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Garfish · #1 02-15-2012, 11:42 AM

I got my garden prepped up and planted a few tomatoes, bell peppers, hot chili peppers and eggplant. It might be a smidge early, but it's been a warmer "Winter" this year. Also trimmed the Crepe Myrtles and roses. Yards needs a haircut too. Hope I don't get a late freeze up this way and ruin it all.

Anybody else planted yet?

DUCKGOGETTER · #2 02-15-2012, 11:43 AM

I was going to also, but i think i'm gonna give it a couple more weeks

eman · #3 02-15-2012, 11:51 AM

Got my plants in the ground.
Boy does that statement have a different meaning 20 years later!

Garfish · #4 02-15-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by eman

Got my plants in the ground.
Boy does that statement have a different meaning 20 years later!

Don't you know it!!!

redadele1 · #5 02-15-2012, 11:58 AM

Eman, I swear I though the exact same thing. I have my tom. and peppers ready to go into ground but still a little scared. I did plant some cucumbers, via seed, and now there are up about 1 1/2". Checked at Lowes for tom. plants and they are asking $3.35/per plant. I am glad I started mind from seeds some weeks back.

fishinpox · #6 02-15-2012, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by eman

Got my plants in the ground.
Boy does that statement have a different meaning 20 years later!

A few years ago I would have said " got my plants on the ebb n flow table in the basement" lol

Shawn Braquet · #7 02-15-2012, 12:17 PM

My grounds too wet to make rows, i'll need a week of sun and no rain before i can get in there

jchief · #8 02-15-2012, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

My grounds too wet to make rows, i'll need a week of sun and no rain before i can get in there

Big time. And I gotta to steal your tractor.

Thought you weren't planting?

Shawn Braquet · #9 02-15-2012, 04:25 PM

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Big time. And I gotta to steal your tractor.

Thought you weren't planting?

prolly just do 5 or 6 rows and space them wide enough to get my tractor between them for weed purposes.

inchspinner · #10 02-15-2012, 12:18 PM

got mine ready but making sure we got the last freeze before i drop em in....

swamp snorkler · #11 02-15-2012, 12:32 PM

Over the last 150 years March 25th is the average last day of frost. My Nonc B has been making a garden for 45 years and he always plants the weekend after March 15th.

I noticed someone mentinoned Lowes for tomatoe plants, do you shop you local feed store for plants, I find they cheaper and grow better.

PBJ · #12 02-15-2012, 12:42 PM

I tried to get a jump on it last year and planted in early March. Everything came up good then we had a frost. I'll wait a little later this year.

Garfish · #13 02-15-2012, 01:02 PM

The frost is what's kinda scaring me too, but I did it anyway. My Paw paw always planted the week of Valentine's day. (He lived in Baton Rouge). I guess I'll gamble! If they die, I can pick up some more at the garden store.

mcjaredsandwich · #14 02-15-2012, 01:04 PM

Never hurts to send off a soil sample to lsu or tex a&m, find out what nutrients you have and whats lacking. I understand for most its a hobb, but why not make your hard work to maintain it pay off with more product. Liebigs law....plants can only grow as much as the most limiting nutrients allow. Planning on planting a few in some planters myself.

Garfish · #15 02-15-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mcjaredsandwich

Never hurts to send off a soil sample to lsu or tex a&m, find out what nutrients you have and whats lacking. I understand for most its a hobb, but why not make your hard work to maintain it pay off with more product. Liebigs law....plants can only grow as much as the most limiting nutrients allow. Planning on planting a few in some planters myself.

Got some info on how to do this?

I live much closer to College Station than LSU nowadays.

Shawn Braquet · #16 02-15-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Garfish

Got some info on how to do this?

I live much closer to College Station than LSU nowadays.

do a search on their ag department, think LSU charges like $10 and you send it to them so distance from them isn't such a big deal

mcjaredsandwich · #17 02-15-2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Garfish

Got some info on how to do this?

I live much closer to College Station than LSU nowadays.

http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/webpages/forms.html

Click on soil submittal form. Dont know how big your garden is, but with a spade did a "v" and take a sample 6-8 inches down from several area...helps if you do an "m" or "z" sampling pattern across your plot. Need a little more than a pint from all areas. The basic test is $10 and covers your pH, n, p, k, as well as other micro nutrients. The reason that you take the sample at that depth is because that's the depth most plant roots absorb nutrients. If you wanted to know soil texture and make-up (sand/silt/clay ratio) its a little bit more money but it will give more detail. Or you could do the basic and determine texture for yourself. If I cant find the graph online I will try to upload one on here from my class.

Hope this helps, because if you add the right fertilizer in the correct amount, it will increase your yield and you will have more to eat

. The pH is also important, some crops require a different pH range than others...and remember the more nitrogen you add, the lower the soil pH. The test will tell you.