2021 gardens

[glenn57]

Around here I hear people saying to get your garden in by Mem. Day.  What a big difference in planting zones just in MN.

i hear ya.........i've been keeping records written down for about 12 years, this isnt the earliest I've planted. maybe the 3-4th earlyest. some way later. but yea i usually try and have my whole garden in by around the week or 2 after fishing opener.

[roony]

Took a bunch of asparagus outhe today along with some winter onions that I started a few years back from some bulbs Glenn sent me. That guy is always spreading joy around. Spreading something anyway.

[glenn57]

Took a bunch of asparagus outhe today along with some winter onions that I started a few years back from some bulbs Glenn sent me. That guy is always spreading joy around. Spreading something anyway.

yep just got to leave some go, they grow sets, then replant them. Should never run out.

I cleaned a bunch extra before I left for the cabin to share with gunner and LPS, but that didn't pan out.

[Dotch]

Radishes planted March 9th have finally started to act like radishes. Funny what a little warmer weather will do. No idea if they'll pan out but hey experimentation is half the fun at least that's what I always told my girlfriends...

Applied glyphosate burndown on the new garden area yesterday. Wait until the weekend to mow off the grass then till it up. Never in a hurry to get garden in out here in the wide open spaces. Not unusual to see a frost in late May or even the first week in June. Doesn't usually kill stuff but doesn't do it any favors either. Since we like to grow things a smurf won't eat such as squash, it's nice to give them the best odds of making it. 

Also yesterday, cleaned off the residue from last year's morning glories, a lot of ropy biomass. Worked the soil a bit and firmed the seed bed. They should reseed nicely.  Also weeded the lilies of the valley. Wild buckwheat and chickweed can make a mess in there later on if you don't. Quite a few of them get picked for use in floral design altho you'd never know it.     

[glenn57]

Anyone have any use for these??? I have no use for them. Says they are for refrigerating, freezing, or storing, but not intended for processing. If I like ya I will even pay to ship.

My kid ordered a bunch of lids and rims from Amazon, 85 bucks later, not sure if I got the shaft though. yesterday my wife's friend dropped off a pile of rings and lids. I'm set for life with rings and have a 2 year supply of lids.

[Jerkbiat]

You ever make refrigerator pickles? They would work for that. Or for your pickled northern. Just a thought.

[glenn57]

You ever make refrigerator pickles? They would work for that. Or for your pickled northern. Just a thought.

  the type of refrigerator pickles i make i use cucumbers at cut them in spears, i use 2 gallon jars for them. only type of jar big/long enough for them.

my pickled fish i just use quart jars with the normal rings and lids.

thanks for the idea JB!!!!!!!

[glenn57]

Scored. From my patch.  iffin we'd get some rain they'd go gang busters.

[mike89]

ya must be hungary for it as small as some of them are...  good eats!!! 

[Dotch]

He's just a little blue guy mikey so it figures! 

On the back road to Owatonna the ditch hunters were out looking for apser grass this a.m. There used to be some large fields thru there on Steele Co. 7 until the canning co. in Owatonna stopped raising it. Stopped raising pumpkins too. Life hasn't been the same ever since. 

I saw they had about a half dozen SnowSweet apple trees at FF. No Honeygold however.  Lots of Haralson & Haralred too. Was tempted to add another SnowSweet here but think I'll save my shekels for now. FF is still good for something. Paid $2.58 for gas there with my coupon. 

[glenn57]

ya must be hungary for it as small as some of them are...  good eats!!!

jealousy will get you nowhere.

[roony]

The short stubby ones are tender.
That's what she said.

[glenn57]

You ever make refrigerator pickles? They would work for that. Or for your pickled northern. Just a thought.

yea know JB, now ya got me thinking, i might just keep me a box for the pickled fish. there's just something with that brine that makes them rings a little gooey! pretty sure its the vinegar and sugar!!!!! might keep enough for my pickled green beans too!!!!!! they need to stay refrigerated!!!!!!

[Gunner55]

  Ever try soaking those gooey rings in a little water & baking soda? Not sure it'll help  but pretty sure it won't hurt.

[glenn57]

  I ain't got time for that nonsense when I'm in full food processing mode.

[Gunner55]

  How about RIGHT NOW? Before you need 'em!

[glenn57]

How about RIGHT NOW? Before you need 'em!

well there already cleaned,bits when there's fish in them duh.

[glenn57]

Not really garden but didn't want to start a new thread. this tree outgrew the lawn edging so I remodeled. Took the edging out and put these granite rock corrings in place of edging. Thought it turned out pretty good.  Got 1 more tree I'm doing this too

[mike89]

looks good Glenn!!   scored some good strawberry rhubarb today!!!    and sounds like my asparagus patch and I will see each other this wed!!!!   

[fishwidow]

Nice work, Glenn. Maybe you should do some freelance landscape design in your second career.

[glenn57]

  Yea not gonna happen.
. and thanks guys.

[Bobberineyes]

Boy you weren't far off Glenn when you mentioned plants have jumped in price. Hit 2 stores on the way home today and between the 2 they averaged 4.10 for a small container vegie.  Got most of the garden planted but still need a couple more jalapenos and wait for the pole pickles to come out. I did end up planting from seed some stringless pole beans, hopefully they take..

[Dotch]

Wife just returned from St. Charles & some of the Amish places. Said her & her gal pal must've hit a dozen greenhouses. Fairly reasonable prices there & she should know having worked greenhouse retail as many years as she did. She got me some yellow pear tomatoes & a yellow canna along with a bunch of other stuff I can't remember the names of. Will probably know by the time I'm done planting all of them. Probably won't be the proper name either...

[glenn57]

Boy you weren't far off Glenn when you mentioned plants have jumped in price. Hit 2 stores on the way home today and between the 2 they averaged 4.10 for a small container vegie.  Got most of the garden planted but still need a couple more jalapenos and wait for the pole pickles to come out. I did end up planting from seed some stringless pole beans, hopefully they take..

your beans will be fine.  I've always planted beans from seed.

Yea I got around 35-40 bucks in garden plants.

[LPS]

We both love green beans but haven't planted them before.  I got a nice metal grate thing 4' x 6' I think.  Was thinking of planting beans on it.  Should I go 4' high and 6' long or 6' high and 4' long.  How high will pole beans climb?

[fishwidow]

I would go tall. I’ve had pole beans go up 7 feet and then start back down when they ran out of pole.

[LPS]

Great!  Thanks for the info.  That is what I will do and it won't take up as much ground.  Any advice on what kind of pole beans to get or are they pretty much the same?

[roony]

I like the Kentucky Wonder.

[deadeye]

As I was heading out the door to go to Runnings for boat stuff my wife asks me to pick up some marigolds and an asparagus fern for one of her planters. I got a couple 4 packs of marigolds and saw a 4 pack of asparagus ferns.  Only thing is when I got home she pointed out that I bought asparagus plants, NOT asparagus ferns.   

[glenn57]

As I was heading out the door to go to Runnings for boat stuff my wife asks me to pick up some marigolds and an asparagus fern for one of her planters. I got a couple 4 packs of marigolds and saw a 4 pack of asparagus ferns.  Only thing is when I got home she pointed out that I bought asparagus plants, NOT asparagus ferns.   

OOPS!!!🥴🥴

I just plant blue lake green beans.