BYC gardening thread!!

[dan26552]

Found two more chicken treats!

 

[dan26552]

I've never seen marigolds get this big. That Avocado is about 2 1/2ft tall.


They're almost as thick as my finger.

 

[CherMoz]

That's huge! I can't wait to see it when it flowers.

 

[dan26552]

That's huge! I can't wait to see it when it flowers.

They would've already but I pinched them about a week ago, and they still grew 6 more inches.

 

[politicalcenter]

I've been trying to root cuttings off it for the last 3 years with no success. :/  

Thanks.

I have found that sometimes cuttings are taken from the wrong end of the plant. Have you tried root cuttings? It may or may not work...but it might be worth a try. Just get a piece of root about as thick as a pencil and about three inches long and bury in a pot. They seem to work best when the plant is dormant.

 

[lazy gardener]

Dan, I bet that marigold is an American one. The French ones are much smaller. (those are the ones that are usually sold at the nurseries. American marigolds grow about 24" tall.

 

[chickadoodles]

Dan I bought some marigolds that are about 12" tall already and they are still growing also. I think the pkg. said 18" tall.

I bought some straight neck squash, a jalapeno pepper, and a Japanese egg plant today along with 2 more bags of potting soil so we can set up another kiddie pool garden tomorrow.
I still have several tomato plants that need to go into larger growing areas.

 

[dan26552]

I have found that sometimes cuttings are taken from the wrong end of the plant. Have you tried root cuttings? It may or may not work...but it might be worth a try. Just get a piece of root about as thick as a pencil and about three inches long and bury in a pot. They seem to work best when the plant is dormant.

I have not, might be worth a shot though.

Dan, I bet that marigold is an American one. The French ones are much smaller. (those are the ones that are usually sold at the nurseries. American marigolds grow about 24" tall.

They're Crackerjack marigolds which are african and supposed to get 2 to 3 ft tall.

At the rate they're growing they'll be bigger then my tree in a few weeks.

Dan I bought some marigolds that are about 12" tall already and they are still growing also. I think the pkg. said 18" tall.

I bought some straight neck squash, a jalapeno pepper, and a Japanese egg plant today along with 2 more bags of potting soil so we can set up another kiddie pool garden tomorrow.
I still have several tomato plants that need to go into larger growing areas.

Nice!

 

[dan26552]

Some of my corn.








Some wild petunias.

 

[hippiestink]

I've never seen marigolds get this big. That Avocado is about 2 1/2ft tall.


They're almost as thick as my finger.

'Parently some varieties of marigold get up to 5 ft tall.