That’s good to know. I’ll do then tooSat, Sun, and Mon are good days for planting those things. That’s my plan also
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Making my list of seeds to start. Had to get Hubby’s pepper requirements 
Having to do some planning on the fly as we’ve hardly seen the garden area since it’s been under snow. Will try to get my rhubarb and strawberries in the ground in the next day or two.
Having to do some planning on the fly as we’ve hardly seen the garden area since it’s been under snow. Will try to get my rhubarb and strawberries in the ground in the next day or two.
I'm starting to get pots and raised beds ready!
I finally picked up veggie fertilizer for my seedlings and sweet potatoes today. They're in pretty rough shape! I'm very, very unhappy with the potting soil I bought this year. This evening I'll be feeding them all and seeing what I think is salvageable over the next week or two. It's time to start another round of seeds also, but I'm still waiting on my tromboncino squash seed to get here.
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Bing Cherries 2 year olds...
Bing Cherries 2 year olds...
Got plot dug for rhubarb and strawberries- will get those in the ground hopefully this morning.
Got peonies and columbine in the ground yesterday.
Today I need to find my seed trays and prepare them for planting tomorrow or Sunday. Seeds are ready.
Got peonies and columbine in the ground yesterday.
Today I need to find my seed trays and prepare them for planting tomorrow or Sunday. Seeds are ready.
Did You get those Lilies also...?!?
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We're still 3-1/2 months away from planting outside, but we're going to start some seeds inside. Mainly my pepper seeds. First we need to pick up some potting soil, when we're able to drive out of here, probably next week. We decided to go with raised beds for most of our garden, except for things like potatoes and corn. I'll make covers for the raised beds too, since we can get snow and frost up to the end of June. I bought a new engine for the rototiller. I guess there's no hurry changing it out but it's on my list.
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Many of the onions have germinated.
Some giant onion seeds were delivered today. May start some of them tomorrow.
Ben
Some giant onion seeds were delivered today. May start some of them tomorrow.
Ben
Yay! Spring is here! 
Beautiful sunny day and the temperature got up to 64 F at my place today, perfect weather for starting to get the garden beds cleaned up. Today I got 2 beds cleaned and prepped for putting seeds into the ground this week. Six more beds remain to get prepped. It was the nicest, warmest weather we've had in three months and it's supposed to be like this for the next few days. The rhubarb is coming up and the Russian garlic I planted in autumn is all growing nicely, the stalks are now about 6 inches high above the surface. Every one of the garlic cloves I planted came up.
Beautiful sunny day and the temperature got up to 64 F at my place today, perfect weather for starting to get the garden beds cleaned up. Today I got 2 beds cleaned and prepped for putting seeds into the ground this week. Six more beds remain to get prepped. It was the nicest, warmest weather we've had in three months and it's supposed to be like this for the next few days. The rhubarb is coming up and the Russian garlic I planted in autumn is all growing nicely, the stalks are now about 6 inches high above the surface. Every one of the garlic cloves I planted came up.
Big day for growing goodies… Went to the big town early. I got a half flat of cabbages and a half flat of collards. Also got a bag of red onion sets and a bag of yellow onion sets from a big nursery.
I got Lion’s Mane mushrooms to!!!! Score! It’s a medicine I use. Last week when I went to play bluegrass I met a bee guy. He told me about a mushroom guy who sold at the fancy farmers market. I drove down this morning to find him. Funny part, he’d heard of me last year but didn’t know how to get in touch. He want’s to expand into making herbal tinctures. We talked for an hour… he has a remarkable commercial set up for growing a dozen species of mushrooms. It’s in the basement of building in downtown.
Anyway, we might have the beginnings of a partnership, still have details to work out. I hunt plants over 400 sq miles, maybe 200,000 acres total. And I know where over 1200 species grow and how to find them. We had a nice chat today. I bought a lb of lions mane from him but he gave me and extra 12 ounces.
