[MG1]

I know one of the 68 guys loves gardening.

I'm not an expert, but would love to learn more. Lifelong learner, for sure.

Be it garden tools, funny stories, local tips, climate woes, air quality (humidity, cold, hot, frost, hail, dew, etc.).

I'll start off by saying dahlias make the best cut flowers hands down. They multiply on their own - just let them be. To the point they grow like weeds. I just learned this year that you can divide tuber clumps and start a new bush. I gave away half my clumps because it was getting ridiculous. Tubers I purchased last year (planted this year have really taken off. We have great climate for dahlias.

I also have multiple types of gladiolus. They attract a lot of beneficial insect. Just yesterday for the first time in my life (talk about a city slicker), I saw a hummingbird. They are simply amazing. I didn't know what this thing was. A bird that just hovers. Damn.

Butterflies and my favourite, dragonflies. Dragonflies are symbols of joy and happiness.

The hummingbird.........https://www.uniguide.com/hummingbird-meaning-symbolism-spirit-animal-guide/


People spend a lot of time and energy trying to lure hummingbirds by way of feeders and shit. I attracted one just for having gladiolus. Maybe wife was sending me a message........ "Stop wasting time on RS." Gulolol.

[Hondaracer]

I’m looking for biochar and any good compost sources locally (as in closer than Abbotsford type thing)

If anyone needs worms or worm castings I actually have an amazing “worm guy” he lives near Metrotown fantastic passionate guy

[TOS'd]

There is already a thread here: https://www.revscene.net/forums/717312-gardens-lets-see-them.html

[MG1]

Worms are a sign of good soil. One of my garden beds used to have hundreds of them. The last two years, none. Something happened. I added mulch to protect the irises I planted there two years ago from frost. Nothing has been growing there since. Granted the heat this year is a factor, but the crazy bumper crop of zucchinis three years ago are not happening. Fricken mulch. I guess add more sea soil and hope things change for the better next year. Gardenworks has their Customer Appreciation Sale every third Thursday. First thing I'm getting is more sea soil.

[MG1]

There is already a thread here: https://www.revscene.net/forums/717312-gardens-lets-see-them.html

Pictures........... I don't have any. Well, I do. Somewhere. Believe me, if I find them, there will be thousands to upload. The most amazing pompom dahlias and gladiolus, Lillies, carnations, roses, peonies - vegetables like garlic, peppers, and herbs, like rosemary. My pride and joy is the 30 foot walnut tree that popped out of nowhere about five and a half years ago. It could have been 40 ft tall by now, if I didn't trim it back. I have no idea where the roots are, because the tree is in a garden bed that is about a foot and a half off the rest of the property. The three garden beds I have are the standard 4 x 8 foot size with approximately three feet between them. No sign of roots. Like what the hell? In strong winds, that tree sways quite a bit. Anyway........... I also have two hexagonal plastic garden beds a 6 x 6 garden bed on posts and four Costco above ground garden beds. Then the two foot wide strip of garden against the fence along the entire length of the property. Not to mention the front yard, which I don't even touch. There's simply way too much stuff to deal with. Best thing I've done was to get rid of the front lawn. It's all rocks now. It's all bordered by Japanese boxers that are totally untouched, lol. Bushy as hell, but doesn't look too bad. I don't think I've watered that stuff ever.

[MG1]

Place I purchased some of my dahlias. I fell in love with dahlias when I saw some amazing perfectly geometric dahlias at a vendor at Riley Park Farmers Market. I went into obsession mode and looked high and low for places that had these dahlias..........

https://www.ferncliffgardens.com


Check out the ball and pom pom dahlias.



As for roses, the best place hands down is Select Roses. Brad is a very knowledgeable rose breeder.

https://www.selectroses.ca

I keep wanting the Canadian White Star, but always sold out. I love my Black Knight. I have this blood red rose (can't remember name) that has velvet pedals. Thick and texture of velvet. This year, the heat has taken its toll, but roses are tough plants. I had a mini rose that got lost between bushes and was given up for dead. I'd say three years of being in the shade. Looked like a Charlie Brown Xmas tree. I transplanted it in a small pot and just this month, it came back to life and is flowering.

[MG1]

Ferncliff Gardens website is now open for ordering. Items go very quickly, so if you want some extraordinary dahlias, don't sleep on it. Your garden will be, hands down, the envy of the neighbourhood.

[N.V.M.]

I build gardens for a living now, no more high end millwork for me. too stressful, so now it's cedar gardens. it's all about growing food though, not flowers.

we take felled trees and mill them up with a mobile mill and them process the boards. for me it's easy work after what I've been doing for 30 years, but there's challenges still.

[MG1]

Cedar chips, shavings, and mulch are great for plants. Keeps insects at bay. My vegetable garden is all organic. Neighbour keeps telling me miracle grow is amazing. No thanks. Nothing like fertilizers and chemicals go into the vegetable garden. In fact, I don't use fertilizers on the flowers. Bone meal for the dahlias. I bough some liquid fish fertilizer, but not totally convinced it's organic.

https://www.heirloomsoul.com/blog/the-reason-why-synthetic-fertilizers-miracle-gro-are-so-bad-for-your-garden

[Razor Ramon HG]

Can anyone check if this is blight on my cherry tomatoes?

https://imgur.com/a/xitduHi

First picture was taken about a week ago when I noticed some new baby leaves at the top wilting. They were the only ones exhibiting this sympthom.

Today, I noticed it spreading to other leaves and I've cut them off.

I've been spraying a solution of Safer End All and Sulphur Dust to help eliminate any pests and fungal diseases.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/safer-s-end-all-concentrate-500-ml-0591131p.html

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/safer-s-sulphur-dust-300-g-0591130p.html

Thanks.

[MG1]

I personally wouldn’t put any chemical in the garden. The whole idea for most gardeners is to grow organic food. I mean, if that’s the case, we’d all be buying vegetables from chinar. I haven’t bought snow peas for eons because all of them are from there. I tried growing my own inthe garden, but this year was not great for those types of plants.

As for your tomatoes, I think it’s heat related. Mine looked like yours for the longest time. Now that the heat is gone, they’re coming back to life. I have tomatoes that are in the shade half of the day, because they are behind the fence, they are thriving like there’s no tomorrow. Looks like bumper crop. They’re Roma tomatoes. Easiest to grow. I hate tomatoes, but my kids like ‘em. They were on sale for $1.49 at GardenWorks.

Oh, shit, almost forgot………. GardenWorks Customer Appreciation Day is tomorrow. 15% off everything. Plus, it’s points redemption month.

[Razor Ramon HG]

After the last couple of days, I think it's blight based on information online and what is happening to them currently. More leaves started turning yellow with some black edges. A few leaves actually started turning grey and fully wilted near the edges.

I went and bought some copper fungicide today to try and stop the spread. Thinned the plants out a bit too to create some more airflow between the leaves and branches.

Not sure what is going on. More than half of my plants had issues this season and I used brand new Promix potting mix in grow pots. My peppers all turned yellow and died, and my broccoli had some weird disease that turned the leaves paperlike and killed the plant.

Wonder if pathogens are floating in the air and landing in my soil or something. Not a great experience as a first time gardener as I've had to spend money on so many things just to keep my plants from not dying to pests, black spot, and now what seems like blight.

