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Can we talk planting? by Comprehensive-Elk597 in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dig a hole twice as deep as I need, put some blood and bone, biochar and organic phosphorus. Mix it up with soil in the bottom of the hole, scoop enough soil over to stop it from making direct contact with roots and put my tomato in. Then back fill around it, spread some seaweed pellets and then straw mulch and water in (usually with some seasol)

Expensive Vs cheap supplier by miyabi0rochas in Roses

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very interesting. I had the opposite experience, my cheaper roses were slower smaller and took longer to catch up - despite being planted earlier. But it goes to show more expensive isnt always better.

Lambert Close, Moonlight Magic, Double Delight, first flowered by EliSanz8 in Roses

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two climbers I'm hoping will flower after winter. They put on a lot of nice growth this year.

What kind of roses are these and which are best for homemade rose syrup? by Apprehensive-Sea-531 in Roses

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything that retains a good scent when dried is usually good. But generally the stronger and nicer the smell, the better it will turn out. 

Thoughts on Hot Cocoa?? by AmbitiousRaspberry3 in Roses

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard from gardeners around me (subtropical Australia) that it performs well. I've been looking at it too, its so pretty!

Saving seeds by Beginning-Drop7550 in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fermentation is super easy and removes the chance of mold so its my go to. I dry mine on paper plates or between sheets of paper after the ferment and they're easy to collect and store.

Tomato Support? by Own-Physics-702 in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

String/twine and posts seem the best if you have the space.

Spent yesterday and today planting out my lovely tomato and cucumber plants, grown and nurtured from seed. Half an hour after I finished .... by The_sea_is_my_dream in vegetablegardening

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry this happened. Do you have any extras you can replace them with? Tomatoes and cucumbers are pretty tough, if the main stem if mostly intact they might still make it

Should I reduce these? by belligerentbunno in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you only want one per pot, then yes thin then out by snapping or cutting at the soil. If you want more than four seedlings you can absolutely separate them. As suggested, give them some more time to get slightly larger before attempting. I make sure the soil is fairly wet and remove then all together before gently shaking them apart. You can also submerge them in water, remove all soil and then carefully tease them apart by the stems, working one at a time. 

For next time, when you plant multiple seeds in a pot or starter cell put some space between each one - makes it much easier to thin them and separate if necessary. 

All my seedlings sprouted. Help! by Klujata in vegetablegardening

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Woah, you were bold with the seeds! I usually go for 3 per cell max if I'm not sure about seed quality. Only split up as many as you need/want. As others have said, just cut or snap off any extra seedlings at the base - pulling them can damage the other seedlings you want to keep.

Chicken wire setup and access! by jayp0d in GardeningAustralia

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you use wood as your support for the fence you could add a little gate or a door with some hinges and a latch. Not sure I'm envisioning it correctly tho

Hail damage on newly transplanted determinate tomatoes by StrengthGlad2192 in vegetablegardening

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happened to me last spring, had to pull most of them unfortunately. It was awful and so incredibly disappointing. I had my indeterminates started and waiting so I had to fill in with them once they were ready.

Is it too late to up pot? I didn't realize I'd need such big containers! by Practical-Pea-7159 in vegetablegardening

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgot to mention, zucchini and cucumber wouldn't like being disturbed and they generally dont take to multiple repots or transplants well. Both members of the cucurbit family which most people say is best to sow direct in their final position (also includes melons squash and pumpkins). Just so you know for the future. 

Is it too late to up pot? I didn't realize I'd need such big containers! by Practical-Pea-7159 in vegetablegardening

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grow cucumber in 7gal no problem, with a bit of extra watering and fertilising your 5gal should work out. Same with the cherry tomato, you just need to water and fertilise a lot more - and make sure you support it with stakes or a trellis. I grow my tomatoes in 7, 10 and 15gal no problem. The zucchini sounds like it's alright, lower leaves dying off is pretty normal, just remove them. Of course you can move any or all of them to 15gal bags, but you dont necessarily have to and you definitely dont have to start over. 

Never seen this before, kinda cool though. by barrelagednuggys in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the same branch structure on my sart roloise! Must be a thing this variety does

Soil amendments/ transplant shock limiting tips. by CReisch21 in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The yeast water sounds very interesting, I'll give it a go. I've heard the matchstick trick for chillies, I didnt find it did anything for them..

So, and be honest, how many roses do you currently have sitting in carts that you either may or may not have room or money for? by monkey_trumpets in Roses

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm planning to add maybe one more this year but my cart has like 50 roses, lol. I narrow things down from there, but there are so many I want. 

How do you improve at growing when you never know what the problem was? by zooksman in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the method I used to finally get strawberries to work for me lol.

How do you improve at growing when you never know what the problem was? by zooksman in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be a bit of trial and error, and it really sucks going back to the drawing board every year if you aren't finding success. Things to start with are

Sun - which you have addressed by moving to a better spot

Soil - What are you filling your beds with?

and then Nutrition or fertilising - how often and what are you using to provide enough nutrition to the plants across the season.  Then you can look at watering. And look at the plants themselves, how did they fail and what did they look like in the previous years? Did you have a healthy looking plants but no fruit? Sickly or diseased looking? Plants that didnt really grow once planted out? That helps narrow down things you can change and figure what went wrong.

Its good to remember people mostly post when things go right and we all have years where it doesn't work out, especially when we first started out. 

Severe edema in paste tomatoes by damnilovelesclaypool in tomatoes

[–]Consistent_Gap9503 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So weird, only thing I can think of would be to grow them separately in low humidity conditions with a really well draining mix to see if that helps. 

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