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Due to the permit we have it has to be grown in a locked room.
Sssshhhh, just don't tell anybody. Plant them in with other stuff for camoflauge, like tomatoes
Due to the permit we have it has to be grown in a locked room.
one of my experiments this year. with availability of everything in question along with cost. i decided to try and be sure and grow enough fingerlings to not have to buy any seed potatoes. i havent for several years...of fingerlings...and last year they just didnt do well. so i decided to plant a mound of taters..a row each of Makah tribe,red and purple fingerlings. i have hilled up as much as i can already and once i get it weed free as possible again i am covering it with grass clippings. the Makah taters you cant buy.i was lucky enough to get 12 small ones from Martin 2 years ago.they not done well size wise but had enough to plant in both gardens probably 50 feet or so of them. i hope they do well.
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6.45 inches here this week...and house aint clean and the weeds are going to kill the tiller and me and hoe when it drys enough to walk in garden...lol
Volunteer spuds are always welcome here. I just let them grow. Spuds in the ground are good food security. What gang of raiders would put a hand to a shovel?Do you ever get volunteers coming up??? It seems no matter how thorough I am at harvesting potatoes, there's always a few surprises. Last year, I dug mine down deep and sifted thru the soil for even the smallest pea sized tater and thought I finally won the battle. This year I planted in those burlap bags.....just so there wouldn't be any more volunteers........then low & behold I find some coming up from last year in the other part of the garden.
Given the food supply and inflation issues, I won't complain too much......but dang it, taters can be a problem in crop rotation and/or companion planting
That’s what we do here, no permits, Sssshhhh!Sssshhhh, just don't tell anybody. Plant them in with other stuff for camoflauge, like tomatoes
I like volunteer spuds. I let them grow and see them as a "treat".Do you ever get volunteers coming up??? It seems no matter how thorough I am at harvesting potatoes, there's always a few surprises. Last year, I dug mine down deep and sifted thru the soil for even the smallest pea sized tater and thought I finally won the battle. This year I planted in those burlap bags.....just so there wouldn't be any more volunteers........then low & behold I find some coming up from last year in the other part of the garden.
Given the food supply and inflation issues, I won't complain too much......but dang it, taters can be a problem in crop rotation and/or companion planting
UH, I love reading what you are harvesting throughout the year. That's crazy you have peas already!Today I saw a few sugar peas ready to harvest. I finished installing my drip lines to my trees, I ran lengths of cheap water hose to them with quick connects so I can just pop the hoses off when it's time to mow. Yesterday I mowed the lawn, I was able to save about 50 gallons of cuttings for in the garden, the rest had weeds, and I don't need to import any weeds. The spinach plants that I gently harvested (I cut them off 3" above the ground) have new growth almost ready to harvest. The outdoor tomato plants are growing okay, but the indoor tomato plant is just going gang busters, I have harvested about a half dozen off it so far. While I was working outside today a baby bird had gotten into my bug netting over my cabbage, the netting broke it's fall but then it got tangled up in it. The other birds were going nuts, so I placed a small bucket under the poor thing and then gently (really) I cut the bird free till it fell in the bucket, then I put the bucket (on it's side) on top of the shed next to the tree, the birds were very upset... within 5 minutes the birds all settled down and the baby had safely left the bucket While I was installing the drip lines I noticed a small group of praying mantis' walking along my hose, it did me good to see that I have them all the way around the house this year... While pulling weeds from the flower beds yesterday I think I got into something, my elbow itches like crazy and is red... I suspect it was the vine that grew into the hedge.....
I planted peas in 2 places, the first place is along a West wall and it was getting too much water, so I put plastic sheet over them and they sprouted early (that's where I harvested from) the other place is shaded more and those plants are now about 3' high and starting to flower hopefully they will be producing later. My pole beans are now head high, they are along a South wall.UH, I love reading what you are harvesting throughout the year. That's crazy you have peas already!
Volunteer spuds are always welcome here. I just let them grow. Spuds in the ground are good food security. What gang of raiders would put a hand to a shovel?
Ben
I like volunteer spuds. I let them grow and see them as a "treat".
Do you ever get volunteers coming up??? It seems no matter how thorough I am at harvesting potatoes, there's always a few surprises. Last year, I dug mine down deep and sifted thru the soil for even the smallest pea sized tater and thought I finally won the battle. This year I planted in those burlap bags.....just so there wouldn't be any more volunteers........then low & behold I find some coming up from last year in the other part of the garden.
Given the food supply and inflation issues, I won't complain too much......but dang it, taters can be a problem in crop rotation and/or companion planting
WOW, I found it useful!! Thank you very much for sharing that!!Continue of Raised bed lid build..
