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Author Topic: 2023 Gardens  (Read 37252 times)

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Online roony

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No asparagus poking through yet.

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i scraped away some of the leaves i cover my wifes flowers with.......was kinda surprised to see little shoots on the day lilies......i'd like to give them a drink of roundup......i hate them things.......almost as much as Roony likes wrens!!!!!!! :rotflmao:
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The winter onions look to be thriving. Thanks Glenn!

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The winter onions look to be thriving. Thanks Glenn!
:happy1: :happy1: i raked all the leaves off mine yesterday!!!!!!!! looking good!!! :happy1:
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BTW, they're baaaaaack!!!!!!!!
Fried this one yesterday.
« Last Edit: April 04/14/23, 08:02:07 PM by Dotch »
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Better get some chickens Dotch,  :happy1: :rotflmao: rumor had it chickens eat a lot of ticks
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I'd rather have guineas. Reputedly also good on ticks. And as loud as they are, they'd annoy the snot out of the wife! The way she's  behaved tonite I wouldn't mind a flock of several dozen. :happy1:
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She chased you around for a while huh!; :rotflmao:
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Our Vet just sent us the Bravecto.  I better give it to the dogs today.  They even say ticks can be around when there is still snow on the ground. 

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We had guinea's for a while, but they never stayed home.
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That would be a little the problem here HD along with the volume & high speed of the traffic on our blacktop. Otherwise I'd have guineas. I kinda enjoy the racket they make. And they're excellent watchdogs.  :happy1: The outfit where we got our Corgi in MO had about 30 Corgi's with the same number of peacocks and guineas. Several hundred sheep and cattle. Talk about a zoo... :doah:
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Yup, that was their demise....getting smoked by a car or truck.
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We had guinea's for a while, but they never stayed home.

At my Son's house the neighbor down the road has guinea's that never stay home.   At approx 0800 each day they come to his yard and pick bugs and what not.   At 4:00 like clock work they head back home.  They have been doing this for about 3 years.  Works out great.

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I started my pickles and Glenn's dill inside this year. We'll see if I have better luck.
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The spring perennials have been fun to watch as they bloom. The daffodils opened up so I cut them. Brought them inside where we can enjoy them before the windy weather wrecks them.
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Mine has been delayed.
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Started Romaine, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Bell Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers and 10 varieties of tomatoes on April 1. Have transplanted the red and green Romaine and Cabbage already.

Not sure why this is upside down. Click on the photo and it will be right side up.
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Man Ken that is a lot of stuff to be planting.  How big is your garden?

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Pretty big. But the pic is deceiving. 10 containers of tomatoes looks like a lot. But I will be keeping only 2 out of each container and transplanting them into individual containers and burying them up to the top 2 leaves.

But I do plant 20 thirty  foot rows of corn. The grandkids sell it to the neighbors. I also grow a lot of melons. Watermelons, Cantalope, Santa Claus melons, and Galia type honeydews.
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My peach tree arrived from Gurneys today via fed x....It is a bare root tree, so I put it in a bucket that's drained with potting soil till the ground thaws.
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Tried a peach tree here when a friend got 3 and gave me one. Can't remember the variety but they were supposed to be Zone 4 hardy. We joked that we needed to buy trucks, baskets and crates because we were going to corner the market on fresh peaches. My tree made it thru 2 winters before it checked out. I think both of his died too. Tried to put them in protected spots and covered them in the winter. Rumor has it there are some peach trees in town in Mayberry (Waseca) where they are well sheltered. Good luck HD. Hope it works for you! :happy1:
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We've got quite a bit of volunteer leaf lettuce coming. I'm glad something likes this cold, damp weather. I also noticed some of the kale overwintered. I'm sure it liked all the snow on top of it. Last time it survived winter it went to seed very soon so we will harvest some leaves off it while we can.
The rhubarb and winter onions look decent. No asparagus has emerged yet, just as well with the cold nights we have coming.
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Just transplanted 10 varieties of Tomatoes and Bells and Jalapenos.

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I noticed a few sprigs of asparagus poking out of the ground. There is hope!  :hubba: :hubba:

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Beware of pranksters lurking in the area, known to plant fake asparagus in the spring to fool unsuspecting asparagus lovers... :whistling:
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Bought 2 bundles of Candy Onion plants today. Will go in the ground next week. They NEED to go in as soon as possible to get them as big as possible before they start bulbing in July. The bigger the top then, the bigger the bulbs.

Also bought a dozen each of Norland, Viking, Norkota Russet and Dakota Pearl seed potatoes.
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I still have some red onions from last year in nylon stockings hanging in the basement.  They are still great.  They are pretty strong ones this year.  I need something more mild.  I heard they don't last as long.  Any advice.  Need a milder radish too. 

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I use most of my onions raw. I have always gone by this.....

If they make you cry when you peal them......they are to strong to eat raw. That is most onion sets. So I use Candy Plants that come in a bundle. I still have a dozen or so in my fridge from last year. They are mild, keep well and are not hot.
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Great info Ken.  I will remember that. 

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this garden talk reminds me i need to get ahold of the G-man!!!!!!! mayhaps take a trip to the greenhouse....already got my list!!!! :happy1:
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