Posted on 04/05/2013 12:36:13 PM PDT by greeneyes
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Yes...That’s the one. This is the second link I have posted that is DOA. The other was on the Nascar thread.
I was at the grocery and bought 4 Shallots in a net bag, name was “Frieda's" company, product of USA.
I am going to plant these things. I suppose I plant the root side down and have the whole thing covered with potting soil. I have a really big pot out there to do this, big enough for all four of these things.
I don't know what will happen to them, they will probably die because I'm not supposed to do it, or is there a chance they make more Shallots, like divide or something?
Anyone want to stop me before I do this as it would be useless?
The squash they used isn't crookneck or zucchini, but those work. I'll also be using muskmelons this year, as they do a better ground cover thing.
The old women used pine needles for mulch, so they didn't have much in the way of weeds coming up anyway.
I did come away with some of their pinto beans to use for seed. I've kept those going and will use those again this year.
/johnny
And so what if it fails? Life is like that. You try something and the next day, get your pants off the neighbor's roof and rethink the situation and do a little study.
It's ok to screw up. It's how humans learn. Or don't, in some cases. ;)
/johnny
I follow that budget plan. Not sure what I’ll do about bath towels yet. Mine are still in reasonable condition but their day’s coming.
I planted their elephant garlic in a raised bed about 2 and a half months ago. It’s about a foot tall now and happy as a clam.
Did you just buy it at the grocery or was it at a garden place so you knew it was to plant?
I think I won't use that big pot. I've got a wood planter on the ground and if this thing does multiply, better to have it where it can spread out than have it in a big pot. I also have a planter attached to a brick wall but it doesn't get much sun. Maybe I'll plant one of them there and see if that one lives.
I'll do this planting tomorrow.
It was an elephant garlic bulb I got at the grocery store. I broke the individual bulbs off the base plate, soaked it overnight in warm water, peeled all the papery stuff off and planted the cloves, pointy side up, about 8” apart, square.
I planted out a bunch of the regular California white garlic from the grocery store too. Went to make garlic butter, opened up a clove and saw little green sprouts! Did the same thing. Broke them all off the base plate, gently, soaked them and peeled them and planted them pointy side up about 6” square.
Those are about 10” tall now too. Even the teeny little ones. I have the super teeny ones planted in a container on my driveway.
BTW, the smaller the clove you plant, the smaller the garlic bulb. Lots of places tell you to sort it before you plant it, use the teeny ones in the kitchen, and only plant out the bigger cloves. I wasn’t going to peel all those little ones that weren’t much bigger than my fingernail. And I didn’t have the heart to throw them away either. So I’m going to feed them this spring and summer and see how big they get.
“soaked it overnight in warm water, peeled all the papery stuff off and planted the cloves, pointy side up, about 8” apart, square.”
So, I should soak these bulbs in warm water overnight, then peel the papery stuff off these, then plant tomorrow?
If you want to plant them, soak them in warmish water overnight. Sunday-Tuesday are root planting days this week so you might do that tomorrow night or Sunday night and plant them Sunday or Monday. Cover with about 1” of soil, loosely packed.
Just my opinion.
Not sure about peeling the papery stuff off shallots. It might not actually matter.
Thanks. I’ll have to look there. These towels probably have another 2 or 3 years left before they get too threadbare to safely use the washing machine.
I started more tomato and pepper seeds today and have them lined across the desk, etc. so the cat is upset because there’s nowhere for her to sit. I’m in a little better frame of mind after getting that chore done though tomorrow the ground should be dried enough to get out there and really see what needs doing. If I can get hubby to scrounge around the shed and find another wheel for the cart (I’m stealing from him!), I can move these inside and outside easily when they sprout so they’ll get more sunshine and maybe get into the ground quicker.
Yep, it’s that Texas summer heat that is always a worry. Can you replace your roses with some easy growing beans? Hubby thought my rose bed was for his junk so I gave up, cleared it out and planted his favorite veggies there (hey, there’s more than one way to skin a cat). I know what you mean about missing them but guess it’s more useful foodwise.
I’m in the Hill Country but have relatives in Conroe.
Oh, one thing I did 3 or 4 weeks ago was ask hubby to find a healthy, plump ginger root at the grocery store. I put it in a gallon ziploc bag with a damp (wrung out thoroughly) paper towel, closed it except for an inch or so at the top and put it in a warm spot under my grow lights.
I have 3 little green sprouts coming out of it now. I’m going to cut it into 3 pieces sort of equal according to those little sprouts and plant it in a really big container.
I’m psyched about the possibility of fresh ginger!
Next I’m going to ask him to visit the local Asian grocery and look for turmeric roots. And see if I have any luck with those. This way when it gets cold this fall I can dig most of them and use them but leave a few in the big pot to have for next year.
What kind of bean would grow on a trellis? That back wall is covered with trellis.
I could try a ginger root.
String beans would grow up a trellis. So would the asian long beans. As long as it gets at least 6hrs of sun.
The sun beats on that wall. I’ll check out string beans.
Hello Marcella . . . Scarlet Runner Beans will grow up a trellis, so will cucumbers, squashes and melons, including cantaloupe. Good luck with your gardening experience and I hope you get a lot of fun and eating enjoyment out of it, despite our Texas weather . . . Smile!
Check out the asian long beans. They tolerate heat above 90 a little better in my opinion. When my string beans sulled last summer when temps were over 95, the asian long beans were like the energizer bunny.
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