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I'd think that would work. I wintered a couple of Bay Leaf Trees a few years back and they did fine. I'm hoping for not a horrendous winter this year. Last winter was ridiculous.
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Not exactly garden, but i had my septic line replaced and today i am broadcasting seed and covering with straw to protect from chickens.
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They found it.
Getting tomatos daily still, the pumpkins are still green but getting bigger, the late potatos are doing fine, the eggplants are delivering and even the broccoli is ready for harvesting...looks great and we got some strong rain downpour today.
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I was young, but I always enjoyed her column.by Erma Bombeck, LOL
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Food saved from our gardens are going to be helpful this Winter.
The Kroger grocery chain advised a friend to buy her holiday turkey and ham now because they arent sure if they will have them then.
Plus, Costco is already limiting paper and cleaning goods.
Ships are waiting, but no workers to empty cargo nor drive the containers cross country.
The free handouts has got to stop so people will go back to work. They are making too much just sitting on their butts.
The Kroger grocery chain advised a friend to buy her holiday turkey and ham now because they arent sure if they will have them then.
Plus, Costco is already limiting paper and cleaning goods.
Ships are waiting, but no workers to empty cargo nor drive the containers cross country.
The free handouts has got to stop so people will go back to work. They are making too much just sitting on their butts.
Robin my daughter wants to know what breed the light brown chicken is on top of the straw? She loves her Issa browns but wants to try a different breed next time.
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That is a Buff Orpington. It's actually yellow. The other is a Speckeled Sussex
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My Buffs are great layers and very gentle.
I bet your eggs taste like crap.
Smother it! Cardboard, black plastic and old rug. Eventually it will die from lack of photosynthesis.
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It's in my strawberries mostly and there isn't room between it and the plants to put cardboard. I may have to dig up all berries and remove the weeds then replant. That will be a pain. Yep, those things can reproduce up to 4 times per season.
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Since I just got the straw today to put over grass seed, I don't think it has affected the taste.
You seem so nice.
My strawberries seem to do better if I transplant them every year. Maybe it's my imagination.
Likely because of the increased nitrogen
I would like to start gardening ASAP ( If I'm not too late???)
Can anyone recommend any good hard copy books for beginners with BLACK thumbs?
My growing zone is a blend of 5b,6a,6b...
My potential grow area is approximately 55x133
Will I be able to use my unheated garage for any use during the winter for prep of any kind?
I'd like to start with raised garden bed cold-frames. Seems like that would be a good use of the land for the weather we have here in O-H-I-O.
I will eat any vegetable or fruit put in front of me. They are all delicious.
Thank you for any info, I am much appreciative.
With respect,
Erqueen75
Can anyone recommend any good hard copy books for beginners with BLACK thumbs?
My growing zone is a blend of 5b,6a,6b...
My potential grow area is approximately 55x133
Will I be able to use my unheated garage for any use during the winter for prep of any kind?
I'd like to start with raised garden bed cold-frames. Seems like that would be a good use of the land for the weather we have here in O-H-I-O.
I will eat any vegetable or fruit put in front of me. They are all delicious.
Thank you for any info, I am much appreciative.
With respect,
Erqueen75
Strawberries are grown in different ways in different parts of the country. In south Louisiana they are planted every year and grown as an annual usually under black plastic although when I was a kid there I can still remember when they actually used straw. This is due to heat and disease pressure usually fungal from heat and humidity.
As you progress farther north they are grown as a true perennial. Planted one year and the runners removed allowing the plant to size up. Peak production usually the second year and then the runners allowed to produce in year 3. Replanting is recommended every 3 years.
I would like to start gardening ASAP ( If I'm not too late???)
Can anyone recommend any good hard copy books for beginners with BLACK thumbs?
My growing zone is a blend of 5b,6a,6b...
My potential grow area is approximately 55x133
Will I be able to use my unheated garage for any use during the winter for prep of any kind?
I'd like to start with raised garden bed cold-frames. Seems like that would be a good use of the land for the weather we have here in O-H-I-O.
I will eat any vegetable or fruit put in front of me. They are all delicious.