Now move both of the 2 swing arms into the open position and using the stapler attach the insect netting along the 2X4 on the inside swing arm.View attachment 87223 and then secure using 1X2" furring strip along the outside of the 2X4 using 1 5/8" wood screws. Toss the insect netting inside the raised bed and then move the swing arm into the closed position, the insect netting should be draped over the 2X4 center support between the two end plates.View attachment 87229
Now repeat the process for the outer swing arm using the plastic, attach with the stapler, followed by the furring strips on the outside of the 2X4 swing arm.View attachment 87230, close the swing arm and toss the plastic over the raised bed to the other side. Place a 2X4 between the swing arms and the closed side of the raised bed. View attachment 87232 Now pull the insect netting to the outside of the closed side of the raised bed and attach to the edge of the raised bed with staples.View attachment 87231. Now pull the plastic sheeting across the top of the center support and attach it with staples on the closed side of the raised bed over the insect netting. View attachment 87233. Now secure both the plastic and the insect netting using furring strips and 1 5/8" wood screws.View attachment 87234 Remove the 2X4 that is holding the swing arms off the raised bed frame and the top should become tighter because of the weight of the swing arms being supported by the cover(s). Trim the extra material using a pair of scissors and verify that the lid opens and closes, I left the plastic "weather guard" open but kept the insect netting closed.View attachment 87235.
I have used this method to protect my spinach and lettuce down to about 10F, it buys me about 3 months of extra growing season. Under snow load the snow pushes down on the swing arms forcing them to close tighter and I have not had a problem with over 3' of snow on them.
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I hope you find this useful even if it was a little long winded.
Thank you @UrbanHunter. !Continue of Raised bed lid build..
Now move both of the 2 swing arms into the open position and using the stapler attach the insect netting along the 2X4 on the inside swing arm.View attachment 87223 and then secure using 1X2" furring strip along the outside of the 2X4 using 1 5/8" wood screws. Toss the insect netting inside the raised bed and then move the swing arm into the closed position, the insect netting should be draped over the 2X4 center support between the two end plates.View attachment 87229
Now repeat the process for the outer swing arm using the plastic, attach with the stapler, followed by the furring strips on the outside of the 2X4 swing arm.View attachment 87230, close the swing arm and toss the plastic over the raised bed to the other side. Place a 2X4 between the swing arms and the closed side of the raised bed. View attachment 87232 Now pull the insect netting to the outside of the closed side of the raised bed and attach to the edge of the raised bed with staples.View attachment 87231. Now pull the plastic sheeting across the top of the center support and attach it with staples on the closed side of the raised bed over the insect netting. View attachment 87233. Now secure both the plastic and the insect netting using furring strips and 1 5/8" wood screws.View attachment 87234 Remove the 2X4 that is holding the swing arms off the raised bed frame and the top should become tighter because of the weight of the swing arms being supported by the cover(s). Trim the extra material using a pair of scissors and verify that the lid opens and closes, I left the plastic "weather guard" open but kept the insect netting closed.View attachment 87235.
I have used this method to protect my spinach and lettuce down to about 10F, it buys me about 3 months of extra growing season. Under snow load the snow pushes down on the swing arms forcing them to close tighter and I have not had a problem with over 3' of snow on them.
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I hope you find this useful even if it was a little long winded.
Thank you @UrbanHunter. !
My raised beds are old and decrepit and need replaced. The Princess want me redo them making them 3' wide instead of 4'. I will emulate your design when I redo the boxes.
Ben
Is that a power/phone line passing over 5he garden?We are finally starting to get our garden in, I haven’t seen a spring like this in several years. I think we were 7 inches above normal for the month of May. It was to muddy to till today but we had to get plants in the ground.
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Is that a power/phone line passing over 5he garden?
I have one the birds frequent and there dropping do wonders. But you've chickens and don't need it.
Ben
Wowza Snap! That's awesome. Told Hubby you picked tomatoes and he said "That's messed up." He means that in a very kind way of course (wink wink).This morning, I picked a spaghetti squash
View attachment 87310View attachment 87311View attachment 87312 3 yellow squash and one zucchini. And 4 tomatoes. Staked up some jalapenos. Here are 3 photos. One of garden, one of potato patch and one of fig tree. Jerusalem artichokes are at back of potato patch and elderberry bush behind that.
Wowza Snap! That's awesome. Told Hubby you picked tomatoes and he said "That's messed up." He means that in a very kind way of course (wink wink).
I got some neem oil spray that says it's for use in organic gardens. Sprayed my spuds and they don't look any worse so hopefully that keeps whatever little munchers were there at bay. Someone mentioned earwigs which we seem to have an abundance of so not sure what was eating them, but it wasn't me. @Bacpacker other than the leaves that were getting munched on, mine are looking pretty good too and growing. Strange - seems like our weather is similar this year.
Good to know. Actually after the voles eating them the past 2 years, I chopped up some store bought spuds and planted them. I figure if we get any, it's a perk. We have fields all around us so I am totally outnumbered by the voles. We are in SE WA and are also 7A so that explains a lot. I was thinking about the purple ones, might give them a whirl next year.What weather zone are you in? We are zone 7A here. Not sure where you are in Washington (east west, north south), but you do seem to have similar weather as we do. I had noticed it at times.
Last 3 years I've stopped planting Kennebec taters (white), and went to Yukon Golds. Taters bugs are very minimal if there at all since then. This year I put out a row of purple ones a guy I work with gave me and I saw no bugs on them tonight either. At knee high I would expect to see a lot of damage to the plants. I sure like not having to deal with them. Harvest seems better too.
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