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Posted on 03/04/2011 5:04:58 AM PST by Red_Devil 232
Good morning gardeners. It is finally March and in Central Mississippi it has come in like a Lamb so far, does that mean it will go out like a Lion?
People used to believe that bad spirits could affect the weather adversely, so they were cautious as to what they did or did not do in certain situations. Those beliefs often included ideas that there should be a balance in weather and life. So, if a month came in bad (like a lion), it should go out good and calm (like a lamb).
I am still waiting for my tomato seeds to germinate. I am not worried about them yet as they take 14 – 21 days. A couple of my squash seeds have sprouted. Time to get the garden ready and my soil tested. The testing only costs $6.00 at the county extension. Regular tests include: pH, Lime Requirement, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, and Sodium.
If you are a gardener or you are just starting out and are in need of advice or just encouragement please feel free to join in and enjoy the friendly discussion. Our Freeper community is full of gardeners, each with varying interests and skill levels from Master Gardener to novice.
Sometimes you roast the tomatoes and peppers; sometimes not. Sometimes one but not the other...
Chipotle or not...we haven't even gotten to adding fruit to any of this, as of yet.
Bottom line...people NEVER know what kind of salsa is coming next. Kind of like Christmas morning. :-)
I’ve thought about trying potatoes. But always thought it a lot of work and since potatoes are a big crop around here I can get them real cheap, and often free if I catch the right farmer at the right time.
I actually made a comment to my husband last night as I was cutting up taters for dinner...I had to cut out so many eyes.
Could I grow them from the potatoes I buy in the store? or should I stick with getting them from a garden center or catalog?
Thank you and yes. He starts radiation on Monday, so keep praying.
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My wife has bought yellow regular size along with yellow cherry tomatos. All were very good.
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It is rare to find one of those cupboards intact. They were very popular in CA in the 1960s as a curiosity. Most people painted them and decorated them with rosemalling. They also modified them and ruined their antique value.
I lived in a subdivision circa 1910 at that time and many of the houses in the neighborhood incorporated a California version with the flour bins and grinders built right into the kitchen cupboards. My kitchen had been remodeled already, so I didn’t have that. I always kept my eye out for an authentic Hoosier Cupboard, but I never found one. Of course I was in the wrong part of the country (N. CA). But I did see several that had been “refurbished” and turned into something else.
ROFLMSS!!!!!!
Reading your description for making salsa is like listening to my husband talking about making it.
I’ll never forget the first time I pulled out the food processor for him when he was going to make salsa for a party at my place back when we first were dating -— he had no clue how to use it !!!!!
I planted my carrots and radishes closely right into the bed. Then I thinned them as I went along. I was eating carrots for months — first very tiny ones and later good sized ones. I did the same for my onions. In the future I’d like to figure out a way to handle those tiny seeds.
We had the yellow cherry one last couple of years, and couldn’t keep up with all they put on. I made the mistake of planting six or eight plants, and we were picking almost a gallon every day. They do have a slightly tougher skin.
With seed potato you get a more uniform crop. Planting your own eyed potato, the shapes may not all be the same, but the potato will be the same.
For selling, the grower wants the potato's to be attractive and look alike. You plant your eyes at least a foot apart, the plants get to be over 2 feet tall and quite bushy. The only problem with potato plants is they do get beetles when they are grown. No other bugs or worms like a tomato plant. Similar to a lady bug. I use to just pick them off and put them in a jar I carried. When done, just spray some bug killer into the jar and put the lid back on.
Cleaning out the goat barn only once a year and using it in my garden, everything grew great. For you the potato plant may not be as large. You never know how many potato's a single plant with produce, its always a surprise. A fun root to grow. I never had luck with carrots, they take more work in thinning out...Onions are easy to grow, but take a little know how. If interested I'd try to explain it to you. The nice thing about onions is you can go out and dig up just one at a time until frost hits..They are quite tasty when you grow your own....I use to put in maybe 3 celery plants (bought the plants) and it makes that area of the garden smell like celery. I would go out and just take a few stalks and let the plant continue to grow. Thats why 3 plants lasted until frost kill, they don't freeze well.
Well, you probably could still find one in Ohio or Indiana if the pickers haven’t already gathered them all. Thing is, antiques have lost some of their value, so you might get a good price.
But Redleg Duke has me intrigued. Do they still sell the parts?
For tiny seeds I used to use an envelope with a corner torn off. Tear the corner depending on the size of the seed to regulate planting.
It’s been a while since we had a veg garden but the way I used to do onions, lettuce, carrots and radishes is to plant them all in one row. The radishes tell you where the row is early. Thin as you go along.
Beets get thinned as they grow. There is nothing better than baby beets with the tops still on and plenty of butter.
Our last garden was 50’ X 100 with 50’ rows.
When we did string beans we’d plant two rows four inches apart for one row. They bush out better and halfway thru the season they blank out all the weeds.
Nice thread!
Last year, during our potat discussions, the experts said that the "store" potatoes are treated so that their shelf life is longer. That's why people buy seed potatoes. But seed potatoes are much more expensive. I think that I paid $8 for a 5 lb bag at the garden center. And there were way too many in there, so I gave half of them away.
The ones I haversted were more delicious than any potato I've ever purchased at a store. I had Yukon Golds and Red Sotas (??). But, they don't keep as long. Mine have been sitting in a stainless steel bowl on my counter top ever since I harvested them (not the right way to treat them) and now they have become seed potatoes again. I'm hoping they last long enough for me to plant them over again this year.
Somebody posted a lik to a place that specializes in all kinds of potatoes. I'm at the office, but when I get home, I'll look it up and add it to this thread. The seed potatoes were cheaper and there was a vast variety.
I just put the seeds in one hand, take a few out with my thumb and fore finger and sprinkle them into the small furrow. After they are up, I pull enough that there is about an inch between the plants.
As far as onions, I plant a double set on one row. As long as they are at least four inches apart, they will be able to fill out. I also loosen the dirt around the bulbs. That helps them expand in size.
If you ever plant shallots, just pull all the individual plants apart. Stick them into the dirt about 10” apart. Within a few months, you will have bunches of shallots the same size you started with.
Thanks for sharing - you are the person I thought you were...
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Northern California starts at the Sonoma/Mendocino line and includes the counties of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte and parts of Trinity and don’t you forget it! (rant off)
My mother had a table with a marble work surface and a large slide out bin for flour and one for sugar. She made all her bread, pies and pastries on it. We had a block ice cooler until we got a “Fridge” in 1940 or 41. I remember her cooking on a kerosene cook stove prior to the Butane stove...
In all of my stubborness, I made it across I-90 again last week with only a minor delay just east of Rapid City to wait for the snow plow to run. Two weeks before, when we were headed to Montana, it was 74 degrees when we drove through the Badlands park. I thought we had swings in weather ;)
On growing lavender:
Not all varieties are equally hardy.
I have kept varieties hardy in Zone 6 going several seasons by planting them in places where their roots will drain even in heavy rains—either on the side of banks or in relatively high spots in the garden. Other than that, they are not fussy, and handle the humidity and heat of the Ohio Valley.
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