Posted on 07/06/2012 10:51:22 AM PDT by Ellendra
Garlic goes in -in the fall.. you mulch it in and let it over winter.
Both of my apple trees came from HD (Hillsborough and Memorial).
A couple years ago I picked up Tifblue, Premier, and Brightwell blueberries from Lowes and grew them in pine mulch in large clay pots. Did pretty well last year, not many berries this year (as I expected with not much of a winter). I started transplanting them in the ground as a hedge and killed one. I forgot they need a low pH (hence the pine mulch). I’ll be using peat moss when I transplant the rest.
BTW, if you ever want to do blackberries, watch Home Depot. Once in awhile they have different varieties in cardboard boxes about the size of a quart. I mention this because I searched all over Tampa and found only Natchez (which you can find at Lowes — Waters and Veterans at least — any time of the year) or unlabelled blackberries.
Thanks for the info. The Anna is struggling, has been since I put it in. I may try the TropicSweet if it doesn’t shape up. The Dorsett is doing well, I even left a couple blossoms on it and I’ll have my first two apples this year.
Thank you. I’ll dig around and see if I can find the garlic. I’ll plant some in the fall, mark the spot and hopefully, I’ll have lovely garlic “when”? Really, I have a lot to learn about gardening. Sometimes, I may look like I know what I’m talking about, but I’m learning as I go along. I’m a good cook...so try some of our faves..some do good, some don’t.
Right you are. I have my raised beds spread out in several locations. The more permanent garden has 4 4'x4' beds made with 2"x6" boards while the temporary bed is made from cinderblocks, 3 across and 6 long. We keep talking about putting in a pool but until we do, I have that place to garden.
The cinderblock garden was much easier to put together, just level the ground a bit and put the blocks down and I can use the holes in the blocks as little planters. This year I've got swiss chard, onions, and garlic in the hole, but other years I've put marigolds in to keep bugs away.
Thank you. a lot of watering and careful photography. :-)
Thank you.
As I posted before, careful photography helps. Also selective photography, as in not taking pictures of the napa cabbage that was decimated by slugs!! :-)
I love the raised beds for a number of reasons, but mostly because I didn’t have to till the ground and i don’t have to worry about my soil which is very heavy. In fact, in the brook in my front yard, you can dig out clay.
I also have that black walnut tree to deal with.
I do recommend them
I dug and cleaned the last of the Garlic this afternoon, Spanish Roja and German Red, both stiff neck varieties and The other 5 types are curing for storage. The things that grow well for me are truly growing well for me this year like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, potatoes, corn, kohlrabi, weeds, carrots and pumpkins. BTW... I dug a hill of volunteer potatoes and there must have been 50 medium sized tubers...
Thank you, I’m thinking of putting one in, permanently. I have wooden ones, right now, and they “leak” water when I put on the soakers. Great idea, using the holes in the concrete blocks.
Our community garden is moving forward. I think we’ll be able to have a small fall garden.
I had a pool, once, when we were young...
Hello Gardeners!
I have been blessed with 2 heads of garlic-
they are from 100 year old crops from Italy
and just harvested.
Instead of using them I want to plant them and
start crops of my own.
I’ve never done garlic, and my gardening skills
are pretty rusty.
Advice would be SOOOOOOOOOOO welcome!!
Anyone? Bueler? Help! :)
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