gardening 2016

[glenn57]

has offically started for me. seed catalog in hand. bought seeds a while back and last night I raked up the mulch I put over some flowers, my horseradish and winter onions. thinkin of headed over towards new London to take mulch off my garlic!

hada little campfire too last sunday!!!!!!!

[HD]

I just sent in my order for some Russian pickle seeds, but I  forgot to add the ghost  pepper seed order....  doah!

[The General]

I still have 40 gallons of potatoes the wife has to figure out what to do with.

[HD]

I still have 40 gallons of potatoes the wife has to figure out what to do with.

My taters are sprouting in the barrel, gonna have to use them for seed.

[The General]

Yeah I save some for seed every year.  Those giant genetics I have to keep around.  When one potatoes makes enough fries for a family of four its a winner.

[dew2]

I still have 40 gallons of potatoes the wife has to figure out what to do with.

VODKA??
 Maybe next year I can get a few for seed? We make fries lots,but also like my reds as new tatters UMM!!

[The General]

Dew you are welcome to stop over any time and pick some up

[glenn57]

looks like the tater farmers were busy in the fields this past weekend. I turned over the top soil on my horseradish, flower  bed and rubarb/winter onion patch, thru on 10-10-10 raked it in and wet down................its a start!!!!!!

[glenn57]

looks as though spring may come after all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[deadeye]

Just using up the last of the red onions from last years garden.  Now it snowing like he!!. 

[HD]

Anybody put their taters in yet?

[corny13]

Not yet here in Nodak, hoping for some rain this weekend then maybe next week.   I got a Middle buster plow for my old Ford 8N this year so will probably plant a lot more spuds than the past.

[glenn57]

Anybody put their taters in yet?

the tater farmers around Monticello were balls to the wall planting them today!!

[The General]

I have not and I never get in much of a hurry.  I'll plant them this weekend or the next or the next.  It never seems to matter around here.  I don't think I'm going to plant as many this year.  Anyone need seed potatoes 

 When can I stop by an get some?
 surgery was set for the 25th Next monday, Last Dr physical pre op, I was asked if rehab did anything,I said never had any! A quick call to the surgeon and I am now going to Phys Therapy/Rehab WHEW!! Anything other than another 1 1/2 years on my butt!!

[dew2]

OOPS!!! General
   When can I stop by an get some?
 surgery was set for the 25th Next monday, Last Dr physical pre op, I was asked if rehab did anything,I said never had any! A quick call to the surgeon and I am now going to Phys Therapy/Rehab WHEW!! Anything other than another 1 1/2 years on my butt!!

[The General]

Just call me and we can work it out

[The General]

Taters are in.

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[corny13]

Nice!!  Getting a good soaker here.  Maybe next week get mine in.  What kind of compact tractor have u got General? Hp?  Happy with it, easy to change oil, maintain?   Thinking of retiring my 52' 8N and upgrading to hydrostatic 4 wheel of some type.

[The General]

Corny it's 23 horse Massey Ferguson.   It's my second one.   First one was 10 years old and not one problem.   This one I got last summer with the drive over mower deck.   The snow blower is still from the first machine.   I personally know of 6 guys with this exact machine and not one problem.   This I know because my dad is the guy they call to fix their stuff.  Changing fluids is a cake walk.

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[HD]

I down sized my tater bed, cause I had way to many left over from last year. But, we have them in the ground.

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[HD]

Plenty of seed tatoes left over....

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[The General]

Nice job.   The wife and I peeled, cut, blanch, vacuum packed, 50 gallons of taters today.   All ready for another year of The General's famous breakfast.

[HD]

Russian cukes & ghost pepper seeds are planted in the green house box!

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[glenn57]

Taters are in.

so do you plant by hand or you got a tater planter? also do you dig by hand? dat looks like a lot of spuds!!!!!!!!!!

[glenn57]

Russian cukes & ghost pepper seeds are planted in the green house box!

so what da he!! is a Russian cuke????????????

[glenn57]

Nice job.   The wife and I peeled, cut, blanch, vacuum packed, 50 gallons of taters today.   All ready for another year of The General's famous breakfast.

never did that to spuds?????I usually boil up in jackets. then peel shred in cake pan freeze for hash browns!

[HD]

Russian cukes & ghost pepper seeds are planted in the green house box!

so what da he!! is a Russian cuke????????????

A special kind of cuke with real small seeds. Just the seeds alone usually cost around 5 bucks for 10 seeds. But, I have never found a better one for pickling!

[Outdoors Junkie]

We started some tomato's and peppers.

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[glenn57]

Russian cukes & ghost pepper seeds are planted in the green house box!

so what da he!! is a Russian cuke????????????

A special kind of cuke with real small seeds. Just the seeds alone usually cost around 5 bucks for 10 seeds. But, I have never found a better one for pickling!

couldn't you keep some seeds from one of the cukes you grew?

[HD]

Yup Glenn, I usually do keep the seeds from my ghost peppers and cukes...but somehow they got misplaced this year and I had to buy new.