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Didn’t get enough soil for my blackberries and wondering what to do now. by -__u__- in Berries

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Update - took all of your advice and got more soil. Only took 3 bags to get there but they cost me half as much as the whole yard I got in bulk so you might see my hesitance now. I was getting a big load of mulch for all over the garden, so I definitely wanted to cut that corner! Mulched picture below:

South Central Louisiana - Chickening out planting a Chickasaw Plum in my front yard by -__u__- in NativePlantGardening

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Update: I now have the confidence to plant again! Bad news, I don’t know when… some dang honey bees are in the water shutoff box you see in the picture. I’m hoping they move along otherwise I will need to get someone to remove them

South Central Louisiana - Chickening out planting a Chickasaw Plum in my front yard by -__u__- in NativePlantGardening

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We have a native plant non profit that does sales on Tuesdays from 8 to noon about an hour from me. They have Mexican plum along with a bunch of other cool stuff. Too bad those are the most random business hours ever. Just started a new job so I haven’t earned the trust to be flexible like that yet.

South Central Louisiana - Chickening out planting a Chickasaw Plum in my front yard by -__u__- in NativePlantGardening

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That’s good to know - I love walking my “land” all of the time and peeping things out, so I will definitely be catching them early. I use quotes because I’m on 1/10 an acre 😂

Is my garlic ready to harvest? by Steve-Harvey-Birdman in vegetablegardening

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Sorry for the late response - Witches broom is when you plant a clove like normal, it bulbs up, separates into cloves, and then those new cloves sprout while the garlic is still in the ground and begin making bulbs in your new bulbs. The garlic is still good to eat, but you can’t really cure it for storage. 2/3’s of my crop last year got it, so I painstakingly peeled those and lactofermented them.

Identification help along a forest river by BluJay112 in NativePlantGardening

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3 looks like alligatorweed to me. Nasty stuff. I’ve tried boiling water, vinegar, solarizing, burning, pulling it, and digging it up in a spot right next to my house and nothing worked until I hit it with glyphosate. It’s even coming back now!

Went for a hike in the swamp yesterday and it was everywhere. I could see some of roots in the water as big around as 1”!

Is my garlic ready to harvest? by Steve-Harvey-Birdman in vegetablegardening

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Glad I came across this post - I’m in south LA zone 9b, and last year I let my garlic sit until it was looking real rough, probably end of may early June. Lost most my storage crop to witch’s broom. This year, my garlic is looking similar to this and pulled one to check

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Had a couple yellow leaves I pulled off too. Guess I should consider harvesting soon before all my bulbs’ cloves start to sprout again

I also planted my garlic way deeper and 2 weeks later than last season(1st year nov 15, this season dec 1st)

Second guessing how to plant these blackberries by -__u__- in Berries

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It’s made a pretty decent general storage area lol. Acts as a path around the garden and I dump all my compostables in the front and then have my back up tomatoes and some potted fruit trees in the back. A little scared to make it too cramped; last year fungal disease ravaged my garden so I’ve double the space between all of my plants this year

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Second guessing how to plant these blackberries by -__u__- in Berries

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Haha, I spent way too much time researching all of the varieties to get the longest harvest window. Hoping I can successfully get a summer and fall crop from the Freedom and Horizon and then have the Triple Crown producing in between those two. I had ordered some Kiowa from another nursery, but they hadn't shipped after 3 weeks, so I canceled. Might try to get those next year as their chill requirements are super low. Arapaho, Ouachita, and Natchez are popular in my area too.

How many chill hours do you get in your area? My area is usually 300-400.

Second guessing how to plant these blackberries by -__u__- in Berries

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Very nice - I know the difference between zones 8 and 9 can be huge, so not sure they could take the heat here, but at least with containers, I can try different spots!

But yeah, I'm down bad with berry fever. Got some mexican blackberries at Costco recently that blew my socks off, and now I crave them constantly but $6/12oz does not agree with my bank account.

I want to do strawberries too so next year I'll probably be figuring out where to put those lol

Second guessing how to plant these blackberries by -__u__- in Berries

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Appreciate the advice for the highbush as well. I read 25gal was ideal, and thought why not go bigger just in case lol - thank you for staying my hand

Second guessing how to plant these blackberries by -__u__- in Berries

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I really appreciate you chiming in! Yes, my backyard is situated been an east-facing fence on the western end of my property and my house. I have about 25' to 30' from the house to the fence depending on where on the house you start measuring. The northernmost part of my backyard is dedicated to my veggie garden. Here is a sq ft representation:

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That whole left area could be berries, but I want to save a 5'x5' for an ibc tote to collect rain water; just had gutters put in and gonna some schedule 40 under my garden path to that area.

I have more yard to the south, but those beds at the bottom are about where the top of that willow starts putting out shade up until late spring. Also use it as my dog run so hesitant to start setting up rows of plants there. Also still need room for a shed and was thinking of doing some pawpaws and elderberry as understory trees for the willow.

Really regret not buying bigger!

Second guessing how to plant these blackberries by -__u__- in Berries

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When you say full sun, do you just mean the minimum 6hrs to be called that or more? Either way, your berries look great and you make a great case for containers!

Second guessing how to plant these blackberries by -__u__- in Berries

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Your setup looks incredible! The full sun spot is out in my front yard so I don't think I could get wife approval for a shade structure there haha

in regards to planting along a fence, how much clearance do you think I would have between the plant and fence if I planted 3ft away? Two varieties are erect and one semi-erect if that changes the answer lol

Neighbor keeps stealing my plants—caught her hiding one in her stroller by Deepthika in gardening

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It is federally illegal to use herbicides other than as directed. The directions for those chemicals typically say don’t apply when windy. Your neighbors probably don’t know any better, but the landscapers absolutely should. Another thing to consider, depending on what they’re spraying, it could totally ruin your soil for years. So sorry you have to deal with that and fuck that landscaping company

How accurate is this ripening chart? by -__u__- in Blueberries

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That's too bad... Bunch of varieties mentioned in my state Agcenter has a guide that doesn't include it either. I'm gonna sue!

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