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| YellowRose |
Posted - Dec 27 2021 : 1:04:46 PM
I guess it's time to start talking about our garden plans for the coming year. I received two seed catalogs today or should I say wish-books. Seems like I do a lot of wishing then I get real and choose the plants or seeds that I can actually manage or afford. The catalogs are Baker Creek and Willhite, a Texas seed company. This time of the year there's nothing better than a seed catalog in the mail.
Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Oct 03 2022 : 09:35:35 AM
Lisa the tubs are on two high cement blocks, so I don't have to bend over. These days I don't bend like I used to.  Let me know when you save up enough pennies to get your raised beds. I love the idea of smarter and easier gardening.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| nubidane |
Posted - Oct 03 2022 : 09:17:00 AM
Good for you Sara! Sounds like a good plan.
Sylvia those beds are so cool! I may need to save up for those. I love the one that is a U shape |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Oct 03 2022 : 08:20:54 AM
This morning I planted 20 yellow tulip bulbs in a round galvanized tub that zinnias were in earlier. In the spring the tulips will be lifted by the time to sow the zinnias again.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Cissik |
Posted - Sep 30 2022 : 2:44:51 PM
Hi all,
The landscape contractor hubby hired talked him into a watering system which I am slowly replacing. I now have 6 raised beds made by Vego. Metal, totally organic. 17" high, 2'x8'. The landscape guy put in pipe system under the beds, right down the middle. Then attached a soaker hose in a circle. He failed to straighten out the hose and it's over 5 yrs old and doesn't bend, also too long. Didn't do anything about water pressure so the hoses act like sprinklers and the veggies I planted died before I found about fixing. Needless to say the guy has been fired for this and other items.
I am now installing components of the Snip and Drip system. Anyone have experience with this?
Sylvia
Kent, WA
Farm Girl #5389
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 30 2022 : 1:53:43 PM
Thanks Sharon! I have never felt so proud of myself with my garden! I’m hoping to have this great of success next year.
Krista |
| VegiChik |
Posted - Sep 28 2022 : 5:25:39 PM
You grow girl!!! |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 28 2022 : 1:52:42 PM
Everleigh and I collected some bell peppers yesterday and I was so pleased with how many we got. We picked 15 green peppers and 8 orange peppers. I shared some with the next door neighbor and then used some of the others for stuffed peppers for dinner. They are so yummy!
Krista |
| windypines |
Posted - Sep 27 2022 : 02:23:11 AM
My garden is done now. Just have to finish cleaning it out. Lots of goodness canned and froze. Picked apples last night. Will get some of those in the freezer and will have enough to make a few batches of cider. I have one more batch of onions to dry. For a dry year the garden did pretty good. Thank goodness we have heavy soil, to hold any moisture.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 26 2022 : 1:20:33 PM
My garden is slowing down now. The zucchini has really slowed down in its production.I have almost all my onions harvested. All the beets are done. Just still babying my pepper plants and eating the carrots. I also haven’t been watering much. It’s crazy how the gardening season is already coming to an end.
Krista |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 26 2022 : 12:17:01 PM
We're still in a drought but a small chance of rain later this week.
Planted 1/2 lb each of MJF hard neck & soft neck garlic this morning. Thank goodness for my raised beds so I didn't have to bend over. After I water the garlic one more time I will mulch with leaves. Leaves have been falling since Aug.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 16 2022 : 07:08:37 AM
Michelle so far looks like no rain our way until next month. I'm hoping and praying the Good Lord will change that. Hoping rain comes your way too. I know your cows appreciated the corn stalks.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Sep 16 2022 : 02:53:55 AM
Hope more rain is in your future. We have chances this weekend. We still need rain too. Garden is winding down. Wanting to get it cleaned out now. Cows get the corn stalks, the rest goes into compost. Got a few tomatoes and tomatillos out there. Garlic planting time is coming. My garlic was mostly good this year. I had some that did not survive, and some that did well.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 15 2022 : 3:27:40 PM
Today I put in my order for 1/2 lb MJF soft neck garlic and 1/2 lb MJF hard neck garlic. Excited to order it this year, I missed ordering last year. I did plant MJF garlic the year before and had very good luck with it. It made the best ground garlic for my use and gifts.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 18 2022 : 1:08:55 PM
It's been raining for about two hours now - beautiful rain - not a hard rain but a steady rain. My prayers have been answered and hopefully there's more rain to come.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Aug 18 2022 : 02:45:48 AM
My garden is doing ok. Needs rain, but holding its own. the rain has been going around us all summer. Tomatoes are being picked as they turn a color. Something is chewing little bites on them that are close to the ground. The little buggers. Corn is ready to pick tonight, carrots should be dug anytime. I picked a basket of grapes to process into jam and the rest go to juice. I have more to pick yet. Finished crab apples last night. I use their juice for pectin for jams and jellies. I tried canning pineapple, got 2 pints from one. I want to open one and see how it is before I do anymore. Good luck with your gardens. Happy Gardening! lol
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 17 2022 : 07:45:14 AM
Carole, most people I know who planted tomatoes have pulled them up because they aren't doing good this year. My sister's yellow squash did poorly. No rain since July has my container herbs on the eastside of my house just hanging on and the 100+ temps make it worse. Plants on my deck are faring better since they are in partial shade.