[Hondaracer]

I’d suggest spend $20 and buy the “picture this” app

It’s a plant identifying app that works amazing. It may not give you an exact diagnosis but it gives all sorts of run downs based on the pictures you give the app of any plant, flower etc.

[Razor Ramon HG]

So no new blighted leaves today after spraying the copper fungicide.

Apparently my dad saw a mouse take one of my cherry tomatoes when he was in the garden.

Very relevant post I saw today.

https://i.imgur.com/XUOdB8e.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/5QSZX6i.jpg

[N.V.M.]

can we not upload images here? da fuq

edit:

i'll put it on my website


https://www.birdsofbc.com/img/s/v-10/p2980161343.jpg

[Razor Ramon HG]

Did you build all those raised planters yourself or did you buy them?

Thinking of doing something similar next year.

[Razor Ramon HG]

When do you guys top your tomato plants? One of my indeterminate plants has a lot of flowers, but about only a dozen tomatoes.

As it's getting to the end of August, I am thinking of cutting the top off the vertical growing stems and hopefully that will force any pollinated flowers to grow fruit before the frost hits in what I think is late October?

[N.V.M.]

Did you build all those raised planters yourself or did you buy them?

Thinking of doing something similar next year.

built them from felled trees.

[Alpine]

I feel like I've been catfished lol. The previous owner didn't take care of his lawn as well as I thought he did. After getting to know my lawn a bit better over the last few months, I've come to the realization that 50-75% of my lawn is actually just crabgrass or some other type of weedgrass (grows outward from a centre root). Should I just take my time over the next few years (it's a corner lot and I probably have 7000sqft to work with) and slowly use a weeder to remove all the crabgrass? Or nuke it with a rototiller and start over? We don't have any definitive plans at the moment, but we've considered adding a rock/mulch garden, some wildflowers, and some planters sometime in the future (at least 1 year away at the earliest).

[quasi]

Very nice work N.V.M.

I love wood work as a hobby, I wish I had more space like a small shop to do more.

[MG1]

https://imgur.com/bHfz3hC

https://imgur.com/j8WPjBt

Flowers for the wife. Every day, new flowers. Winter, it's silk flowers :okay:

[BlackV62K2]

Anyone know of local places that sell preserved moss living wall? Looking for a few small pieces for decor

[MG1]

Time to plant garlic. I bought two garlic plants this year for the first time and they were so easy to grow. As in, never touched them until they were ready. Apparently, you just plant any garlic bulb, like the kind you buy at Superstore and they grow like a weed. Not sure if the grown in china garlic works, but Gardenworks just sent out a memo that garlic bulbs have landed. Third Thursday of each month is Customer Appreciation Day. I'm in!

The thing is, you eat/cook half the garlic you have now and plant the other half. Win! Now I know what I'm getting at the Farmers Market. BC grown garlic.

[moody]

I'm trying to get rid of all the weeds in my lawn. I want thick lushious green grass. I have crab grass, moss, white clovers, cinquefoil, black medic, those broadleaf plantain. I have them all on my lawn. But not much grass. I was wondering what are you guys using to control the weeds in your lawn? Do you guys have some kind of home remedies to kill these unwanted flowers. Any tip/hint on a healthy lawn is much appreciated. Thx

[Great68]

Well, getting a jump on the new season. The grow op is in full swing:

https://imgur.com/M7xWBXy.jpg

[unit]

nice, what you need are reflectors around that, makes a hell of a difference. cardboard and mylar taped on.

[Great68]

nice, what you need are reflectors around that, makes a hell of a difference. cardboard and mylar taped on.

That's a good suggestion, I'll tell the boss :)

[EvoFire]

Well, getting a jump on the new season. The grow op is in full swing:

https://imgur.com/M7xWBXy.jpg

We can't even keep a succulent alive, so kudos to you :lol

[GLOW]

We can't even keep a succulent alive, so kudos to you :lol

i know that feel bro...i killed a mini cactus...how does one do that?! :lol

FeelsBadMan

[unit]

That's a good suggestion, I'll tell the boss :)

after seeing the other thread with your amazing garden, just disregard any advice from me lol

[MG1]

i know that feel bro...i killed a mini cactus...how does one do that?! :lol

FeelsBadMan

Easy to do. They require little watering, so they get forgotten about. I found a dead one a week ago. Forgot I had it there, lol. A cactus that got to the size of.............. a long English Cucumber. It was a little disturbing, actually. It wasn't upright. Just grew horizontally and always limp.

[Hondaracer]

Anyone have bay leaf trees or anything similar with the big leaves like English laurels etc. that have dead leaves on top?

I’m kind of worried about my big bay leaf tree there’s quite a bit of dead on top, brief reading says cold snaps can cause this as we have had but I’ve never seen it before on my bay leaf

[GLOW]

Easy to do. They require little watering, so they get forgotten about. I found a dead one a week ago. Forgot I had it there, lol. A cactus that got to the size of.............. a long English Cucumber. It was a little disturbing, actually. It wasn't upright. Just grew horizontally and always limp.

ya i just assumed it absorbed moisture from the air :lol
i mean it doesn't rain in a desert right?! :lawl:

[EvoFire]

ya i just assumed it absorbed moisture from the air :lol
i mean it doesn't rain in a desert right?! :lawl:

It does rain in the desert they typically do all the absorbing they can when it rains and stores it. We killed a mini cactus too, wife watered it too much.

[GLOW]

watered TOO much? damn, can't win :lol

[blkgsr]

when's the best time to aerate and fertilize?

[Great68]

Anyone have bay leaf trees or anything similar with the big leaves like English laurels etc. that have dead leaves on top?

I’m kind of worried about my big bay leaf tree there’s quite a bit of dead on top, brief reading says cold snaps can cause this as we have had but I’ve never seen it before on my bay leaf

I have a potted bay leaf tree on my deck, and the cold snap last winter didn't affect it at all.

Is yours potted or in the ground? If it's potted, it might be time to renew the soil.

[Great68]

when's the best time to aerate and fertilize?

I'm doing mine in April. Have the aeration already scheduled (There's a kid who comes by the neighborhood to do it, and charges about the same as it costs me to rent the machine for the day, win win)

After aeration is when I'll fertilize.

[Hondaracer]

I have a potted bay leaf tree on my deck, and the cold snap last winter didn't affect it at all.

Is yours potted or in the ground? If it's potted, it might be time to renew the soil.

In the ground. It’s big like 12’ from soil to the top

[Razor Ramon HG]

Anyone have pointers on how to prepare a garden for the upcoming season? Remove all weeds, dig up the existing soil to loosen it up, and add composed manure to the top?

Also, I started growing some vegetables in a pot last season with some ProMix potting mix. At the end of last year, I removed my plants and just dumped it all into large bins and haven't really touched it since.

Can I just dump any extra potting mix not going into any grow bags into the garden? The garden I believe is mostly clay soil. The potting mix has old plant roots mixed in since I couldn't filter it all out.

[Great68]

Anyone have pointers on how to prepare a garden for the upcoming season? Remove all weeds, dig up the existing soil to loosen it up, and add composed manure to the top?



Yup, basically this all I do in my veggie gardens, I'd mix the compost in a little bit.


