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Going down south today to pick up some fruit trees, grape and berry plants, fertilizer, fence posts and barbed wire. It's still too early to plant anything, but if I wait too long to buy the trees and plants they will sell out. I'll keep everything in the barn until it's time to plant, maybe in a month. It hit 50 yesterday and the last two nights it didn't freeze. The rototiller should be here on Monday.
 
I’m planted mostly now. I still want to plant a few potatoes and sweet potatoes, and may even try some corn again too. Now I’m mostly just watering though. I’ve been picking asparagus for a few weeks already, and just started eating lettuce and radishes. Here’s to hoping for a good season this year!
 
This morning I went ahead and harvested my turnip seeds that were ready. I still had some that were not so I just pulled those to throw to the goats cause they still had plenty of green leaves on them. Polly Anna saw me out in the garden with the wheelbarrow and just started running and talking into the main pasture by the garden. Guess she was reminding me they would be more than happy to eat them. . . :). Like I would forget about my kids.

Honestly I was just tired of waiting on the row to open up. Got it tiller and raised up ready for planting but that will have to wait. Needed to get inside to do some cleaning while hunny is away. It's just easier. . . Besides, I now have a splitting headache so sitting down for a little bit.
 
Yesterday I picked up some fruit trees; 3 each apple, cherry and plum also raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, asparagus and horseradish roots and fence posts. They didn't have any grape or blackberry plants at the nursery. The truck and trailer was fully loaded so I didn't have room for any fertilizer. I got a call yesterday that the rototiller is at the truck depot about 125 miles away. On Monday I'll go pickup the rototiller and check another nursery for grape and blackberry plants and get a ton of steer manure for the garden.
This spring I plan to put in another 500 fence posts. One section of fence, about a half mile long and is all bed rock, currently Im using rock cribs to hold up the wire. Each crib takes about a day or so to build. I made a deal with a neighboring rancher to bring his rock drill up to drill some post holes instead of building more cribs.
The grass is coming up good now and it's almost time to start bringing the cattle up from the valley.
 
Arcticdude said:
Yesterday I picked up some fruit trees; 3 each apple, cherry and plum also raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, asparagus and horseradish roots and fence posts. They didn't have any grape or blackberry plants at the nursery. The truck and trailer was fully loaded so I didn't have room for any fertilizer. I got a call yesterday that the rototiller is at the truck depot about 125 miles away. On Monday I'll go pickup the rototiller and check another nursery for grape and blackberry plants and get a ton of steer manure for the garden.
This spring I plan to put in another 500 fence posts. One section of fence, about a half mile long and is all bed rock, currently Im using rock cribs to hold up the wire. Each crib takes about a day or so to build. I made a deal with a neighboring rancher to bring his rock drill up to drill some post holes instead of building more cribs.
The grass is coming up good now and it's almost time to start bringing the cattle up from the valley.
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Just keep in mind your horseradish root will run underground and has about a 2 1/2-3 ft tap root. From the run offs more horseradish will develope. It's kinda like dollar weed, if you miss digging up the tiniest of root, it will make a new plant. This is just an fyi. You may want to try and contain or give it it's own bed. It does help with repelling insects off tomatoes. Learned that one by accident. . .
 
Danil54grl said:
Just keep in mind your horseradish root will run underground and has about a 2 1/2-3 ft tap root. From the run offs more horseradish will develope. It's kinda like dollar weed, if you miss digging up the tiniest of root, it will make a new plant. This is just an fyi. You may want to try and contain or give it it's own bed. It does help with repelling insects off tomatoes. Learned that one by accident. . .
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Thanks for the info. I didn't know that. I was planning on planting them in a raised bed next to where the tomatoes go. Maybe I should plant them somewhere else and let them go wild and cover as much ground as they want.
The wild onions are coming up now and it really smells good. And of course the bears are coming out too. Saw one two days ago sitting in a field of wild onions.
 
Brent S said:
We have two days of rain starting late tonight. Guess I will just relax tomorrow. At this stage of my life I’m just not motivated enough to go out and work in the rain here.
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It was about 80 today and sunny. Now it’s gonna be in the low 60s for most of the next week and rain until Wednesday. I have some choice words for it, but &#/+@, I’ll keep them to myself.

But, the garden could use a little rain....
 
