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re: 2025 Fall Garden Thread
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:11 pm to AlxTgr
Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:11 pm to AlxTgr
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What exactly do these do for your garden?
They're supposed to repel pests and attract beneficial insects and pollinators. I've grown them side by side with tomatoes before and the results were inconclusive. They certainly didn't hurt anything.
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Posted on 1/9/26 at 2:36 pm to PillageUrVillage
I need the plant that deters SVBs.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:49 pm to AlxTgr
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I need the plant that deters SVBs.
I've read that borage and basil apparently have some deterring effects for SVB's. But I highly doubt there's anything that will keep them away.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 4:04 pm to AyyyBaw
I planted marigolds, zinnias and Mexican zinnias a few years ago, they self seed and come back every year now. Pretties up the garden, attracts pollinators at minimum
Posted on 1/9/26 at 7:18 pm to PillageUrVillage
quote:I am serious about planting that squash they prefer to draw them away from Zucchini.
I've read that borage and basil apparently have some deterring effects for SVB's. But I highly doubt there's anything that will keep them away.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 7:23 pm to AlxTgr
Ah, you’re talking about blue hubbard. Plant them out about a month (or more) sooner than the zucchini. You want them to be the bigger, more desirable option.
Posted on 1/9/26 at 8:17 pm to PillageUrVillage
Yeah, that seems right. Will still go to war. Yes, I'm mad.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 9:29 am to AlxTgr
I’ve tried and tried it’s just not worth it. Last year I planted a very late crop of delicata squash hoping to do an end run around those frickers…the plants got huge, set dozens of fruit and then bam. Rotted and dead. I salvaged 4 squash
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:06 pm to AyyyBaw
I'm doing a very interesting spring garden. It's two raised beds and all plants are low maintenance and ideal for the time of year I'm planting them.
Bed 1 spring: leafy greens for daily salads
Bed 1 summer: all tabasco plants for homemade hot sauce
Bed 1 fall: return of leafy greens for daily salads
Bed 2 spring: joi choy, bok choy, and green onions for kimchi
Bed 2 summer: sweet potatoes
Bed 2 fall: daikon and green onions for kimchi
I really like kimchi.
Bed 1 spring: leafy greens for daily salads
Bed 1 summer: all tabasco plants for homemade hot sauce
Bed 1 fall: return of leafy greens for daily salads
Bed 2 spring: joi choy, bok choy, and green onions for kimchi
Bed 2 summer: sweet potatoes
Bed 2 fall: daikon and green onions for kimchi
I really like kimchi.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:29 pm to cgrand
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I’ve tried and tried it’s just not worth it
I’m throwing in the towel on squash. I had a couple of good years but the amount of work and vigilance needed to keep the borers in check is just not worth my time. It can be done, though.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 3:04 pm to AlxTgr
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My first problem is germination. I will start again with fresh seeds and soak them this time. Probably have a more dedicated area as well.
I did have issues with germination. I did soak them and still had some issues.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:22 am to PillageUrVillage
I just plant a whole row in the garden. Im going to lose some but I should be able to get enough squash to make it worth it.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:27 am to ChEgrad
Anyone here ever have success with mustard greens and bok choy in the spring?
Posted on 1/12/26 at 10:46 am to PillageUrVillage
If anyone wants to please review give me some advice on my current plan for this spring and summer, I would gladly welcome it. 
I want low fuss, low maintenance crops which are grown at a time best suited for them given my hardiness zone (9a). These are my overarching goals.
I have two raised beds. I'm going to put Mel's Mix in them (1/3 compost, peat moss, and vermiculite).
Spring
Bed 1 - daily leafy greens, all from seed planted Jan. 31 or Feb. 1, for salads (Astro arugula, Fordhook Swiss chard, Lacinto kale, and purple top turnips). I'll pull them all by late April (some before).
Bed 2 - kimchi is the goal here, again all from seed planted Jan. 31 or Feb. 1 (Southern Giant mustard greens, bok choy, and green onions). I'll pull these by late March or early April and make gat kimchi.
Summer
Bed 1 - Hot sauce is the goal here. I'll be transplanting an abundance of Tabasco plants in April which I will have started in a seed kit the month before. I'll let them go and freeze what I pick until it's time to make hot sauce.
Bed 2 - I'll be planting Beauregard sweet potato slips once the kimchi greens are pulled. I won't plant the slips until April, in any event.
Fall
Bed 1 - Repeat bed 1 spring. Planting by mid- to late- September.
Bed 2 - kimchi is the goal here, but with daikon instead of greens, again all from seed and planted when the sweet potatoes are harvested in late September. I'll harvest the daikons in mid-November.
Winter
Bed 1 - I'm going to let the leafy greens go as long as they can
Bed 2 - kimchi is again the goal here, but this time I plan to plant Blue Vantage cabbage plants I will have seeded in October in the seeding kit and take them all the way through to harvest.
I want low fuss, low maintenance crops which are grown at a time best suited for them given my hardiness zone (9a). These are my overarching goals.
I have two raised beds. I'm going to put Mel's Mix in them (1/3 compost, peat moss, and vermiculite).
Spring
Bed 1 - daily leafy greens, all from seed planted Jan. 31 or Feb. 1, for salads (Astro arugula, Fordhook Swiss chard, Lacinto kale, and purple top turnips). I'll pull them all by late April (some before).
Bed 2 - kimchi is the goal here, again all from seed planted Jan. 31 or Feb. 1 (Southern Giant mustard greens, bok choy, and green onions). I'll pull these by late March or early April and make gat kimchi.
Summer
Bed 1 - Hot sauce is the goal here. I'll be transplanting an abundance of Tabasco plants in April which I will have started in a seed kit the month before. I'll let them go and freeze what I pick until it's time to make hot sauce.
Bed 2 - I'll be planting Beauregard sweet potato slips once the kimchi greens are pulled. I won't plant the slips until April, in any event.
Fall
Bed 1 - Repeat bed 1 spring. Planting by mid- to late- September.
Bed 2 - kimchi is the goal here, but with daikon instead of greens, again all from seed and planted when the sweet potatoes are harvested in late September. I'll harvest the daikons in mid-November.
Winter
Bed 1 - I'm going to let the leafy greens go as long as they can
Bed 2 - kimchi is again the goal here, but this time I plan to plant Blue Vantage cabbage plants I will have seeded in October in the seeding kit and take them all the way through to harvest.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:54 pm to Tornado Alley
I keep bok choy going all year long. It’s so easy to grow and so delicious. In fact it’s my favorite garden crop bar none
Posted on 1/13/26 at 8:25 am to cgrand
Spring 2025 garden still kicking with small tomatoes, jalapeños, and some strawberries in January.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:45 pm to cgrand
Favorite way to use Bok Choy?
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:05 pm to Crusty
raw in salads
chopped in a stir fry
split and roasted with sesame oil, garlic, ginger
steamed in soup/ramen
chopped in a stir fry
split and roasted with sesame oil, garlic, ginger
steamed in soup/ramen
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:41 am to cgrand
I share your opinion on bok choy, but I mainly eat mine raw right out of the garden. About 5 years ago I had a dwarf variety that quickly became my favorite, but I don't recall the name of it. Back then I mainly used Baker Seeds, so this year I purchased all the baby/tiny verities I could find to try and figure it out.
Posted on 1/16/26 at 8:44 pm to TimeOutdoors
let it go to seed and you’ll get free bok choy indefinitely. I’m on year three without reseeding.
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