preparing corn/veggie plots

[randy41]

I grow organically and get my seed from Johnnys Selected Seeds and from Fedco Seeds. the coating is some kind of clay that dissolves. Its used for lettuce also and its sized for mechanical planting. its of course more expensive than just plain seed but still not excessive.

 

[thingy]

I been ordering most of my seed,[stuff its hard to find locally] from henry fields catalogue,,get others though,,will look for that pellit seed,,generally order seed not too long from now anyways,,,thingy

 

[Darla]

Anybody grow TAM jalapeños? It's been a while since I have grown any, and now a couple of seed places look at me like I'm from Mars. I think TAM stands for Texas A&M. They are a strain that are just slightly milder than a regular jalapeño. I really liked them in the past, except the time I grew them right next to some habaneros, and they cross polinated. They were way hot then!

 

[billbill1]

I have two walk behind seed planters that I use in the garden, they dig the seed to the proper depth, apply the proper amount of seed, and cover it back up. My folks bought the EarthWay (that I now have) 30 or so years ago and I bought one from TSC probably 15 years ago. Works real well on Sweetcorn and beans, I plant all of my seeds with one. They have changable seed plates, maybe 7 or 8 for different veggies. Also marks where to put the next row. If you push it in a straight line, it makes a straight row. The one from TSC can add fertilizer as you plant (I've never tried to do that) They are a good investment for someone serious about gardening.

 

[thingy]

Hey,Bill,,hows it going?,,,good,,good,,,,,bet you can't plant carrot seed with that?,,,I was using one of them walk behind corn planters when I was 6-7,,can't remember exactly what this one looked like,,but it was kinda like a post hole digger with a metal box that slid back and forth or something,,took a step,put end in ground worked handles kick a little dirt over it with your foot,,move on,,,yeah,,if you was planting much more than me,,,it would almost be a necessity,,,,,worst thing about garden raising is bending over,,thats why I let my wife and little girl do that part,,,guess I got corn planters after all??!![and weed pickers and thiners],,,,just hard to get them moving sometimes??! thingy

 

[randy41]

i've got one of those earthway seeders and i use it for spinach,chard,sweet corn, peas and beans. it doesnt work well for he smaller seeds(lettuce, carrots) or the bigger ones(pumpkins, squash). but it might do well with pelleted seed. i have a fertilizer attachment for it. most other stuff I transplant anyway.

 

[Chuck52]

I use an Earthway seeder, too. Works great for "reasonable" sized seeds, like beans and peas and such. I got fairly good results with corn, but maybe too many double seedings.

I have more deer than most, I hope. If not, then Gawd help you poor folks. However, maybe my deer are dumb or better fed. I keep them out of my main garden with a fence of cattle panels with some string and stuff strung higher to confuse them. No problems with deer in that space. I kept them out of the corn patch with a simple short electric fence that I baited with peanut butter on aluminum foil. However, that didn't slow the coons down much. I had wires close to the ground and a ground wire all around, but it wasn't a really strong charger, so I think their fur kept them from getting a good blast. Anyway, no deer in the patch, but the coons cleaned out the corn before it was really "human" ready. I had pumpkins, winter squash, watermelon and cantalopes in the same patch and nothing bothered any of that....well, maybe a rabbit might have chewed on some melons.

I guess it varies from place to place. My coons, and I am beginning to think of them as mine, don't bother my veggies, even though they easily could. They eat any corn I think about growing. My deer, and you can have them please, don't try to get into the garden the way I fence it, but they will eat any flower, tree, vegetable, or rock, if it is not fenced.

Chuck

 

[thingy]

Yeah,guess it varies,,,but,,one thing,the more coon you got in an area the more damage,,,I've killed 6-7 coons around here in past 5-6 years,,that helps,,,killed 4 foxes in past 12 months,,,that helps too,,,if I just had more help,,,,but,,like I said,they don't get into my corn till its ripe,,,now next year maybe different,,,and if so,,if I'm here,,will be spending several long nights out with my spotlight and 22 mag,,,cause,I ain't giving it away,,,now some people can't shoot around at night due to where they live,,but I'm here to tell you that killing a few varmits every year,,really helps,,,they only roam so far,,,,,thingy