That is an awesome green house. No wonder moms smiling
Garden 2024!
- Thread starter Weedygarden
- Start date
Help Support Homesteading & Country Living Forum:
On Me way to hommydepot to check pricing on some lumber and Brick Board...!!! Gonna either Build a Wishing Well in the Backyard where Me Bushie BooBoo is buried or Buy a faux one and build a base for it...!! It's across from a Publix so it won't Bee a One Stop Shopping...!! Like to hit 2-5 Spots on Me Route so I can save along the way...! 
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2020
- Messages
- 1,366
Got back home to see none of the seedlings perished. They got a big drink before leaving for cabin and the grow lights are on a timer. Tomatoes and peppers look great. They are in the dining room. The cabbage and broccoli seedlings spent the vacation in the greenhouse (looks nothing like @hashbrown ‘s mom’s). They survived.
- Joined
- May 29, 2020
- Messages
- 5,018
Today was a red-letter day. I got to harvest my first indoor cucumbers, they tasted good.
I decided to end my store-bought tomato experiment, they were just way too leggy for my space. I got some Siam Tomato seeds, they are a much more compact plant and I have gotten high yields from them in the past. I plan to start 3 plants, and then try to clone them into 9, that will give me a good crop and I will have some seeds in reserve... In the past I have been able to grow 3 generations before the good qualities were lost completely.
This week has been so busy I had to improvise to transplant a bunch of plants, most are just in larger pots, some moved outdoors. I just can't keep up.
I decided to end my store-bought tomato experiment, they were just way too leggy for my space. I got some Siam Tomato seeds, they are a much more compact plant and I have gotten high yields from them in the past. I plan to start 3 plants, and then try to clone them into 9, that will give me a good crop and I will have some seeds in reserve... In the past I have been able to grow 3 generations before the good qualities were lost completely.
This week has been so busy I had to improvise to transplant a bunch of plants, most are just in larger pots, some moved outdoors. I just can't keep up.
This past weekend, I forgot to uppot the lettuce so today after work, I went ahead and planted it outside. Temps have been pretty mild. We’ll see how it does. I haven’t gotten my corn planted yet. It’s been a crazy day and I’m whooped.
Go ahead, give her a little smack upside the head.This past weekend, I forgot to uppot the lettuce so today after work, I went ahead and planted it outside. Temps have been pretty
'cause you are OLDER!!
mild. We’ll see how it does. I haven’t gotten my corn planted yet. It’s been a crazy day and I’m whooped.
Just a little tap.
Watered my tomatoes, pepper plants.
Will pick up a few more this week sometime maybe.
Will pick up a few more this week sometime maybe.
- Joined
- May 29, 2020
- Messages
- 5,018
That's not Funny... Because it's TRUE and it reflects on ALL OF US! Not mad, but reality sometimes makes me sad....'cause you are OLDER!!
- Joined
- May 29, 2020
- Messages
- 5,018
My canning tomatoes are now over a foot high, I have re-potted them but experience has taught me that it is not a safe bet to plant them outside before Memorial Day...
My critter problem is now whittled down to 1 remaining offender, he does not do as much damage as the pack he was running with, but he needs to be addressed at the first opportunity. I have seen him and he appears to be gun shy at this point....
We are expecting rain, the garden could use it. All of my growing space is now fully occupied except the areas for the tomatoes and the squash. I may move some squash outdoors this weekend.
Well work is calling... Have a great week.
My critter problem is now whittled down to 1 remaining offender, he does not do as much damage as the pack he was running with, but he needs to be addressed at the first opportunity. I have seen him and he appears to be gun shy at this point....
We are expecting rain, the garden could use it. All of my growing space is now fully occupied except the areas for the tomatoes and the squash. I may move some squash outdoors this weekend.
Well work is calling... Have a great week.
I said that towards LadyLocust because I knew she had a birthday and she's younger than me!That's not Funny... Because it's TRUE and it reflects on ALL OF US! Not mad, but reality sometimes makes me sad....
- Joined
- Nov 21, 2020
- Messages
- 3,607
husband had to help in the garden yesterday, usually I do most of that but I injured my back so I couldn't do it. We planted stuff I had in pots yesterday, he had to do the digging, I sat on the wet dirt and planted. My pants are super dirty but it got done. Planted lots of cabbages, red and green, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, I put out beet seeds too oh and some kohlrabi. I have a bunch left. NOticed I forgot to buy peas and pepper seeds. Will need to do that soon.
I'm surprised LadyL hasn't commented yet. Must be sleeping in today.
Better old than dead, HEHEHEHEHE,,, sometime wonder though when the tired sets and achy sets in.
Pushin the old age clock and watching it rain so much is a problem, gonna have to go to the gym in the shop and start back to daily workouts till we get some good dry ground days.
May be able to cut some more grass in the 1 dry day we have coming.
Pushin the old age clock and watching it rain so much is a problem, gonna have to go to the gym in the shop and start back to daily workouts till we get some good dry ground days.
May be able to cut some more grass in the 1 dry day we have coming.
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2020
- Messages
- 9,416
Quick update on the True Potato Seeds I am trying for the first time this year.
About time to up-pot them. The smallest is still quite small so give them a few more days.
Ben
About time to up-pot them. The smallest is still quite small so give them a few more days.
Ben
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2017
- Messages
- 10,044
I have 2 beds that are now 4 years old. I filled mine 12" deep with wood out of a 24" bed. I'm adding anywhere from 2-4" of compost back in to top them off. Some I'm sure is settling, but I've dug into a couple of my 10 beds and finding evidence of rot in the wood. I'm guessing the larger wood will last maybe 10 years before its all gone. Wood type will play a part as well. Pine and popular will rot quick. But maple and oak would last longer.
My other beds are showing similar need for filling each spring
My other beds are showing similar need for filling each spring
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2020
- Messages
- 9,416
Ditto what @Bacpacker wrote.
The hugelkultures I put in 8-9 years ago used fresh cut logs. The newest bed uses logs that have been stacked that long with no cover. I hope they are ideal since the rotted logs act like a sponge and hold moisture.
The beds on The Ridge are all hugelkultures. That were I grow garlic and onions. They don't required protection from critters for the most part. The beds do not have any irrigation. Between our average rainfall and the hugelkultures the root crops do fine. I even get some volunteer spuds from years past.
Ben
I’ve barely been able to keep up this week. It’s taken me multiple tries to make it through a thread. By evening I’m spent. Hoping to sleep well tonight and get some things caught up this weekend.I'm surprised LadyL hasn't commented yet. Must be sleeping in today.
You better take it easy. Hope you sleep well
I’m feeling a little old this week but watch out if I get some sleep. You’ll be in for it
A funny: last night Hubby asked when I will plant the tomatoes outside (he asked so he knows how long he has to do the tilling). I told him when the apple blossoms fall. I might have gotten the stink eye 
First I'll remind you guys that I garden just for fun, so don't be to hard on me. Anyway in the past I've bought plants at Home Depo, Walmart or Lowes and paid about 6 bucks a plant. Last year soured me on paying that much because everything I bought burned up. This year I saw that HEB had plants for $1.95 (much smaller) so I bought about 20 of them. Our summers are long so I figured that they had time to mature. Well shock, those suckers are now bigger than I could have imagined after just a few weeks. And most of them (if not all) have buds & flowers. Only 1 plant "failed" & that's because I think I put fertilizer too close to it. I did plant heavy in tomatoes figuring that my SF loves them & I'll eat them. But if they each produce just 3 tomatoes, I'm going to have a lot extra.
