Weekly Gardening Thread
Weekly Gardening Thread
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Good Morning Red D and All
Looking forward to getting some spring like weather soon. I did
manage to get some onions planted before our little snow hit early
this week. Last year I had onions, potatos and turnips in by the middle
of Feb. Been much too wet this year though to do anything.
thanks red
We’re buried....
*sigh*
Most of us are still dealing with winter weather and freezing temperatures, and maybe wish we weren’t, but if it helps to rid the world of global warming believers, I’m all for it.
I’m trying seeds this year. I usually buy small plants from Walmart, so we’ll see. I bought a bunch of seeds off ebay. I’ve started various things indoors. I have lemon cucumbers, tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, lettuce, herbs, and a house plant called ylang ylang.
Wild night in the People’s Republic of New England...storm wound tight as a minimal hurricane came off the ocean last night with wind gusts from 60 to 90 MPH...precip was all rain, but wind knocked down power lines and trees everywhere...hundreds of thousands without power. In His mercy; G-d took care of us; no power loss; so my seedlings stayed warm. The radar image of that storm coming on shore was something to see...had all the characteristics of a hurricane except the eye.
We had 1 inch of rain from midnight to 6 am with a overnight temp of 56 degrees. Our clay soil here on Humboldt Bay is heavy stuff but all the beds are loaded with years of compost and slightly raised for good drainage. We are slowly getting the weeds under control and I got the Heritage(?) Raspberries tipped and paths cut through them for access. I am looking for volunteers to dig and divide 45 Dahlias, only a wetsuit is required and we supply the mud etc.
My first wife got the strawberry bed renovated and fertilized and the lawn mowed before the rain returned.
I am looking for some advice on purchasing a tree. A large tree in our front yard died last year, and I am doing some searching around trying to figure out what new tree to plant this spring. I am in zone 6.
I know this sounds odd for the front yard, but I would love some kind of a fruit or nut tree, so the tree can do more than just look pretty. I know some fruit trees need two to pollinate, however, I don’t think we have space for two trees. I would love a Pawpaw tree, but it’s my understanding I would need two. I am interested in an Asian persimmon tree, but unsure if they can take our winters and also whether this would be too small a tree.
Any good suggestions on a beautiful tree that produces something edible as a bonus? Thanks.
Last years starter garden with a strawberry tree at the far end.
The strawberries are third year this year with about 80-100 plants
in just that one tree. I hope there's a big crop this year.
Last years tobacco.
The bags are 5-gal from homeharvest and they also have 3in starter pots for
about 19-cents each and last for years.
Tip, if you have seeds from last year be sure to freeze them for a couple
weeks before planting them. A mistake I made when I started saving seeds.
/Salute
Go to Gardeners.com/planner to use a nifty on-line garden planner.
You can design your own garden there, or use one of their nifty pre-planned gardens. To plan your own, drag and drop vegetable pictures on a grid. The veggie multiplies when you drop it to show how many plants per square to put into the ground.
The website asks for your email and your zip code, so they may send you a personalized planting plan, but I don't know.
This tool is free, and you can save your work. Fun for a snowy day. Just click on the appropriate tools to start.
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