One is for tomatoes- which will likely need more support and the other is sugar snap peas and a variety of beans. Deer.....YES!! If I can get through tonight, picking up fencing tomorrow. Running crazy getting projects done and hosting the NE g2g in less than 2 weeks!
It occurs to me that a garden is much like fire wood. You spend 3, 4 maybe 5 days of hard work on it. Then you get many days of putzing around w/it, just looking at it and enjoying the hard work. Then, in the end you are rewarded w/it's special gift to you.
amen brother! Got 3 sides of the fence or netting done. Wil hopefully finish the rest tomorrow. Still screwing around with this.......(another thread)
I rototilled in last fall’s leaves earlier in the month, went over the garden dirt two more times since and got the tomato plants in today. Around here Memmorial day weekend is planting weekend. Still got onions, squash, zuchinni, peppers, cuckes, and Swiss chard to plant. Might put in a row of potato’s too - although it’s getting late. The tiller was grandpas, he passed late 90’s - should have got to know him better. Late July into September I live on Tomatoes. How do you all handle weeds?
I'm using more plastic/textile fabric but mainly use leaves saved from last Fall in a big heap. They're mostly oak leaves so they don't do much for decomposing ( although the last couple of years the gypsy moths got more than their fair share ) for a year or two. I also have a stirrup/scuffle hoe for some things/places.
I'm used to taking off one or two babies at a time then carefully cleaning and rooting them in water, there were too many babies and too many time constraints to do that with this. I sprayed them with water over the last week+ but they really needed a better home to grow. Tonight reused the seeding tray I started the squash in ( Chaz ). The second one on the right (bottom or kitchen sink) are disposable aluminum casserole pans, one with drain holes that sits atop blocks on another one below to catch water. I did every other cell in the seeding tray = 36, and put the intact runners in the aluminum pans. Let me know if anyone wants some (assuming they make it)
Woops, sorry I think confused members, so Chaz had an odd tag instead of FatBoy85 , that actually used the seeding trays too. Ok.
Yes I thought they would do well but they ended up being 50/50 with ease of getting the seedlings out so I’m likely to try the bury pots where they are made of biodegradable stuff next time. IIRC I saw some at the dollar store, back in early spring.
I asked for a recommendation for composted manure on my local facebook gardening site. Of all places, a man (he's a bit of an expert) recommended a farm near you Mag Craft ! Small world.
Looking for an ID on this tree/bush? They are beautiful when they flower and are very abundant behind my house. Unfortunately am clearing some of the area back there to make room for some projects (Shed, Woodshed, etc..) and wanted to know if I could possibly relocate them? Thanks in advance!!
That might be Appalachian Rhododendron. I have one growing in the edge of the swamp and it is the only one I've seen around here.
I thought it looked kinda like a Rhododendron as well. I have a few of those around and they structure of them look very very similar these guys are white while my Rhododendron is purple. Thanks!
