Posted on 03/15/2013 3:25:57 PM PDT by greeneyes
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If the agent orange doesn’t work, next time you have to run outside without trousers on make a detour through the new garden. That should shock the Bermuda right outta there (ducking!).
Those are the oil heavy small Russians.
/johnny
That’s a lot of peas!
/johnny
Not to worry; I’m also planting potatoes and carrots to serve with them. ;-)
And since I've got it in hand... I'm going to use it on my pinto beans, too.
/johnny
Have you thought about dehydrating them?
The husky cherry tomato transplants are happy (knock on wood) but they didn’t put on last year until right before the Nov. freeze. They are my favs, just like candy, but not when they sulk and not give me anything all summer. The slicers and romas didn’t put on either but the yellow pears went crazy growing to the roof. It’s all or nothing.
I asked to be on the ping list and didn’t get pinged, please add me when you get a chance. Thanks!
We used to grow peanuts commercially. But I’ve never done anything for the garden peanuts. Just poke ‘em in the ground and they’re happy. Just make sure they get lots of sun and sandy soil.
Good sandy soil for them, and plenty of sun. I went ahead and got the innoculant this first time, but won't do that next year, once the bacteria are established.
The innoculant is supposed to be good for all of the legume family, so I'm going to try it on the pintos this year. I grow 3 sister (corn, beans, squash) every year, and I should know if the innoculant helps.
/johnny
Welcome Home Diana! Did you hear that I have gotten older?
Funny...so have I! By the MINUTE it seems, some days!
So much has changed for me these past few years...ALL GOOD.
Work takes up the bulk of my time, now. Got promoted last year this time, so this is my FIRST SPRING SEASON where it’s all on MY shoulders to make it work. Eeek!
And LUCKILY I found me a ‘Junior Version of Tubebender’ to fall in love with and plan the rest of my life with...which takes up the few free hours I have each week.
You would love him. He’s just everything I’ve been wanting in a man. Hard working, farmer, craftsman, owns acres and acres of land, sweet, kind, smart, funny, good lookin’ - well, you know - JUST LIKE YOU, LOL!
Life. Is. Good. I. Am. Blessed. :)
So sorry to have missed the request somehow. I’ll make sure to “get r done”.
Hardware/garden shop got their BULK SEED POTATOES IN!!
Yay!
SO today I got 20 lbs of four different varieties, as soon as those are dirt happy, I’ll probably do another twenty. My next door neighbor has turned up a ton of dirt and is anxious to get into it also!
OH geez, I am exhausted just reading that!LOL
Thanks so much for posting. We always welcome your expertise. Feel free to shamelessly plug away.LOL.
I am so looking forward to this season. This will be the first time in a few years that I will be able to start from seed and plant in an area that I think will be warm and sunny enough to grow plants successfully. There is nothing like harvesting home grown herbs, vegetables and fruits.
I know what you mean about the heating pad. After reading your post, I started to have sympathy pains - I think I am going to have to lay down for a treatment soon.LOL
Good job. Plant 1 per day and then drink a margarita for me! LOL
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