Also, he has to pay for a special dumpster to get ride of agricultural waste in the city. He buys lumps of oak pellets to grow mushrooms but only uses them once then has to throw them away. These lumps are full of spores. They’ll still grow mushrooms but not at a commercially viable rate. All I need to do is lay these pellets on oak logs. So, by this time next year I’ll have all the medicinal and edible mushrooms I might need. Just have to watch the logs and harvest when the mushrooms are ready.
I have plenty of oak logs, there’s a big pile of them across the road. That timber was cut Jan. of ‘24 and the property belongs to a cousin. They are cut offs from the timber operation and are decomposing nicely. All I have to do is skid them back here to the farm and pile them up in shady locations.
Back to my cabbages and onions. I hope to get them set out Monday. I re-plowed a 50ft section of the garden yesterday afternoon, took the angle off the gang disk to smooth the ground out. I need to plow it one more time with a drag attached to get it ready to lay out the rows….
Lions Mane
There's a half dozen piles of oak 'cutoffs' on my cousin's land. He'll be happy to get them off his property. They are literally across the road, can see them from my porch. I have about 35 acres of timber here on the farm. Lot's of shade for growing mushrooms.
I got Lion’s Mane mushrooms to!!!! Score! It’s a medicine I use. Last week when I went to play bluegrass I met a bee guy. He told me about a mushroom guy who sold at the fancy farmers market. I drove down this morning to find him. Funny part, he’d heard of me last year but didn’t know how to get in touch. He want’s to expand into making herbal tinctures. We talked for an hour… he has a remarkable commercial set up for growing a dozen species of mushrooms. It’s in the basement of building in downtown.
Anyway, we might have the beginnings of a partnership, still have details to work out. I hunt plants over 400 sq miles, maybe 200,000 acres total. And I know where over 1200 species grow and how to find them. We had a nice chat today. I bought a lb of lions mane from him but he gave me and extra 12 ounces.
Also, he has to pay for a special dumpster to get ride of agricultural waste in the city. He buys lumps of oak pellets to grow mushrooms but only uses them once then has to throw them away. These lumps are full of spores. They’ll still grow mushrooms but not at a commercially viable rate. All I need to do is lay these pellets on oak logs. So, by this time next year I’ll have all the medicinal and edible mushrooms I might need. Just have to watch the logs and harvest when the mushrooms are ready.
I have plenty of oak logs, there’s a big pile of them across the road. That timber was cut Jan. of ‘24 and the property belongs to a cousin. They are cut offs from the timber operation and are decomposing nicely. All I have to do is skid them back here to the farm and pile them up in shady locations.
Back to my cabbages and onions. I hope to get them set out Monday. I re-plowed a 50ft section of the garden yesterday afternoon, took the angle off the gang disk to smooth the ground out. I need to plow it one more time with a drag attached to get it ready to lay out the rows….
Lions Mane
There's a half dozen piles of oak 'cutoffs' on my cousin's land. He'll be happy to get them off his property. They are literally across the road, can see them from my porch. I have about 35 acres of timber here on the farm. Lot's of shade for growing mushrooms.
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OK, I just wondered onto this video. It talks about food plants that were grown during the depression, most of which I had never heard of. So if your "doing" a garden you really need to watch this.
I pulled out all the cuttings/starts and plants that I overwintered in a makeshift "hotbox" made from wood and plastic. It looks like almost everything did ok. I have two pepper plants that lived, my figs, rose of sharon, sugarcane, ponytail palm, passion vine, all seem fine. We'll wait to see if the banana and the moringa decide to come back. I was pleased.
On a sad note, I accidently over fertilized some of my seedlings last week and I think they are toast. But have many others doing ok, and time to direct sow if I have to.
My beds aren't ready and I'm gathering pots. I may be container gardening in the backyard this year!
On a sad note, I accidently over fertilized some of my seedlings last week and I think they are toast. But have many others doing ok, and time to direct sow if I have to.
My beds aren't ready and I'm gathering pots. I may be container gardening in the backyard this year!
Finally got rhubarb and strawberries in the dirt today. Also, inside- planted seeds for tomatoes, peppers and eggplant.
