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Re: THF Gardening Thread [Re: Derek] #8815312 03/09/23 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by fredeboy
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They’re definitely picking up after the new lighting system and some of the 20-20-20




Wow those are looking good but they need to be in the ground! JMHO cheers


I'd like to get them in the ground, but what I've been seeing online we're looking at another freeze coming soon to NTX. Going to wait and probably get them in the ground April 1st. At least that's what I'm shooting for.

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They’re definitely picking up after the new lighting system and some of the 20-20-20




Those look awesome!



Thanks for all your help bud cheers


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Do any of ya'll use worm castings? My backyard is full of giant worms, when I say giant I'm talking you could use one for a full day of fishing. They're literally in the 24 to 36 inch range. Think that about that old movie Tremors in miniature. I usually only see em after the dogs snatch em and have their fun rolling all over them.

Haven't seen one on top of the ground since last year but after each rain or heavy dew since it warmed up I get tons of big piles of castings. Wondering if these castings would be any good for my container plants. Only thing I could think of was that castings contain eggs as well as being excrement. Too many worms in a container would not be good. Just seeing what ya'lls thoughts are.

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Originally Posted by Bones72
Do any of ya'll use worm castings? My backyard is full of giant worms, when I say giant I'm talking you could use one for a full day of fishing. They're literally in the 24 to 36 inch range. Think that about that old movie Tremors in miniature. I usually only see em after the dogs snatch em and have their fun rolling all over them.

Haven't seen one on top of the ground since last year but after each rain or heavy dew since it warmed up I get tons of big piles of castings. Wondering if these castings would be any good for my container plants. Only thing I could think of was that castings contain eggs as well as being excrement. Too many worms in a container would not be good. Just seeing what ya'lls thoughts are.

Holy hell, 36" worm?? That's crazy, but I'm no help on the castings.


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Yep flipping huugggge. Wish I could get a photo of one before the dogs get after it. Like a nightcrawler on steroids.

Re: THF Gardening Thread [Re: Payne] #8815494 03/10/23 01:09 AM
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Worm castings are great. I'm not going to buy them as I have a ton of worms. Granted they aren't Tremor size lol, but they are there. I'm also not going to take the time to go around and collect them. If that is something you want to do there is absolutely nothing wrong with that at all and would be beneficial as a top dressing or mixed into the soil for a potted planted for sure.

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Originally Posted by Derek
Worm castings are great. I'm not going to buy them as I have a ton of worms. Granted they aren't Tremor size lol, but they are there. I'm also not going to take the time to go around and collect them. If that is something you want to do there is absolutely nothing wrong with that at all and would be beneficial as a top dressing or mixed into the soil for a potted planted for sure.

I’ve always heard worms are good for gardens and flower beds as it gives air to the soil. rofl is that an old wives tale?


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Originally Posted by KRoyal
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Worm castings are great. I'm not going to buy them as I have a ton of worms. Granted they aren't Tremor size lol, but they are there. I'm also not going to take the time to go around and collect them. If that is something you want to do there is absolutely nothing wrong with that at all and would be beneficial as a top dressing or mixed into the soil for a potted planted for sure.

I’ve always heard worms are good for gardens and flower beds as it gives air to the soil. rofl is that an old wives tale?


That is true. They do a lot of good, there is no downside to them in gardening./flowerbeds.

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Originally Posted by KRoyal
They’re definitely picking up after the new lighting system and some of the 20-20-20

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I’ve got a dadgum forest growing out here. Pro tip. Add a couple drops of plain Dawn dish soap to watering. Acts as a cheap watering agent. Breaks up the surface tension of water and aids in better absorption.

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Earthworms aren't native to the Americas. Came with the horrible European invaders. Just thought I'd throw that out there. But they and their castings do good things.

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I have another question. I have my grow lights now and have tried on these cloudy days. The leaves on my peppers start out flat and looking normal, after a few hours they close together. Is this too much light, too close with the light or something else all together?

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I have another question. I have my grow lights now and have tried on these cloudy days. The leaves on my peppers start out flat and looking normal, after a few hours they close together. Is this too much light, too close with the light or something else all together?


A lot going on here. What's your grow light spcs? I wouldn't get too excited on lights and sunny/cloudy days enough to rotate them or even watch the forecast for it. I think you might be over thinking it. Do like KRoyal and just rock under the lights. You can transplant outside when you're ready and temps are ready. You might get some sunburn but it's no biggie mostly. Keep it simple. Let's not over think this and keep it simple and still get great results.

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Earthworms aren't native to the Americas. Came with the horrible European invaders. Just thought I'd throw that out there. But they and their castings do good things.


Love some good and simple fun facts.

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Earthworms aren't native to the Americas. Came with the horrible European invaders. Just thought I'd throw that out there. But they and their castings do good things.


But some are. Those two to three foot worms that we have here in North Texas are endemic here. You usually only see sections of them in shovels of black gumbo dirt, but I have seen my wife's box turtles pull whole ones out of the ground during a rain.

Re: THF Gardening Thread [Re: Derek] #8815637 03/10/23 05:05 AM
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Pro tip. Add a couple drops of plain Dawn dish soap to watering. Acts as a cheap watering agent. Breaks up the surface tension of water and aids in better absorption.


It's a nonionic surfactant, just don't use too much.


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OK so someone else has seen these mega-worms.

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Well I had a bunch of 7 to 8 inch last year which I thought were really big but last night had a 14 inch on front porch. Frigging huge!!

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Earthworms aren't native to the Americas. Came with the horrible European invaders. Just thought I'd throw that out there. But they and their castings do good things.


Love some good and simple fun facts.


I looked into vermiculture some years back and read that.

However, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smit...s-more-questions-from-readers-180958094/

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Well my tomatoes have already doubled in size since I put them in the ground. If I can protect them thru the next 6 nights I think we will be off to the races! banana
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Originally Posted by fredeboy
Well my tomatoes have already doubled in size since I put them in the ground. If I can protect them thru the next 6 nights I think we will be off to the races! banana
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Yea we’re going to Jellystone in Burleson for spring break and was hoping for some shorts weather but not looking like it. Hope it isn’t too cold.


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So, where I'm at, temps are supposed to dip down to mid/lower 40's this next week. I was planning on transplanting my tomato plants to raised garden beds. Will this cool spell hurt them, or should i wait?

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TPWD has a small little article on the giant worms. Apparently they are related to some real monsters from Australia that grow up to 12 feet. Can't fathom a worm that big.

On another note my peppers that germinated around the 1st are getting "true" leaves on them now. I have one chiltepin pepper that is already pretty dang big and would say even past the seedling stage and in a pot outside. Don't what it's genetics are but that thing has grown fassst.

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Not as fancy as some, but got the raised beds built, set, filled and the tomatos and peppers in the ground!

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Looks GREAT!! cheers

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Not as fancy as some, but got the raised beds built, set, filled and the tomatos and peppers in the ground!

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Those look great!! What kind of soil did you fill them with?

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Shoot that looks darn good tallturkey.

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