That would be nice to do..but I need the space they are taking up...
I'll use them as shallots...
let's see your veggie garden {pics}
- Thread starter Chicken
- Start date
- Status
That would be nice to do..but I need the space they are taking up...
I'll use them as shallots...
ChinaVoodoo
Moderator
You don't wanna see my veggie garden, but I'm a' show it to ya.
I've gotten most of my veggies planted/transplanted for this year. In the past, I've tried to plant enough extra to not be concerned about how much the pesky wabbits eat. Well...I've found a solution the the wabbit problem. Actually, it's new neighbors that just moved in:
These photos, taken with my tiny camera, while I was sitting in my chair on my front porch, are as telephoto as it can do. But the implications are clear. The rabbit population boom of recent years has provided a target rich environment. My brush pile simply had curb appeal. So the new neighbors evicted the resident ground hog (or ate him), and moved on in. Raising a family!
Bob
These photos, taken with my tiny camera, while I was sitting in my chair on my front porch, are as telephoto as it can do. But the implications are clear. The rabbit population boom of recent years has provided a target rich environment. My brush pile simply had curb appeal. So the new neighbors evicted the resident ground hog (or ate him), and moved on in. Raising a family!
Bob
my garden is really taking off, this year.
i got cucumbers..potatoes..squash..zuchini....bell peppers.. jalepeno peppers..bannana peppers...4 types of tomatoes [ 84 total plants] ....4 types of corn...onions...brussel sprouts...peanuts....green beans....cabbage...
..
the wheelbarrow is full of what my soil looks like,, i dig out the sandy soil,, and replace it with a mix of chicken,,bat,,cow,,,poop...and a little red georgia clay. and dolomite [ crushed limestone ]
i got cucumbers..potatoes..squash..zuchini....bell peppers.. jalepeno peppers..bannana peppers...4 types of tomatoes [ 84 total plants] ....4 types of corn...onions...brussel sprouts...peanuts....green beans....cabbage...
..
the wheelbarrow is full of what my soil looks like,, i dig out the sandy soil,, and replace it with a mix of chicken,,bat,,cow,,,poop...and a little red georgia clay. and dolomite [ crushed limestone ]
i got a 1/3 of the corn crop all gridded off....
ive found this saves me from trying to stand corn back up.
and at some time the wind will blow, especially around august,,,
plus i could have a tropical depression or a hurricane come right over my head,
but ill be ready..... id like to introduce you to '' THE GRID''..
..
i hammer down stakes, and connect them with bailing twine,
ive found this saves me from trying to stand corn back up.
and at some time the wind will blow, especially around august,,,
plus i could have a tropical depression or a hurricane come right over my head,
but ill be ready..... id like to introduce you to '' THE GRID''..
..
i hammer down stakes, and connect them with bailing twine,
DGBAMA
Well-Known Member
I've gotten most of my veggies planted/transplanted for this year. In the past, I've tried to plant enough extra to not be concerned about how much the pesky wabbits eat. Well...I've found a solution the the wabbit problem. Actually, it's new neighbors that just moved in:
These photos, taken with my tiny camera, while I was sitting in my chair on my front porch, are as telephoto as it can do. But the implications are clear. The rabbit population boom of recent years has provided a target rich environment. My brush pile simply had curb appeal. So the new neighbors evicted the resident ground hog (or ate him), and moved on in. Raising a family!
Bob
Those are neighbors you don't want. They will decimate a small game/bird population in a hurry, and tend to make family cats and small pets disappear too.
The most common small game varieties around my home tend to be rabbits, mice, rats, moles, voles, opossums, ground hogs, skunks and more rabbits. For the first time in many years, my lettuce and peas are actually getting a chance to grow.
Good Omen: Yesterday, my new neighbors left a token of good luck near my veggies--a rabbit's foot. Nearby was a well-cleaned rabbit spine. Within an hour, other predators and the local vultures had removed all trace.
The pets in this neighborhood are Labrador-sized dogs. (None of those cocka-peeky-poop dogetts that apartment dwellers favor.) As for chickens and goats etc., the owners have adequate barriers. Mother goats can easily defend a singleton kid. Cattle drive off foxes. Cats deserve whatever fate nature lavishes on them. (Sorry.) With red tail hawks and kestrels also flying about, maybe the rabbit blight will finally end.