Thank you for any info, I am much appreciative.
With respect,
Erqueen75
An excellent PDF from the University of Kentucky on home gardening. One of the best that I have seen IMHO. I suggest printing out and putting in a binder even though it is 56 pages.
http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/id/id128/id128.pdf
Yep and many weed seeds can remain viable for 7 years average. What I would do is remove the crop to a different bed. Lay something over the bed such as carboard, tin or old carpet to block sun all winter. Once spring rolls around I put clear plastic over the bed and leave it on for abut 6 weeks in the heat. Basically it cooks the soil with the heat killing weed seeds near the surface. Then apply a compost or mulch to the top a couple inches deep and replant. do not turn the soil to turn any seeds back up to the top.
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I guess I could move the strawberries to the Leon garden and pray they survive. I have watermelon and cantelope there now. I dont have much luck with melons. Its the newest garden and isnt prepped very well. It is mostly clay soil. It also isnt covered like the other bed to protect from squirrels. Dang I have my work cut out for me. Country slang there.
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I seeded and strawed (is that a word?) where they dug for the septic line. Im getting back to my fighting weight after being lazy during all the rainy days. The man definitely oversold me on straw. Said I would need 20 bales and I used 10. I'm seeding bare spots so I'll use some there and I'll save some for mulch. I had a nastly weed ride in inside a bale once. I hope this is clean.
I would like to start gardening ASAP ( If I'm not too late???)
Can anyone recommend any good hard copy books for beginners with BLACK thumbs?
My growing zone is a blend of 5b,6a,6b...
My potential grow area is approximately 55x133
Will I be able to use my unheated garage for any use during the winter for prep of any kind?
I'd like to start with raised garden bed cold-frames. Seems like that would be a good use of the land for the weather we have here in O-H-I-O.
I will eat any vegetable or fruit put in front of me. They are all delicious.
Thank you for any info, I am much appreciative.
With respect,
Erqueen75
Something like this is a good option.
https://www.foodrising.org/How-to-Make-Your-Own-Food-Rising-Mini-Farm-Grow-Box-Part-1.html
My family grew strawberries for commercial use while I was growing up. We did not replant more than every few years. I believe replanting every year depends on 1) the location/growing zone. And 2) type of berry plant.
Ditto on the darn melons! Perhaps someone could clue me in on what I did wrong. Planted them in the greenhouse to sprout and then replanted in the garden when it was warm enough. They grew very nicely and flowered and flowered. None ever grew a single melon.
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I would like to start gardening ASAP ( If I'm not too late???)
Can anyone recommend any good hard copy books for beginners with BLACK thumbs?
My growing zone is a blend of 5b,6a,6b...
My potential grow area is approximately 55x133
Will I be able to use my unheated garage for any use during the winter for prep of any kind?
I'd like to start with raised garden bed cold-frames. Seems like that would be a good use of the land for the weather we have here in O-H-I-O.
I will eat any vegetable or fruit put in front of me. They are all delicious.
Thank you for any info, I am much appreciative.
With respect,
Erqueen75
Unless you have a heated greenhouse in Ohio you are too late. What area are you in? I’m an Ohio girl.
Coldframes can work for cold tolerant vegetables...if you can keep the snow off them. O-H-I-O. GO BUCKS!
I am up here in the north...☃❄⛷Unless you have a heated greenhouse in Ohio you are too late. What area are you in? I’m an Ohio girl.
O-H-I-O. GO BUCKS!
I lived in Georgia for 3 years while we were stationed at MCB Albany.
Some good food there!!!
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ERQueen, I would use the fall and winter to get organized. If you are doing raised beds, get those built. Get your seeds, and if you're using bagged soil to fill or buying fertilizer, you can get that now, too. Plan out what you are putting in the ground, and get your seeds lined up, and read the packages to see what gets planted when.. All that stuff takes time, and it's easer to do now rather than waiting till spring.
If you want to grow something for fun to eat right now, get a sprout jar and grow some sprouts for your salad in the kitchen.
If you want to grow something for fun to eat right now, get a sprout jar and grow some sprouts for your salad in the kitchen.
