Vegetable gardens at home.

[Dibles]

Any advice on how to get rid of baby slugs? Tried the beer thing and it didn't work and I don't want to use chemicals.

[Brighter-Lights]

I plant a 7m x 13m area in my yard. I use 2x 5000L tanks to irrigate by means of my DIY low pressure drip irrigation. With 20mm plastic pipe and 1.2mm holes every 30cm, you could supply 85m of pipe if it's reasonably level - only using the pressure from one 5000L tank, even with only 1000L in the tank.

 

Here's some photos of this season's harvest... I planted in mid August near the EC coast.

 

The +- 90m2 area is good for:

 

12 rows of sweetcorn (expected yield of 400 cobs)

120 lettuce heads

50 mature spinach plants

20-40 sweet pepper

15 tomato

2-4 rows of bush beans

 

Once a year I add 1 ton of chicken manure to the area.

 

I use diluted Sunlight dish soap for aphid control.

 

I apply 5kg hydroponic fertilizer once in one full 5000L tank mid season.

 

I'd like to start planting vertically and experiment with hydroponics next. One of my clients in Mexico City produce 80-100 lettuce heads per week on his roof.   

Edited December 18, 2017 by Brighter-Lights

[Ed-Zulu]

Any advice on how to get rid of baby slugs? Tried the beer thing and it didn't work and I don't want to use chemicals.

1. Crushed egg shell around the plants

2. A chicken under supervision would solve the problem quick, chicken not under supervision will trash your veggies.

[Dibles]

1. Crushed egg shell around the plants

2. A chicken under supervision would solve the problem quick, chicken not under supervision will trash your veggies.

 

Area is too big for egg shells.

 

I unfortunately work so won't be able to supervise the chicken. 

[Vetseun]

My cucumber plants suddenly dont look too happy.

Looks like rust marks on the leaves.

Any advice?

[Vetseun]

I plant a 7m x 13m area in my yard. I use 2x 5000L tanks to irrigate by means of my DIY low pressure drip irrigation. With 20mm plastic pipe and 1.2mm holes every 30cm, you could supply 85m of pipe if it's reasonably level - only using the pressure from one 5000L tank, even with only 1000L in the tank.

 

Here's some photos of this season's harvest... I planted in mid August near the EC coast.

 

The +- 90m2 area is good for:

 

12 rows of sweetcorn (expected yield of 400 cobs)

120 lettuce heads

50 mature spinach plants

20-40 sweet pepper

15 tomato

2-4 rows of bush beans

 

Once a year I add 1 ton of chicken manure to the area.

 

I use diluted Sunlight dish soap for aphid control.

 

I apply 5kg hydroponic fertilizer once in one full 5000L tank mid season.

 

I'd like to start planting vertically and experiment with hydroponics next. One of my clients in Mexico City produce 80-100 lettuce heads per week on his roof.

 

Lyk soos advertensie groente daai. Goeie Werk!

[Pieter1]

My cucumber plants suddenly dont look too happy.

Looks like rust marks on the leaves.

Any advice?

Maybe an iron deficancy? That was the issue I had with my chillies.

[fanievb]

My cucumber plants suddenly dont look too happy.

Looks like rust marks on the leaves.

Any advice?

Could also be a fungal infection as a result of the recent "rain" you had up there.

 

Mix 250milk with 1l water and a touch of sunlight liquid and spray every 3 days

[Vetseun]

Could also be a fungal infection as a result of the recent "rain" you had up there.

Mix 250milk with 1l water and a touch of sunlight liquid and spray every 3 days

Thanks!

[EvanB]

 

My greenhouse taking shape but still a lot to do

[EvanB]

Edited December 21, 2017 by EvanB

[Willie2011]

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Great work.Well done!!!

[Eddy Gordo]

nice green house, and thanks for the idea.

[Mousea]

My cucumber plants suddenly dont look too happy.

Looks like rust marks on the leaves.

Any advice?

Q20

[DJR]

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Love the boat frame

[Hairy]

Any advice on how to get rid of baby slugs? Tried the beer thing and it didn't work and I don't want to use chemicals.

...........not sure if drinking the beer will help ... maybe try more beer next time