Gardening, 2012

[sandhills]

You Canadians pull the combine behind the planter to save time, don't you?  ;D

I had to chuckle a little when I read that Okra, I think around here, before too long it will be the opposite, they'll be pulling the planter behind the combine  :.

[SwampDonkey]

Okra, didn't need to explain it. We might be half frozen and tough, but we aren't thick headed.  ;D

As to the farming you make valid points, but I don't see their input costs being covered in what they produce. That's why I get suspicious. ;)

[Okrafarmer]

As to the farming you make valid points, but I don't see their input costs being covered in what they produce. That's why I get suspicious. ;)

They may not be making any money, but just like anything else, it depends on the markets. Also, when it is a farmer raising feed for his own animals, there are often things done in desperation that would not have passed in the old days. A lot of this is because of a lack of money for farmers due to bad markets, bad advice, govt interference, etc, and just fighting to survive many farmers' backs are against the wall, trying to get more years out of each piece of equipment, scrimping on inputs like fuel, fertilizer and 'cides, and not having enough money to pay for as much labor as in years past. It's a sad thing. When I was a toddler, there were 2,000 dairy farms in Maine, and now there are somewhere around 300, I believe.

[Banjo picker]

I finished bulding mine today...filled the bottom with creek sand and topped it off with composted horse manure...

  

  

 

planted 6 tomato plants this evening...If Taylor is planting that many, I shouldn't have bothered...but these will be handy...The deer won't be able to bother anything...all I have to do is figure out how to keep the bulldog out of it...There is a Holdem 57 that still works in the barn.. ;) 

This takes care of a drastic change in grade in that back corner...There is two 17inch tall bridge timbers stacked there...took a lot of sand. Banjo

[Okrafarmer]

Whatever you have to do. I wish I had some sand in my garden-- my soil packs hard when it dries.

[Dodgy Loner]

From what I remember, my pepper varieties are red bells, colored bells, bananas, cubanelles, jalapenos, Jamaican yellows (similar to Scotch bonnets), Kung Pao (similar to cayenne), and some others that I know I'm forgetting.

Dodgy thats a swag of peppers, I'm envious we can't seem to grow them here out in the open, my dad can but he's 5hrs away.

Yep, my wife and I love peppers. The two things that I grow that will never go to waste are peppers and potatoes. It's a good thing, too, because both peppers and potatoes seem to do OK in the shade. My garden only gets two or three hours of direct sunlight a day, so I suspect that my tomatoes and sweet corn will never be spectacular unless my wife lets me play "lumberjack" on the trees in our backyard ;D

[SwampDonkey]

Yeah I have a neighbor whose garden only gets morning sun. He has it right in close to a stand of cedars and of course his house lot is a stand of cedar all around the south and west.

[Raider Bill]

Compared to you guys my city garden isn't much but I am already eating from it!


  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

[Norm]

Beautiful garden Bill!

[Patty]

WOW! Looks great Raider. I know how much hard work has gone into that garden!

[Norm]

I missed the chuck roast plant!  :D

[SwampDonkey]

Wow, it's a bigger garden than mine and 5 months ahead. I won't be planting until June. ;D

[Raider Bill]

I missed the chuck roast plant!  :D

Sirloin tree!  Actually I grew all the herbs I used to marinate it in. A juicy tender 3 pounder!

[Norm]

Sirloin was my second guess... :D

If Patty ever leaves me your in my top 10 list Bill....in a non-denominational way of course. :D

[SwampDonkey]

Anyone know a good type of spinach to use instead of lettuce? The earwigs get into my lettuce every year, not too appetizing.  :-\

[WDH]

Bill!

That is a fine garden  ;D.  I like your weed control plan, too.  You have put a lot of work in that garden and it shows!

[Okrafarmer]

Nice garden, Bill!

And here they are calling for frost again tonight.  :(

Nice pictures. And what was that rock with moss on it in the last picture???  :D It looked a little out of place with the garden pictures, but I'm sure you were going to tell us something about it?

[Okrafarmer]

Nice pictures. And what was that rock with moss on it in the last picture???  :D It looked a little out of place with the garden pictures, but I'm sure you were going to tell us something about it?

Oh, sorry, I missed seeing some posts. Silly me. I know better than that.

[Road Runner]

Okra,  I hope you missed the frost last night.  We had mid 30's here this morning, but no frost because of wind all night.  Hope you had the same luck.

[chevytaHOE5674]

Was 21* here this morning. Gardening is still a few weeks/months off UP here. ha

[Raider Bill]

Got chilly here too, I had to put socks on under my sandals and a t-shirt instead of tank top ;D

[Okrafarmer]

Okra,  I hope you missed the frost last night.  We had mid 30's here this morning, but no frost because of wind all night.  Hope you had the same luck.

Thankfully, everything still looked green out there today.    It was a close one, though.

I wish my okra would come up though. Think I have about 7 plants up in three rows.  :-\  Might have to replant it, it's been cool the last couple weeks and okra likes warm soil to pop up.

[Patty]

We planted our potatoes yesterday and today begins planting season on the farm. WhoooHooo! What an exciting time of year.

[Okrafarmer]

We planted sprouted supermarket potatoes, and they are growing very nicely.  ;D

[Raider Bill]

We are going to try and grow potatoes in stacked tires this year using straw as the medium. City farming has it's challenges.