Packing peanuts might work.@Alligatorob ....... i'm looking for suggestions as to what to fill the bottom half of the water troughs with.....something cheap...cheap.
Think i saw some troughs in your picture posts.
Has anyone got some ideas.
Packing peanuts might work.@Alligatorob ....... i'm looking for suggestions as to what to fill the bottom half of the water troughs with.....something cheap...cheap.
Think i saw some troughs in your picture posts.
Has anyone got some ideas.
Thanks for the suggestions.Yes, landscape fabric is similar. I buy heavier geotextile used in road construction because it will last longer, you might get the same effect with a couple of layers of lighter landscape fabric. It should work fine with your gravel.
The problem with wood is that it will probably rot and settle, may not last long.
Maybe beer bottles or aluminum cans or something. Most anything that has a little structural strength and permeability that won't settle or rot should work. Look at your trash, you might find something you can "recycle".
I thought of that too. Thanks.Packing peanuts might work.
The ones I have just unscrew and you take the plug out. Its on the side at the bottom.How do you open the drain plug on the water troughs.
You'll just have to work harder!If i started drinking beer now......i would have enough bottles in about 76 years
You mentioned wood in an earlier post. You might be making a home for termites with wood when it gets wet.I thought of that too. Thanks.
I've used them, and yes, they work.Packing peanuts might work.
And much lighter than gravel. Just don't do it on a windy day!!I've used them, and yes, they work.
You're right......never thought of that.You mentioned wood in an earlier post. You might be making a home for termites with wood when it gets wet.
I understand! Mine will live longer than I do, moving them will be someone else's problem one day.I may just stick to the kind of small stones i've been using in the yard.....they're quite cheap.....and i don't plan on moving these troughs ever.
When they are green all around except maybe on the very bottom that is in touch with the ground, you pick them and eat them. Cut in half, take seeds out, butter and maple syrup in center, cook in oven 350 till fork tender or microwave. You can trim a bit off the bottom so the squash sits level. I also put a bit of water in the bottom of the pan to prevent burningGetting back to the acorn squash.
The five biggest ones are bigger than what i've bought in the store.
When will they be ready to pick and eat........or do you have to leave them there till fall.
Never had these before so i'm a little clued out.
I've learned about the male and female flowers.
Have had a lot of flowers die off.........thinking i now know what's wrong........there are "NO BEES"
On the farm, was never concerning, with all the flowering trees, shrubs, flowers.....bees were everywhere.
Here, i have not noticed any population of bees.
Bees were there to give me those 5 acorn quashes, and have several ones coming....definitely not a bumper crop.
Maybe my garden is too close.......on the farm, it was just outside of the main yard......i didn't check on it every 15 minutes..LOL...LOL.
I've searched and came up with......a person can pollinate by hand.......has anyone tried this.....any luck.....doesn't sound too hard.
Open to suggestions.
When are they ready to EAT.
Thanks.When they are green all around except maybe on the very bottom that is in touch with the ground, you pick them and eat them. Cut in half, take seeds out, butter and maple syrup in center, cook in oven 350 till fork tender or microwave. You can trim a bit off the bottom so the squash sits level. I also put a bit of water in the bottom of the pan to prevent burning
Yup great trip.@Aneeda72 .......Are you back from your daughters.
How is your daughter.Yup great trip.
Had to come back early, was a banking problem which husband was supposed to deal with before we left and didn’t. So we had to come back and give the bank ONE piece of paper , which he could have easily done anytime in the last 2 weeks before we left. But he didn’t
She is fine, thanks. Still sore and still have a hard time with her digestion which will get better as her pancreas heals. It was actually best that we left early as she was trying to show us around and it was tiring for her.How is your daughter.
I am not as familiar with butternut squash as I don’t like it. But when it is a butterscotch color, I think that is when you pick it.The reason for asking about when acorn squash is ready to eat is i've never grown it before.
Same with butternut squash, never grown it.....and for the butternut.....to be ready it has to be a creamy color, right ??
Looking forward to eating both, i've bought store ones, but i'm sure these ones will be by far more tasty.
You drill holes in containers to let the moisture out otherwise they get nasty if you put anything containing moisture in them. Otherwise, I may not be understanding the question correctly.CALLING all GARDENERS..........I need some advice.
I'm wanting to use heavy garbage bins for recycling.
Why do you have to drill holes in the container.......wouldn't that draw unwanted insects to swarm around.
Does this sound right.......1" dirt on bottom, then 5 or 6" waste, and keep repeating.
Really want to know about the hole drilling.
You understood the question correctly, Aneeda.You drill holes in containers to let the moisture out otherwise they get nasty if you put anything containing moisture in them. Otherwise, I may not be understanding the question correctly.
I have never done a compost container so idkYou understood the question correctly, Aneeda.
I'm trying to figure out the best place for the compost containers.
Will there be an issue with insects, wasp, etc, and bad spell.
You're putting a lid on it....right?You understood the question correctly, Aneeda.
I'm trying to figure out the best place for the compost containers.
Will there be an issue with insects, wasp, etc, and bad spell.