Also, I started growing some vegetables in a pot last season with some ProMix potting mix. At the end of last year, I removed my plants and just dumped it all into large bins and haven't really touched it since.

Can I just dump any extra potting mix not going into any grow bags into the garden? The garden I believe is mostly clay soil. The potting mix has old plant roots mixed in since I couldn't filter it all out.

Yup, this is what I do as well. All the soil from the old tomato & pepper pots from last year get dumped into the veggie gardens. Just take out any large hard stem chunks and break up the root balls as much as possible (they'll compost themselves down). I usually go at it with the rototiller. Over time this is a fantastic way to amend your clay soil.

[MG1]

For sure, I thought my huge ass lavender bush was dead. All wood like branches. The heat dome and then the below -20º winter.......... damn. Today, some green started to come out. Damn, my Dahlias I planted last year has taken off. Some are a foot or more in height.

Even the roses I neglected for years are starting to look lively. Maybe the secret is to just leave them alone. I used to cover them in the winter to protect them from the frost.

Life is so precious. Plants and animals will find a way to survive - against all odds. Too bad some humans can't find ways to thrive and overcome obstacles.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Anyone have monsteras?

https://i.imgur.com/gyNiaSA.jpg

Base of mine is turning yellow, any thoughts? The left stem was axed early on because I forgot to water it and one of the leaves went dry and died. The right stem has a fairly large leaf.

Otherwise seems pretty healthy, it has put out two new leaves in the past 4-6 weeks.

Plant is pretty young. I got it back in like October, so not sure if it's natural as the plant wants to kill off some unwanted leaves. It's getting slightly crowded and I'm not quite sure how to prune these.

https://i.imgur.com/x17ei4v.jpg

[Hondaracer]

I have one that’s about triple the size of yours. It’s gone through a couple minor ups and downs but I’ve constantly added some nutrient rich soil top dressing and also added a multi purpose fertilizer 3-4 times in a year or so. Never seen any yellowing like yours

[Razor Ramon HG]

I have one that’s about triple the size of yours. It’s gone through a couple minor ups and downs but I’ve constantly added some nutrient rich soil top dressing and also added a multi purpose fertilizer 3-4 times in a year or so. Never seen any yellowing like yours

Yeah, I transplanted it like 3-4 months ago into this larger pot with Pro-Mix potting mix.

I wonder if it's nutrient related or if it's overwatering. I've been just soaking the entire pot like once every 3-4 weeks as per recommendations I saw online. Any excess just drains out the bottom.

What nutrient mix are you using?

[Hondaracer]

Fox farms ocean forest

I water mine mildly once a week or so

[nismodrifter]

Any lawn aficionados? I modified my mower last year with a Big League Striping Kit to take my lawn to the next level. This year I'll be modifying my Fiskars Reel mower to get some striping action going as well. Also got a backpack sprayer and will switch to liquid fertilizers from now on. Hopefully this weather improves...

[Hondaracer]

I’ve pretended to he into my lawn for the last 5 years with varryinf results lol..

I have 3 massive boulevard maples that block the majority of sun in the summer so it’s very hard to establish and keep a nice lawn. With that said it’s looking pretty good this year. I aerated (by Hand! Lol) top dressed and seeded/fertilized earlier.

[Great68]

I had de-thatching and aeration done on my lawn back in late April, followed by a round of fertilizer, overseeding and then a top dressing of "lawn mix" topsoil (which is just blend with a heavy sand component), 3 yards worth over the entire thing.

It's still recovering a bit, so I'm leaving it really long at the moment. It's incredibly green right now.

[Hondaracer]

Costco sells bags of that “green and feed” fertilizer, it’s pretty amazing. Apply it once, water in and 2 weeks later your lawn is as green as could be. Very heavy in nitrogen

[nismodrifter]

@great68 sounds similiar to what I've done. Did 4 yards of top dressing and repairs this year. Had reasonable germination of my repaired areas, still watering 4x a day. Need more sun....

[Badhobz]

how much are roses suppose to be!?

I just spent 110 bucks on 14 "Ecuadorian" roses for our 14 year anniversary and i feel like i got jipped.

I went to safeway, sold out
I went to save on, sold out

ended up on a florist near my house but felt like i got taken.:okay:

[Hondaracer]

Lol bra.. a dozen excellent roses at Costco are $20.

They have the best deal on roses and bouquets hands down. I haven’t seen anywhere that comes even close

[Badhobz]

WHAT THE FUCK......... i GOT JIPPED I GOT JIPPED!!

i wonder if i can refund them... :heckno:

https://i.postimg.cc/4x0fcxFh/IMG-6385.jpg

[Hondaracer]

Yea like those are pretty nice.. but ya coulda had 5 dozen

[blkgsr]

Costco sells bags of that “green and feed” fertilizer, it’s pretty amazing. Apply it once, water in and 2 weeks later your lawn is as green as could be. Very heavy in nitrogen

pretty sure that's the stuff i picked up. lawn has never been greener. unreal

[xxxrsxxx]

https://imgur.com/a/TN3gsYR

My lawn is full of these weeds, any idea what they are called and how to get rid of them?

edit, ok i don't know how to upload images, here's the link
https://imgur.com/a/TN3gsYR

[Great68]

Dandelions? Well you have a few options

Old fashioned manual pulling with something like this:
https://gardensnursery.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TACKLIFE-Weeder-39-Inch-Stand-Up-Weeder-Heavy-Duty-Thickened-3-claw-Stainless-Steel.jpg

You can burn them out with a torch:

https://assets.leevalley.com/Size4/10091/PT616-giant-weed-torch-with-squeeze-valve-u-0001.jpg

Or, the chemical option:
https://www.ortho.com/sites/g/files/oydgjc116/files/asset_images/products/Ortho/Ortho_Killex_RTS_Conc_1_L_EN_CA1000.png

[bcrdukes]

We use the weed puller by Fiskar, similar to the one Great68 posted. Has worked very well and relatively effortless. You can find them on sale at I think Home Depot but your mileage may vary. I like that Fiskar offers a lifetime warranty/replacement.

[nismodrifter]

Yeah I got the weed puller from Fiskars. It broke within first year. Returned to Canadian Tire , no reciept, they said grab a new one no problem. New one is going strong on year 3. Best back saver.

[68style]

I'm on a ground floor unit and for some reason ONLY my patio (none of the other ones around me) has a jungle of plants + weeds growing up from the cracks of all the little concrete squares... last year I complained to the caretaker that the gardening people aren't addressing it but some guy/girl just came in and quickly yanked them by hand and that was that, grew back super fast since the base of all of them was still there...

I'm not sure that tool above will work... I don't really want to spray poisons around because I have a 16 year old dog that walks out there... I'll try to take a pic of what I'm looking at haha, it's really grown out this year.

[Hondaracer]

^ I just saw an adveristimenr on Amazon about a landscaping sand you use to fill in pavers erc. And it also kills/prevents weeds from growing. Might be an option

[nismodrifter]

Spray with roundup once/twice a year. Done.

[68style]

Spray with roundup once/twice a year. Done.

Don’t want to use sprays because of my ancient dog

[radeonboy]

I use a weeder for the ones that grow on dirt / grass, and manually pull out the ones between pavers. If it gets too crazy between the pavers I blast it with a pressure washer.

