Gardening
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ksgobbler
5 year old buck +
Weve had zucchini bread, blueberry zucchini muffins, zucchini pasta, zucchini lasagna, fried zucchini, grilled zucchini, etc. We had spaghetti squash alfredo tonight. We also have a bunch vacuum packed. The leveling for our shop wiped out the garden so what we have now is it. Weve given a bunch away and took a big tote to the local food pantry as well.
bueller
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They look like yardage markers to me
Tree Spud
5 year old buck +
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Great pumpkins. The kids and I grew some big one's last yr, it was a lot of fun!
So a month ago, after all of the sweet corn was picked I chopped all the stalks, spread manure, and broadcast a rye cover crop.
Saturday morning we had a hard freeze, killing off the peppers, tomatos, beans, zucchini, and cantaloupe. I harvested everything Thursday, knowing it was coming. Today I spread manure and tomorrow I'll cover it with a thin layer of grass hay.
The only thing left to do will be adding whatever minerals are lacking when my soil test results are in.
Saturday morning we had a hard freeze, killing off the peppers, tomatos, beans, zucchini, and cantaloupe. I harvested everything Thursday, knowing it was coming. Today I spread manure and tomorrow I'll cover it with a thin layer of grass hay.
The only thing left to do will be adding whatever minerals are lacking when my soil test results are in.
Its hard to imagine a hard freeze already . We are still in the 90's for this week. I am slowly trying to transition to the fall garden but can't get most of the seeds to germinate...lettuce, spinach, kale , carrots etc. I have planted cauliflower, broccoli cabbage and brussell sprouts.that should be ok.The good news is I can keep a garden going year round with a little TLC. Just too hot now to start anything for another month.
I wouldn’t go through the effort of a raised bed. We have a couple of different type in our garden area but planted on the ground. They take wet soil, dry soil and everything in between.
My best advise is keep the rows no more than 2 feet wide when you start. They will try to get wider but keep them in a tight area. They will take over if you let them. My kids and I will trim them up when we are doing our fruit trees. When the time comes enjoy picking. Some folks will tie them up but we never do. I think trimming is more important.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Keep in mind they will sucker, so if you plant them next to anything else they will invade that area as well. Good to put in some kind of support wire as well, most of the canes get pretty long and will just be lying on the ground if not supported in some manner.
There are two types of raspberries. One type bears fruit in the first year, then you cut all of the canes to ground level in the fall. New canes come up in spring. This type is easy to control the spreading.
The second type is vegetative the first year. You do not prune them, and the second year those canes will then produce fruit, after which you prune off those canes at ground level. New vegetative canes will also grow that second year, producing fruit the following year. So each year you have a mixture of both vegetative and fruiting canes. This type spreads more aggressively.
ksgobbler
5 year old buck +
These are the ones I was looking at
https://m.gurneys.com/product/caroline_raspberry-
https://m.gurneys.com/product/caroline_raspberry-
trampledbyturtles
5 year old buck +
Officially done with winter.
Decided to plant some Zucchini, cilantro and garlic chives.
Albeit in the upstairs windows.
Decided to plant some Zucchini, cilantro and garlic chives.
Albeit in the upstairs windows.
loshonhora
5 year old buck +
Barndog has good advice. the easiest type to control are "fall-bearing" which the carolines are. you can mow them down in the spring and a new batch of canes will grow and fruit. here's another , more reasonably priced source than gurney's.
https://www.noursefarms.com/product/caroline/
scott44
5 year old buck +
Last fall I planted 5 apples trees just off my backyard in the hay field and the dummy I am I didn't think the deer would get to them so I didn't protect them other than screen for the mice, voles and rabbits so I put up a 6' fence and fenced in about 1/6 of an acre for fruit trees, fruit bushes and a garden. We haven't had a garden for about 15 years and we didn't get it in till later but all the rain has helped it take off. Planted tomatoes, peppers, cukes and squash, trying to get back into it also trying trellises for cukes and squash.
Also picked up a couple half off trees, a Braeburn and Empire I have to get in the ground.
Also picked up a couple half off trees, a Braeburn and Empire I have to get in the ground.
ksgobbler
5 year old buck +
That time of the year again. We are planting strawberries, raspberries, several varieties of tomatoes, jalapenos, a spicier pepper (habenero maybe), zucchini, cucumbers, pumpkins, cilantro, and spinach. Subject to change. Still a couple months out but I am working on the raspberry raised bed as we speak.
swat1018
5 year old buck +
I'm getting excited. Just went out and turned my compost pile with the loader today. Onions, cucumbers, cabbage, broccoli, crooked neck, zucchini, tomatoes, jalapenos, poblanos, kale, dill, basil, salad greens, cantelope, and who knows what else. Going to try and plant some plants that help with pest problems. Basil, dill, marigolds, etc. Been trying to get more chemical free. Anyone strong in organic gardening, I'd love to hear your advise. I'm good without fert, compost and manure serves me well, pest problems still exist...