Every balanced ecosystem requires predators. After my dog died four years ago, the rabbit population exploded, rats and mice took up residence beneath the house--formerly her favorite napping spot--and my garden became a real challenge. Foxes generally hunt for the easiest prey within their range, which usually turns out to be the gazillion rodents and lagomorphs that populate the adjacent pastures.
Not So Good Omen: During the wee hours last night, the fox kits (I think there may be five of them.) used my one isolated planting bed near their lair for a dust bath, then dried themselves with the Agribon row cover shielding my Deer Tong plants. The bed also had six hills of cukes and squash. Very messy. It's like having a litter of playful puppies rummaging about.
We'll see how this all works out.
Bob
DGBAMA
Well-Known Member
My mistake. my phone screen is small, I presumed they were young 'Yotes, not foxes.
They are red foxes. The only other fox species in Virginia is the gray fox, which is a distinctly dark gray.
Most folks don't like to have foxes nearby, since they make all sorts of weird and spooky vocalizations at night. Foxes do tend to be rabies carriers. That is, they carry the virus without becoming sick from it. But I don't plan to eat them or invite them into the house.
Like all wildlife, there are advantages and disadvantages to having them around. My sister-in-law believes that they are magical. Hmmm. I believe that the kits are fun to watch. And I don't have to feed them.
Bob
Most folks don't like to have foxes nearby, since they make all sorts of weird and spooky vocalizations at night. Foxes do tend to be rabies carriers. That is, they carry the virus without becoming sick from it. But I don't plan to eat them or invite them into the house.
Like all wildlife, there are advantages and disadvantages to having them around. My sister-in-law believes that they are magical. Hmmm. I believe that the kits are fun to watch. And I don't have to feed them.
Bob
ArizonaDave
Well-Known Member
I'd rather see those than these we have: http://azgfdportal.az.gov/wildlife/nongamemanagement/jaguars/
Brown Thumb
Well-Known Member
I like foxes, they keep the stray cats away since we have a trailer park about 1 mile away.
we have a Maine Coon Cat. They won't screw with her tho.
I think their is three one my property. They den in the pine trees.
They never bother my plants or the Garden either.
we have a Maine Coon Cat. They won't screw with her tho.
I think their is three one my property. They den in the pine trees.
They never bother my plants or the Garden either.
Early last November, I planted the cloves of two large heads of Czech Garlic. They should be ready to dig in a couple of weeks. Immediately after planting, they were mulched with a pile of pine needles about a foot deep.
This Dwarf North Star Cherry (a pie cherry) was first planted in 2012. This year, I may "harvest" a dozen or so cherries. The tree is only just above waist high, but should yield abundantly next season. They are self-fertile.
My blackberries are now about 5 years old. They produce both an early and a late crop, most of which is eaten on the spot. The patch is about 12 feet long. Last summer, I added four steel corner posts, with a mid-level and top level set of wires, to keep the canes from spreading too much. I have a similar patch of raspberries (not shown), with both red and yellow varieties. The raspberries don't have nearly the vigor of the blackberries, and still don't need trellising.
When I moved in, 17 years ago, there was a robust patch of poppies that came up at the corner of the wood fence each spring. They managed to self-seed, year after year. Now, there is only this lone poppy.
Bob
This Dwarf North Star Cherry (a pie cherry) was first planted in 2012. This year, I may "harvest" a dozen or so cherries. The tree is only just above waist high, but should yield abundantly next season. They are self-fertile.
My blackberries are now about 5 years old. They produce both an early and a late crop, most of which is eaten on the spot. The patch is about 12 feet long. Last summer, I added four steel corner posts, with a mid-level and top level set of wires, to keep the canes from spreading too much. I have a similar patch of raspberries (not shown), with both red and yellow varieties. The raspberries don't have nearly the vigor of the blackberries, and still don't need trellising.
When I moved in, 17 years ago, there was a robust patch of poppies that came up at the corner of the wood fence each spring. They managed to self-seed, year after year. Now, there is only this lone poppy.
Bob
When I moved in, 17 years ago, there was a robust patch of poppies that came up at the corner of the wood fence each spring. They managed to self-seed, year after year. Now, there is only this lone poppy.