[Fafine]

Vinegar and baking soda might work
https://www.inchcalculator.com/get-rid-of-weeds-on-patio/

[Great68]

Round-up is completely safe for people/animals (there's a lot of bad/misinformation out there). Just let it dry after application before letting doggy out there.

And there are two versions of round-up, the version on the shelf with is really just vinegar solution (Roundup "Advanced"), and the version behind the locked case which is the real stuff (Roundup original, actually contains glyphosate)

[Hondaracer]

Even that locked up version is like a hugely “safe” version I believe lol

My dads buddy has family back in Saskatchewan that are all farmers, they brought back some of the “real” shit ie. cancer causing etc. lol

Gave my dad some and he sprayed his entire lawn, not one weed the whole summer and only kills weed not grass. Legit worked like magic not even one dandelion

[Great68]

So the active ingredient in the "real" round-up is Glyphosate. This is the same stuff farmers use. There have no proven links between its use and cancer.
Glyphosate is an indiscriminate herbicide, kills any plant you spray it on.

The active ingredient in those determinant herbicides (Ie the ones that only kill weeds and not grass, IE Killex) is 2-4-D. (This was a component of "Agent orange" used in the vietnam war) This also hasn't been proven to cause cancer, but they think it's probable.

I will say that using Killex really stinks, and if you don't use gloves that smell sticks to your hands forever. Round-up, not so bad in that respect.

[nismodrifter]

Don’t want to use sprays because of my ancient dog

Its fine. I have a 2 year old who puts his hands in/on everything in our garden. We are over protective parents. I use Round Up twice yearly on a rock bed which sprouts weeds. Just let it dry, and for over protections sake I don't let the kid around it for a day or two post application.

[Hondaracer]

So the active ingredient in the "real" round-up is Glyphosate. This is the same stuff farmers use. There have no proven links between its use and cancer.
Glyphosate is an indiscriminate herbicide, kills any plant you spray it on.

The active ingredient in those determinant herbicides (Ie the ones that only kill weeds and not grass, IE Killex) is 2-4-D. (This was a component of "Agent orange" used in the vietname war) This also hasn't been proven to cause cancer, but they think it's probable.

I will say that using Killex really stinks, and if you don't use gloves that smell sticks to your hands forever. Round-up, not so bad in that respect.

Yea I’m guessing the stuff he got was the latter. Basically came in a 2L coke bottle with painters tape and a skull and cross bones drawn on lol

[68style]

^ sounds like how you buy gasoline on islands in the Philippines

[trd2343]

Where does everyone buy their gardening supplies? ie topsoil fertilizer seeds etc.

I am starting to get into lawn maintenance, and looking to fertilizing my lawn soon.

I found some at Home Depot, but happy to hear suggestions, from local shops.

[Hondaracer]

Costco when they have it. Best prices on pretty much everything they stock, fertilizer, grass seed etc.

[Liquid_o2]

Picked our first crop of radishes yesterday! So exciting, the first vegetable we've grown.

Golden beets are almost ready, leeks are looking good, cabbages leaves are huge... but no heads yet which is concerning. I wonder all the rain hasn't been good for them.

[Rallydrv]

looking for ideas, what to do with this area next to my house (corner). currently its a jungle almost. i was thinking to remove all grass, plants whatever is growing, lay down carpet and then some nice shrubs. and mulch.

Anything else that can be done here?

not having done any gardening, what's best way to get rid of any plans, weeds, or bushes. etc etc.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CYsXQiTqy9CDzv9TA

[Hondaracer]

Does the area get sun?

[Rallydrv]

yes, facing south, sun hits all day east to west

[MG1]

Lay down some heavy duty landscape fabric and put a layer of river rock or decorative bark and call it a day. No mowing, no weeds, no hassles. If you go this route, make sure to get the really heavy duty landscape fabric. 5 oz or more thickness. Don't buy the bargain stuff from Home Depot. They're a waste of money. I did the front of my property with rocks. Paid good money to have it done professionally. The buggers used crappy landscape fabric. The kind you get just about anywhere. I have weeds and grass poking through. This after only five years.

Anyway, here's what works well..............

https://www.amazon.ca/VEVOR-Barrier-5-8oz-4ft-100ft/dp/B09MDZ36PS/ref=sr_1_32?gclid=CjwKCAjw46CVBhB1EiwAgy6M4nU8dLLG X7hwBLDw5w6SrY-yhZbNVXbQ7ob86mmckN6sEsRT4E58sRoC0YwQAvD_BwE&hvadid=591808592557&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9001529&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10993526736536675188&hvtargid=kwd-385158765518&hydadcr=114_1012324710&keywords=industrial+landscaping+fabric&qid=1655234770&sr=8-32

The heavy duty weed barrier (not fabric) comes in 2, 4, 5, and 6 foot widths and come with lines on the material to help line things up.

After rocks are placed, you can put ceramic dishes with plants here and there. Go Asian theme and make a rock garden with a pond or two. The sky's the limit. Actually, don't go pond. It's too much work. Oh, river rock is best. Don't use that white stuff that never stays white, lol.

Just a suggestion. Nothing else.

[trd2343]

Costco when they have it. Best prices on pretty much everything they stock, fertilizer, grass seed etc.
Thanks. I’m just wondering, are the products at big name shop good? Ie Scott, Vigro etc

[Hondaracer]

Yeap. They generally carry the same lines year to year I’ve found

Their “quick and thick” seed is probably the best deal going anywhere. You get almost 4 times the amount of seed for the same price at Canadian tire etc.

You better go quick though because all their stuff is usually pulled before mid summer

[Great68]

Harvested this season's garlic the other day, now just drying it out:

https://i.imgur.com/th6PeAe.jpg

[tegra7]

Whats a good weed killer I can use on my lawn?

[Great68]

Killex, or anything with the selective herbicide 2-4-D in it.

[MG1]

I have about the same amount of garlic in the garden. Too lazy to pull them out. Do you consume the bulb type things that grow at the top of the plants? I have a variety that does that. It's edible apparently. I have a shitload of green onions I need to do something with. Strawberries are doing well. I rarely harvest them. It's just neat to have them around. You can tell I'm about as excited about this stuff as I am with US politics. Now flowers. That's a different story. Nothing has bloomed yet, but the Dahlia's are ever so close. Irises have come and gone. My neighbours are awaiting the raspberries and blackberries that grow like weeds along the fence. I give them full permission to pick as much as they like. Then, they give me a jar or two of preserves in return. Win-win! I've given up on roses. It's all about the Dahlias.

[Great68]

I have about the same amount of garlic in the garden. Too lazy to pull them out. Do you consume the bulb type things that grow at the top of the plants? I have a variety that does that. It's edible apparently. I have a shitload of green onions I need to do something with. Strawberries are doing well. I rarely harvest them. It's just neat to have them around. You can tell I'm about as excited about this stuff as I am with US politics. Now flowers. That's a different story. Nothing has bloomed yet, but the Dahlia's are ever so close. Irises have come and gone. My neighbours are awaiting the raspberries and blackberries that grow like weeds along the fence. I give them full permission to pick as much as they like. Then, they give me a jar or two of preserves in return. Win-win! I've given up on roses. It's all about the Dahlias.

