Forum: General Discussion
05-14-2014, 01:24 AM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
First success (and failure) of my garden.
Success for the formed heads. Failure for the "bolted" plants. First time planting these over the last 5 years that I've had ANY plants bolt on me, and...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-23-2014, 03:14 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Been finding these in garden since last rain. Have at least two, maybe as many as four that must be walking thru. NOT a promising find considering the seed crops I'll be planting in a week. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2014, 07:10 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-19-2014, 08:44 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-17-2014, 10:41 AM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
I have an older 27 hp Kubota tractor, use a four-foot, 12 blade disc I turn it with. I generally turn it under several times over several days. Before I phantom, I have a small tiller made by Echo...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-16-2014, 06:09 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Garden spot plowed. A couple weeks late in planting my early crops, but was occupied by granddaughter's birth two weeks ago. But its a good start. Waxy red potatoes (foreground in raised rows),...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2013, 09:23 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
08-15-2013, 08:16 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
I gave up on mine. Weeds are out of control. So much rain early that ground wouldn't support me trying to pull weeds. And after my mom got sick, I just ran out of time and will power. I know...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-10-2013, 02:44 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
06-08-2013, 11:40 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
First veggies from the garden tonight. Had some steamed cabbage, broccoli, squash and zucchini. Plus some fresh cornbread. Some pics of how the garden is coming:
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Forum: General Discussion
05-20-2013, 12:58 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
A couple years ago, I purchased ant bait from my local Ace Hardware that was garden-friendly. The bait containers are long gone so I don't know brand, but I bet they still carry it.
I purchased...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-20-2013, 12:35 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Planted "skips" and washed out areas (from the massive rains Friday and Saturday). I think I planted more peas and melons than were left standing. Garden NOT on a slope or prone to flooding. But...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-23-2013, 10:18 AM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
No, the far end has starter plants of Tomato, Peppers, cabbage, broccoli. Potatoes are from leftover runt potatoes of last years crop (how I usually do it). The sweet taters slips are being...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-22-2013, 11:12 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Here's the start for 2013. I still have to place my soaker hoses and mulch. And I'm waiting for some sweet taters to put out some "slips" to plant those. Otherwise, it's all in the ground. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-03-2013, 09:37 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Grabbed five pounds of waxy red potatoes today. Probably won't cut up and plant them for at least two weeks. Hope to turn ground in next day or so, and work some horse manure into the area that I...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-10-2012, 11:33 AM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
First hard freeze coming this week. Harvested all the spinach yesterday. Put up 10 quart bags in freezer. Onions not ready, so I mulched them with about 2 feet of wheat straw. Will see if they...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2012, 01:03 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Spinach, onions and turnip greens. All doing well. I got about 25% germination on the snow peas I planted (to the left of the turnips, not really visible). Not sure if they are going to make...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-08-2012, 08:29 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
I know, and a 20 gauge does too. Plus I have several .22 rifles and thousands of rounds of .22. The only problem.... The trees are in the front yard, and almost any angle, I'd be shooting with the...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-08-2012, 06:23 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Kinda a "gardening" thing. My fall haul from two afternoons of "harvesting". I wish I could say these were from my two trees. But alas, the crows shredded my crop while it was still green. My...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-04-2012, 04:51 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
I'm expanding my garden intentions. Many of the sweet tater vinse were putting out roots and the start of tubulars where they were touching ground. I took those vives, and recovered the "roots"...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-03-2012, 08:46 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
I decided to dig one of my dozen sweet potato plants today to see how they were progressing. I think I'm going to have a few more taters than I was planning on! 16 yams from that one plant. The...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-24-2012, 07:21 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
I have never had luck growing onions in the spring and summer. I try it almost every year. I stopped by the county co-op this afternoon looking for spinach seeds. No spinach seeds (they don't...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-23-2012, 02:23 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
No pix (only fresh turned dirt), but planted a patch of purple top turnip greens (at request of my elderly mom), and added several rows of snow peas for myself. Going to hunt down some spinach seed...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-23-2012, 06:15 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Earl, it's getting real late in season. You'd better focus on quick maturing and/or cool weather hardy selections. That included most leafy greens, broccoli may still have time. Root veggies Probably...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-19-2012, 01:34 PM
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Re: Gardeners in the Asylum
Very good. I can see dirt there! Hand pulling weeds and stuff? Or mowed and tilled? Going for a cool weather crop?
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