This post is influenced by classicrockgriller's "I are a Farmer" post. I did my first garden last year, corn, several different tamer's, several peppers, green beans, peas, etc... All the money shots on here has some kind of veggie in it. So, why not have a garden tread? I'm in the beginning stages of planing out the garden for this year. What do you think?
Forum Gardens of 2013 or
Gardens of the Forum 2013 or
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If you thread it, they will post!
Quote from: classicrockgriller on March 24, 2013, 03:26:43 PM
Forum Gardens of 2013 or
Gardens of the Forum 2013 or
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If you thread it, they will post!
Gardens of the Forum 2013 sounds like a scarey movie. BOO! ;D
So here we go,
Official Gardening/Veggie Thread.
I will be putting in a veggie garden for the second time this year. Last year was my first. I want to try some pinto beans this year. I think Ill get some garlic going and maybe some asparagus for next year. Would like to get some taters going as well. Last year at this time my mater and pepper plants were 6"-8" tall. Now, still freezing at night, and daytime as well. I think I will do a spice garden as well. Have to see what Ill put there. How about you?
We planted some seeds in those little starter pots about 3 weeks ago. They're on my basement work table under some fluorescent lighting, waiting for spring to truly arrive. Yesterday, it was 58*F which is the normal high for this date. Today the high was 33 and right now we have 12 inches of new snow that has accumulated over the past 9 hours.
As far as starter plants, we have several types of lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, onions and two kinds of carrots for our spring crop. In the summer we will have tomatoes and a few other things.
It all goes in our 4x8 community garden plot. The city donates the land as well as the mulch and water. We have to maintain our own plots. There are only 100 plots available in a community of thousands of residents. Fortunately, we are one of the chosen 100.
We are doing a bunch of different heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, some Bell Peppers (Socrates X3R) and Jalapenos. I have started all the seedlings weeks ago and they are under the fluorescent lights now. I planted around 800 onions we got from Dixondale farms a few weeks ago. We also plant watermelon, cantaloupe, pole beans, black eyed peas, squash, okra, and zucchini. Looking forward to following the thread.
I have 52 heads of garlic in, waiting to sprout after the snow goes away. I am trying some red carrots this year as well as purple haze (which is a great carrot) and a couple other varieties in addition to the usual Chantenay. What else...probably more salsify, and then the usual suspects - kohl rabi, giant snow peas, tomatoes, potatoes, zucchini, radish, herbs, and lots of chilies out front after how well they grew last year.
Good idea as i is a homesteader! I have penumonia now and we got 6-8 inches snow coming tonight. But us Ohioians dont miss a stride. I have around 800 plants growing in my spare bed room. And will have over 1200 soon. I also have 24 baby peeps in their. My eggs,meat and fertilizer source. And thats the tip of the iceberg. Any other homestead or gardeners out there? I may not be able to talk. But i can type sorta!
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Been a busy spring, and foresee a busy summer. Planing on getting some tilling done this weekend. Looking at my schedule, looks like I may have to scale back the garden a bit. Going to do corn, and try some cantaloups. That should take up my garden space. I did pour a new patio and built new planters last fall, so that is my main project right now. Haven't even had a chance to get a line wet yet....
How is everyone's else garden coming along?
We have city plots we can rent. They are 20 x 50 and cost $20 a year and that includes a water spicket every three plots. We had one last year and got two this year. That's a pretty fair size garden. Mostly tomatoes, peppers, herbs, canalope, and squash. May try some green beans again. Here's a picture of last years garden and another of my herb box I made for my deck.
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Great idea for a thread. Our spot is about 25x30 plus we use 5 plastic containers for spuds. Have to fence it cause deer go through the yard daily. We'll be putting seeds in the ground in 3-4 weeks, except tomatoes which we'll buy starters. From memory- carrots, lettuce (two kinds), radishes, beets, pole beans, cucumbers (pickling & reg), acorn squash, zucchini, cauliflower, tomatoes, & spuds.
We planted our spring garden yesterday on a cold 45*F day. I figured if we're going to wait for springlike weather to get here and stay for a while it'll be June before I get anything planted.
Here's a pic from last year's garden:
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Took a day off for a three day weekend with the idea to at least get the tilling. Nope, rain Wednesday, yesterday and raining now. Suppose to start drying out starting this afternoon. But I know my garden area is soaked. My planters are some what sheltered. So I'm hopping I can at least get that soil worked. If we get good sun, I may try the garden area on Sunday.
I had to show some pictures of the unbelievable squash batch we had a couple of years ago.
This is the part of the patch that found my plumb trees and started to climb them. I had a 25 pound squash hanging 10 feet in a tree.
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here is a closer shot
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some times you have to take care of pollination yourself.
