'm not really sure what to do. I went outside last year and knocked em down every day, into soapy water. didn't really help, sadly.
I did have some luck with those traps, though i had to wait until the bdead beetles inside started decaying. I think the decay repels them strongly. They left my vines alone after that. When the pheromone things on the traps still worked and new beetles were still arriving, my plants still got eaten.
 
Sperg_rancher said:
The Japanese Beetles are done pupating over where I'm at and I saw the first few out today. Anyone have luck dealing with these?

They devour my grape vines, and I'm not really sure what to do. I went outside last year and knocked em down every day, into soapy water. didn't really help, sadly.
I did have some luck with those traps, though i had to wait until the bdead beetles inside started decaying. I think the decay repels them strongly. They left my vines alone after that. When the pheromone things on the traps still worked and new beetles were still arriving, my plants still got eaten.
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Japanese beetles spend their grub stage in your lawn gnawing on grass roots. Beneficial nematodes mixed with water and applied to your lawn will knock your local population back. Do some research to determine the best species to use and the right time to apply them. If you’re in the US you can get the BNs from Arbico Organics in AZ. Call them and ask (and pay a little more) for extra ice packs in the shipping envelope. That makes a huge difference in preventing DOA BNs.
 
Got bored of being polite in the Cardposting thread and decided to put a target on my face by posting my newest orchid here as a peace offering.
I am quite pleased with the health of my flowers :) There is a blue orchid at one of the shops I've been eyeing as well. If I get that one I'll post it here too.
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Sperg_rancher said:
The Japanese Beetles are done pupating over where I'm at and I saw the first few out today. Anyone have luck dealing with these?

They devour my grape vines, and I'm not really sure what to do. I went outside last year and knocked em down every day, into soapy water. didn't really help, sadly.
I did have some luck with those traps, though i had to wait until the bdead beetles inside started decaying. I think the decay repels them strongly. They left my vines alone after that. When the pheromone things on the traps still worked and new beetles were still arriving, my plants still got eaten.
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I start to feel like a Jehovas Witness or Mormon over beneficial nematodes (and now mosquito buckets) but again, hit up Nature's Good Guys.

per Google : Heterorhabditis bacteriophora are the beneficial nematode of choice when your problems concern all types of grubs, Japanese beetle larvae and Japanese beetles
 
Just_A_guy said:
Got bored of being polite in the Cardposting thread and decided to put a target on my face by posting my newest orchid here as a peace offering.
I am quite pleased with the health of my flowers :) There is a blue orchid at one of the shops I've been eyeing as well. If I get that one I'll post it here too.
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Now back to the regularly scheduled man hatred.
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Actual blue colour in orchids is not supported by genetics and is very likely artificially coloured, the next bloom will be white. I buy orchids for Mothers' day and try to give some different one every time, so I looked into that a bit.
That, or you see 'acid' violet colour (which is possible) as blue, but in that case you'd likely see as somewhat blue even the one on the photo.
And yes, this bloom looks rich
 
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Actual blue colour in orchids is not supported by genetics and is very likely artificially coloured, the next bloom will be white. I buy orchids for Mothers' day and try to give some different one every time, so I looked into that a bit.
That, or you see 'acid' violet colour (which is possible) as blue, but in that case you'd likely see as somewhat blue even the one on the photo.
And yes, this bloom looks rich
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Thanks for the information, I had the suspicion it was a dyed flower but it has now caused me to look into more orchids. At the slight risk of power leveling somewhat I found a lovely nursery in my state with an amazing selection.

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It is confirmed I will be getting this Cattleya hybrid after its ready to be shipped.
 
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Hi posting again just to reiterate I am very excited about my new orchid. It won't be shipping until the 9th but I asked my Mom for it as a birthday present. She has previously worked with the parks department and always enjoyed flower gardening so I figured she would be happy to know her son has taken an interest in horticulture. I ended up having classes for horticulture late in schooling but I've always had some form of gardening as early as third grade so I took very naturally to the classes. I really enjoyed them and am hopeful to find a career working with plants.

PS: If you are ever in Washington for whatever reason try to find your way to point defiance park they have an excellent botanical garden that is so nice they even host reservations for wedding ceremonies. And bar that Point Defiance Zoo is great.

Orchid (yellow).webp

This is my other Phalaenopsis orchid which is on its third bloom since February and I am optimistic as to it's growth in the future. The local grocery store has had em for 15$ so I couldn't resist.
 
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For me it’s neem oil, diatomaceous earth, beneficial insects and a lot of silica in my plants diets. Don’t know if the last one actually works but my mother always did it
 
one_time_user said:
I start to feel like a Jehovas Witness or Mormon over beneficial nematodes (and now mosquito buckets) but again, hit up Nature's Good Guys.

per Google : Heterorhabditis bacteriophora are the beneficial nematode of choice when your problems concern all types of grubs, Japanese beetle larvae and Japanese beetles
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Where are they located? They don't say on their site. The prices are good, but if they're further away from me than Arbico the odds of DOA nematodes increases, unfortunately.
Justsomecicada said:
a lot of silica
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That toughens up stems. Fermented tea made from horsetails (Equisetum hyemale) delivers a good silica hit.
 
Anasa Tristis said:
Where are they located? They don't say on their site. The prices are good, but if they're further away from me than Arbico the odds of DOA nematodes increases, unfortunately.

That toughens up stems. Fermented tea made from horsetails (Equisetum hyemale) delivers a good silica hit.
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Nice for silica I usually use rice hulls or malted barley ground up. Both as top dressings. I’m slowly switching to just barley because they are a good source of silica and growth hormones
 
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