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creeky
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# Posted: 20 May 2015 12:25pm - Edited by: creeky
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Well. Got my new garden dug, compost worked in, rototilled, raked and planted.
Plus a guard robin. Don't know if you can see it as the pic is so small. She's in the center there.
So far it's yellow squash, potato, chinese eggplant and hot peppers in the small garden.
in this new garden it's tomatoes (a heritage big sandwich type and an italian for sauces type), yellow beans, italian eggplant. herbs to come.
What's in your garden?
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hattie
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# Posted: 20 May 2015 12:50pm - Edited by: hattie
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We have chives, garlic, tomatoes, carrots, radishes, lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, peas, beans, potatoes, onions, 3 apple trees, one plum tree, rhubarb, strawberries, grapes, and raspberries. We also have a greenhouse that we use offseason and for heat loving veggies and herbs (basil, rosemary, parsley, oregano, etc.). We started our garden really early this year by using plastic panels over our raised bed garden. They acted as a cold frame. It worked really well and we will be doing it again next year. Oh, I almost forgot - we also have 2 key lime trees that we keep in the greenhouse all winter and move outdoors in the warm weather.
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groingo
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# Posted: 20 May 2015 01:04pm
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Well, of course I don't have a garden I have rules, if a plant doesn't contribute something out it goes so I have 2.5 acres of natural vegitation that keeps me topped off late spring through November, coming soon I will have the orange Salmon berries, then the dark red ones, then will come the wild high country strawberries (little tiny ones but super sweet), then the red huckleberries, then the wild blackberries, the ever bearing blacks, black caps, Oregon grape, and four varieties of wild blueberries through November, so ma nature keeps me well fed most of the season.
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Wilbour
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# Posted: 20 May 2015 09:16pm
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Quoting: creeky Plus a guard robin
We have one in our outhouse. Actually a real one made a nest there and has laid eggs. You now have to bang on the outhouse before entering.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 02:42am - Edited by: cabingal3
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This yr. To spend time on a garden is sort of nuts but I bought seaberry trees and had to get them in the ground!
Then I brought my transplanted rhubarb and strawberries too!so more digging.
Been using a pick ax of sorts!then the neighbors brought me flowers...so then I had to dig a flower bed.
Then I had to have kale and onions and tomatoes!
Then we went to Walmart and I got lots of seeds cause they were 20cents for each pkg.
So as soon as it quits raining!I am putting in kolarobi, lettuce,mustard greens,turnip greens,spinach and carrots,nasturtiums .and chives!
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innastalin
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 06:45am
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I have a small garden where I have planted some flowers like lily and roses. Now, I'm planning to put some vegetables this rainy season.
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RichInTheUSA
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 07:39am
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I don't have a traditional garden.
Instead I am looking to the 30 acres of woods I have to grow fruits, roots, nuts, mushrooms, etc. This way I can also sustain the animal population of turkey and deer (and many other animals).
I'm reading a book called "Farming in the Woods" by Mudge & Gabriel.
I'm looking for a good pawpaw harvest this summer. Probably have 50+ pawpaw trees... And raspberry bushes in the thousands.
I am thinking about a traditional garden though... 
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 09:25am
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RichinTheUSA-
That sounds like a really interesting book!
Thanks for the tip.
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OliveSheep
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 10:53am
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I second the book tip. Added to my "wish list"
We're very sandy soil, heavily wooded. And been kicking around the idea of planting some blueberry bushes along the edge of one of my trails. But been reading a bit, that wildlife will eat your plants down to little nubs (Deer and Rabbits mainly). Anyone try to grow them in a wild forest area?
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 11:16am
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Well OliveSheep!
I planted my seaberry trees and they were nibbled down to half...
And my flowers also.
I have to cover everything!
Good luck!
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creeky
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 01:18pm
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Quoting: Wilbour a real one
wild havest: I learn a little bit more every year.