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and at the end of the season some of the crop. My wife's brother thinks they look like alien egg pods.
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Good timing pikemam, we were just up at the garden spot talking to the garden lady about what to do with our new planters. When this young lady came in looking for something to transplant her squash into. Apparently she got an early start using 1 cup containers and the vines are 12"-18" long. Garden lady told her to hold the phone, if you transplant now you will have have squash coming out your ears. Funny thing, my mom did the same thing many years ago. I'm pretty sure there is still a freezer in Phx. AZ. full of squash. That girl at the store and your photos bring back good memory. Thanks.
I planted some tomato plants last weekend that I started in the greenhouse, and I have 14 jalepeno plants and Sandia green chili plants ready for after the last frost.
I also have spinach, radishes, and lettuce coming up.
I'll be planting watermelon, cantaloupe, okra, squash, pumpkins, and a peas real soon.
QuoteMy wife's brother thinks they look like alien egg pods.
Looks like he is right ....... those things are climbing your stairs and about to break in the door. RUUUUUUNNNNNNN.
Finally got my Garden planted. I thought for a while it was going to
a fall garden but everything finally came together. Now, it time to watch
it grow and get back to smokin meat.
Wow, great pics all! Wish i was somewhere warmer right now too. Were still frosting on and off here. So I have planted 400 foot of Kennebec Potatoes, Around 600 onions of various types, About 100 leeks and a 35 foot row of sweet peas and broccoli. I have a small 10x12 greenhouse we built from recycled objects and well over 1400 plants started indoors waiting to get out. I have a lot of small gardens along with my big one and several other good size ones. 150 foot of red raspberries, 75 foot of concord grapes, a strawberry patch of roughly 200 plants, A nice large rhubarb patch and more. Als 5 fruit trees. So always plenty to do when I'm up to it. Will post pics when their up nice. We make our own potting soil,germinating soil and garden soil. Use tons of compost. and in general try to be self supporting as we can. I do believe we could shut off all utilities and be fine now. We live from our gardens and saved foods. Now if i could find a way to keep my meats without a freezer id be set. We do dry and can some. But still freeze a lot of meat when we can.
Just a suggestion. Would be nice to have a forum for this type stuff on here. Maybe a homestead or prepper stuff.
And for those of this type interest i have a page on facebook for it if you want to join. Actually its quite diverse in many areas of homesteading from raising gardens to farm animals and all sorts of tips. I alot have pics of my plants and greenhouse their. I'm going to post the link as i see no trouble with that on a smoking site. But if there is please delete or tell me and I will. And if you join be sure to let me know who you are so I can say hi!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bidingtime/
LOL viper, I know what you mean about the frost thing seeing how its snowing here right now, not sticking though. Last weekend we got our new planters tilled and fertilized with cow manure. With having a new patio poured and a very large maple tree removed last fall I also need to get some new grass seeded in the back yard. Looking like the weather is going to break this afternoon with decent weather tomorrow. The plan for today is to cut what grass I have in the back, rent tiller and till back there and get some grass planted. Tomorrow Ill get the garden tilled and get some cold weather crops planted, hope I'm not too late for that.
Yes I been tilling quite often. I like to keep stirring them till planted. and its easy for me with the tractor and 5 foot tiller. I add huge amounts of leaves and various mulches. Since Ohio is basically a re clay covered state it is required pretty much. But the beds I been working are nice and rich after 4+ years of doing this. And my chickens manure and bedding will only improve it. Have a friend suppose to haul be 15-20 tons of manure free. and also some topsoil hes getting rid of from anice swampy wet type area. Will really boost my growing.
Busy weekend. I got the tiller late yesterday and tilled the area where I need to plant grass. Today I raked it smooth, added some lime and cow manure, did a light till to blend then raked smooth again. At this time I stopped to take a break and enjoy a cold one. While looking at my work a little bird landed right in the middle of the tilled area, looked at me and said "your going to put grass seed down" and flew off. LOL... Seeded the grass area anyway. Also got the garden area tilled and seeded some lettuce and peas. Just seems like I'm behind so I had to get something in the garden. I will post some photos in a couple weeks once things start going.
Got mine tilled.Waiting on spring to arrive. Got alot of plants waitin hope it comes soon!! (http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff418/mez312/2222732_zps7e7c3313.jpg) (http://s1234.photobucket.com/user/mez312/media/2222732_zps7e7c3313.jpg.html)
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Once again we're going to be on the road this summer but our neighbor and his family are happy to use my raised beds again ;) They've got a good start ... needs a little work between the beds before the grass and weeds take over! ;D ;D Harvesting strawberries from the 1st bed. The 2nd bed is potatoes ...
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