Do you mean the Garlic scapes? Yeah we keep them, I use them for a variety of things, from cutting up and throwing straight into a stir fry. Or using to flavour when cooking baby potatoes (Throw some scapes and fresh dill in the potato water when boiling). The latest one I want to try is garlic scape pesto sauce.

Our strawberries are all finished, most of them got eaten by either the birds, or the freaking wall lizards which have invaded my yard.

We also just started harvesting our Raspberries, which are quite a good crop this year. The only silver lining to this year's shitty spring/summer weather is that I haven't needed to manually water everything so much.

[Spectre_Cdn]

Garlic scapes are the bomb. Unfortunately my veggie bed got allium rust a couple years ago, so I can’t grow any in there for a while :(

[MG1]

Scapes. That’s what they’re called. I remember looking it up last year. Raspberries are out. Didn’t notice them till today.

[EvoFire]

I need to replace the soil for my indoor plants, are there special soil that's better, and any specific tips?

[GLOW]

great68 ready to fight off the vampire apocalypse with all that garlic...

i think these days stores are careful of what they sell for week killer off the shelf and limited supply...

i just use one of those weed pullers where i don't have to bend over and i release the weed like cocking a shotgun by fiskar

https://itslondon.s3.amazonaws.com/p/xxl/FSK139950.jpg

been thinking of getting propane to get those popping out of concrete but don't know how effective they are and not sure i wanna be killing with fire :lol

[Fafine]

Looks fun https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfzS5zRFlCP/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

[GIZZ]

I have one spot in my flower bed that grows a poppy, it's back this year.

And just now... My neighbour's gardeners just quoted my wife $1100 so trim a single row of cedars. Think of all the things I can do with $1100.

[Liquid_o2]

Blueberries and raspberries are out and tasting great. My cucumber plants are producing like crazy in the greenhouse. Hoping the tomatoes start to ripen soon.

[Great68]

great68 ready to fight off the vampire apocalypse with all that garlic...

i think these days stores are careful of what they sell for week killer off the shelf and limited supply...

i just use one of those weed pullers where i don't have to bend over and i release the weed like cocking a shotgun by fiskar

https://itslondon.s3.amazonaws.com/p/xxl/FSK139950.jpg

been thinking of getting propane to get those popping out of concrete but don't know how effective they are and not sure i wanna be killing with fire :lol

Yeah a lot of municipalities have banned the high potency herbicides.

I have one of those fiskar weeders, but I hardly use it. I think they work well if your soil is really soft, but my soil is clay and just too hard to pull entire taproots out, they always break off.

Weed torches work really well actually, and will actually kill the root (sometimes might require multiple torchings)

[GLOW]

what's the popular/go-to torch tool?

does it just use one of those green bbq canisters or something even smaller?

[MG1]

I bought mine from that place that sells overpriced items to yuppies. As Hondaracer would say......................... Lee Valley Tools.

I've had it like forever. It works like a charm.

I'll look for the specific model. Give me a sec.........


Looks like Lee Valley sells different ones now. Both don't look very useful. However, I found the one I have, on Canadian Tire's website. By the time you click on the link, the page should load by dinner time, hee hee............. (fucking CT).

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/bernzomatic-lawn-garden-torch-0587519p.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlK-WBhDjARIsAO2sErSPqdwhmYTQrbBnFoTQF2Q3_bDQiF9TSdJrZ HVodTf3rs_JPYEbaNoaAg5tEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#store=601

I like this model, because it has piezo electric starter thing. No need for a welding flint striker thingy. When you screw on one of those small propane tanks, the tool is very well balanced. Remember to just put enough heat to shrivel them up. No need to burn the bejesus out of them and start a forest fire. Always have a bucket of water nearby, lol. I had pine needles buried under some landscape rock and I had a small forest fire.......... okay, a little exaggeration, but it kept burning for quite some time. I ran in to get a bucket of water and by the time I got back, all of Smallville burnt to the ground.

[GLOW]

that's quite the pricy walking stick old man :pokerface:

i'll have to wait for those ct 50% off sales too rich for my cheap ass :lol

[GIZZ]

I have a lincoln electric propane torch, works with standard 20lbs tanks. I bought it years ago in the states before they started carrying them locally. Just be careful next to dry grass. I use it to kill the grass that comes up through my paver stone paths. I also use salt/vinegar/soap/water solution for this, along with hours and hours of weed wacking.

[MG1]

I just came in from weeding out in the garden this morning. Fricken hell, I was drenched in perspiration. You don't realize it until you come in. Had to use the washroom. Everything was stuck to my skin. Couldn't pull my pants and underwear down easily. Standing in front of the AC to cool down the boys, ftmfw. Can't really do that with a heat pump or a split AC.

Watching the last Blue Jays game in Boston where it was really hot. The announcers mentioned how catchers dealt with the heat. All that protective gear on in the blazing heat. The way they described it was eye opening. Worst position to play on a hot day.

[sonick]

Need some landscaping advice from a n00b homeowner.

I have this strip of dirt between my driveway and my neighbour that i cleared out a shit ton of weeds and bushes on.

https://i.imgur.com/zKS6wqr.jpg

However now I don't know what to do with the bare dirt currently, primarily to slow the growth of weeds and re-growth of the bushes on the ground, but its rooty and uneven so laying down landscape fabric cleanly might be difficult.

There's also a bunch of stumps and bushes stuck between rocks and stuff and I don't know how deep the roots go so not sure how difficult it would be to dig that out.

Also the neighbour who's yard is higher than mine, has a bunch of ugly lava rock that keeps spilling over to our side, and so I am afraid if I lay down river rock there, it's just gonna get mixed up with his lava rock and look like shit.

Any thoughts?

[Great68]

Need some landscaping advice from a n00b homeowner.

I have this strip of dirt between my driveway and my neighbour that i cleared out a shit ton of weeds and bushes on.

https://i.imgur.com/zKS6wqr.jpg

However now I don't know what to do with the bare dirt currently, primarily to slow the growth of weeds and re-growth of the bushes on the ground, but its rooty and uneven so laying down landscape fabric cleanly might be difficult.

There's also a bunch of stumps and bushes stuck between rocks and stuff and I don't know how deep the roots go so not sure how difficult it would be to dig that out.

Also the neighbour who's yard is higher than mine, has a bunch of ugly lava rock that keeps spilling over to our side, and so I am afraid if I lay down river rock there, it's just gonna get mixed up with his lava rock and look like shit.

Any thoughts?

A nice thick layer of bark mulch. It will inhibit weeds to a large extent, help keep moisture in your soil, and looks really good.

[Hondaracer]

Yea I was gonna say mulch as well. Take a sawzall or somthing and cut out the roots on the surface, rake it all out then I’d probably still lay down some filter cloth just cut smaller peices and place them around the rocks etc. then get a hood 2-3” of mulch and cover it all. Low maintenance and it looks good

[Razor Ramon HG]

I was given a monstera plant a year back and it has grown a lot since, however as it's the nature of the plant itself, it's growing all over the place.

I am looking to add some a few more plants into my office space, but want something that grows a bit more uniform. Any suggestions?

