Hey guys, I finally got done moving and I'm currently in the process of setting up the new garden(farm as some call it here), and things are going well. I have a potato plant ready to re-pot, 3 basil pots, and a few succulents floating around!
Here are some pictures of the porch. This is only the start of my project. I have a lot of landscaping to clean up and a lot of planting to do!
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Sadly, I got a bad flea beetle attack. It killed my potato plant(no real yield either) and my basil got a small hit. I've dealt with the issue since. Basil can, excuse my language if not allowed, a pain in the ass. Most people will say it's super easy to grow but honestly with pests... It can get to be a pain. I lost 1/3 of my yield last year to leaf miners. Good luck to you though in starting up a garden. I'm hoping to keep expanding but due to lack of time I may just extend out this bed another 4ft to the left(of the picture) lay some acorn and longneck(girlfriend's request) squash and just keep tilling till its time for cool crops since I'm running late on summer crops.
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Thank you for that information. It was given to my girlfriend as a gift. Since she "has a black thumb" its now apart of my plant collection.GardeningCook wrote:The "new plant unknown" to you is a Sansevieria of some type (there are quite a few). Also known as "Snake Plant" and "Mother-in-Law's Tongue".
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So, It's been a while since updated this thread. Right now, things are going very well. Sadly, the mother of thousands died(couldn't ID the issue in time), and my basil bush has gotten even bigger plus more things to show off.
Basil:
This is only some of my basil. I actually sold 3 small basil plants to another local to help supplement funding for my gardening needs. I'll add more pictures soon, it's just a busy day today.
Basil:
This is only some of my basil. I actually sold 3 small basil plants to another local to help supplement funding for my gardening needs. I'll add more pictures soon, it's just a busy day today.
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