Yeah, I’ve been dragging a hose every two days or so to keep everything happy. I really should set up some heads in the greenhouse to make watering easier, and will get around to it eventually. One big plus is I am having a well drilled right next to the greenhouse and garden in about three weeks. While I’m running the lines for it I will probably add a line into the greenhouse then. We, my son and I, decided to put our solar project on hold and go ahead with the well instead. I figured that another source of good drinking water was more important than the little bit of power the system I planned would provide.
 
You will love having a well Brent. At least we do, mainly cause it makes are lives so much easier when watering all the critters, but for the garden too. Your plants will be much happier without all the extras they add into your main water lines now days.

I went to the fabric store yesterday and stocked up on the next grandbaby quilt material. Next little girl due Oct 25th so thought since it will be raining, that's what I can be working on. I started doing some today and it's going pretty quick. Doing a Carpenters Star 24" block with a few boarders around to bring it out to a baby quilt size. Kids want to do the nursery in blues, aquas, and taupe so it's kinda a challenge to make it girly. They live at the beach so trying to make it " beachy" looking with waves. I'm throwing in some corals and yellows so crossing my fingers.

my head is still hurting so had to break out the generic vicodin. If that doesn't do the trick, there's 2 bottles of wine in the fridge and some Vodka in the liquor cabinet. . . I'm almost at that point, but not yet.
 
Sorting out a few planters for one or two things, just to keep my hands dirty really more than providing anything. I've got some Sweet Potato slips on order that will be delivered in May so I need to get plenty of compost to fill the pots.
It's good to read how everyone else is doing. I always get a kick out of reading how far ahead Brent and danil are. In a normal year I would barely be getting going just now.
 
My cantaloupe died...something ate my cucumber, but my kale, lettuce and tomatoes are thriving. I also have milk week growing up in the raised bed. I thought I had moved the bed over far enough, but I guess not. I plant it so I can give a place for the Monarchs to multiply.
 
Danil54grl said:
You will love having a well Brent. At least we do, mainly cause it makes are lives so much easier when watering all the critters, but for the garden too. Your plants will be much happier without all the extras they add into your main water lines now days.

I went to the fabric store yesterday and stocked up on the next grandbaby quilt material. Next little girl due Oct 25th so thought since it will be raining, that's what I can be working on. I started doing some today and it's going pretty quick. Doing a Carpenters Star 24" block with a few boarders around to bring it out to a baby quilt size. Kids want to do the nursery in blues, aquas, and taupe so it's kinda a challenge to make it girly. They live at the beach so trying to make it " beachy" looking with waves. I'm throwing in some corals and yellows so crossing my fingers.

my head is still hurting so had to break out the generic vicodin. If that doesn't do the trick, there's 2 bottles of wine in the fridge and some Vodka in the liquor cabinet. . . I'm almost at that point, but not yet.
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Hope you got that headache sorted out. Sometimes a shot of liquor and a nap is the best thing for one.
 
Made a few passes with the new tiller last night. Our garden area has never been tilled before so it's a little hard going. But the tiller is doing a good job. I think after the first tilling it will get easier.
I picked up some more blueberry and grape plants yesterday. It didn't freeze last night for the first time in awhile. Still way to early to plant anything yet so I'm keeping the trees and plants in the barn at night.
 
This so far been our weather here Washington so gardening can be challenging at times then take into account our short growing season,

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brandx said:
Rain and rain. I am at the point of pulling weeds but can't plant. figures.
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Yeah, we are thouroughly soaked here. I was working outside and after three hours it changed from a drizzle to a more steady rain so I decided to call it a day. All our work right now is outside so I’m just taking it easy for now. Luckily tomorrow is supposed to be nice, so the guys can be out in the bucket truck again.
 
brandx said:
Starting to dry up a little now(roads are drying), so glad, but will be a few till can get out in the dirt.
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I really need to plant the potatoes I cut up two days ago, but it’s still raining pretty good here. Hoping this front moves on through soon.
 
Today I finished planting the fruit trees (apple, cherry, plum), grapes, blueberries and raspberries. Couldn't find any blackberry plants for sale this season. Tomorrow I'll start planting the strawberry, asparagus and horseradish. It might still be a little early yet, but I'm going to start planting the peas, green beans, carrots, potatoes and corn.
Last week I seeded a few acres of alfalfa, clover, timothy and oats.
 
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