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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 24, 2010 7:12:13 GMT 12.75
We aren't putting in a proper garden this Spring. There's just not enough time to get things done. Dad's grumbly about it, but it was his decision.
Still going to have a few short rows of tomatoes and several varieties of peppers and maybe a few short rows of black eyed peas just for the kitchen.
What ground gets broke, Dave's going to get behind the tiller and tear it up on Good Friday.
Anybody else planting a kitchen garden?
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Post by Mars on Mar 24, 2010 10:28:08 GMT 12.75
Planning one but getting one done may be harder. I found a place in my backyard that actualy has dirt instead of rock or more accurately, the rocks are about 5 inches below the dirt. That is just enough to till without hitting rocks. Now I have to find someone to till it up for me.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 24, 2010 12:08:04 GMT 12.75
Still working on building up some soil around here. All the manure I have now will definately help! The location I picked in the back yard now lies in the middle of Moose's pasture. The raised beds I started last year have become a favorite scratching/dusting spot for the hens. The run they used last summer is now Lynn's pen. That leaves either the front yard which, is just now having some decent lawn growth, or tearing out some more woods. Really don't want to use a tiller here since the soil is just the right type to turn into a hard pan - and I've got enough rocky useless stuff as it is. Trying not to clear any more trees either. We've got a small fortune coming someday in our oak and walnut stands.
Neighbors are pretty good about growing big gardens. I'll be doing plenty of swapping eggs and hens for veggies!
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Post by Paws on Mar 24, 2010 13:35:56 GMT 12.75
I hope too. Plenty of good ground and two tillers. Just need the heart. I somehow think that gardens are going to be very important this year. Toby tell Pop I wouldn't sluff off this yerar. My vibes are not good at allo.
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Post by Paws on Mar 24, 2010 22:22:09 GMT 12.75
Still working on building up some soil around here. All the manure I have now will definately help! The location I picked in the back yard now lies in the middle of Moose's pasture. The raised beds I started last year have become a favorite scratching/dusting spot for the hens. The run they used last summer is now Lynn's pen. That leaves either the front yard which, is just now having some decent lawn growth, or tearing out some more woods. Really don't want to use a tiller here since the soil is just the right type to turn into a hard pan - and I've got enough rocky useless stuff as it is. Trying not to clear any more trees either. We've got a small fortune coming someday in our oak and walnut stands. Neighbors are pretty good about growing big gardens. I'll be doing plenty of swapping eggs and hens for veggies! Where you are Faith I'd think hard about buying from the river farms in bulk, setting up roadside stands and selling while putting up what I wanted for stores. Maybe do some egg trading.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 25, 2010 1:52:08 GMT 12.75
Did my first trade last night. Had just got on the road to get Mike when the phone rang. Gal went over to the orchard and was GIVEN bushels of apples that they were clearing out of their storerooms. I turned around, went back to the house for a couple dozen eggs, and swapped them for 2 bushel of Winesaps. Really wanted more. Just have no free time to work them up.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 25, 2010 14:52:50 GMT 12.75
That's a great trade Faith! Mmmmmm, hommade apple pie, apple butter, apple crisp, apple jelly, apple sauce.... Oh man, trade for more, I'm making myself hungry!
Paws, MRi's are 60bucks a case on e-bay!
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Post by Paws on Mar 26, 2010 4:52:06 GMT 12.75
Toby I carried the message. I did my job. And this is for all your farmers or whoever has the capacity; "Plant them gardens!"
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Post by Mars on Mar 26, 2010 7:40:25 GMT 12.75
Still looking for someone with a tiller.
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Post by Paws on Mar 28, 2010 2:33:50 GMT 12.75
Still looking for someone with a tiller. Big as you are you don't need more than a pointy stick and a wheel barrel!
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 29, 2010 16:15:31 GMT 12.75
No turkey hunting on Good Friday! Gotta stay home with dad andt he kids and see about getting a garden planted. Not nearly as big as usual, but it's shaping up to become more'n we'd planned. Sister and BIL will be pitching in and putting in a few extra rows of pole beans and field peas. ;D
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Post by Mars on Apr 22, 2010 10:22:28 GMT 12.75
I finaly planted;
160 yellow onions
80 red onions
1 beefsteak tomatoe
1 Goliath tomatoe
9 Homestead tomatoes
1 curled parsley
10 potatoes
I have a little more room but I don't know what else to plant. Maybe herbs.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Apr 22, 2010 10:48:46 GMT 12.75
Peas and beans are up past our ankles and the tomato and pepper plants are starting to put on. The cherry tomato plants are really loaded with green t'maters. Gonna be blessed with a BUNCH of them.
Dave put in some white onions and some garlic, but it doesn't look to be doing anything. We'll see...
Mars, you got almost all mater' n onions? You don't want to put in no black eyes, greens, or cabbage?
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Post by Mars on Apr 22, 2010 16:24:43 GMT 12.75
Toby;
My garden is not that big. About the size of my pick-up. That's all I could handle to till this year. I broke one tiller and beat myself black and blue just getting that much done. I got 3 wheelbarrows of rock.
I need to build a big screener to seperate the dirt from the rocks. I added some Miracle Grow garden soil to put some dirt in between the rocks. I'll till some more this fall and add more garden soil.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Apr 23, 2010 2:20:38 GMT 12.75
Ever think about getting some kiddie pools and fill 'em with dirt and potting soil? No rocks atleast. Then you can skid 'em wherever you want them, three or four will get you a nice kitchen garden. Be a helluva lot easier tilling, lol.
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Post by Mars on Apr 23, 2010 5:04:14 GMT 12.75
Yes, I thought of that but chose not to go that route. The neighbors generaly build frames from 2x10's and fill them in with the garden soil. I'm too stuborn(or stupid) and I'll just work at it a bit each year.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Apr 23, 2010 7:14:44 GMT 12.75
That stubborness pays off eventually! Ever grow taters in tires? I been thinking on that since this morning. My grandaddy used to lay out four or five truck tires and fill them up with dirt, cow shit, and old hay. He'd layer it in there and put in his tater eyes and when it was time to harvest, he'd knock the tire over and pick up the spuds. There's a sack of taters in the kitchen right now putting on eyes, I might see if one of the boys wants to give me a hand with it; Lord knows I got nothing better to do. I haven't made a livestock trade in the last week...I'm going to go broke at this rate, so I might as well plant some taters.
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Post by Paws on Apr 23, 2010 15:37:20 GMT 12.75
It works. You keep on stacking tires as the stock grows. It'll keep on stretching and all under the hay, straw,, whatever, will keep on building tubors. I've done it with no dirt at all, just straw and kept it watered. I may have used some Miracle Grow; not sure.
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Post by Mars on May 2, 2010 14:17:52 GMT 12.75
I added 4 bell peppers and 2 bunches of lemon grass.
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Post by Paws on May 3, 2010 5:23:15 GMT 12.75
;D Plant you some leaf lettuce right around the pepper and lemon grass plants. They'wll grow quick, and just scissor the leaves until the plants get too big and bitter and then pull them and replace them. As your onions mature, if you pull them for green, then replace them with salad crops like radish and more leaf lettuce. When you dig your spuds put in some cabbage. You might want to think about raising earth worms Mars. They do wonders in transforming worthless ground into gold.
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