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Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:37 pm
by stonedmegman
We are now aboot 8 weeks out from our last frost.

Time to start the beef steak tomato, jalapeno and green bean plants. Seeds indoors of course.

Doing bell peppers also. And this year it's all pots.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:50 pm
by stonedmegman
Has anyone tried doing potatoes in one of those bags made for growing them?

Re: Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:27 pm
by CentralTexasCrude
We have like a 9 month growing season. What's it like compressing that down to 120 days?

Re: Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:28 pm
by Reservoir Dog
I grew shrooms on a dead hooker.


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Re: Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:33 pm
by stonedmegman
You're a fungi. :lol:

Which reminds me. I am hoping to get a harvest this year. Inoculated a bunch of logs 1 1/2 years ago with Shiitake spore. They should sprout this year.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:42 pm
by CentralTexasCrude
How long does it take to grow a couple of rows of Gummi's?

Re: Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:44 pm
by stonedmegman
And fuck the deer. The gloves are off this year.

I'm going to order a gallon of Wolf urine and spray it all around. :twisted:

And no, I have no idea how they get them to piss into the bottle.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:45 pm
by stonedmegman
CentralTexasCrude wrote: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:42 pm How long does it take to grow a couple of rows of Gummi's?
Depends on the flavour.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:53 pm
by Reservoir Dog
stonedmegman wrote: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:44 pm And fuck the deer. The gloves are off this year.

I'm going to order a gallon of Wolf urine and spray it all around. :twisted:

And no, I have no idea how they get them to piss into the bottle.
I heard once that an ordinary bar of soap will repel deer. They hate the smell of it. Just hang a few bars of soap around.

I have no idea if this is true or not. It's just something I heard once.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:07 am
by stonedmegman
Reservoir Dog wrote: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:53 pm
stonedmegman wrote: Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:44 pm And fuck the deer. The gloves are off this year.

I'm going to order a gallon of Wolf urine and spray it all around. :twisted:

And no, I have no idea how they get them to piss into the bottle.
I heard once that an ordinary bar of soap will repel deer. They hate the smell of it. Just hang a few bars of soap around.

I have no idea if this is true or not. It's just something I heard once.
I know someone who tried this but it didn't work. Maybe it has to be a certain scent like Irish Spring. :shrug:

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:16 am
by Animal
i think if there was an easy solution to keeping deer out of edible plants, everyone would know what it is by now. wolf piss, coyote piss, etc are about the only things i have heard that work.

personally, i would probably go with some kind of motion sensor set up. lights at night or sprinklers or noises, etc. almost any animal i have ever been around will get fooled a few times and then figure it out and not be deterred by whatever it is. Fences are the only thing I know work.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:50 am
by stonedmegman
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:16 am i think if there was an easy solution to keeping deer out of edible plants, everyone would know what it is by now. wolf piss, coyote piss, etc are about the only things i have heard that work.

personally, i would probably go with some kind of motion sensor set up. lights at night or sprinklers or noises, etc. almost any animal i have ever been around will get fooled a few times and then figure it out and not be deterred by whatever it is. Fences are the only thing I know work.
Most of these deer are desensitized from all that. They spend their time around town and there are a number of people who go out of their way to feed them.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:53 am
by Reservoir Dog
stonedmegman wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:50 am
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:16 am i think if there was an easy solution to keeping deer out of edible plants, everyone would know what it is by now. wolf piss, coyote piss, etc are about the only things i have heard that work.

personally, i would probably go with some kind of motion sensor set up. lights at night or sprinklers or noises, etc. almost any animal i have ever been around will get fooled a few times and then figure it out and not be deterred by whatever it is. Fences are the only thing I know work.
Most of these deer are desensitized from all that. They spend their time around town and there are a number of people who go out of their way to feed them.
Vaccinate them. They'll be dead by morning from blood clots.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:55 am
by Animal
stonedmegman wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:50 am
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:16 am i think if there was an easy solution to keeping deer out of edible plants, everyone would know what it is by now. wolf piss, coyote piss, etc are about the only things i have heard that work.

