Posted on 05/21/2010 5:00:30 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
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Weekly Gardening Thread
FReeper djf posted a thread about canning a few days ago and I thought some of you would find the article interesting. A link to the thread is below.
Canned foods??? Forget everything you've been told... Hat Tip to Freeper djf
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Good morning! We had our first fireflies last night so this evening I will be transplanting all my starts! Tomatoes, Green Hubbard, Pumpkins, Vegetable Marrow! Seeds will go in over the next few days also.
It’s been a busy, busy week up here in upstate New York.
I turned over the garden soil for the veggie beds and snuck in an early planting of some of my favorites. Still waiting on the seed potatoes, but other than that I have got my tomatoes, basil in. The garlic I put in last October is thriving with the occassional nitrogen supplements.
Problems this year: blisters through gloves, sun on bald head (note to self: bandana next time!)
So many weeds in some spots! Actually had to rip up the top three inches of weed infested soil.
Taking a much needed day off today. :)
Going from wet ground (6+ inches in a week) to 90’s on Sunday.
My soil is going to be baked like a clay pot.
But I will take the sun and never complain.
I was hoping to get out and put some plants in the ground this morning but we’ve got rain.
Getting ready to till the garden.
Last years onions did well over the winter. The snow was an excellent insulator. They were too small to dig up last fall.
Tula Gardening Hat
Second round of “Augusta” SE corn is up, okra is up, my green beans are starting to climb the fence, my squash is already blooming and we have a light rain falling today. It’s going to be a good year for filling the pantry and freezer......
That is beautiful.
I took the afternoon off to work in the garden and all over the yard and now they’re calling for thunderstorms! :(
I picked my first radishes this week between rains. Afraid that blight will get my tomatoes. They have been in ground for over a month and seem to be stunted from the cool, rainy weather. Same for zuchinni and squash.
Turnips are going wild. Cukes and melons are just sprouting.
But i have lots to transplant. Eggplant, brussell sprouts, peppers,sweet potato and more late heirloom tomatoes. Ground is too wet and will take several days, especially if the sun bakes the top.
This is going to be a busy week...I have loads of tomatoes with blossoms and fruit which are being ‘potted up’ into their large containers; potatoes are going into their raised beds; earth boxes are being ‘prepped’; beans, carrots, beets, corn all going in...lots more in addition to that. The exercise is really beneficial; though...
Is it too late to plant veggies in the Phil area?
Also, what’s the best source to tell you what vegetables to plant when? It seems like I’m always getting my garden ready and everyone else is done planting.
I took all my flats outside for some natural rain this morning. Maybe its just my imagination but I think they grow better with natural rain.
So you haven’t planted anything yet, everything is still inside? Also, what do the fireflies mean, that there is no risk of frost or excessive cold?
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