lakngulf
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Corn looks great, Dennis. I am couple of weeks out yet.
How does your garden grow?
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Bolero (F1) (Pelleted) - Johnny's Selected SeedsI have not tried pelleted carrot seed, didn't even think about it being available. I am guilty of not thinning carrots too, which is really pathetic given how small our growing is.The raised bed soil/medium is pretty fluffy. The carrots do suffer a bit if not thinned but it's not a disaster.
The coating makes them about the size of a radish seed, making it a lot easier to plant. I've never had much luck thinning them without destroying the row; except with a pair of scissors which is a royal PITA.
Last fall I harvested the biggest, and threw all of the smaller roots to my dog. It took an hour and a half to fill a five gallon pail... and Ruger chomped carrots non-stop for that same time period.
Nice looking corn. The only way I'll enjoy that for a while will be from the local grocery store.
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Larro Darro
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We had some pretty good storms this afternoon. My younger tomato plants hadn't been staked and secured with string, and they were all leaning over. But since my jury duty for tomorrow got cancelled, I will be able to deal with it in the morning.
Larro
PS: had the corn and some of my green beans for supper.
Larro
PS: had the corn and some of my green beans for supper.
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Larro Darro
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After I staked and wove the tomatoes I plowed the newest peas{brown crowders}. This store bought plow has me spoiled. It pretty much goes where you point it.
Larro
TomSeller
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Yeah, I have seen those but thought they were intended to be antique replicas, never really thought about using one in my garden. Looks like it works well.
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Larro Darro
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A lot of the old timers around here are still using the antique ones. I have most of the parts of the old one we had when I was a boy, but just replacing the handles cost about what a new one does. With my sandy soil, it is easy to push. I'm guessing rocky ground or hard packed clay would be a different matter.
Larro
dave1949
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I think I over did the nitrogen fertilizer on my rhubarb. I side dressed it just as the new growth was emerging this spring with what I thought was a reasonable amount of some 31-0-0 fertilizer.
Those are chives with the violet-colored tops. Grows like a weed here. To the far left in front is sedum, and behind that a hybrid miniature flowering thing we have forgotten the name of. Asparagus in the background. The bare area in the middle has some cukes and beans planted that are barely out of the ground.
Those are chives with the violet-colored tops. Grows like a weed here. To the far left in front is sedum, and behind that a hybrid miniature flowering thing we have forgotten the name of. Asparagus in the background. The bare area in the middle has some cukes and beans planted that are barely out of the ground.
Western
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Dave, only time I us str8 N, is on my grass, or hay when I was doing that, for the top growth. I have found a good triple 13 works all-a-round for me.
BTW, I got a soil sample for my garden this year, since the spot is only 2 years old. I was OK on N, low on P and HIGH in potash ( I had a burn pile there before the garden). I ended up having to buy 2 different bags and blending them myself to get like a 3-12-1.
Soil sample save me several k when I was cutting hay and help me keep the need in the garden in prospective.
Your place sure looks serene and relaxing too:thumbsup:
BTW, I got a soil sample for my garden this year, since the spot is only 2 years old. I was OK on N, low on P and HIGH in potash ( I had a burn pile there before the garden). I ended up having to buy 2 different bags and blending them myself to get like a 3-12-1.
Soil sample save me several k when I was cutting hay and help me keep the need in the garden in prospective.
Your place sure looks serene and relaxing too:thumbsup:
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Larro Darro
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Dave, I love your underground house. If I ever build again, I would like something like that. We have plenty of hot and cold weather here in NW Florida, and I'm sure it would safe lots of energy over the lifetime of the house. I don't wish anything bad to happen to my house, but if it did, I would either go underground or with the Styrofoam blocks filled with concrete. And other than a small basement, it would be one story. I can go a month at a time without going upstairs here.
Larro
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Larro Darro
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I noticed some of my corn silks starting to turn. When I waded in for a picture, a rain frog hitched a ride. I also discovered I had bush beans mixed in with the corn and pole beans, and they were in bad need of being picked. I {thought I} had planted two kinds of pole beans with the corn. Either one of them were mislabeled, or I just messed up. Anyway, I got a good mess of beans.
Larro
