Gardening

[bwframe]

I had some last year potatoes growing lots of eyes in the root cellar. Combined with the nice weather, thought I'd redo last years potato bed and plant those anxious ones a month early.

Moving mulch from one end of the bed to the other, I discovered nearly a 5 gallon bucket of missed potatoes. Noticeably more than that if you count the bad ones thrown away.

Fresh fried potatoes for dinner this evening.

 

[boosteds13cc]

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10 days later. From planting til now. Sweet peppers and some sweet peas started. Come on spring!!!

 

[Brandon]

My carolina reapers have sprouted. Cant wait to see how hot they will be!

 

[Leadeye]

Greenhouse tomatoes, taken earlier in the year.

 

[bwframe]

My carolina reapers have sprouted. Cant wait to see how hot they will be!

If you find yourself with too many at planting time sir...

 

[PistolBob]

If we plant nothing else we ALWAYS have a couple varieties of tomatoes and at least 4 kinds of peppers. I like to put out 4 bell peppers, 2 jalapenos, 2 Cayenne, and a couple of habaneros...If I feel like it I put in 2 hills of cucumber and just let them climb my fence. We farm 20 feet by 25 feet and if you do it right you can get a TON of veggies out of it. We make salsa and can it, whatever we don't eat after that I dehydrate and we use all winter.

 

[boosteds13cc]

With all this rain and current temps above freezing, I know we all are getting the itch to get our of the house and enjoy the outdoors. Wanting to plant some other herbs in a few days in flower pots and maybe a planter of lavender to help boost the mind for motivation that spring is actually coming.

 

[patience0830]

Berries? I grow strawberries, red raspberries, blackberries, currants. I have been trying to get some blueberries going but I don't think my ph is right.

Miracid and pine straw are your friend.

 

[patience0830]

Tapped the maples today.

You're late.

 

[patience0830]

Yes, they are supposed to be resistant to the disease.

They smell like sex when they're blooming. SIL calls them kumtrees.

 

[Expat]

Miracid and pine straw are your friend.

I will have to look for pine straw. I have tried miracid and i don't think it is enough... i tried sulphur.

 

[Brandon]

We might try to use straw bales--saw it on a FB video; plenty of stuff online.

Mom did this a couple of years ago, mixed results at best. I didn't read into it any and just went off what she said to do and how to do it. I know she hasn't thought about it since.

 

[boosteds13cc]

Mom did this a couple of years ago, mixed results at best. I didn't read into it any and just went off what she said to do and how to do it. I know she hasn't thought about it since.

Seen a few ideas on pinterest about this. Any new technique catches my eye. Doesn't hurt to try because what if right.

 

[Leadeye]

Had greenhouse salad today, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, and peppers from the greenhouse. I figure that if for some reason veggies weren't available in the store, we could grow enough to keep two old people eating.

 

[Leadeye]

If we plant nothing else we ALWAYS have a couple varieties of tomatoes and at least 4 kinds of peppers. I like to put out 4 bell peppers, 2 jalapenos, 2 Cayenne, and a couple of habaneros...If I feel like it I put in 2 hills of cucumber and just let them climb my fence. We farm 20 feet by 25 feet and if you do it right you can get a TON of veggies out of it. We make salsa and can it, whatever we don't eat after that I dehydrate and we use all winter.

We do a similar layout during the growing season, minus the really hot peppers, wife is more partial to honeydew melons. Some plants get moved into the greenhouse at the end of the season, others are started for indoor growing. Thanks for the rep.

 

[boosteds13cc]

Currently have corn, lettuce, peas, cilantro, carrots, onions, and sweet peppers growing indoors. Can't wait for the weather to stay decent so I can transplant outside. This is the first year I've ever started growing indoors. Totally worth it

 

[Expat]

Never started corn, peas or carrots inside.... have you had luck doing this in the past?

 

[boosteds13cc]

Never started corn, peas or carrots inside.... have you had luck doing this in the past?

It's the first time I've done this also. I don't see why it wouldn't work. Carrots are in containers that will not get replanted. Corn and peas are growing great.

 

[indyblue]

I wanted to make a garden last year but I had 2 back surgeries. This year I'm going to try and have one.
I want carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, rubarb, and cucumbers. I would love to make a raised garden bed out of cinder blocks instead of 2x6 or 2x8. Hopefully by spring my back can handle it.

Anyone have luck on growing berries? Getting apple trees is my ultimate dream along with having some bee hives, but I live in town and can't do this nor have the land I want to do this on.

On the shady part of my yard I grow pumpkins.

What else does everyone grow on their property?

Why can't you have bee hives? You can put them almost anywhere, even in a small apartment back patio. Honeybees mostly ignore people as long as the people ignore them.

There are lots of folks willing to help out, this is a map of mentors that will help teach and take care of hives. There are even more folks with beehives around the city.

Central Indiana Beekeepers Association - Bees and Beekeeping in an Urban Environment

 

[boosteds13cc]

Why can't you have bee hives? You can put them almost anywhere, even in a small apartment back patio. Honeybees mostly ignore people as long as the people ignore them.

There are lots of folks willing to help out, this is a map of mentors that will help teach and take care of hives. There are even more folks with beehives around the city.

Central Indiana Beekeepers Association - Bees and Beekeeping in an Urban Environment
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Town ordnance. Hives can NOT be visible. I am in the process of seeing about getting a privacy fence (I'm on a corner lot, not to mention 2 lots) so this is a cluster. As soon as I get my fence built I will get bees forsure and get ducks for some eggs