[Liquid_o2]

Oh man. My monstera grew from one leaf that my friend gave me to 8 giant leaves over the past several years. Got too big for our condo space. I tried cutting it at the nodes and placing the cuttings in water, but they all turned brown for some reason. Ah well.

All my other plants have been more manageable. I have two spider plants, a snake plant, dieffenbachia, peace lily, calla lily, a bunch of cacti, an indoor mini rose plant. All are easier to maintain space wise than the monstera.

[Great68]

Good harvest from the garden, these pictures are just 1 day's harvest not even 10% of the overall. Didn't get a picture but picked and processed about 40lbs of tomatoes.

Peppers are also insane this year, from barely growing other years to too many to know what to do with this year (already dried a bunch, made salsa, hot sauce).

https://i.imgur.com/GQOlAoY.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/9L2jwuZ.jpg

[68style]

Spectacular!!

[Razor Ramon HG]

Any succulent pros?

I recently cut off a branch off my kalanchoe at the base that was growing a bit too outwards. I had an idea to try propagating it (since I had nothing to lose).

I let the cut branch callus for a few days, then put it into a new 9cm pot with moist soil. There is about an inch of the branch in the soil. The soil is 50% perlite and 50% Pro-Mix Potting Soil.

Based on memory, I probably cut it off from the main plant on the 7th, then planted it into soil on the 10th, so it's been about almost a week now in the soil. The pot is sitting on a south-facing window sill that gets a decent amount of direct and indirect sunlight.

Leaves on the cut branch are going a bit wilted/limp and I noticed there are aerial roots growing out now.

Should I be doing anything at this point? I have not done this before, so not too sure if it's dying or not. Should I try misting the aerial roots? There are no aerial roots on the main kalanchoe that is doing well.

https://i.imgur.com/2lc3sf2.jpg

[Razor Ramon HG]

Oh man. My monstera grew from one leaf that my friend gave me to 8 giant leaves over the past several years. Got too big for our condo space. I tried cutting it at the nodes and placing the cuttings in water, but they all turned brown for some reason. Ah well.

All my other plants have been more manageable. I have two spider plants, a snake plant, dieffenbachia, peace lily, calla lily, a bunch of cacti, an indoor mini rose plant. All are easier to maintain space wise than the monstera.

Several weeks ago I bought a birds of paradise, a peace lily, and a ZZ plant from Gardenworks.

Noticed mealybugs on them today. I think they started from the birds of paradise. No giant groups of them, just random ones here and there.

:rukidding:

Luckily the plants are still young, so will try to kill them with an isopropyl alcohol spray. I think they hid in the crevices of the new leaf that came out from the birds.

Peace lily grows like a monster!

P.S. My kalanchoe cutting ended up being ok after a few weeks and is growing well now.

[MG1]

Take it back. Gardenworks has a good return policy. If plants you buy from them don't grow or something isn't quite right, they will take them back.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Take it back. Gardenworks has a good return policy. If plants you buy from them don't grow or something isn't quite right, they will take them back.

I don't have the receipt and it was purchased several weeks ago. The peace lily has really flourished since I've gotten it, so I'll see if I can contain this since it's quite minor at the moment. No adults, mostly tiny baby mealybugs.

Sprayed a mixture of isopropyl alcohol, water, and dishwashing detergent a few days ago and it seems to be working so far (I've been checking quite religiously since). Will need a few weeks to determine. People recommend spreading some diatomaceous earth on the top of soil as well.

https://i.redd.it/x5pmkk5326q31.jpg

I don't think they're in the soil, so hopefully I get lucky. When I replanted them from the soil at Gardenworks, I sprayed the roots down and then replanted them into a new bag of ProMix Potting Mix with some extra perlite. I have several other plants that used the same mix in another area of the house and they have no mealybugs.

I guess if it comes to it, I do have some some Safer End All that I used for outdoor gardening. Prefer not to have to do that though.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Just an update - but after two weeks, seems like the mealybugs are gone with the spray mixture. I still continue to monitor them every couple of days, but I can rest easy now.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Anyone use grow bulbs for their indoor plants in the winter?

[Razor Ramon HG]

Does anyone else have peace lilies that have black tips at the end of their leaves? I'm reading it could be either a humidity issue or related to the fluoride in the water.

They're watered pretty consistently once the soil gets dry. I am reading the soil should be kept fairly damp as soon as possible since they're in marshes in the wild. Perhaps I might be letting the soil get too dry prior to watering them again?

[Dragon-88]

Any of you guys ever do seed swaps? My gf has managed a couple with about 10 people across Canada where they send 10 packages of a specific seed they own and she will split them up and send them so everyone involved grows their seed bank. Its a pretty neat idea and she's been doing it for the past year and had really grown her seed bank. There are some groups up there where the hosts does up to 100 people(seeds) which takes time but its a super great idea to gain new varieties without spending big bucks at the market..

[vancitylove]

Any of you guys ever do seed swaps? My gf has managed a couple with about 10 people across Canada where they send 10 packages of a specific seed they own and she will split them up and send them so everyone involved grows their seed bank. Its a pretty neat idea and she's been doing it for the past year and had really grown her seed bank. There are some groups up there where the hosts does up to 100 people(seeds) which takes time but its a super great idea to gain new varieties without spending big bucks at the market..

Douglas college has a seed bank program where they’ll send you seeds and then you send some back after you’ve harvested

https://www.douglascollege.ca/programs-courses/explore-programs-courses/faculties/science-and-technology/institute-of-urban-ecology

[Great68]

New gardening season, wife has the grow op going full swing:

https://i.imgur.com/G6rgAea.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/EDyYISh.jpg

[Hondaracer]

Man, gonna see ALOT of die off and mature trees getting chopped down if the weather continues to be this volatile

There are some beautiful huge old trees which have been barely clinging to life with these crazy temperature swings lately. But when that heavy wet snow fell a lot of them saw huge limbs snap off or worse.

We have a big bay leaf in our front garden and it was perfectly healthy up until a year ago, now it’s been struggling and when I had an arborist by to show me how to prune it he said these swings from -10/-15 to +40 are things most of these trees have never seen and they struggle to adapt

[xxxrsxxx]

anyone have a lawn person to recommend? Grass full of moss/weed, probably need aeration, power raking, moss killer & fertilizer.

On another note, I have an area where I want to start planting some vegetables. I've dug up the grass. What kind of soil should I get for veggies?

[Hondaracer]

Skookum landscaping, they are a small company but good shit

Only work in Vancouver or north shore though

[Tapioca]

On another note, I have an area where I want to start planting some vegetables. I've dug up the grass. What kind of soil should I get for veggies?


For setting up a garden bed for vegetables, we first step up a barrier using landscape fabric. To build the base layer of soil, we used a few bags of cheaper potting soil (the large packs you can buy from Costco), then mixed in some organic material, such as leaves. Then, we mixed in some organic topsoil, specifically for growing vegetables, as a top layer. We had great results last year with the tomatoes we grew.

[Alpine]

Looking for some advice in creating flower beds:

I am interested in converting a part of my ratty lawn into flower beds. Would I need to remove the existing grass, or would it be enough to lay down some damp cardboard/newspaper and pile a mound of dirt on top of it? Not looking for perfection, and I don't mind if the flower beds end up being higher than the grass next to it.