I harvest morels. I put dandelions and plantain leaves in my morning smoothie almost every day during the summer. I'm going to try burdock root this year.
Still looking for wild leeks. Found lots of escaped asparagus.
OliveSheep, I have apple trees old, medium and young. the young I planted and lost 3 of 5 to deer and other varmints. Lost pear and cherry to varmints. but last year the robins left me 3 cherries on the one surviving cherry tree. They are so kind.
Still. I wouldn't have known if I hadn't tried. And I did get two apple trees and one cherry and one pear to take. Small steps but, er, fruitful ones.
I'm also trying the nylon sockette technique on apples with rubbing my hands together anticipation.
This year I planted garlic in a new location. They came up and they are the tiniest wee things. Ah well. They'll come up bigger next year.
So far the rhubarb has hit the cooking pot in a fruit compote for a salmon dinner I made last weekend. The yellow squash is up. Potatoes are up. Tomatoes are looking happy. And the rest, well, gives me something to go look at every morning with my coffee in hand.
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RichInTheUSA
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 06:00pm
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One of my concerns with a traditional garden is that the animals will munch & crunch it down to nothing.
I have planted a "food plot" for the deer... and that doesn't get up more than an inch or so, before they eat it.
I have been thinking about getting a solar powered electric fence. Anybody use one of those?
Someone told me to that I'd need to put an electric fence around bee hives too, so that the bears don't knock the hives over... they said to put raw bacon on the fence. Only trouble is, my dog likes bacon too.
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Just
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 06:06pm
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Quoting: creeky This year I planted garlic
In Ont. it's best to plant garlic in September a full year before harvest .
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creeky
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 06:26pm
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sorry. that should have said. last fall I planted garlic.
eh. this year they are tiny. five years ago they were huge. sun. water. cow poo. many variables.
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Just
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# Posted: 21 May 2015 07:28pm
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Then I guess it comes down to the color of your thumb .lol
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creeky
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# Posted: 22 May 2015 08:47am
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well. i did plant bulbettes last fall vs cloves the previous harvest from "elephant" garlic. mmmm.
the bulbettes I got from my italian barber Giuseppe. I go get my hair cut and then we tour his garden.
my thumb is more a greenish purple colour. i'ze getz lucky once in a while. but I'm basically doing it for the fun of weeding.
dang. now I have to go see if anything new has come up. 5 yellow zucchini plants so far.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 22 May 2015 10:13am
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There is a list online of deer resistant plants deers won't eat.
Its a helpful list to have when u are planting a garden!
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jrbarnard
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# Posted: 22 May 2015 11:38am
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I cannot grow a garden this year as we are trying to sell our current house. When we get to the new house, I will have almost 2 acres to play with.. muahahahahaha..
I love my tomato plants. A normal year, I plant way more than I need as I have a blast giving it away.. heh
Russ
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 24 May 2015 12:35pm
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Ew! Took the plunge and put my early girl tomatoes in the ground last nite!
It got to like 36 last nite.I covered them in the nite...they seem ok this morn.
And its stopped raining and the sun is shining!
Grow little early girls! Grow!
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 25 May 2015 07:59am
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my maters and peppers are BLOOMING...the rabbit manure is working so good...1st time I ever used this. Used a 55 gallon drum full in my raised bed garden. It was mixed with shaving. I told my friend to save all the rabbit manure I would take it. The plants look so good and a dark green color.
got a row of green beans planted as well.
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creeky
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# Posted: 25 May 2015 08:09am
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we had a bad frost two nights ago. and tho I covered all the tender stuff I lost two tomatoes. the wind pushed the tarp down and the cold tarp killed 'em.
well. 8 tomatoes left. I'll be okay. sure could use some rain tho.
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moregon
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# Posted: 1 Jun 2015 12:00am - Edited by: moregon
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I have tons of beets, actually gave two bags away this weekend. They are about ready for pickling!
Lots of green and yellow
beans coming up, pickled those as well.
