ganga gurl420
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Thats why polymer crystals are the shit!!!
I use Lava rock in my soil mix for water retention. I've seen folks put them on top of the soil too, for shade.Polymers you can buy anywhere....but you have to mix then into your soil ahead of time. But now you know for next time you use them. Even mulching the top wont help if the sides are exposed.
Woodchips are probably best added to the compost pile or used in conjunction with a high nitrogen fertilizer. They can be very beneficial though so I wouldn't count them out. Trees reach far into the ground and pull out nutrients that are unreachable by other plants. Composting them takes advantage of carbon, phosphorus, and other minerals. It's all about keeping the right balance. Too much woodchips with low nitrogen would be bad. But woodchips with high nitrogen outperforms other mixes in studies.I just read a gardening site and it all says as a mulch its ok...but they all say this about mixing wood chips in your soil...
Before I go further, let me make one thing clear. Bark chips, or wood chip mulch from larger branches may be well suited to perennials, but are not a good idea for the garden. They are very low in nitrogen and most other nutrients, and are not easily broken down by microbials in the soil, and are not converted to humus. DO NOT till them into your garden, as it can tie up the nitrogen for years and make your garden unpreductful.
Got a few praying mantis egg sacs, hatching one right now, but other than that I've only used neem oil, probably gonna hit the ladies with some pyrethrins over the next 2 weeks to help out with knocking some grasshoppers out.What's everyone using for pest control this year? I started out investing in a ton of beneficials, but broke down and started spraying anyway. I've got Pyrethrin, Azamax, and Spinosad on hand. Trying to stay safe but effective. I put in a pollinator garden where I don't spray anything on the other side of the property to give a safe place for bees and beneficials.
Your plants are lookin nice. How are the outdoor ones doing? Did u transplant into the green house at the same time as your outdoor?Got a few praying mantis egg sacs, hatching one right now, but other than that I've only used neem oil, probably gonna hit the ladies with some pyrethrins over the next 2 weeks to help out with knocking some grasshoppers out.
And as always, got BT in the tool shed lol, always gotta have some of that on hand at all times.
I did some mantis eggs too. They're so cute. This one was chilling over my tomatoes.Got a few praying mantis egg sacs, hatching one right now, but other than that I've only used neem oil, probably gonna hit the ladies with some pyrethrins over the next 2 weeks to help out with knocking some grasshoppers out.
And as always, got BT in the tool shed lol, always gotta have some of that on hand at all times.
Beautiful. It shows you have put in a lot of hard work.View attachment 3694709 View attachment 3694712 View attachment 3694713 View attachment 3694714 View attachment 3694715 Light dep trees. Day 16. I have full season trees too lol got 2 greenhouses this year. Happy growing.
Thank you. I have a journal if you wanna check it out. I'm doing over 10 strains total mixed between light dep, autos, and full season.Beautiful. It shows you have put in a lot of hard work.
They all cracked the soil the same exact day around the 3rd week of March under a greenhouse that completely collapsed on me while I was setting up a new one haha.Your plants are lookin nice. How are the outdoor ones doing? Did u transplant into the green house at the same time as your outdoor?
Pretty cool idea, no way baking soda and flour will hurt the ladies, I'll have to check out the effectiveness of this and may give it a go, thanks for the tip!I did some mantis eggs too. They're so cute. This one was chilling over my tomatoes. View attachment 3694791
I've never had much problem with grasshoppers, but someone I know uses baking soda mixed with flour in little dishes around his plants to kill grasshoppers. Apparently when they eat it they get gassy and explode. My main problem is mites, aphids, white flies, and thrips. Sometimes a leafhopper problem will start. It seems to be fertile bug territory here in the foothills with the nice weather and tons of farms and greenhouses to fester infestation over the winter. They just bounce from one location to the next.