[Hondaracer]

I’d probably till the grass a little bit, ecen with a shovel just so the turf isn’t a barrier for roots

[Great68]

Looking for some advice in creating flower beds:

I am interested in converting a part of my ratty lawn into flower beds. Would I need to remove the existing grass, or would it be enough to lay down some damp cardboard/newspaper and pile a mound of dirt on top of it? Not looking for perfection, and I don't mind if the flower beds end up being higher than the grass next to it.

It will kill the grass directly beneath it, until the newspaper/cardboard decomposes and then the grass from beside the bed will start to re-infiltrate the flower bed.

[Great68]

For setting up a garden bed for vegetables, we first step up a barrier using landscape fabric. To build the base layer of soil, we used a few bags of cheaper potting soil (the large packs you can buy from Costco), then mixed in some organic material, such as leaves. Then, we mixed in some organic topsoil, specifically for growing vegetables, as a top layer. We had great results last year with the tomatoes we grew.

Just adding to this.

Look for soil high in compost, maybe even add some manure.

A lot of soil/aggregate places will have a "Garden Mix" which blends in more compost than regular topsoil and you can buy in bulk. I buy by the pickup truck load (1-2 yards at a time, the place I buy from is about $60/yd), but most will deliver if you don't have a truck.

[Alpine]

It will kill the grass directly beneath it, until the newspaper/cardboard decomposes and then the grass from beside the bed will start to re-infiltrate the flower bed.

Thanks, so in theory, I could throw the cardboard/newspaper & dirt down, then dig a border...

[xxxrsxxx]

thanks for the tips guys, I threw in some cheaper top soil, added manure and then the 3-1 garden mix. Planted some seeds, wish me luck!

[Great68]

Harvested our overwintered green onions the other day:

https://i.imgur.com/yiK0iZz.jpg

[EvoFire]

Wow those look amazing. And I think I have the same knife :lol

[Great68]

Morning lettuce harvest, I guess I'm going to be eating a shit ton of salad for the next month lol.

https://i.imgur.com/eFvTWFt.jpg

[unit]

that looks amazing. do you have problems with slugs at all?

[Great68]

You know, not really. These are from our city garden plot, which has raised beds which we surround with fir sawdust mulch in between the beds. I don't think the slugs like to cross the sawdust.

[unit]

wow so outside of your home garden you also have a community garden plot? that's commitment man

[Great68]

The gardens are only like a block from my house, so it's really handy we just walk there.

It's about 90% my wife's work. I just provide the grunt labour (ie shovelling) when needed. My involvement at the city garden is less nowadays since my mother in law moved nearby and she puts in a bunch of effort as well, mother daughter bonding thing.

[unit]

thats not bad then. i always tell ppl who are excited about community gardens that if it's too far away from you you'll never go there regularly enough to water your plants. most ppl forget or are too lazy to water their houseplants let alone drive 10 minutes to a garden every day.

[Great68]

Oh yeah, gardening is work, make no mistake. It's not just putting some seeds in soil, walking away and turning up again 3 months later and magically having a harvest.

I get a kick out of those people who dig up their front lawns for gardens only to have them revert to an ugly weed patch a year or two later. We have a couple of those in my neighbourhood.

[Liquid_o2]

thats not bad then. i always tell ppl who are excited about community gardens that if it's too far away from you you'll never go there regularly enough to water your plants. most ppl forget or are too lazy to water their houseplants let alone drive 10 minutes to a garden every day.

Our community garden plot is about a 15 minute drive from our place, but we share it with another person who lives walking distance away and they water our part a couple times a week. We water their part when we go down. It helps out immensely.

We have harvested SO MUCH curly endive. It is just growing like crazy. Same as our rainbow chard. Still waiting on cucumbers, zucchini, beets, and tomatoes.

[EvoFire]

So I've gotten lemons and strawberries awhile back, I should probably post some pics as there are some really good lemons going. I am super excited watching them get bigger.

[Great68]

At the store the other day, I just about couldn't believe my eyes when I saw local raspberries were $8.99 per little pint.

We've been picking two of these containers full of raspberries a day for the past week from our backyard lol

https://i.imgur.com/5XHmCJ3.jpg

Never thought I'd be saying I've probably eaten $100 worth of raspberries...

[Razor Ramon HG]

You guys stake your zucchinis?

I gave mine 2x2 feet squares in a 4x4 feet garden bed.

They're crawling everywhere. Might stake them now for the new leaves that are growing in.

[Great68]

Not really zucchinis, no. We do trellis cucumbers though

[Razor Ramon HG]

Not really zucchinis, no. We do trellis cucumbers though

I need to make a trellis for my green beans and some squash. Was thinking about some 2x2 posts and twine. What do you guys use?

[Great68]

We have various different things we use. From some custom trellis frames I made out of cedar for the heavier stuff (squash and cukes), to just some plastic mesh fencing zip tied to a few 1x1 cedar stakes for like the peas and beans.
And actually a really good one is to use old wire CD racks, pick them up for nothing people give them away.

[Razor Ramon HG]

https://i.imgur.com/VfDKjDZ.png

https://i.imgur.com/uDcXQUu.png

Ok, so I'm at a dilemma on how to stake my pole beans. They're starting to get tall.

I'm doing the square foot gardening thing, so I did 9 per square foot (as indicated by the square). The number in each box represents which square foot the plant is located in inside the 4x4 square foot box.

Now I'm trying to figure out what method I should use.

First image - Pull the middle plant in each square foot, plant a stake and just let 8 plants run up each stake.

Second image - Pull out each alternating row to thin things out, and do the stake + plastic mesh fencing route that Great68 suggested

No image - Don't thin anything out, stake + plastic meshing

[quasi]

Morning lettuce harvest, I guess I'm going to be eating a shit ton of salad for the next month lol.

https://i.imgur.com/eFvTWFt.jpg

This is impressive, meanwhile I have a green house in my back yard we don't even make use of. We really need to start growing some vegetables.

[unit]

why don't you try both methods and see which works better? maybe half one way, half the other way, and next year you can do them all with the better method? no matter what you're going to have a ridiculous amount of beans

https://i.imgur.com/VfDKjDZ.png

https://i.imgur.com/uDcXQUu.png

Ok, so I'm at a dilemma on how to stake my pole beans. They're starting to get tall.

I'm doing the square foot gardening thing, so I did 9 per square foot (as indicated by the square). The number in each box represents which square foot the plant is located in inside the 4x4 square foot box.

Now I'm trying to figure out what method I should use.

First image - Pull the middle plant in each square foot, plant a stake and just let 8 plants run up each stake.

Second image - Pull out each alternating row to thin things out, and do the stake + plastic mesh fencing route that Great68 suggested

No image - Don't thin anything out, stake + plastic meshing

[Great68]

I don't think you need to thin anything out. My wife only really thins out root veggies, ie radishes, carrots etc. but not much else.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I don't think you need to thin anything out. My wife only really thins out root veggies, ie radishes, carrots etc. but not much else.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/everbilt-50-ft-l-x-48-inch-h-green-plastic-fencing-with-1-1-2-inch-x-1-1-2-inch-mesh/1000180474#reviews

Do you think this mesh would work? 1 1/2 is a bit on the smaller side, but not sure if it matters. Pole beans just need to wrap onto something?