Carrots look a little strange.....I don't think I thinned them out enough, whoops...
Growing for the first time this year soybeans, edamame! They are coming up great! Blanched in a bit of salt water....so good for you!
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SE Ohio
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# Posted: 1 Jun 2015 09:47am
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Quoting: RichInTheUSA I have been thinking about getting a solar powered electric fence. Anybody use one of those?
My neighbor had great luck with the Harbor Freight solar fence charger model. First time that deer and groundhogs left his garden alone! He offered to loan it to me to keep trespassing hunters off my land during deer season but I declined
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creeky
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# Posted: 1 Jun 2015 10:08am
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I'm going to have to try that. edamame. cool idea.
your climate must be well ahead of mine. we finally got some rain and and the temp fell from 30C to 9 (roughly 90 to 50F) in a couple of hours. ack pllll.
i got my garden dug but then couldn't plant. so stuff is still coming up and so far no peppers what so ever are up. and I planted 3 kinds. but beans, squash are up.
i hope you'ze all out there are in better shape.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 3 Jun 2015 06:02am
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Fought the pumice soil by looking in the woods for some not so pumice soil and made a mixture of woodland mulch and steer manure!
Gars marks the territory in the garden to keep deers away-seems to work!
Fight the cold temp. Dips in the nite by covering everything.
Still battling lack of water!but that shall change!soon!
So flowers are blooming!rhubarb is up,everything is up!
Someone told me to use Epsom salts on my maters...waiting to see how this works!
Planted lettuce,chives,onions,seaberries,squash,rhubarb,strawberries,and nasturtium's and kale.
Praying.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 3 Jun 2015 07:22am
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thought you guys and gals might like this ....I really like this guys video's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3M_udM32r0
this one is gardening ....he also did one on a DYI water filter last month for off griders ....
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Don_P
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# Posted: 3 Jun 2015 08:27am
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Whoops, left the drip irrigation on in the high tunnel all day yesterday, got home to 6" of water between the rows, hopefully things will survive, the maters have little green maters, we sold the first baby cukes with blossoms to the restaurant market yesterday as a garnish along with violas and nastursiums. Peppers are coming along in there as well... if we didn't just create a fungal jungle
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Pookie129
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# Posted: 3 Jun 2015 11:50am
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Quoting: moregon edamame! They are coming up great! Blanched in a bit of salt water....so good for you!
Delicious
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Pookie129
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# Posted: 3 Jun 2015 11:50am
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Quoting: Just In Ont. it's best to plant garlic in September a full year before harvest .
Helpful and explains some things - thanks for that.
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Pookie129
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# Posted: 3 Jun 2015 12:00pm - Edited by: Pookie129
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Quoting: creeky your climate must be well ahead of mine. we finally got some rain and and the temp fell from 30C to 9 (roughly 90 to 50F) in a couple of hours. ack pllll.
What a wild month with all the dryness, frost, highs and lows.....between the frost and whatever is eating plants they shouldn't be eating, almost everything is battered and down for the count....new rock garden still hanging on but something is meddling with it, or seemingly so.
I brought a lot into the cabin - albeit by the second frost (fortunately, I still hadn't taken down the poly wrap on the screens and windows) but it was still too cold and too late for most.
Fortunately (unfortunately because of inconvenience), I brought the veggies and herbs and major things, back to TO - who also got pretty cold but not as of course, and have been waiting to be able to bring everything back up and restart the process with everything else, for the most part.
Lessons, oh yes indeed, many lessons have been learned this season already......Fortunately, something inside of me has finally kicked in and I didn't even bother to try and fiddle with my arch enemy and nemsis, Basil, as it would have died many times over laughing in my face and probably taken others with it on the way out in a blaze of glory. Adding ongoing and historical basil loss into this seasons causality count, would have been very demoralizing and complex building...lol. Fortunately, I picked my spring battles wisely....well some of them anyway...lol.
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