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Post by gsoflittledove on Apr 22, 2008 9:05:30 GMT 12.75
Had a frost two weeks ago Bit my Tqtomators back some, gave the squash and chokes a hard time ai have cabbage noe the size of foot balls, and tomatoes blooming and the spuds are about the size of a two bit pease, Now to get the green brans up have planted three times and no good stand yet. But with the LORDS will I'll get aa stand yet.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 18, 2011 12:12:20 GMT 12.75
Phil, what is this?? I found it in my flower bed. Hint: You gave it to me. So far, ya got about 5 guesses to get it right.
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Post by Paws on Mar 18, 2011 13:02:42 GMT 12.75
Phil, what is this?? I found it in my flower bed. Hint: You gave it to me. So far, ya got about 5 guesses to get it right. Peach seed for a really sweet eatin' peach! ;D
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 18, 2011 13:46:11 GMT 12.75
Yep! Actually, I forgot all about dumping that bowl of pits in the flower bed. Was raking it out with my hands and found about a half dozen that have sprouted. Took them out and transplanted them to buckets. I'll leave the rest alone and see how many more decide to wake up. For those who like to follow moon phases, this weekend is a full moon. Not just any full moon, but visually the largest full moon we've had in 19 years.
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Post by brittonfaith on Apr 21, 2011 9:42:58 GMT 12.75
So far, 14 of "Phil's Sweet Eatin'" peach trees are growing. Up about 6 inches tall now. ;D Found another 10 Red Haven peach trees from '09 canning season that have sprouted and about 4 inches tall around the chicken house. Oh gawsh! Does this mean I have to clear the hillside to make room for the peach orchard? <sigh> (Ain't one thing it's another 'round here.) Maybe I'll just be happy with one cow, let her graze the lawn and plant the orchard where we've been clearing for pasture. Figure there's more pocket jingle to be had in peaches than there is a milk cow.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Apr 22, 2011 16:42:47 GMT 12.75
Can't lose with a peach orchard... Love peach preserves!!!
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Post by brittonfaith on May 18, 2011 16:30:46 GMT 12.75
Has anybody even started a garden?? If you did, did it survive the tornados/flooding??
Has been a soaking wet season and ground is nothing but a swamp. Can't get out to plow or till. Those lucky enough to get out early enough to work up the garden now can't get out to plant. I put a little dab of lettuce out earlier this spring. It rotted from the weather. Was chilly and wet, got hot and dry for a couple days and then went cold and wet again. Rhubarb patch rotted out over the winter. If it ever dries out for a few hours, I gotta get them little peach trees that are in with the black-eyed Susans transplanted to either permanent homes or buckets. They're up about a foot tall now.
Only thing I have growing is 3 pots each of competition pumpkins and sunflowers and knee high grass. First cutting hay should be about 50% harvested by now. There ain't a bale been put up yet.
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Post by Paws on May 18, 2011 21:09:47 GMT 12.75
I was thinking about putting out a couple acres of rice.
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Post by Two Tales on May 18, 2011 23:03:59 GMT 12.75
Might be too frigging wet for rice....
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Post by Toby Benoit on May 19, 2011 10:17:28 GMT 12.75
Put in a few t'mater plants, some peppers and eggplants. Been too much going on for anyone to get out and put a real effort at gardening.
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Post by Snake Eyes on May 20, 2011 1:17:26 GMT 12.75
Well,I got 1 acre of tomatoes in the ground,1/2 acre of lettuce and two little pigs in the back yard. Then Mrs snake woke me up with a BLT sandwich.Dreams sometimes can wear you out...... what with all that planting and taking care of the pigs. snake-eyes
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Post by Toby Benoit on May 21, 2011 16:12:11 GMT 12.75
;D You musta been smelling that bacon in the skillet while you was watering them t'maters and slopping them hogs, lolol. ;D
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Post by brittonfaith on Apr 27, 2012 15:18:57 GMT 12.75
Focusing mainly on permanent plantings this year. Experimenting with growing figs in the northern fringe of zone 6b. Have got Black Mission and Chicago Hardy. Of course, in holding true to the way I usually do things, I bought them, then started reading up on how to care for them or if they'd even tolerate my conditions. Hope they both take off and do well. Also started a little vineyard with two each of Mars (purple seedless), Himrod (white seedless), Niagra (white seeded), and Reliance (red seedless). So let's see...how's this place starting toshape up as far as long term plantings? 12 peach trees 3 pie cherry trees 2 japanese plum trees 2 fig trees 8 grape vines 140 strawberry plants 25 asparagus plants countless walnut and hickory trees and blackberries coming up everywhere I look (I plan to start a more picker friendly patch with wild cane next spring). It also seems that having 30-50 laying hens is going to be a given here. I guess since Mike went to all the work of helping build a henhouse, he's not going to let me out of having it used as intended. Sounds like I've already got the grandkids summers planned for them as soon as they're old enough to hold a pail.
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Post by brittonfaith on Jul 9, 2012 13:31:43 GMT 12.75
Dayum!! I sure am glad I decided to plant watermelon this year. Was in Oak Hill this morning and the big 30-40 pound charleston grays are selling for $17 each!! 10-15 pound "cannonballs" are $6. (Not to this chicken, they ain't!) Last year you couldn't give those big ones away. Checking the vines, I've got a half dozen or so of those big whoppers coming on. If nothing else, I'll have plenty of melon balls in the freezer. Picked a nice little mess of ripe maters and peppers and one eggplant this evening. Looks like I'll be starting on the brussel sprouts in a day or so. Ended up with about 90 pounds of cabbage off of 6 heads.
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Post by Simpleton on May 16, 2013 6:44:06 GMT 12.75
Have been picking a little asparagus. Next year will be the start of real picking. Got 20 hills each of watermelons and casabas planted, as well as a mess of lettuce. The mater plants are still sitting on the picnic table. I was going to plant them in the area we excavated last year since earlier it didn't look like too much of the grass we sowed was going to do anything. Well, in the past week, it's really taken off. Now I have to figure out where I'm going to plant the maters, cukes and zukes.
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Post by Toby Benoit on May 16, 2013 19:50:31 GMT 12.75
Seen some cute ideas with old pallets. Visqueened the bottom, boarded over the two open ends, then filled the pallet with soil. The 'mater and peppers she planted, was put in rows in the spaces between the boards. Worked out just right!
Might give that a thought for your 'maters. She also put a couple screw in eye bolts on the from and can attach a length of rope and skid it along behind the garden tractor to wherever she wants them.
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