I got ambitious this morning and cleaned off a spot in the kitchen garden for my garlic. Stuck a hundred or so cloves in the dirt and covered it up with compost. Getting the garlic planted by Thanksgiving is my goal every year. This time I made it.
Posted on 11/16/2018 6:45:04 PM PST by greeneyes
The determinates are the most popular by far. They take less space and staking and are perfect for cages.
When I was small we grew an heirloom variety whose name escapes me.
Beautiful long vines and fruit the size of a softball. One thick slice made a great sandwich.
We would save the seed and start our own plants every year.
And to think tomatoes were once considered poisonous and grown only as an ornamental!
My garden these days is very small.
As much for amusement and satisfaction as for food.
When my kids were small I used the black plastic method. A neighbor had the equipment for laying the plastic and I borrowed it every year.
I have used newspapers between rows to serve much the same purpose.
Now that its only me there is no need for a big garden. Therefore I piddle.
Something about growing your own food is satisfying.
I got ambitious this morning and cleaned off a spot in the kitchen garden for my garlic. Stuck a hundred or so cloves in the dirt and covered it up with compost. Getting the garlic planted by Thanksgiving is my goal every year. This time I made it.
You know we actually have “Bushy Tailed Wood Rats.” I had a long history of home invasions by one. We could never figure out where it was getting in. The saga went on for months. THEN, we let the cat in the basement and found out what had been raiding the under the sink garbage. Had to look it up (the cat had removed the head) but was able to finally ID the critter. Lived here for 30 years and had never seen one...go figure.
I would love to do something indoors downstairs and looked into LED plant lights, full spectrum, quite a few different ones and different prices.
https://www.google.com/search?q=led+full+spectrum+plant+lights&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCzZ6CqNzeAhUImeAKHUi6B2IQ_AUIDigB&biw=1024&bih=498&dpr=1.88
some kind of ornamental grass, someone here will know for sure
nice looking dirt
Happy Thanksgiving to all my gardening friends! The only green thing in my garden that still looks good is a big patch of Italian parsley, and we have had 2 snow coverings and frosts - still alive. Enjoyed some green beans yesterday from the garden that I had lightly steamed and then vacuum sealed with my food saver. We have been doing this for years. They tasted just picked and cooked. This is one reason I garden - for the winter. Happy Holidays!
Paid my social debts with a corn roast every year, canned and froze enough vegetables so we didn't eat much canned stuff. Two apple trees and berries up on the hill, plus elderberries. Planted garlic on the first dark moon of October, harvested it in July, Lots of rhubarb. That's something you could grow in a small garden or right along the fence line.
All that was when I was studying for the Ph. D. degree, late '60s-early '70s, living on HEW Title IV salary. Me, the wife, and four kids. All gone now, just me, living in the city. Miss it all.
Hope you're doing well, my FRiend. Along the way I did get a chance to live a couple of years in the Old Dominion, Blacksburg. Felt right at home. The most beautiful place in the world, and I've seen a lot of it. From NY State, myself, Southern Tier.
Got to go now. Cheers!
Indeed. Use some dry manure in early spring. To get on the ping list just tell greeneyes.
Glad it worked out for you.
For sure - not a good way to start the day.
Yes, I really enjoy letting the green tomatoes ripen and eating them. They do taste a lot better than Grocery tomatoes.
Well, I’ve read articles about how to store potatoes in the ground for the winter, but we’ve never tried it. Probably should, though - our storage space is so limited.
You are welcome.
You know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men? LOL
Sunny and mild here in Central Missouri today. It’s much better than the cold and nasty white stuff we got earlier in the week.
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Definitely. We enjoyed the sunshine. Lazy though. Didn’t do much - should have swept off the patios, but just kinda ran in and out enjoying the sunshine and drinking coffee.
Greenhouse was a nice 79 degrees most of the day.
Happy Holiday to you to. Yes, the winter is so much more satisfying when there is home grown food around.
I want to plant indeterminate varieties next year. Maybe hard to find, I may have to start from seed. A native American woman I know advised to plant tomatoes laying on the ground and not to use cages. she advised they all grew and produced better. She did not address variety, however. Wondering if she grew indeterminate plants.
Awesome tomatoes! What are your secrets. It is so weird, I have been having trouble getting a nice yield.
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