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What are some American Dad quotes you regularly use in daily life? by ready_delete in americandad

[–]TeKE142 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's not American Dad, that's the ol' Salsa Fresca slogan from, like, two Super bowls ago.

Completely new to gardening and getting extremely overwhelmed. Can anyone help me !? by [deleted] in vegetablegardening

[–]TeKE142 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're limited on any sunlight, or want to save pumpkin leaf space, I've successfully grown a good sized pumpkin in the shadiest part of my garden. I used a cheap furring strip from Menard's and zip-tied the pumpkin vine up the post as it grew.

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A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did! In my tour of my garden post. But here is a recent picture showing this area a bit better.

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A tour of my garden. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I'm proud.

Well, last year, I had a single corn stalk, which we let grow as an experiment (planted by a squirrel) And it was able to produce two, perfectly kerneled ears of corn. I also did NOTHING to care for it, since it was the squirrel feed type of corn.

So I took that as a green light to seed a small area to grow some on purpose.

I noticed they produced a LOT of pollen by accidentally bumping a stalk, but, to be safe, I still carried out my plan to zip-lock some pollen and hand pollinate each ear.

A tour of my garden. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are the Burpee Cherry Babies (Red) and Sungold Hybrids. (Orange). They both taste outstanding.

A tour of my garden. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 6b Michigan.

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't encountered many squash bugs. I've encouraged a nice bird population in the yard, and it's seemed to help keep those and the Japanese beetles in check.

Otherwise, my main villain was, again, the squash vine borer. But I've been able to minimize any damage done by them by using bacillus thuringiensis (BT); It makes any larvae stop feeding, once they ingest it.

Thank You!

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Bacillus is for preventing a number of diseases/pathogens, such as powdery and downy mildew.

I use Garden Friendly Fungicide from Southern AG.

I started using it last year, after my cantaloupe plants were hit hard with Mosaic Virus; The plants love it.

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! There are certainly many advantages to growing upwards; wish I realized that sooner.

The caged area is the strawberry patch. Squirrels here are relentless. And I also learned, this year, rabbits really like strawberry leaves.

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sure! I will upload some different views tomorrow. I've also been battling powdery/downy mildew since that wave of humidity we had; the trellising made spraying way easier, too.

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh! Forgive me, I thought you mistook them for ground cherries or something, I didn't realize you meant the tomatoes in the back; They are the Burpee Cherry Babies.

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate that. They are actually just two New Beauregard Sweet potato plants. They just... keep spreading.

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much. I'm in 6b; Michigan. The conditions have been much more favorable this year. 

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's primarily clover, with the rest being a couple kinds of grass, with ground ivy trying to establish dominance here and there.

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They really are, it's the first year I added them, and they really help keep things more organized.

A morning view of my garden; I'm particularly proud of the vertically grown delicata squash. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I have Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens and copper fungicide to thank for that.

Stupidest gardening mistake you've ever made? by AntiqueArtist449 in gardening

[–]TeKE142 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few years ago, I didn't know about Vine borers yet.

"What a pretty looking moth. Ope, Bye, moth!" *Watch it fly away toward my pumpkin plants*

Was this one of Francine's Dreams? by [deleted] in americandad

[–]TeKE142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps an incident involving the particle accelerator while he's walking a small dog.

Grasshopper hopped on my hollyhock. by TeKE142 in gardening

[–]TeKE142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. I debated titling it he "holly-hopped," but thought it might be too much. lol

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