I intend to put raised beds in. My ground isn't the best in the world, good ole Georgia clay, so I usually only get a few of each thing I try to grow. The only thing I can count on is the Jerusalem Artichokes, they come back every year and spread wildly!
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I actually don't have a slightest ide how to use that planer. Is there any manual or something that can help ?
In my version (Linux), under Help in the main menu bar is a User Guide.
If you have used MS Project it is similar in the over all concept.
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Today was a spring cleaning day. . . but I did get to go out to play a little this morning to walk, weed and just see how things were doing. My patty and zucchini seeds are coming up along with some radishes. Most of my tomatoes are doing good to very well but the Beefsteaks are just struggling after the cold weather we had. The Patios are probably doing the best out there. I planted 3 different varieties out back in the "kitchen" garden and all 3 have done very well. I counted 26 strawberries that will hopefully get harvested soon.
Still rebuilding raised beds here. After the lumber is replaced on the beds we added compost to the top and let the ducks into the loose dirt to clean up any bugs and grubs they could find. We planted 7 new blueberry bushes that had sprouted from my original row of blueberries. The Nanking cherries, peaches and plums are blooming now. Forsythia and daffodils still in bloom too.
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The weather here has just been gorgeous. . . lows in the 60s and highs in the 70s. I am itching to put in my melons, but Easter weekend we will be going down to the 50s. I may just go ahead and plant next day I am off Sunday when the grandkids are here. They will enjoy that. Hunny and I went out scouting for blackberries this afternoon, but they are still all in bloom right now. I was hoping to go out picking but that will still be a few weeks away. Hopefully they get a chance to come back in.
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Mid 20's snow and wind. May get to the 40's next week.
So adude , does your snow peas look good. ....I'm joking, you can pay me back in July when it sux to be here.
WOW Some times you folks that live in such warm climates make me drool with envy!
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Our last frost date is April 15, but we always have a few cold days after. It's better to hold off planting Summer crops until the last of April or first of May.
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Same here. Ours in 4/21
I am going to plant onions today. Sometimes I plant them in the fall, but the seem to do better not being frozen solid for 6 months. Old reliable, chives, are peeking out of the dirt. Those things would be a weed if they weren't so good. Hi/Lo thermometer said it got 68 degrees/35 degrees last night in the greenhouse, so I'll take some peppers and squash out to the greenhouse, and start some more in the house. I can't rototill yet but I'll plant some snow peas soon. Saw a robin. They are taking a chance of either claiming the best nesting sight, or freezing to death. Firewood usage is down 50%, So I hope spring is coming.
Prepping more raised beds and "wall" gardens. Untreated pallets, ground cloth, put in a compost/soil mix. Top level for bush beans, peppers, herbs. Next level down, runner beans. Next one down from that one, chives/green onions.
To add: Found a few of what appears to be orphan garlic, could be onions, have sprouted in the old raised beds.
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Thats about the same for us too. Our last snow is usually mid June and our first snow is in September.
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All of my garlic are orphans. I just take the seeds for existing plants and drop them. If they grow fine. I did plant 2 elephant garlic plants and hope they grow back each year. So far, so good after 3 years.
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Prepped seedlings pots to be ready to start planting. Dug in good soil to our five stock tanks I use for green bean planting. Cleaned out the greenhouse. Maybe tomorrow I'll start seeding.
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Well I ended up planting my melons yesterday after work and watered them all in, in fact all of the garden got watered, since despite the freeze we had just a few weeks ago, we are in a drought. I hadn't experienced our weather this time of the year being so dry. . . Normally I have to wait and wait to till, sometimes until late April because it is so wet. We are just seeing a weird climate right now. I still have my dedicated 4 beds that will be 8 rows of corn, for my hunny but that wont happen until next month. As expensive as corn seeds are, I am not willing to take the chance. For my open rows, I am thinking purple hulls, sweet potatoes, and peanuts. When everything is done in the hot summer months, I will plant the other "dry beans".
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I cannot grow corn.
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Is that because of the black walnuts?
My gosh...how expensive are corn seeds that you have to worry to buy again?
We get a package with about 50 sweet cornseeds for less than $2.00!! Gimme an address and I'll send you some! Gary
Emptied the rain gauge in the garden from the weekend 7 inches of rain so far this weekend and still sprinkling rain. Ordered 4 new fruit trees. Two Dunbar plums and two heirloom apricots. Along with the 5 blackberry plants I added and the 7 new blueberry bushes that is all I plan to add for the spring. A low of 25 is forecasted for the next week. Everything is blooming so that should knock back the fruit harvest some this year. We shall see. Got the cabbage plants out before the rain so that is good. Hopefully back to raised bed repair next week.
I worked about 70hrs last week so I haven’t touched any gardening yet. Reading all the posts above makes me want to get out and get dirty though. It’s raining now so isn’t happening today. The greenhouse looks like something out of Jurassic park right now. I never pulled last years crops or weeds and they have grow huge. Right now resting for the upcoming week is highest on my agenda....
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All my green bean seeds planted today, and ready to do an asparagus barrel. Spent all morning seeding various vegetables in the greenhouse.
Well, I was supposed to transplant some of the seedlings.
Woke up to about an inch of snow. More snow in the forecast, lows in the teens. Upside is it is only an inch or so.
Will push the transplant to the right by a week or so.
Woke up to about an inch of snow. More snow in the forecast, lows in the teens. Upside is it is only an inch or so.
Will push the transplant to the right by a week or so.
planted three rows of three different beans today. Also a row of various sizes and types of sunflowers as a "pretty-pretty" for my wife. Tulips and various flowers coming up. Cherry tree budding. Grapes pruned 3 weeks ago but not budding yet. Got the sweet chestnut tree planted...sitting in front of an open fire in the garden barefoot and a beer...GP
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Finally bought a ride 'em lawnmower. A nice J Deere. It'll arrive next week. Was at Tractor getting turkey starter, our turkeys arrive in a couple weeks, and they also had some bareroot grapes, blackberries, and raspberries. So got a number of those.
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The wife finally decided where she wants the new green house built. Problem is she wants it where the barn corral is. I don’t think she realizes how much work is involved in moving a corral. I'll just add it to my project list.
We went down south yesterday and bought some fruit trees; apple, cherry and plum. And some black berry plants, potato starts and garden seeds. The garden and orchard is still covered with snow so it'll be awhile before we can plant anything.
Enough snow has melted off now that I can start repairs on our south and west lower elevation fences. Should be done with fence repairs by June.
We went down south yesterday and bought some fruit trees; apple, cherry and plum. And some black berry plants, potato starts and garden seeds. The garden and orchard is still covered with snow so it'll be awhile before we can plant anything.
Enough snow has melted off now that I can start repairs on our south and west lower elevation fences. Should be done with fence repairs by June.
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Planted bare root raspberries, blackberries, a grape. Getting ready to turn dirt this afternoon for 100 onion bulbs and some asparagus.
