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Posted on 02/17/2024 5:36:12 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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I usually start in April, as we don’t do grow lights. We are in west Michigan BTW. With a early spring I am itching to at least start some lettuce.
Love that picture Liz!
Pete I grew so many shishito peppers last year. Could have filled a 10 gallon bucket. We gave been eating them all winter and I made 4 containers of that we shishito sauce too, all gone. Still have about 12 ziplocs full of chopped just lightly sautéed in olive oil and frozen. Great on a pizza or omelet. So since I have so many I think I will just have maybe 3 plants this year, as opposed to 8. That is if I can control myself.
Me too......a perfect garden scene.
Here is another link:
tipsforsurvivalists.com/the-secret-to-a-successful-one-man-farm-a-tour-of-indian-summer-farm
A lot of the things he does can be adapted easily to peoples gardensing. Low till, shade covers to get plants started, irrigation, does not bother with "Architectural Magazine" photo" quality weeding, chooses quickly maturing varieties where possible, direct seeds where possible.
Yeah two nasty weekends in a row but this one looks good. Sunday’s gonna feel downright hot at 70 degrees.
Name of this Far ....... s/b Farm!!!
I want to cut back this year and use more determinate and semi determinate tomatoes, but I keep looking at all my tomato seeds and thinking that I have to grow and try at least some of my never planted standard heirlooms like Hillbilly, Mortgage lifter, and Aunt Ruby's Green, and these are all large indeterminate vines! So, I will try to limit myself to 2 tall strung up plantings
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