Tractor supply has a nice battery powered electric fence. One line around your garden just might keep Emma and her friend out of it.
What do y'all prefer for tomato supports? Also, anything else need something to grow vertical? Year 3 and still learning for many to come. Asparagus never showed up this year, I am thinking I picked it to soon (again, because I don't know much about gardening, learning by the seat of my pants.)
I use tomato cages. Some stake the main stems (loosely) to pvc, or similar poles. I'm not a big fan of the cages.
Were gonna use that this year for the big patch with corn save Emma has white string around the new garden now ans she knows better! The little 2 not so much.
I have some black locust stakes for matters and tie them up with hemp twine or old bed sheets torn into strips.
If you're using a tiller you're bringing up a chit load of weed seed (I think they say 100 years worth of weeds). What you do after you till is water it then cover your freshly tilled beds with a silage tarp or heavy duty landscape fabric that wont let light through and let them sit for 3 weeks before planting. The warmth and moisture under the tarp will germinate all of the weed seeds that are in the prime germination depth but as the weed seeds grow they wont have access to light. When you remove the tarp after 3 weeks you'll have clean beds ready for planting.
I never tried that but I usually till and let the ground sit 2 weeks or so. Then I run the planet Jr over it. Does a pretty good job. I am trying to get to the point that I don't have to till anymore. Not their yet but the gardens only on its 3rd year and was rocky poor soil to start.
That is a nice sunny location. Loved seeing all the green growing. We are just getting green grass, but that may change as temps are starting to warm up.
I know exactly what they do. Any coon that sets foot on the property in August makes a fatal mistake.
I made most of mine out of concrete mesh, there were a few I found next to the garage when I moved in. 1 roll will make several cages that will outlast the regular cages and they are taller.
Was just noticing that here too Larry. Looks like it's gonna be a dry hot week. The small mower's coming out of hibernation today. Our woods are full of years of dry leaves and always make me nervous until we get some green up started.
I planted 37 tomato plants, 24 peppers, and 10 eggplant yesterday. Got okra, green beans, daikons, zucs, cukes, and squash seeds planted. First planting of corn should go in next weekend along with melons. I'll plant sweet taters, pumpkins, and gourds around the first of June.
The fenced area is about 50x50 with another 50x25 outside. It gets full sun for about 12 hours a day.
I'm using the weaving method this year at the farm for my tomatoes and peppers (if the peppers need it), my tomato twine should be shipping soon. I have 384 tomato and 336 pepper plants going in this weekend. Relatively easy with the Hatfield transplanter from Johnny's. I can knock out a 100' row in about 20 mins without bending over. Last year I tried setting up some t-post in the row and ran some high tension wire at the top of the post and strung the tomatoes up onto the wire. It didnt work that well and really sagged when the tomatoes got heavy.
Here's my system listed in this thread. I've tried several different routes. Concrete wires was on my list. But a buddy of mine talked me into these. I love them so far and should last a long time. A little work to get them done but well worth the effort... http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/for...ked-to-plant-tomatoes.4209/page-2#post-101449