personally, i would probably go with some kind of motion sensor set up. lights at night or sprinklers or noises, etc. almost any animal i have ever been around will get fooled a few times and then figure it out and not be deterred by whatever it is. Fences are the only thing I know work.
Most of these deer are desensitized from all that. They spend their time around town and there are a number of people who go out of their way to feed them.
well, if its any consolation, i have a hunting ranch and if i plant a pepper plant and leave it unattended for a night it will be eaten to the roots the next morning. I planted some fruit trees and within a few weeks they had eaten them down to a stem. i have no idea how they find fresh growth, but they can sense that shit from miles away.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 1:22 am
by CentralTexasCrude
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:55 am
stonedmegman wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:50 am
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:16 am i think if there was an easy solution to keeping deer out of edible plants, everyone would know what it is by now. wolf piss, coyote piss, etc are about the only things i have heard that work.

personally, i would probably go with some kind of motion sensor set up. lights at night or sprinklers or noises, etc. almost any animal i have ever been around will get fooled a few times and then figure it out and not be deterred by whatever it is. Fences are the only thing I know work.
Most of these deer are desensitized from all that. They spend their time around town and there are a number of people who go out of their way to feed them.
well, if its any consolation, i have a hunting ranch and if i plant a pepper plant and leave it unattended for a night it will be eaten to the roots the next morning. I planted some fruit trees and within a few weeks they had eaten them down to a stem. i have no idea how they find fresh growth, but they can sense that shit from miles away.
Here in Kerrville, homeowners almost have to hire armed sentries to protect anything they plant. Outside my patio, within 20 feet, probably 100-200 deer a day take this path from the creek below to the top of the highest hill around and back every day. We are bone dry, they are starving and will eat any new growth. Will get better when the Spring rains finally get here.the

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 1:52 am
by stonedmegman
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:55 am
stonedmegman wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:50 am
Animal wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:16 am i think if there was an easy solution to keeping deer out of edible plants, everyone would know what it is by now. wolf piss, coyote piss, etc are about the only things i have heard that work.

personally, i would probably go with some kind of motion sensor set up. lights at night or sprinklers or noises, etc. almost any animal i have ever been around will get fooled a few times and then figure it out and not be deterred by whatever it is. Fences are the only thing I know work.
Most of these deer are desensitized from all that. They spend their time around town and there are a number of people who go out of their way to feed them.
well, if its any consolation, i have a hunting ranch and if i plant a pepper plant and leave it unattended for a night it will be eaten to the roots the next morning. I planted some fruit trees and within a few weeks they had eaten them down to a stem. i have no idea how they find fresh growth, but they can sense that shit from miles away.
I'm thinking motion sensor paintball machine guns. :twisted:

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Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 1:58 am
by Animal
Shit, try out the motion sensor sprinkler idea. I have no experience with it, but I have heard good things. Plus you have to water anyway.

I just don't see deer hanging around in a sprinkler while it goes off even if they learn about it.

AMAZON

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:24 am
by CHEEZY17
Fencing is the only real solution if youre serious about not losing anything to larger critters. And even then you'll still need to worry about rabbits. The small ones will squeeze through a chain link fence and decimate all of your efforts. Unfortunately I know this from experience so I had to buttress my chain link with chicken wire at the bottom around the yard.
All of those wives tales are useless: moth balls, soap, CD's etc. You have to physically prevent access.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:27 am
by Blast
I'm making gardening tools now...50 bucks US plus shipping. Completely repurposed claw hammer and oak handle made from reclaimed wood. Heat treated and oil quenched. This one sold, I have to make another if anyone is interested.



Re: Gardening

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:20 am
by stonedmegman
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:27 am I'm making gardening tools now...50 bucks US plus shipping. Completely repurposed claw hammer and oak handle made from reclaimed wood. Heat treated and oil quenched. This one sold, I have to make another if anyone is interested.


Good work.

I've decided to just use pots this year. If I go back to an actual garden I would be inerested. I'll show it to some friends who might take you up on it.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 3:12 am
by rule34
Blast wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:27 am I'm making gardening tools now...50 bucks US plus shipping. Completely repurposed claw hammer and oak handle made from reclaimed wood. Heat treated and oil quenched. This one sold, I have to make another if anyone is interested.


You know that is just begging for a pair of arms, eyes and mouth.

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:23 am
by stonedmegman
Finally arrived. If this doesn't work I'll be hunting without a tag. :twisted:

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Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:28 am
by Animal
is that a gallon?

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:30 am
by stonedmegman
Animal wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:28 am is that a gallon?
Yes

Re: Gardening

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:38 am
by Deathproof
Animal wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:28 am is that a gallon?
He's thirsty.