Gardens 2021

[Amish Heart]

Potatoes can go in here March 17th, as long as it's not too wet.

 

[MOS0231]

What's the program u using for that. can we have a look ?

It is a freeware program called Planner ( Apps/Planner - GNOME Wiki! ). Note, I run a Linux Mint box, and use a lot of Linux/Freeware programs.
It is loosely based off of Microsoft's Project.
Here are two screen shots:
Take Cabbage1 S-T and Cabbage1 T-H. Cabbage1 is the first planting of cabbage, with Cabbage2 being the planting 2 weeks later (and so on with Cabbage3 etc.). The S-T stands for Seed to Transplant. T-H stands for Transplant to Harvest.
Based off of approximates for most seeds, at a given temperature, moisture, light for seedlings to sprout and for times based off of variety of a given plant/veggie, gives me the on or about dates.

 

[MOS0231]

Today, I am seeing the onions have began to sprout.

 

[user 7704]

nothing gets planted out even in the mild south west until the last frosts have been and gone which is usually around Easter time here. nothing will germinate or grow when the soil temperature is low.

True Paul. The soil temp needs to be at least in 60's, preferably higher.

 

[GaRp58]

Three rows of sweet peas, 1 1/2 rows of onions, half a row of garlic, a row of parsnips, an avocado tree planted. Pruned 2 apple trees, the apricot tree, 6 roses. Bought a rose arch and two climbing roses, got the grapes pruned, buried the drain hose from the washmachine finally in the garden 20 inches deep in rocks and dirt mix. Re-stacked some firewood together for the rest of the cool season, minus temps should not be anymore....hopefully. The wife planted 50 ft of flowers along the driveway, hope they make it.

 

[dirtdiva]

Potatoes can go in here March 17th, as long as it's not too wet.

Amish Heart I lived next door to Kansas in Northern Missouri for years and always planted potatoes, english peas, cabbage and onions on St. Patrick's Day without issue. It was zone 5A.

 

[Amish Heart]

Yep! We are zone 6A, so pretty close. Not sure if I'm going to plant potatoes, though.

 

[Dani]

Arctic, I will be impressed if you can get nectarines to grow in your area. Crossing my fingers for you.

 

[Dracos]

After a few days of sun and the wife is already nagging at me to build her greenhouse and garden shed. We still have 6 feet of snow on the ground! Silly woman.

Haven't you heard of snowpeas and antarctic oranges? HA HA

 

[Dracos]

Potatoes can go in here March 17th, as long as it's not too wet.

I grow spuds sometimes for practice. They are so cheap here that it's hardly worth the effort.

 

[Illini Warrior]

I grow spuds sometimes for practice. They are so cheap here that it's hardly worth the effort.

I can imagine - we benefit from your area's potato farming - gets down to 25c/pound at times - red potatoes for St Pats Day are almost give away >> nobody grows spuds around here

 

[Amish Heart]

Sams and our Kroger store still holding at 60 cents a lb, even big bags. But our Aldi and local Amish storage are 30 cents a lb for russet.

 

[GaRp58]

I guess we are doing well here with potatos, we got a 30 kg bag for 3000 Hungarian Forinth which works out to 66 lbs for about $8.20...so around
8 cents a pound. We still wanna plant our own and see how it works...

 

[GaRp58]

The wifeys flowers survived the minus 5 C° last night!! We planted the climbing roses under the arch and I got the first day of smoking a 4 lb. chunk of bacon ham over with...3 more days of smoking fun ahead. Got a foot long string of braided garlic in the smokehouse next to the bacon too...

 

[Dracos]

I guess we are doing well here with potatos, we got a 30 kg bag for 3000 Hungarian Forinth which works out to 66 lbs for about $8.20...so around
8 cents a pound. We still wanna plant our own and see how it works...
Good for you. Potatoes are among the best survival food. The Irish found out a few years ago that it is dangerous to put all your eggs in one basket.

 

[Dracos]

Oh joy! Oh rapture! It got up to 48 degrees today! In the insulated greenhouse. Low 20's at night though.

 

[GaRp58]

The Irish found out a few years ago that it is dangerous to put all your eggs in one basket.

They did indeed, but now we have the joy of St.Patricks Day since so many had to leave home and immigrate (legally) to the US and brought us square dancing, tap dancing, river dance, potato recipes, Irish Folk music and the Irish humor...

 

[dirtdiva]

I still grow potatoes every other year. I grow small red potatoes to can as new potatoes. I can enough for 2 years. Then I can buy larger potatoes for eating throughout the year cheaper than I can grow them. That saves that space in my garden for something else.

 

[GaRp58]

Almost everybody here has a little garden. Many of the widows in our village sell their veggies and fruits, nuts, flowers, eggs, sausages and hand made things every Saturday on the open market. Helena always looks for the oldest and poorest looking people to buy from and we never have been disappointed on the quality or friendliness. We get good food inexpensive and they can supplement their retirement, win-win. Gary

 

[Amish Heart]

That is a perfect system, Gary. How it should be.

 

[Dracos]

Yep. But today I sold enough gold to pay them all off. Its nice to be debt free again!

I may have said before, If everyone was as wise as you the world would be a better place! Debt is slavery!

 

[Dani]

I played out in the garden planting my 80 tomato plants today.

 

[Amish Heart]

Wow, you're lucky to be able to plant so early. Have to wait till mother's day here.

 

[GaRp58]

planting my 80 tomato plants today.

Have to wait till mother's day here.

Gotta agree with both of you ladies. We have only 45 tomato plants but cannot put them in for another few weeks. I am supposed to get the little transportable green house out of the cellar today. 6 ft tall, 3 ft wide and 25 inches deep. Just a toy for getting the little plants to get used to the outside world and stay warm anyway.

 

[Amish Heart]

Those portables are handy, and do help. I bought one that was the bigger six ft by something version and it was a pain to put together.
We are up to our ears in mud, it's rained so much. I think it'll be raining most of the weekend. We're getting the rain portion of the storm that Denver is getting the snow portion.

 

[dirtdiva]

That same storm is just hitting Nashville area today. We have rain in the forecast for the next 3 days.

 

[GaRp58]

It rained all night, sunshine all day and then again rain all night. Nice soft slow rain. Just tilled the garden and the rain soaked in great. First tomatoes coming up, onions and garlic too. Had to change the oil in the rototiller tranny. ( is tranny racist??) Tilled the neighbors garden and gave them 3 lbs,. of nitrogen/potassium fertiliser for their plants...finished smoking the bacon today will let it stand tonite still and then hang it up in linen to age...Helena planted 21 strawberry plants today she got a the Sat. market.

 

[Dani]

Spending the day out in the garden mulching walkways and rows planted. Added compost to other rows and tilled. Hoping to get some more planted this afternoon. Got peppers ready to go sitting on my back porch.

Co-worker text me at 1:30 to let me know I got stuff in on the truck. This late in the day it's just going to have to wait till the morning. Besides, it's a beautiful day today and tomorrow the rains start.

 

[GaRp58]

Just came back from a neighbors house. Visiting after not seeing them since last November. All are healthy, she needs a small OP for her bladder, tried the wine we helped them to bring in last Oct. and it is great...

 

[Brent S]

I’m about three months late but finally managed to get half of my grape vines pruned just now. Will likely have carpal tunnel by tonight, lol. I also modified the roof rack on my FJ and loaded two kayaks on it. Tomorrow is supposed to be warm, sunny and generally perfect so I’m going to go find some water to play in at a state park somewhere. I got the annual pass for the parks last weekend and want to go play some. I will finish the grape pruning soon, hopefully.....