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Post by claude on Apr 29, 2015 14:16:44 GMT -5
I had planted Brussels sprouts last week and the cold burned a few leaves. Today I seeded beets, Swiss chard, I think cabbages from the dumped shelf or something in the cabbage family. It'll be like Christmas in July...carrots, broccoli raab...all under FRC.
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Post by gakaren on Apr 29, 2015 15:56:57 GMT -5
I don't plant near as many different things as most of you...but I'm about ready to pull out my peas, they haven't done as good this year. Then I'll plant some cukes in that space. I already pulled the cabbage that didn't do anything...it just sat there all winter & spring, never finished forming heads....and it was 5 different varieties....must have been our weather.
Tomatoes are starting to set on, green beans will be blooming shortly and the corn is up nicely! Onions doing good, carrots coming along...getting some as I need them.
I tried something last fall. All those red onions that didn't make bulbs last year, I planted them in Oct....they were all red ones. Well, they didn't make bulbs again...just went to seed and looked like HUGE leeks, but they were tough as nails. They are all gone!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 29, 2015 18:41:01 GMT -5
I planted broccoli about 1 1/2 weeks ago but the weather has not been good...Some may have hit the dirt, in more ways than 1, as it was not good last. I gave them a dousing of fish emulsion this morning....they were actually looking a little better when I got home from work. Planted onions and sugar peas and purple majesty potatoes on Sunday, today sweet peas and white German potatoes today. I feel good things are started...weather improving over next several days.
Maybe I can get brussels Sprouts in and Kale and cabbage tomorrow....That may be a bit overzealous for the morning...but maybe.
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Post by brownrexx on Apr 30, 2015 8:52:02 GMT -5
I plan on planting my seed potatoes this weekend. I am trying something different this year and just laying the potatoes on the soil and then covering them with a really deep layer of straw. I will cut the potatoes today so that they are dry by the weekend.
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Post by gakaren on Apr 30, 2015 9:22:32 GMT -5
When I did this up in Ill., I did it with hay instead of straw (old, moldy hay). BUT, I broke it off in flakes, I didn't break those flakes apart. I laid them all out in a big square and then lifted them to "plant" my potatoes at each corner and one in the middle of each flake. It worked well, they came up between the flakes and were very easy to access and grab a few for a meal while not disturbing the rest of the plant. I got a LOT of potatoes that year!
I tried it down here with pine straw....they came up, and then the deer ate the plants...pulled the whole thing out of the pine straw. ???
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Post by brownrexx on Apr 30, 2015 15:06:49 GMT -5
I have straw and it breaks apart easily so I am hoping that I can keep it deep enough to prevent green potatoes. We get a lot of wind here .
Scab is a bacterium that lives in the soil and I always get a little bit of it on my potatoes so I am trying this method this year to try to get really clean looking potatoes.
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Post by gakaren on Apr 30, 2015 16:10:06 GMT -5
I pulled all my peas while ago, used my garden claw to turn the soil a bit to loosen it where I had walked to pick between my wires and planted cucumbers. At the other end of the same bed where I pulled out the "do nothing" cabbage, I planted some squash...supposed to be bush!
Got some other clean up stuff done too and about to go do some more! DH is bringing home carry out pizza tonight when he comes home! :-[
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Post by mrsk on Apr 30, 2015 19:34:45 GMT -5
My hubby brought pizza too, and I was singing his praises
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Post by ahntjudy on May 1, 2015 7:43:05 GMT -5
I'm way behind all you guys. Couldn't plant until I replaced the garden fence...hungry rabbits you know...finally got that done... Need to make a gate and then I can get some stuff in...herbs first. I generally don't plant veggies til Memorial Day weekend...ground should be warmed up better by then.
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Post by gakaren on May 1, 2015 8:06:42 GMT -5
Being behind isn't always a bad thing. Some times you end up with a better all-around garden since all the early folks will have drawn all the bad bugs and you won't be in danger of late cold weather hitting you as much either!
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Post by brownrexx on May 1, 2015 8:38:58 GMT -5
One year we were working outside all day and I called and had a pizza delivered right to the yard. We sat on the ground and ate it and then kept working but I was a lot younger then. I usually am ready to collapse by pizza time now.
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Post by claude on May 1, 2015 8:49:31 GMT -5
I turned over the compost bin on Sunday...then needed a couple of days..lol
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Post by wheelgarden1 on May 6, 2015 19:35:16 GMT -5
We've had almost two weeks of gorgeous, mild weather, and we've taken good advantage of it...Snap peas (blooming), lettuce and mustard (harvesting), tomatoes, peppers, beans and squash started. Okra and amaranth go in next week. I'm (good) sore.
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Post by brownrexx on May 6, 2015 19:47:43 GMT -5
I got my tomatoes planted today!
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Post by canadiyank on May 6, 2015 22:16:33 GMT -5
Got my tomatoes in this past weekend. Still waiting on a delivery, but the ones I started from seed are in.
Planted an artichoke today. I don't really like them but they are kind of fun and I don't mind if they go to seed b/c they're so beautiful.
Direct-sowed some basil, we'll see what happens.
Onions are in, as well as garlic, shallots, green onions, and leeks.
Carrots I did a few weeks ago and I have some popping up.
Harvested some lettuce, kale is coming up nicely, chard is up. Bok choy was up but it bolted!
Peas are starting to bloom and potatoes are poking up.
Still nothing with the asparagus. :(
Saw my first strawberry today! Not quite ripe. Hopefully I'll beat out the ants and birds.
Sowed some beets but only a few came up. I still have some from last year. Yum! Need to replant those.
Put a pepper in, too, and translated to 4" containers the ones I started from seed. Put some agastache in 4" containers, too.
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