Bob
Poppy seed: http://northwoodseeds.com/
About growing garlic
If you consume garlic on a regular basis (cooking, pickling, etc.), this is about the easiest crop you can grow. You put individual cloves in the ground after first frost (late October or early November for me), mulch it once, then ignore it until late spring (first week of June for me), at which time you dig up each bulb, hang them in a shed for the tops to dry, then store it for use all year. It does not require washing (and should not be washed). Once it's dry, you just peel off the outer layers, along with the dirt, and clip the roots to about 1/4".
After the garlic is dug, that patch of garden is free for planting something else (other veggies or tobacco).
You can just buy a couple of large, firm garlic heads from the grocery store in October, or you can purchase specialty varieties from various on-line seed vendors. Garlic varieties (I know of several dozen) each have their own unique characteristics--much like tobacco varieties. They fall into two groups: hard-neck and soft-neck. The hard-neck varieties have a rigid stem in the center, which is clipped away for storage of the heads. The soft-neck varieties, which I favor, can be braided into a long rope of garlics for storage and kitchen decoration.
Freshly dug garlic has a more peppery quality than after it has dried, so June garlic tastes different from January garlic.
Bob
If you consume garlic on a regular basis (cooking, pickling, etc.), this is about the easiest crop you can grow. You put individual cloves in the ground after first frost (late October or early November for me), mulch it once, then ignore it until late spring (first week of June for me), at which time you dig up each bulb, hang them in a shed for the tops to dry, then store it for use all year. It does not require washing (and should not be washed). Once it's dry, you just peel off the outer layers, along with the dirt, and clip the roots to about 1/4".
After the garlic is dug, that patch of garden is free for planting something else (other veggies or tobacco).
You can just buy a couple of large, firm garlic heads from the grocery store in October, or you can purchase specialty varieties from various on-line seed vendors. Garlic varieties (I know of several dozen) each have their own unique characteristics--much like tobacco varieties. They fall into two groups: hard-neck and soft-neck. The hard-neck varieties have a rigid stem in the center, which is clipped away for storage of the heads. The soft-neck varieties, which I favor, can be braided into a long rope of garlics for storage and kitchen decoration.
Freshly dug garlic has a more peppery quality than after it has dried, so June garlic tastes different from January garlic.
Bob
I think I may have planted too many tomatoes...I got 84 plants..of 4 different varieties..I've got tomatoes growing now..and numerous yellow bud flowers...I hope I know enough people to share all these maters with...
My father in law wants me to make him a sort of a v-8 type juice....I'll try but I'm not going to guarantee the product.
My father in law wants me to make him a sort of a v-8 type juice....I'll try but I'm not going to guarantee the product.
charles
Active Member
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2014
- Messages
- 25
- Points
- 0
All that being said.... I love Garlic and I love growing it and have grown a dozen diffrent varieties, and every year I have alot of gardners tell me they can't grow garlic..experinced gardners.....Thier biggest complaint is they can't get bulbs to grow to any significant size.....
It's funny gardners that baby and pamper tomatoe plants to get huge delicious tomatoes,somehow think they can throw garlic in a hole in the ground,forget it and expect great garlic....garlic like rich soil,and the greatest mistakes I see people make with garlic are lousy soil...they plant to close together and the biggest one is they don't weed their patch...garlic does not like to compete for food. you put it on a diet and it will give you small bulbs. You give it rich soil and room to grow and it will pump out good sized bulbs.
ProfessorPangloss
Amateur Kentuckian
Man, be sure to post lots about that. Due to the cost of liquid fertilizer, I'm looking at making my own from granular. Everything I've read says you basically make fertilizer tea about two days ahead. I might have to get me a bucket siphon and some PlantTone.
Brown Thumb
Well-Known Member
I use Calcium Nitrate, I just got done feeding the Veggie garden today.
I mix it up a day before in warm water in a gallon jug.
Dump it in my 12 volt 15 gallon sprayer tank and fill with water.
I take the sprayer end off and feed each plant.
I use the sprayer also to give them a foliage spray also once in a while.
I also hook the line from the tank to the drip line and feed my tobacco from the tank.
By next year im hoping to have a big holding tank..and a electric pump..my current setup using the well water doesnt have enough pressure.to run multiple lines...
I got 4 overhead sprinklers but got to run them one at a time..it would be nice to be able to run all 4 of them at once.
- Status
Similar threads
