Posted on 04/08/2017 12:16:55 PM PDT by greeneyes
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We’re expecting warmer temps beginning tomorrow!
The topsoil in our yard actually does need to have the
leaves left (& chopped up by driving the mower over them).
Rocky shallow soil.
Will have to check with hubby on our asparagus. Always hated it-only ever had it from a can-too mushy. However cooked fresh with the right “snap” it’s pretty good.
We had some volunteer or wild asparagus growing, so hubby bought some additional plants to put next to it. We are steadily trying to plant stuff that comes up repeatedly so that when we get too decrepit, we still have homegrown eats.
Hello from Kansas City! Could someone advise me about transplanting rose bushes? Is the spring an ok time?
Asparagus coated with olive oil and cooked in the oven is superb.
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How do you plant spinach and lettuce in the fall for spring-time use? I’d like to do that too!
We finally have a nice day, after 2 nights of snow predicted. No snow, but it was woodstove weather. I don’t see how today can be near 70 after being near freezing last night.
Anyway it is delightful out. I spent a happy hour or 2 with my 8 blueberry plants - 5 one-year old and 3 older-but-stunted ones that were here when we bought the place. They all have leaves, and most have blossoms, even the wee baby plants.
I picked off the blossoms (all still need to focus on getting bigger before they produce blueberries), pulled weeds, gave them acidifying fertilizer and sulfur, covered them with mulch, and watered them with rain water.
Then I was too tired to plant the garden so I came inside. I don’t know if I’m up for it this year, although I know once I get started, it is addicting.
I plant it rather late in the fall, but soon enough that it sprouts and gets some growth before frost.
Then I take a row cover and double it, put it over the raised bed and anchor it down all the way around. The lettuce is I used Bloomsdale this year.
However, I have used various greens and lettuces over the years. Artic King. Winter Density. Names like that.
Missouri weather changes a lot, and during the winter we almost always get a few non freezing days with sun shine, so I will take the row cover off and let it breathe-if I’m not too lazy.
I leave more space between the plants, since crowding would exacerbate problems related to dampness. If the weather gets abnormally cold, I sometimes throw a sheet over it and cover with leaves or straw. Then I can roll up the sheet to remove the debris when it’s not needed.
Wow-I agree. In fact that is the only way that I can cook it just right. On top of the stove is never exactly satisfactory, but still better than mush.
Wow-I agree. In fact that is the only way that I can cook it just right. On top of the stove is never exactly satisfactory, but still better than mush.
oops, not sure how that happened.
Asparagus is considered by many to be a "spring tonic" since it is one of the first plants to be harvested after winter.
I prefer to roast asparagus (over or grill) with olive oil, a light spritz of balsamic vinegar, and lightly dressed with grated Parmesan cheese while still warm.
Sympathies on the soil. We have the crappy clay with lots of rocks some small and some as large as a truck bed.
It’s all good. I have actually used those same ingredients for the oven roasted, and it’s good too.
We have two blueberry plants, I think. They turn a lovely shade of crimson in autumn. We planted them at least ten years ago in terrible rocky soil but they’ve managed to survive. Most of what does well there between the driveway and a stone wall is bamboo. I love both of them. There is nothing like spending time in the garden. It clears the mind.
Contact a landscaper or tree trimming company where new construction is occurring and palms are located.
Juvenile palms (under six feet) don't transplant well since the cut roots die back to the main stalk (transplant shock ?), and mature palms need to be supported until new roots occur.
Since you are looking for stumps, the best place to look is on private land where the palms are being cleared due to new construction.
Wow that is a lot of work! I don’t know if i’ll be that ambitious...
I usually get volunteer romaine and cilantro in the spring. Except we rototilled this year. Next year i’ll let some go to seed again. i’ll see if that works, lol!
I don’t think studded tires are legal here. I know they were in Wisconsin when I lived in Milwaukee.
The best addition to any soil is compost: it will build up the soil profile, add nutrients, and moisture absorbing fiber to the soil.
In the interim, you might consider either a 'raised bed garden', or supplement your own leaves with those collected by the highway department last fall.
Frequently, those over-wintered leaves from last fall have already begun composting and beginning to break down.
Just came in a few minutes ago. Small garden blocked off with eggs shells and my late composting. Bone Meal and Organic fertilizer to prep the soil.
Started a tub with about 80 yellow and orange pepper seeds - same stuff added - gonna sprout these outside now that things are a bit better (inside sprouts are going good after about 4-6 weeks with a few more that are only started a week or two ago.
Still going to get another tomato plant, basil, etc. at some point. I’m planting hundreds of pepper seeds and hopefully a lot of tomato. Carrots are sprouting good but very young and tender so no transplanting yet for about a month I think (at least).
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