CC's Fruits, Veggies & Food 2023

[ducks4you]

I have read about using milk (distilled water) jugs to gather winter heat in a greenhouse, passive heat.
I have a 4'x4'x6' small greenhouse kit. Aluminum. Without any in ground support it will blow away in a stiff wind, hence the four wooden supports.
MY plan is to bury the six foot 4"x4"'s supports 2'3" deep, and to bury the two 8 ft landscape timers also 2'3" deep.
The 3 inches should prevent sticking in the corners. Unlike my horse fencing, which is supporting metal pole fence panels, I don't think I should bury 3 ft deep.
I plan to secure the walls to the wooden supports with self countersinking screws. Since aluminum is soft, there shouldn't be a problem.
I hope to put this greenhouse together this next Spring.
I will also in the Fall, pound in four 8 ft long fenceposts to secure a 4'x8' piece of plywood on the west side of the greenhouse to break the winter wind.
I am NOT the builder that This guy is, But, when I floored the cubbyhole attic off of a 2nd floor bedroom, where there was a door, but no floor, about 10'x 20something ft (never measured it, sloping house roof and to the NE corner of the house roof. ) I made Sure to put one 18"x4' panel with a handle where the new electric wire was installed, in case I need to access it. It has a toybox on top of it, still accessible.
This Wallpini is lovely but a BIG BIG investment!
Obviously this guy doesn't garden outside of his Wallpini!

 

[Crealcritter]

I have read about using milk (distilled water) jugs to gather winter heat in a greenhouse, passive heat.
I have a 4'x4'x6' small greenhouse kit. Aluminum. Without any in ground support it will blow away in a stiff wind, hence the four wooden supports.
MY plan is to bury the six foot 4"x4"'s supports 2'3" deep, and to bury the two 8 ft landscape timers also 2'3" deep.
The 3 inches should prevent sticking in the corners. Unlike my horse fencing, which is supporting metal pole fence panels, I don't think I should bury 3 ft deep.
I plan to secure the walls to the wooden supports with self countersinking screws. Since aluminum is soft, there shouldn't be a problem.
I hope to put this greenhouse together this next Spring.
I will also in the Fall, pound in four 8 ft long fenceposts to secure a 4'x8' piece of plywood on the west side of the greenhouse to break the winter wind.
I am NOT the builder that This guy is, But, when I floored the cubbyhole attic off of a 2nd floor bedroom, where there was a door, but no floor, about 10'x 20something ft (never measured it, sloping house roof and to the NE corner of the house roof. ) I made Sure to put one 18"x4' panel with a handle where the new electric wire was installed, in case I need to access it. It has a toybox on top of it, still accessible.
This Wallpini is lovely but a BIG BIG investment!
Obviously this guy doesn't garden outside of his Wallpini!

Actually he does garden outside of the Wallpini. There's a place in the video where he has seed trays in the rafters for starts to plant in the garden. I watched the entire video every nook and cranny is being used for one thing or another. Very well thought out and planned for his first wallpini build. He even mentioned about adding sawdust under the removable floor sections to grow mushrooms.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[ducks4you]

I watched the whole video, so, yes, I heard about the mushroom growing.
Just that, this is a BIG investment for that sized greenhouse.
I might find out that My greenhouse isn't big enough, but I'm not sure I have the energy to use a big greenhouse. I small one, used as an intermediary from inside starts to "wait for the frosts to be over" should be enough.
Small footprint, not obtrusive.
If I built a Wallpini I think I would have a business where I was selling produce.

 

[Crealcritter]

I watched the whole video, so, yes, I heard about the mushroom growing.
Just that, this is a BIG investment for that sized greenhouse.
I might find out that My greenhouse isn't big enough, but I'm not sure I have the energy to use a big greenhouse. I small one, used as an intermediary from inside starts to "wait for the frosts to be over" should be enough.
Small footprint, not obtrusive.
If I built a Wallpini I think I would have a business where I was selling produce.

All true and I truth.

He has a saw mill to saw out lumber needed to build it. I also have a saw mill, so I could shave a lot of the cost off up front.

There's still a lot of $$$$ in other materials and to rent a trachoe. He said if he would do it again he would pour the south facing wall. What he meant was a cement wall instead of a earthen wall, even more $$$

If one had the time and $$$$ it would be a good option in the long run though. Probably would save $$$ over the seasons and eventually pay for itself. But I think it would take many seasons to realize ROI (Return On Investment)

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Crealcritter]

Rooting bay Laurel cuttings is difficult But I'm finally starting to see some results

I had a hardwood cutting take off about after a month. Three of the softwood cuttings started to bud this week. All I know is bay laurel is slow at everything. It takes months to root.

Here is the hardwood cutting that's starting to leaf out and the softwood cuttings sealed up in gallon sized ziplock baggies. Sealed ziplock baggies are good to maintain temperature and humidity.

Three of the four softwood cuttings have started to bud. So it's time to take them out of the baggies.

Two of the three budded down low so I pruned the cutting above the buds and will try and root what is remaining. I took my grafting knife and sliced off just the bark in three places around the cutting to expose the cambium layer. Then dipped it in clonex rooting purple hormone. Clonex is in the water jug cap.

Then I stuck the two cutting into rooting pots and coated the tops with treecoat (a tar like substance). I also applied treecoat to the tops of the newly budded cutting. Treecoat is to help the cuttings from drying out. I put the non budding cuttings back in the ziplock baggie and sealed it up.

I then watered the newly budded cuttings and placed them back under florescent lighting. It's warmest under the transformer of the florescent lights, so that where I position ziplock baggie.

More crazy plant stuff... rooting bay laurel cuttings. It's a exercise in patience. I'm going to keep trying as longs as I have viable cutting material left.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Crealcritter]

Very nice that Texas sent us some pleasent weather. Couldn't ask for anything better for December 15th.

I took full advantage and gave the orchard its first dormant spray of organic horticulture oil and organic liquid copper. The maximum dose of each, mixed together in the tank. I got to try out my $20.00 battery powered electrostatic sprayer. Worked pretty well but I will make some adjustments. It's needs a longer wand forsure. Two or three dormant sprays are probably the most important sprays of the entire season. It nips a lot of problems in the bud when bud break come late winter early spring. I was very happy with this seasons growth. Looking at peach trees for double buds which are flower buds, they are numerous

Cherry and apple trees still had a lot of their brown leaves attached. Some of the apples even had green leaves. All other furit varieties had dropped their leaves.

I have several potted whips to plant resulting from grafting this spring. I'm going to grab some lunch and get planting

Jesus is Lord and Christ