The Endzone Garden Thread

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#2,901
K-town Vol Fan said:
I have a ton of lightening bugs in my front yard. It's actually incredible to see them. After some googling, I think the main reason is because due to being lazy I never raked up the last batch of leaves last fall. They are literally everywhere. I even see a lot during the day just hanging out.
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You’re cutting edge! Seriously, thank you.

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#2,902
#2,902
K-town Vol Fan said:
I have a ton of lightening bugs in my front yard. It's actually incredible to see them. After some googling, I think the main reason is because due to being lazy I never raked up the last batch of leaves last fall. They are literally everywhere. I even see a lot during the day just hanging out.
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What the heck are you doing back here?! I kid🤣.
 
#2,905
#2,905
VolNExile said:
Yep, lookin’ at you, big boy!! 🦋🐝

(Seriously, just rake or blow them under those big trees at the edge of your property. They’re good for the trees too, as they decay and return nutrients to the soil.)
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That's actually what I do, just take them to the edge of the grass
 
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VolNExile said:
Yep, lookin’ at you, big boy!! 🦋🐝

(Seriously, just rake or blow them under those big trees at the edge of your property. They’re good for the trees too, as they decay and return nutrients to the soil.)
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joevol33 said:
That's actually what I do, just take them to the edge of the grass
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I have way too many trees to do that. I will vacuum up some of the annual leaf fall, add some to my compost bin, and use the rest as mulch. Quite a lot gets blown to the curb, where a vacuum truck picks them up each Fall/Winter. This collection is used for composting and mulch on public lands.
 
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Tin Man said:
I have way too many trees to do that. I will vacuum up some of the annual leaf fall, add some to my compost bin, and use the rest as mulch. Quite a lot gets blown to the curb, where a vacuum truck picks them up each Fall/Winter. This collection is used for composting and mulch on public lands.
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Just blow them in the neighbors yard
 
#2,908
#2,908
K-town Vol Fan said:
I have a ton of lightening bugs in my front yard. It's actually incredible to see them. After some googling, I think the main reason is because due to being lazy I never raked up the last batch of leaves last fall. They are literally everywhere. I even see a lot during the day just hanging out.
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So....you apprently don't mow grass either?
 
#2,909
#2,909
joevol33 said:
That's actually what I do, just take them to the edge of the grass
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We rake them onto the flower beds, heaping them up as high as we can, and then add the rest to the compost pile, or rake them to the side of the house, pile them up, and let them rot down. Then add that to vegetable beds in the spring. I don't have to buy bagged compost for existing beds anymore.

I also ask neighbors if I can have their leaves that they've bagged up (and then return their fancy bags.)
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
I do but the grass stops growing long before all the leaves drop.
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If you have a mulching setting on your lawn mower plus a catching bag, just run the mower over the leaves in late fall, collect the shredded leaves, and dump them in an out-of-the-way area.

^^^This is only necessary if you live in a neighborhood with a buncha prissy neighbors and/or an HOA that believes it's their mission in life to make everyone have an artificial monoculture of non-native bright green grass called a "front lawn." Otherwise, sit back and enjoy watching Nature do its thing.
 
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Tin Man said:
Having watered my vegetable garden earlier today, now, it rains. Yea! Everything else needs it.
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Did you get enough rain to do any good? We’ve gotten three showers over the last three weeks, but they barely get below the mulch.
 
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#2,922
VolNExile said:
We have a visitor! Well, visitors.

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Geez. How lazy. Today's kids...

Our house has become quite popular with the local woodland wildlife. Probably the cat food that sits out on the deck. And the supply of fresh water. Got a family of skunks that sleep under the deck. Walked right past me last week while I was watering flowers to get a snack. Their eye sight sucks. Glad I froze. But, they've yet to threaten to spray us. Pretty interesting skunk markings though. One is solid black with only a white head cap. One has a superwide single white strip and head cap. The mama and baby are traditional two stripers with black heads. Down to three though. One was out in the road in front of the drive and didn't see the car coming. Got a regular coyote that comes around. He was near the deck when I pulled in last night. Watched it catch a chipmunk couple weeks ago. It decided to have it's snack in front of the flower beds. Coyotes are pretty nimble. The other night I came in, and the possums and skunks were having a coed party in the drive. And got moles. Lots of moles. And deer. Fields accross the street are in soy beans this summer. Hope that keeps them from stripping my green bean leaves again. Gonna put some lead in the coyote though. Had the sights on it few weeks ago, but a car came around the curve. Would have been irresponsible shot. They get after the calves.
 
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It’s been raining the past hour. Presently, a good thundershower. Big fat rain. Should return some moisture to the soil.
 
#2,924
#2,924
Garden a little behind, but coming on. Corn may not make full height. Just got out the 70's for good mid-June. No ripe maters yet, but loaded. Seen some green beans growing. Got some cukes and 1 yellow squash. Okra and Eggplant bushes are hefty and solid. Got some green peppers. And cantelope and watermelon got some mini's setting.

Got a handful of yellow growing but only one to pick thus far. Should be bathing in squash right now. Howver, this year I did plant them on the shady side of the pole beans to keep the extreme heat off them. That may have slowed them down. They are healthy, but two of the four still a bit small. all blooming.

Really strange one is my zuchinni. Huge, healthy plants, and tons of blooms, but not getting any veg. Instead of the blooms making squash, they end up with that fuzzy crap all around them.


Edit: Seems my squash blooms fuzzing over may be due to poor pollination. Which is also strange cause of the amount of bumble bees around the blooms while I was checking them out.
 
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