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Re: hugelkultur
By: guest13 Date: October 18, 2020, 6:21 am
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[quote author=The Dudely Lama link=topic=590.msg5992#msg5992
date=1603011967]
my garden was a major fail. three cukes... my new trees are
all looking good but the compost i bought was full of
bindweed... i wont plant in it next year until i figure out
what the next step is... dont want to use chemicals. dug and
potted up about 275 date palms last week. at least they all look
good.
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Sorry to hear that. This endeavor can be really discouraging
when things don't work out and you honestly tried.
Just an observation---properly composted material SHOULD have
had enough heat in the process to prevent weed seeds from
germinating. But some of those weeds are fucking TOUGH. I do my
own (minor, but sufficient to my needs) composting---and I'll
readily admit I don't turn it often enough, don't monitor it as
closely as I should. So far I've been fortunate.
My biggest problem this past season was aphids/whiteflies. They
ate my broc, cauli and sprouts DOWN. Dilute hot pepper/garlic
spray worked in the past---not this time. I also hate to use
chemicals, but I swear, next year I WILL use Sevin dust if I
have to. Just not too close to harvest, and only in amounts
absolutely necessary. Lots of rinsing in the last few weeks.
Neem oil is another option. It helped when I had spider mites on
my cannabis.
Best of luck to you.
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Re: hugelkultur
By: The Dudely Lama Date: October 18, 2020, 11:12 am
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yep, i got sold some grade A garbage in that “mushroom compost”.
seems the fire ants loved what i did. i will not use chemicals
but i am going to try the chili pepper “soup” recipe thats
supposed to kill them and render the hive unusable. we will
see. they dont like diamataceous earth either so im gathering
options.
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Re: hugelkultur
By: guest13 Date: October 18, 2020, 11:26 am
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[quote author=The Dudely Lama link=topic=590.msg5996#msg5996
date=1603037560]
yep, i got sold some grade A garbage in that “mushroom compost”.
seems the fire ants loved what i did. i will not use chemicals
but i am going to try the chili pepper “soup” recipe thats
supposed to kill them and render the hive unusable. we will
see. they dont like diamataceous earth either so im gathering
options.
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I have used diam earth to good effect against slugs. It just
doesn't last long in the rain. Got to keep re-applying it.
TOADS and garter snakes! I encourage populations of these
beneficial critters.
What eats ants?
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Re: hugelkultur
By: The Dudely Lama Date: October 18, 2020, 1:31 pm
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i had a raccoon rescue that ate fire ant eggs and larvae. the
only critter ive ever seen eat them. sure miss her but shes got
a better life with her own kind near a fishcamp that has adopted
the local raccoons as kind of a mascot thing... reads “well fed
and no hunting”...
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