@tvtoms Good question. I don't know anything about gooseberries. These little ground cherries are kinda fun. I'll have to look up gooseberries and see.
I am so jealous! Here in the PNW I saw on local news...we have had a total of 78 minutes of summer ( heat that is at least 80 degrees) YUK...... sorry to hear about Molly...
@Rezist01 yeah, that's rough. Our spring was kinda slow to get going, but now we're seeing record breaking heat. Everyone is complaining about it, but I don't mind it at all (as long as the A/C holds out!)
Thanks for sharing! Would you mind sharing with a garden newbie how you apply your hay mulch is it ? Where one can find it and how and when you spread it ? Is it ever an issue blowing around in a neighbors yard ? I'd like to try it myself but have no clue about the why/hows.
@trentontrading Hay mulch is easy! You just bust up a bale and spread it around your plants/rows. The thicker the better, but it doesn't take a whole lot to be effective weed control and help with water retention. For really heavy weed control, I put down a layer of newspapers first. Hay mulch is great for widely space rows/plants like corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc., but tougher for tight rows like carrots, beets, onions, etc. Ruth Stout wrote a book on it, if it is still around.
@trentontrading ...oh, and where to get it? Some lawn and garden supply stores carry bales of hay. I used to get them at Agway, if you have any of those around. Sometimes you see them for sale roadside, if you live in a rural area. If you can find it, just get a few bales and try it.
Garden is looking good ! To bad about the pumpkins. Most of my summer squash is gone. Didn't get 1 squash off of them. Squash vine bore got them. Maybe that's what did your pumpkins in. Looking forward to the next installment of Marvin' Garden
@scottmanb2005 Borers! Don't ya hate 'em!?! I didn't see any evidence of that. I think I got bacterium or fusarium wilt. Something like that. Really discouraging. Sorry about your summer sq. I'm doing ok in that department so far.
Great update Marvin...sorry about the pumpkins :(...keep up the good work~
flyguy1725 7 months ago
@flyguy1725 Yes, and my third vine is now gone as well... very disappointing. Luckily, lots of other stuff going on.
MarvPerk3 7 months ago
Those ground cherries sure look like gooseberries. Do you know if they're related?
tvtoms 7 months ago
@tvtoms Good question. I don't know anything about gooseberries. These little ground cherries are kinda fun. I'll have to look up gooseberries and see.
MarvPerk3 7 months ago
I am so jealous! Here in the PNW I saw on local news...we have had a total of 78 minutes of summer ( heat that is at least 80 degrees) YUK...... sorry to hear about Molly...
Rezist01 7 months ago
@Rezist01 yeah, that's rough. Our spring was kinda slow to get going, but now we're seeing record breaking heat. Everyone is complaining about it, but I don't mind it at all (as long as the A/C holds out!)
MarvPerk3 7 months ago
Thanks for sharing! Would you mind sharing with a garden newbie how you apply your hay mulch is it ? Where one can find it and how and when you spread it ? Is it ever an issue blowing around in a neighbors yard ? I'd like to try it myself but have no clue about the why/hows.
thanks
trentontrading 7 months ago
@trentontrading Hay mulch is easy! You just bust up a bale and spread it around your plants/rows. The thicker the better, but it doesn't take a whole lot to be effective weed control and help with water retention. For really heavy weed control, I put down a layer of newspapers first. Hay mulch is great for widely space rows/plants like corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc., but tougher for tight rows like carrots, beets, onions, etc. Ruth Stout wrote a book on it, if it is still around.
MarvPerk3 7 months ago
@trentontrading ...oh, and where to get it? Some lawn and garden supply stores carry bales of hay. I used to get them at Agway, if you have any of those around. Sometimes you see them for sale roadside, if you live in a rural area. If you can find it, just get a few bales and try it.
MarvPerk3 7 months ago
Garden is looking good ! To bad about the pumpkins. Most of my summer squash is gone. Didn't get 1 squash off of them. Squash vine bore got them. Maybe that's what did your pumpkins in. Looking forward to the next installment of Marvin' Garden
scottmanb2005 7 months ago
@scottmanb2005 Borers! Don't ya hate 'em!?! I didn't see any evidence of that. I think I got bacterium or fusarium wilt. Something like that. Really discouraging. Sorry about your summer sq. I'm doing ok in that department so far.
MarvPerk3 7 months ago
You have some great and creative ideas. Thanks for sharing and I hope you get a lot of views.
HoschtonBoy 7 months ago
@HoschtonBoy Thanks, at over 27 minutes, not your typical YouTube Vid, but I like to show everything. Glad you enjoyed it.
MarvPerk3 7 months ago