I agree with the other folks here. Get some old cow poop. Till that in. Put foxfarm in the holes if you wish. If you want them big, get them in as early as you can.
Thank you.
I don't know where you are but this is from my local Craigslist:
sorry I wouldn't call that compost,looks like top soil at bestI don't know where you are but this is from my local Craigslist:
Posted 10 days ago
COMPOST, Free
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Free for the taking.
I load, you truck.
I will load your pick-up, trailer or 6-wheel dump.
Have about 60 yds of aged Horse
Manure mixed with paddock scrapings.
I picked up a yard last week, free for the compost, $10 to have him pull out the tractor and load my pickup bed.
an horse manure not good for compost way to many seeds an weeds in it.this is top notch compost black gold!!
can you order that neem meal on line?i would like to try it.what is the reason most people use neem meal I think its to help roots and to help stop mold,tell me what it helps the most for I have never used it befor but would like to try it out.
no gophers here,just plant strait in the ground,but one of my grows I use around 400 gallon wood boxes that we built for its in a place where its all rock and no dirt that's why no one would look there no way in hell to plant in the ground there.
Yes, you can order up to a 40lb bag of down to earth neem meal on Amazon. Clackamas coot talks about the benefits of neem and the studies behind it. It helps build resistance to bugs and disease. Decent source of nitrogen and potassium. Smells unique.
As a kid I would hunt gophers with a pellet gun at my grandma's house. Luckily none have showed up at the garden locations. I did not realize they would ruin plants. They are easy to kill, though. Just dump a gallon jug of water into their hole. They will run right up into the jug. Grandma taught me that expert move.
the said part is they usually kill the biggest and healthiest plants.....
and many times by the time you know they are there the damage is already done
Thanks for the heads up. Will keep a sharp eye out for them. Haven't had any gophers yet, but this is only my third year outside.the said part is they usually kill the biggest and healthiest plants.....
Got a bale of rice hulls down, a dozen bags of lava rocks, and till until the little tiller quit on me. Started building the top. Going with the cheap 3/4 PVC again.
what do they do eat the roots? gots lots of ground hogs here but they don't seem to bother plants.
yes they eat/kill the roots. Your best and biggest plants usually. If a plant just starts to wilt for no reason, dig around the roots and you will find the gopher holes. we put hardware wire cloth down to prevent this, or use pots
