Weekly Gardening Thread
Posted on 10/02/2009 3:59:53 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
Good morning to all of you gardeners. I started the clean up of my garden this past week. I am taking my time doing it. I started with my tomato plants and decided not to use them in my compost pile. I do plan on pulling up my landscape fabric and saving it for next season. I would like to plant winter rye grass in the garden but would like other advice from y’all. What would be a good cover for this area until spring?
Weekly Gardening Thread
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My onions are doing well.
Should I dig out my Calla Lilly now or later?
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Morning,
Not much luck with our leggy seedlings we planted. Not enough light when they were young to overcome the cold snap that coincided with planting. Oh well, we planted seeds too last week.
Will get some established plants tomorrow to make up for the seedlings.
28 degrees here yesterday norning so outdoor gardening is pretty much done for this year.
Got my porch/greenhouse pretty much finished so I brought all the houseplants inside. I also brought in my cana lillies. They got a late start so they never flowered but I’ve read that they grow well in pots over the winter for an early start in spring.
Not an expert on Calla Lilly growing but I have heard you should wait until after the first frost to dig up.
Good morning!!!!
I’m going to start the garden clean out this weekend.
I have lots and lots of tiny green maters, so I’m going to be making lots of pickles on Monday!
Brought in two-and-a-half bushels (about 150lbs) of “tire grown” potatoes yesterday. Gonna dig my sweet taters this weekend. The vines are everywhere, so there ought to be a bunch.
The red plastic on tomatoes .. no scientific prove it out. This was my best tomato year ever (peppers also) ... but everybody had a good year. Tomatoes everywhere.
Those green tomatoes make great fried sides and salsa verde as well. The real small ones that are kind of hard still are perfect for salsa. Sub them for tomatillo in any recipe.
Gabz good to see you. We have had fried green tomatoes just about every evening this past week.
Thanks for the up date on your bucket potatoes. I plan on using your system next year.
Thanks, R_D 232.
Outside clean-up continues by much has been done. Garlic planted, still more lilacs to trim but most are done, need to set a date to blow out the sprinkers & contemplate that final short-cut mowing.
Falling leaves are nice & pretty. Just once though I’d like to see the trees do a Charlie Brown type fall. One moment all there, then “thump” all on the ground.
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First time gardening in the South for me and I lost everything I planted. Too much sand down here. I planted a trial garden so I didn’t plant a lot but hopefully I learned a lot. I need dirt and lots of it.
I just ADORE Yukon Golds!!!! I’ve never tried potatoes before, but I’m seriously contemplating doing so next year.
The only ‘maters I had true success with this year were the grapes, which were all volunteers left over from last year. Mr. Stripey’s were pretty much a bust, but I will save seeds and try again next year, giving them more room.
I have used the little ones in salsa and supplemented the tomatillos with them when I made salsa verde a couple weeks ago.
Do it...mine were delicious! I am battling frost with tarps to protect my bell peppers while they turn color...so far, so good. My hot peppers are beautiful...bright blaze orange, red and yellows. Gorgeous plants.
I tried it once when we lived in Bandon Oregon and it didn’t work for me. I probably spread the seed to thick and it was a real chore to rototill in the Spring...
Can you do a test area just for fun??
I tried it once when we lived in Bandon Oregon and it didn’t work for me. I probably spread the seed to thick and it was a real chore to rototill in the Spring...
Can you do a test area just for fun??
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