Come next spring when the seed catalogues start arriving in our mailboxes our hope will be renewed, and we'll began again to dream of our beautiful gardens. That's what I like about gardening there's always another season or year. For now, I'm just hanging on to my peace and belief that rain is on its way and what I plant this fall will sprout and bloom next spring. As Michelle would say "happy gardening" and that thought keeps me gardening year after year.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| ceridwen |
Posted - Aug 17 2022 : 07:08:12 AM
My container garden is not doing as well as I would like. The zucchini plant took forever to sprout (that should have been the first sign) and now something got to it and it's dying. My yellow squash plant ... the leaves are turning weird. At this point not even concerned about it.
My German cherry tomato plant took forever to flower and still no ripe tomatoes. My Roma tomatoes are prolific, I'm just waiting for them to ripen.
Oh, and my beautiful sunflower got eaten by Mr. Bad Squirrel .... chewed the flower off the stem and ate the center.
As much as I love gardening, not sure I want to do this again next year. I was so looking forward to fresh squash/zucchini. Sigh!~
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http:www.carolesquiltingetc.com
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| nndairy |
Posted - Aug 12 2022 : 6:44:58 PM
Beets are delicious fried in butter with a little salt on them.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Aug 12 2022 : 1:23:22 PM
The kids and I collected 4 zucchini, 3 bell peppers, a handful of carrots, 2 onions, and my first beet this morning. I’m going to make some more lemon zucchini bread with the zucchini and use the carrots for dinner. Not sure what I want to do my beet yet though.
Krista |
| windypines |
Posted - Jul 14 2022 : 6:16:09 PM
checked my garden tonight. Everything is looking good. Zucchini is about ready to pick, a head of cabbage is ready, some small broccoli. Peas have pods, beans are blooming. Tomatos have fruit, along with tomatillas.. Potatos look good too. Excited that things are progressing. Got a flat of new jelly jars, hoping to can salsa verde in them. Picked a cup of wild raspberries and even black caps. I hope I can find 3 more cups to make jam. They are few and far between though.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jul 14 2022 : 05:54:20 AM
Michelle, I did get one skillet of fried okra and one pot of okra gumbo. Not much to show for all the work and watering. I am looking forward to the tulips next spring. I did it a couple of years ago and they were beautiful.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Jul 14 2022 : 03:40:49 AM
I hope you got some okra, before it expired. Fall garden sounds like a good idea. Tulips will make you smile in the spring time.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jul 13 2022 : 12:30:36 PM
I pulled up my okra this morning. All the plants lost most of their leaves since yesterday morning. My sister pulled up her yellow squash and tomatoes plants. The young man who mows my lawn said his neighbor who has a large size garden pulled it all up yesterday. Seems like most gardens in Paris are burning up. But there is hope my great nephew has started his fall garden and so fall his seedlings are thriving. Don't understand how seedlings can survive the heat where mature plants can't. My sister is talking about sowing zucchini for a fall harvest. If I plant anything this year it will be MJF garlic for next July harvest. Also, come fall I will plant yellow tulips in a large container to bloom in the spring. Even in trying times gardening gives us hope for better times to come.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Jul 12 2022 : 6:44:12 PM
We have finally been getting rain. Short bursts, but it is adding up. sorry no ideas to help with bugs. Dish soap does alot, so maybe give it a try April.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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| nndairy |
Posted - Jul 12 2022 : 4:58:49 PM
Sara - Sorry to hear of your okra's struggle! I had to pluck out my cabbage. It was attacked beyond saving.
April - I'm not sure exactly what it it, but try neem oil. It's organic. We get it at Lowes.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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