Are you still growing your Garden?

[pilot]

The jpg didn't come through. Do you have a link? And thanks for the information of loading tires. Much appreciated.

 

[loaderlover]

1 by one driveway motion sensors around garden if you don't mind a sleepless summer. For some reason there scared to death of my Daisy powerline air rifle? Don't know why they just stand and stare at me when I shoot (over there heads) with everything from a 22 to 357?

 

[Nor'Easter]

 

[Eutycus]

Mirrors my experience. Pity the farmers who are reliant on ethanol income. A technology change could cut their legs out from under them.

I come from a long line of farmers and we always had to say"what will you pay us for the crops we produce?". Most other sellers say "This is what we want".

 

[Nor'Easter]

I've heard it said that farming is the only business that buys at retail and sells at wholesale - and tries to operate in the black!

 

[nhmoose]

Gotta love New England woke up to two inches of heavy wet snow on the garden. It's called Poorman's fertilizer up here.

 

[Eutycus]

I'm guessing wet snow has a higher nitrogen/oxygen content than well water, just like our scarce rainwater.

 

[nhmoose]

Nah just wet, if a farmer had money in the last 80 years or so and used phosphate fertilizer, he was considered by most to be wealthy if not downright RICH..

 

[Eutycus]

I'm guessing wet snow has a higher nitrogen/oxygen content than well water, just like our scarce rainwater.

I mentioned well water (emphasis on "well")because it looks like I'm gonna have to have another water well dug.And it looks
Iike the ideal spot for one is on an area of my garden. I've already lost part of my garden to it being shaded out by a big Pecan tree and invading Bermuda grass ,now a water well. Maybe God's telling me to slow down and a smaller garden can be fun too.

 

[nkbj]

I'm keeping the square footage down, trying to go more vertical to keep the square footage from being covered up by spreading vines and leaves. Putting in hugelkultur beds because of finding success in the past and wanting those vertical trellises to be solid with stuff to freeze and can.
The length of winter up here on the corn tundra is aggravating but I'm learning, getting the hang of it.

 

[nkbj]

Yeehah!!!
Only one more freeze until planting!
I'm gonna go grab the rake and shovel to get those last two beds prepped.

 

[jackpine54]

The snow was almost gone off my garden Monday evening. Since then we got 3 more inches of snow. I'll be planting around the 1st of June like usual, with fingers crossed for no late frost. Last year we had 27°f the third week of June. I threw in the towel and went fishing!

 

[cynthialee]

I have started seeds in the green house, but most of it will have to wait until mid May-June 1st before I plant. Last frost tends to be in late May early June here so it impacts my season.

 

[Eutycus]

In the years past I've always planted Okra from seeds.This year I decided to try something different and bought 3 6-packs of Okra seedlings. They're in the ground and I thought all is well until I discovered I bought 2 6-packs(12 plants) of 1 variety (Clemson Spineless) and 1 6-pack (6 plants) of another variety (Emerald Green). Oh well, We'll see.

 

[Coot]

The hops are out of the ground & looking to climb. A couple of the stronger bines are already over two feet up the bailing twine that we string to a 20 foot pole for them. Hops are about the only thing that We can grow that does not become deer food.

 

[cynthialee]

and on the topic of farming...
Just discovered one of my hens has hatched 7 new babies I didn't know she was working on. She is an older hen with a spotty laying record. This is probably her last brood. Surprised she has so many as she is only an occasional layer due to age.
Combined with the 9 chicks I bought the last few weeks we are up to 16 babies.
add that to my 2 hens and 1 rooster we have a full flock again (last year I lost 3 to heat stroke when it got up to 115 for 3 days straight)

 

[Eutycus]

I hadn't seen my garden for a few days because I wasn't feeling too well (bad back) I am surprised, Hopefully we'll be eating squash next week.There are some big yellow blooms and Itty bitty squash.

 

[Eutycus]

I'm really down in your back and don't think I could drag the water hose to the garden.I couldn't lift a bucket of water if my life depended on it.
But there are some plants that do need watering. The more I think about it,the more I'm willing to "risk" it.

 

[cynthialee]

I'm really down in your back and don't think I could drag the water hose to the garden.I couldn't lift a bucket of water if my life depended on it.
But there are some plants that do need watering. The more I think about it,the more I'm willing to "risk" it.

I got a handyman who comes out every week or two to handle the stuff I can no longer do easily.
I pay him off with homemade wine and some cash. He'd prefer more wine and less cash, but I can't brew it as fast as he can drink it.

 

[Eutycus]

I could let my wife do it but she waters the whole plant (leafs and all). I prefer just the roots get watered and no splashing on the foliage.I much prefer a hose dripping at the base of the plant for half a hour instead of spraying the plant for 2-3 minutes. Splashing is a good way to spread infections.