[Great68]

yup, that's pretty much what we use.

[Great68]

Hot pepper harvest
https://i.imgur.com/ai5Rj8k.jpg

Prepping to pickle my peck of peppers

Those little yellow fuckers are awesome, the sweetness of a ripe bell pepper, but the heat of a serrano. So good.

[EvoFire]

I had strawberries and lemons last year. I wanted the lemons to survive but they died despite me trying because too cold/not enough light. I didn't care too much about the strawberries but they actually survived, and the runners took root as well on the lawn.

Now I need to pot the runners and clean up the old plants. And we got a raspberry bush too. Wish my black thumb luck.

[unit]

i had a lemon tree too but it didnt survive outside despite being on a south wall and covered in teh winter. i even put a few incandescent xmas tree strings in there to heat it up but i guess the crazy cold snap was too much for it.

[MG1]

Lost my Mandarin Orange tree to the cold snap. Good thing I got it at GardenWorks. Costco like warranty. Just have to dig it up. I’m a member, so they looked up the receipt. Good to go.

Also, one of the two raspberry plants died. One is like healthy as all hell, but the other one is really bad. Getting it covered under warranty. The two plants were side by side. One of them was the retarded brother, lol.

[unit]

wait what? if you kill a gardenworks tree they will refund you even if its your own damn fault?

[EvoFire]

Home Depot said they'll replace my raspberry plant too if it dies.

[unit]

im surprised a raspberry cane can die, those things just spread and take over anything like blackberries. i had one in a container that i literally never watered and the next year it came back with vigor.

[MG1]

wait what? if you kill a gardenworks tree they will refund you even if its your own damn fault?

Yup, it's a guarantee. Sorry, not warranty, lol.

https://www.gardenworks.ca/green-thumb-guarantee

I will be getting a replacement 'cause it's been over 30 days.

Raspberry might not be covered............ worth a try.


I've had so many freaking plants die over the years and I never thought to get refund or replacement. Good things don't last forever, so gonna take advantage of the guarantee.

[EvoFire]

Costco is carrying citrus this year, but I'm super wary of them since my lemons died over winter.

My son got super excited yesterday because the new strawberry runners are starting to flower. It took me a little by surprised since 1) I didn't expect the runners to survive winter, and 2) I'm surprised 1st year runners will try to fruit. I expected it it to try and take root.

Now my dilemma is do I let it fruit. It's probably too late now since my son saw it already and if I pinch it off he's going to be sad.

[Hondaracer]

Ripped out my stupid bay leaf tree this week, the cold/hot snaps killed it as well.

Very unfortunate because it was a fairly mature tree, 10-12 feet tall and very full in my front garden. Now there is a massive void. Debating getting another tree like a Japanese maple or sonthing or just planting annual bulbs

[68style]

What happens with that anyway? I know Van is super strict about tree removal, do you need to get a permit when it's that old to pull it out? Or is that only certain types of trees?

I never owned a home before so it never came up, but there are some trees at the place I bought in Calgary and apparently it's don't ask don't tell over there lol

[Great68]

A bay leaf plant wouldn't be near special or big enough to fall under a tree bylaw.

Saanich & Victoria are pretty strict, it's:

Trees protected when at least 2m tall or 4cm in diameter:
- Arbutus
- Garry Oak
- Pacific Dogwood
- Pacific Yew

Trees protected when diameter at breast height (1.4m) is 30cm or more:

- Douglas Fir
- Grand FIr
- Big Leaf Maple
- Western Red Cedar

Also, all tree species are protected once they reach a diameter of 60cm or more. So the Deodar cedar I have in my backyard is probably about 5-10 years away from being automatically protected.

Anything protected needs a permit to remove. If it's a registered tree (Saanich keeps a specific record of these trees, usually big old native trees ie: doug firs and Garry Oaks etc) then it needs a permit to even trim/prune them.

There's a big old douglas first that's just on my backyard neighbour's side of the property line, it's registered with Saanich. He told me that shortly before he bought my house he had the crown raised. He had to get a permit from Saanich, get a a horticulturalist assessment done, etc etc...

[Hondaracer]

I believe in Vancouver it’s 6” diameter which is protected

Mine was completely dead though everything was brown, I cut off a big limb and there was zero green inside etc. I didn’t want it removed I actually really liked it. And fucking trees take so long to get to maturity as it was, it’s a shame it died. Will have to stay on the watering more if I replace it with something

[unit]

i guess every city is different. in surrey i think other than the few protected species, if the tree is below 30cm diameter on your own property you can remove it without a permit.

[Great68]

What happens with that anyway? I know Van is super strict about tree removal, do you need to get a permit when it's that old to pull it out? Or is that only certain types of trees?

I never owned a home before so it never came up, but there are some trees at the place I bought in Calgary and apparently it's don't ask don't tell over there lol

Just FYI, on the city of calgary website: Trees in yards and on private property
Homeowners and/or occupants must keep hedges, trees and shrubs on their property trimmed so they don't interfere with pedestrians on the sidewalks or vehicles using the street or alley.

Please read the Yard and Perimeter Maintenance brochure for more information about bylaws related to trees and shrubs or other community standards.

With the exception of the laws outlined above, we do not have a bylaw that pertains to the management of trees located on private property. This is considered an issue between the two private property owners. Residents can contact an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) arborist to help them and/or provide an assessment.

Sounds like calgary doesn't protect trees at all haha

[68style]

Yup!! Saw away... how do you like them apples, tree hugging libs!!!

^
Me trying to fit in with my new convservative neighbours

[Great68]

The tomatoes are going a bit nuts this year, and knowing my luck they're all going to turn red while I'm away camping for 2 weeks:

https://i.imgur.com/naldQlK.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/Y1strQT.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/aiYnSPe.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/VSzYNW9.jpeg

[Badhobz]

you better watch out for the old asian lady... shes looking at those free tomatos like FeelsGoodMan

[EvoFire]

It seems like all the fruits are going crazy this year.

We have a pear tree in the back yard, this is the 3rd season we would be getting anything from it.
The first season we harvested a bucket and my son loved it.
Last year we got NOTHING. Our neighbour's pear tree had NOTHING.
This year we are looking at around 100 pears, which is crazy. Our neighbour's tree looks like it might even have around 200. Everyone is noting that their fruit bearing plants are harvesting like crazy this year.

[Great68]

I always feel like most fruit trees have an off/on again cycle. Our apple barely produced anything last year as well, but this year is gangbusters.

It has been pretty good growing weather this year, consistent, cool at night, not many ridiculously hot (30+) days, especially not for any extended periods so plants aren't getting totally scorched and stressed out.

[red kryptonite]

my parents veggie garden was doing great last year but deers got in and took a bite out of every melon. they put up a fence and this years harvest has been crap.

[unit]

i have like maybe 20 tomato plants, some are doing well but most are doing just average at best.. i think i really have to amend the soil more next yr. i fertilized them 3-4x but they are not really thriving.

[Jason00S2000]

I have a blackberry bush, peach tree, apple tree, and a plumb tree in the back yard now.

Also have a little hydroponic grower-thingy I plan to either grow some weed or mushrooms in!

[unit]

do you use hydroponics to grow mushrooms? i thought you just mist the inoculated grow medium since mushrooms don't have roots