I will draw my garden plans this weekend! I always draw a map of what's going where and improvements I must make over the last year. I keep notes on soil, pests, etc.! Hoping for a great gardening year!!
A great garden year ahead!!We got so busy this year It was a struggle to weed water and harvest. Great fun planting tho. This fall I was thinking of giving it a rest this next season but now with the way things are going nationally I dunno.
The price of lumber is down so I think I will stock some more eight foot 2X10's and 2X12's to make 4X8 grow boxes as well as get a couple of dump trucks of garden soil delivered.
The front of our house faces due south and since it is a story and a half with windows on both levels it is a shame not to start making a greenhouse attached that could heat the house on cold but sunny winter days. Also we have to start many plants inside in order to give them enough growing time.
We have the seeds and fertilizers and now with our chickens we have grasshopper control.
I read something on this years ago. Some souls have natural metals in them. I"m going to check into this a lot more.Anyone ever hear of electroculture or something like that? Seen this in a few telegram groups I am in. Supposedly if you put metal items in your garden it helps the soil??. I know I am probably explaining this wrong
I've got some clean up to do too!!I have onions and garlic down, and potatoes ordered. Planning a bit of a clean up the first week of January, when it's drier and less muddy. The front of the polytunnel needs an overhaul, the frame around the door is giving up, but its been up for years so owes me nothing. Like Pearl, will be drawing out the plan for planting this year too
My Blue berries did that in Feb. one Year.It's warm here and my peach trees are budding
No fig trees. My bluebonnets have been sticking their heads out since Thanksgiving, covered them with hay during the artic blast!That’s good to know, @Pearl I was worrying about your peach trees. Do you have any fig trees?
Every time my mom’s star magnolia would bud too early, a frost would strike, killing the buds.
Time to look at the extension office planting calendar!
I've used cardboard!! Poke a few holes in it!I have a container garden problem.
The soil is washed out of my small containers, leaving a channel for more soil & most of the water to flow out of the drain holes.
I am thinking of using coffee filters to slow the water enough for some of it to be soaked up by the soil.
Also, this will stop 95% of the soil from flowing out of the containers.
Will this cause rot in my containers?
Have you tried this method, if not, what method do you use?
I've been using 1 layer of paper towel (I use the blue shop towels). I fit them to the container, spray with water to get it tight fit before adding soil. I bottom water my plants (my containers are sitting in starter trays).I have a container garden problem.
The soil is washed out of my small containers, leaving a channel for more soil & most of the water to flow out of the drain holes.
I am thinking of using coffee filters to slow the water enough for some of it to be soaked up by the soil.
Also, this will stop 95% of the soil from flowing out of the containers.
Will this cause rot in my containers?
Have you tried this method, if not, what method do you use?
Blue shop towels are thick, that is what I can do with the three gallon containers, thanks.I've been using 1 layer of paper towel (I use the blue shop towels). I fit them to the container, spray with water to get it tight fit before adding soil. I bottom water my plants (my containers are sitting in starter trays).
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