Garden 2022

[G-Man]

54 minutes ago, BizCT said:

Anyone have a recommendation for organic grass liner/barrier? I'm doing garden beds this year with untreated pine. They are going over current grass and rather than dig it all up, id rather just lay something and put fresh organic soil over it. thanks

Can use saw dust, wood shavings, ect but need to watch phbas they will lower it.  Straw in a layer will also work. 

[Chef]

Anyone have a recommendation for organic grass liner/barrier? I'm doing garden beds this year with untreated pine. They are going over current grass and rather than dig it all up, id rather just lay something and put fresh organic soil over it. thanks

Go to Home Depot and buy marble chips for $2.50 a bag it will help with drainage too


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[corydd7]

Okra plants are huge! Been having a tough time finding a good day to harden them off. Garden fence should be installed next week and the plants are going in as soon as the fence is up.

[G-Man]

Peas are all planted, be a few weeks before rest can be put in as they are caĺling for snow Wednesday..

[crappyice]

Did some transplanting today….happy with the progress but jalapeño peppers are so slow and frustrating to watch…they take forever




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[Robhuntandfish]

I put green onion and Swiss Chard seeds in today. That will be about it til end of May now. Then will do tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, green beans and Jalapenos.

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[Chef]

Last bed built today




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[Unit8R]

Got the raspberries in a good place after thinning, compost and mulch (and weeding!). They suffered last year with all the rain (never watered the garden once) as they don't like "wet feet". Hopefully better this year! Nothing like coming off stand during archery season and hitting the patch in the warm sun.

[corydd7]

Wish I could harden my plants off a bit more but this wind is killing me. 

Sunday I plan on putting some okra, eggplant and peppers in the ground. My jalapeños are already producing flowers in their solo cups so it's time to get them in the ground. 

Garlic is handling the cold so far, I'm hoping tonight is the last frost for me.

[mlammerhirt]

Last bed built today




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Between chicken run /coop and the raised garden beds you are dropping some serious time and money living off the land.

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[BizCT]

54 minutes ago, mlammerhirt said:

Between chicken run /coop and the raised garden beds you are dropping some serious time and money living off the land.

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Don't let @Chef fool you. He hires guys on Main Street to do all the work. He just walks out there and grabs his eggs

[Robhuntandfish]

Chard and green onions are popping.

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[Robhuntandfish]

Picked up cherry tomato, tomato, and pepper plants today while at Lowes for flowers. They will stay in the shed window for a bit but figured get them while there. Got some different peppers to try. Like a small bell but have a little heat.(sweet heat)

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[REDNECK4LIFE32]

Did some weeding in my garden. Wanted to till it but still wet like slop. Got wife's flower beds weeded. Now just have to put mulch and annuals in.

[G-Man]

Peas and cucumbers are up so is lettuce.

Took a risk and planted some sweet corn looks like warm  dry week ahead, time to get out the tractor and work some big plots up. 

[Five Seasons]

With the good weather this week my cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, lettuce, spinach and butternut is all in the ground. I forgot to start corn and zucchini so those went in the seed starters. 

[BizCT]

I gotta build my 2 new beds this week, get soil, and then find a local nursery with Veggie plants. 

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[Robhuntandfish]

after this week in the 8-14 day forecast temps are supposed to be below normal.  

[CarlosB]

[corydd7]

Couldn't wait for the fence to be installed. Fifteen plants in the ground assortment of peppers, an eggplant with four okra plants. Really hope the deer leave them alone for a couple days.

[crappyice]

What’s in the cylindrical wired cages?


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[Chef]

What’s in the cylindrical wired cages?


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I’m going to guess potatoes


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[CarlosB]

28 minutes ago, crappyice said:

What’s in the cylindrical wired cages?


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Potato towers. 1 for potatoes and 1 for sweet potatoes. 1st time trying this method

 

[corydd7]

Cool stuff. Chef,Carlos, have you guys ever grown this way, versus straight into the ground?

 Doing about 800 square foot of mostly potato and would like to see the difference between into the ground vs some other techniques. 

[CarlosB]

6 hours ago, corydd7 said:

Cool stuff. Chef,Carlos, have you guys ever grown this way, versus straight into the ground?

 Doing about 800 square foot of mostly potato and would like to see the difference between into the ground vs some other techniques. 

This only my 2nd year trying potatoes, 1st year with the tower.

In reading online it seems the towers are more for space savings and easy collection purposes than higher yields.

Right now there are roughly 1ft between each layer of potatoes. The towers are about 2ft wide so they can grow inwards as well. I expect smaller potatoes overall but don't really know.

I have also seen towers where you plant just inn the center and fill the tower as the plant grows so you would have a really long/tall plant beneath the soil.