2017 Gardening Thread

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  1. Le Chef

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    Okay. I meant staggering in terms of time.
     
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    Yes, probably. We eat a lot of broccoli and we will probably plant some kale and cabbage too. We still have broccoli in the freezer from this spring. I like to have enough vegetables stored up to last until we start picking again next year. I figure it is best to have an abundance rather than a shortage. Who knows....next year may not do so well...ya never know.
     
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    Yes, at least opposed to others. More succinctly, I have a big old field with water on premises and none of my neighbors do. They ain't going anywhere voluntarily.
     
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    Enjoy them while you can one day they might be extinct.
     
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    Not before I will be.
     
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    You might be around long enough to have a bumper sticker that says"Save the Ground Hog."
     
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    Self driving cars will render bumper sticker obsolete. Nobody will be paying attention to the vehicle in front of them
     
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    I am excited about mulching a garden to keep out weeds, Weeds really ruin my fun in the garden.
    We are clearing out a spot about 25 by 100, that should be a good start. The round up has cleared out tlhe grass and weeds. My husband is going to use a turning plow next week to turn the soil, next will be the disc harrow and the tiller to till in the manure. Then we will spread the straw and hay.
     
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    The only good thing about self driving cars is not seeing some idiot driving down the road texting.
     
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    Mulch will really help keep the weeds down. And the weeds that do come up will be much easier to pull. My garden is now no dig no till. I just keep adding mulch.
     
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    My husband turned the soil this morning, tomorrow it gets the disc harrow and the next day it will be tilled then comes the mulching. I can't wait this is so exciting.
     
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    So, you gonna have a fall garden? Right now we are just picking. I will clean out the pea vines and put down more pine straw. I have baby limas coming along and I just planted some green peas. It may be a little early for those.
     
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    I will either have a fall garden or just let the bed mellow till the spring planting comes around. A fall greens garden would be wonderful. One year we planted peas but they were not the kind I wanted, the neighbors loved them.
     
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    Gardens are mostly gone here it is brutally hot.
     
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    Yes, I know. I usually shut down this time of year and start planning the fall garden. We are still getting okra, green beans, peppers, field peas, and watermelon. Most of it will be cut at ground level and fed to the goats as production slows. Then I will pull the few weeds and mulch. I will.then plant something else or let it rest til spring.... No more tilling required.
     
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    You know greens are sweeter after frost hits them. Kale, collards, cabbage, lettuce, beets, carrots, turnip greens, and swiss chard are all good. And it is much cooler in the fall for the gardener. My green peas are just poking out of the ground.
     
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    Yes I know the flavor of the greens is much better when the cold weather comes to town. Last year I had beets, kale, romaine, butter lettuce, chives and radicchi all in my raised beds. I want to plant some rutabeggas, mustard, turnips different lettuces and beets, Loved picking the lettuces fresh from the garden last year.
     
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    I disagree about greens being better after frosted on. They are more bitter. Anyway mustard and turnips are about the easiest things in the world to plant. Just get enough fertilizer to broadcast over the area, stir your seeds in and away you go. Some people prefer sand, but I prefer something more pelleted like fertilizer or lime and they adhere to the fertilizer better IMHO so you get more even distribution.
     
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    I have never tried broadcasting seeds. I always planted rows. Always something new to try.
     
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    I don't have the patience for planning them in rows. Plus, I primarily use them as ground cover anyway so rows would kind of defeat the purpose of that to some degree.
     
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    For my fall garden I will probably buy most of my plants and set them out. But I will plant some seeds. In the spring I like to start a lot of plants in flats. But in the fall....not so much.
     
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    I have a bunch of what I think are going to be peppers starting to come out now. They start off as little balls and form into flowers and then the petals fall off the flowers and they are kind of just sitting there right now, but hopefully they will be peppers soon! I have at least 4 that have flowered, and more coming up. I was going to take a picture, but it's not very impressive right now. I figured I would wait until the peppers start forming. It just looks like any other plant with a lot of green leaves right now.
     
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    I grew kale this year and it doesn't taste that great. ( not like it taste great normally lol)
    It will be sweeter later when its cold?
     
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    From what I have read, yes. The starches in the plant are turned into sugars when the plant is exposed to cold weather. This sugar is a natural anti freeze. That is why they survive in colder weather. Collards are always better when picked after a frost. Most greens are.
     
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