Getting ready!

[HD]

I got my raised bed all cleaned up today ready to plant......

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[HD]

Potatoes, zucchini, dill, corn and pickles are in.

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[Boar]

Nice job!!

[Lee Borgersen]

You is da eager beaver ma man!  When does the roadside farm stand open.

[deadeye]

WOW, mine still covered with last years old vines, plants, and stocks. 

[HD]

3 more apple tree's added to the orchard today.....

I also went in 1/2's with Dakids on 500 jack pines trees (so planting 250) that will be arriving soon.
Man, this has been a busy spring!

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[Boar]

Gona get some tatoes tofay. Goter dug up

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[HD]

Tater mounts are up to 2 feet....when do I quit?

The corn is 6 to 8 inches tall already.
The pickles, cukes, dill and zucchini are doing good!
Already pulled some radishes....pepper, maters, kohlrabies, kale, beets are doing ok.
Peas are a little slow (we just used up last years seed, so I really didn't care if they grew)

Been a busy year so far.......

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[The General]

I think your good HD on the potatoes.  Now just make sure to use corny's trick and keep plucking the flowers off of them.

[Fawkinnae]

Have you considered opening a grocery store?

[HD]

Have you considered opening a grocery store?

Aaaahhhh. ......nope

[glenn57]

Now if you could only fish as good as you garden!

[Boar]

say what dose piking the flowers do, new at potatoes here.

[glenn57]

I quit planting spuds, but I'd also be interested in why one pluckes the flowers off. I always used the flowers as a gage to tell me the reds where ready for those small potatoes you boil up with the jacket on and smother in butter!!!!!!!

[dew2]

say what dose piking the flowers do, new at potatoes here.

Its thought that by picking the flower the tuber will grow larger.No energy going to make seed.I never do that but if you have a few rows a tatters try picking the flowers off one row. When you dig em up compare and see what they look like. This was a oldtimers tale I think??

[corny13]

I've done the experiment thought the same Dew.. There is a difference.  I was told to also take a rake to the plants when they look to good.  Also seems to make bigger spuds.  BTW I grew up in the potatoe land of the red river valley .