wolc123 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I had a number of problems with my garden (I mostly just grow sweetcorn) and lawn this past year and I thought of a simple solution to most of them . The hardest part was getting my wife to sign off on it, but I managed to do it. The plan will go into effect next April. List of problems: 1) It took a long time for the ground way out back to dry up last spring, so I was late with my spring garden tillage. 2) Heavy spring rains made the lawn around the house grow like crazy, taking lots of my time to mow it, that I could have otherwise used on getting the garden ready. 3) Our front lawn is very rough, multiplying the above problem, forcing me to drive slower with the lawnmower, taking even more time for that task. 4) Summer drought, weeds and coons destroyed most of my early sweetcorn plantings. 5) I cant get our kids or my wife to help with the garden way out back, and it is pain for me to check coon traps back there. The plan: Next April, I will plow and disk most of our front yard. There I will plant our early sweetcorn. We usually finish picking that in Early August. Having it close to the house will make it easy to irrigate with a hose, in case we get another June drought, and I should be able to get the wife and kids out there hoeing and harvesting. That ground is well drained, so early spring plowing will be easy, regardless of how much rain we get. That will also cut way down on all of the grass that I need to keep mowed. After the early corn is picked, I will bush-hog the stalks, disk and level the ground, and reseed the lawn in late August, the perfect time to seed a new lawn. With all the time that this plan saves me next summer, I should be able to spend a lot more of it fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corydd7 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Much easier way to pick my pepper plants. Another 40 to go. Picked my last melon today and carrots are also ready. I'm planting about 300 cloves of garlic soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corydd7 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Five more brussel sprout plants to pull these will be cooked with wagu steaks tomorrow. Carrots will be pulled soon. Put 95 cloves of garlic in the ground today, I have another 150 to go. 2022 success Peppers, melons, tomato, garlic, sunflowers, brussel sprouts. Fails Eggplant, potatoes, carrots. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Final pull of jalapeño Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, crappyice said: Final pull of jalapeño Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk whatcha making? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytracker Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 4:25 PM, corydd7 said: Much easier way to pick my pepper plants. Another 40 to go. Picked my last melon today and carrots are also ready. I'm planting about 300 cloves of garlic soon. 300 cloves of garlic !!!! That's a lot of garlic.. you expecting a vampire outbreak or does it work to keep libtards away? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corydd7 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Lol, I made garlic confit for the first time this year and I'm hooked but it takes so much to fill a jar. Having some tonight actually. Some will also be used to barter honey from my buddy. I usually cook for all holiday and family events. We use lots of garlic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytracker Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, corydd7 said: Lol, I made garlic confit for the first time this year and I'm hooked but it takes so much to fill a jar. Having some tonight actually. Some will also be used to barter honey from my buddy. I usually cook for all holiday and family events. We use lots of garlic. Wife told me to double what I planted this past year . That was 89 cloves. She said 200 would do nicely. Guess I could make another pass on the end of the garden with the tiller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Much easier way to pick my pepper plants. Another 40 to go. Picked my last melon today and carrots are also ready. I'm planting about 300 cloves of garlic soon.I cut the "tip" end off a bunch of cloves of garlic, just to break the skins. Then place them on a cookie sheet-the cut top get EVOO, salt, black pepper, crushed red and cover with foil. Roast at 400 until dark and mushy. Let them cook and squeeze out the bulbs, mash the hell out of them, add more oil and even some water to hit the consistency i want (thinner then pesto) and adjust seasoning. Makes a great base for a white pizzaSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 whatcha making? I'm open to suggestions- plenty of Cowboy candy made and quick "pickled" rings. Bunch of poppers made with last batch.May dry to dry some or maybe smoke some.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, crappyice said: I'm open to suggestions- plenty of Cowboy candy made and quick "pickled" rings. Bunch of poppers made with last batch. May dry to dry some or maybe smoke some. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I've never had good sucess at freezing them. Like your ideas ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9jNYstarkOH Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) 43 minutes ago, crappyice said: I'm open to suggestions- plenty of Cowboy candy made and quick "pickled" rings. Bunch of poppers made with last batch. May dry to dry some or maybe smoke some. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Smoke, dry and grind into a seasoning. Edited October 24, 2022 by 9jNYstarkOH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I'm open to suggestions- plenty of Cowboy candy made and quick "pickled" rings. Bunch of poppers made with last batch.May dry to dry some or maybe smoke some.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLet them turn red and then smoke them and you have chipotles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LET EM GROW Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 As fall nears i never get the fall seeds started/planted. It stinks, Just gets too busy. So I Mowed everything and mulched it up, lightly raked in and applied Cereal rye over the top of the garden bed. This will germinate now and re grow first thing in April and keep weeds from competing as much. When the Rye is almost mature (around Memorial Day) ill crimp it down and plant the garden. Natural weed mat, and adding Organic Matter as well as it will decompose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corydd7 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Twelve pound of carrots. Six brussel sprout plants to go and I'm done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytracker Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I need to find some straw for my garlic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytracker Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Up at 5 am out in the garden before daybreak. Planted my garlic late but it had to go in today. Finally found some straw. 10 bucks a bail. I paid 6 in June. Had garlic all bedded put the tools away 7:45 . As I was walking away from the shed it started to rain. I got lucky. I usually plant closer to Halloween. Wife didn't get the extra row of garlic. Maybe next year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, Nytracker said: Up at 5 am out in the garden before daybreak. Planted my garlic late but it had to go in today. Finally found some straw. 10 bucks a bail. I paid 6 in June. Had garlic all bedded put the tools away 7:45 . As I was walking away from the shed it started to rain. I got lucky. I usually plant closer to Halloween. Wife didn't get the extra row of garlic. Maybe next year . Not to worry ,Mike... I planted mine late last year and it turned out fine..I usually try to get it in around the third week of October....Last year it was Nov 7.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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