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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Apr 02 2010 : 5:12:35 PM
It's been dry and beautiful here this past week. No rain since Sunday. Hubby was home so he got the tillers fixed!!! He did a few rows yesterday for me. And I did a few too. So I got peas planted yesterday! Then today I went back over the ground real good and made 3 rows. I got my onions and taters planted! I am so happy now. We have always tried to plant potatoes on Good Friday but anymore we plant when we can. Like whnen it's dry and the tiller works. But now I feel like I have a jump on things. It might rain this weekend so that's ok now. I want to get some more cabbage and broc.
Has anyone else got their taters and onions planted yet?
Kris
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| LadyInRed |
Posted - Oct 17 2010 : 11:44:43 PM
Deborah...that is funny about your garlic but glad that you got some! Two years ago one of the women here at our Sr. Estates planted her whole Garden in Elephant Garlic (and nothing else). Then she moved to Seattle and we all had all the garlic we could eat for a year. lol I have never seen so much garlic in one place in my life.
Blessings,
`peggy
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| debtea2 |
Posted - Oct 17 2010 : 6:46:36 PM
hi all
funny story
i've been grow my own garlic for 5 years
and always plant in oct well this year i watched them grow
and sipped the scapes and then waited to harvest in septas usual
and the stalks came out and nothing else. i ask all the garlic growers
what could have happened no one knew????
well this week as i was cleaning out some weeds
i saw these little shoots so i pulled and dug and low and behold
garlic bulbs lots of them
well i figured out what i did wrong
i planted too deep.. i was so excited and happy
but it was funny..
blessing deborah
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| chick-chick |
Posted - Oct 10 2010 : 6:34:46 PM
PeggyAnne, I grew my first heirloom seeds this year. They were Polish heilooms and Brandy wines and boy when I took a bite it was the first tomato that really tasted like a tomato should taste! It reminded me of tomatos when I was a kid.
Liz
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| LadyInRed |
Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 6:46:47 PM
Candy I ordered The Baker Creek Seed Catalog also. Love looking through
them and having better choices than at our local Nurseries.
Blessings,
~peggy
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| Candy C. |
Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 3:37:29 PM
Darlene,
The Clairmore zucchini looks like a "regular" zucchini only it is pale green. I did grow the round ones this year too, they are a French heirloom called Ronde de Nice. I was really pleased with them and also with the Mexican heirloom zucchini, Tatume. I got the seeds from Baker Creek. Tomatillos are, well, tomatillos! LOL!! They look like a tomato only they have a papery husk over them. They are usually what is used in salsa verde. I also found a recipe for baked shrimp with tomatillos. YUM! I planted some last year and had decided that I wasn't going to plant any this year but I had volunteers come up so I put them all in one spot and they have been growing literally like weeds! I planted my cabbage and cauliflower from seeds. Since we are so mild here, I didn't need to start them indoors, I just put them straight in the ground.
Kris,
Sorry the durn turkeys got into your garden! I swear, those critters can find a way into anything and everything!
Candy C.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 2:14:47 PM
Wow, Candy. I guess you can just garden all year there. It sounds like yours is in full production still.
Yesterday I found 2 turkeys in my raised bed with the cabbage. I had a net over the top tied with string. I had to go get a knife and cut the string to get them out. I have no idea how they got in there. I was so mad at them. They ate the tops of the onions and trampled some of the cabbage. I hope it will all be ok.
It's 85 here today.
Kris
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| HealingTouch |
Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 12:54:08 PM
WOW...Is the zuchinni a round type? I saw it around here but only to buy. I need to get my green tomatoes off soon. What are tomatillos? Do you buy the cauliflower and cabbage as plants? I can't find any around here.
Blessings and Peace,
Darlene
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| Candy C. |
Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 09:48:16 AM
I'm still getting green beans, eggplant, tomatillos, peppers and Clairmore zucchini. The Clairmore zucchini isn't an heirloom but MAN does that plant produce!! It was the first of the zucchini plants to start this year and it still has a few left to go. We have pulled up all the other summer squash, the melons and the cucumbers. Yesterday, I picked all the green tomatoes and made some green tomato pickles and today I am going to make some green tomato mincemeat in the slow cooker and maybe some fried green tomatoes for supper. I did get some winter veggies planted, cabbage, cauliflower, bok choy, pak choy, kale, chard, carrots and mustard greens so far. As beds become available, I have more to put in.
Candy C.
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| LadyInRed |
Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 11:32:40 AM
Thanks Sherry...I ordered both Catalogs too. I am very excited about more Heirloom Seeds. I did Heirloom
Tomatoes (The German Johnson) this year and they were so good! But our local store was very limited on variety and not much more than tomatoes. I saw some Potatoes at the Farmers Market that were Heirlooms and I swear they had every color imaginable! It was amazing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us...as we can benefit ourselves...and then share with others too.
Blessings,
~peggy
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| HealingTouch |
Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 08:08:04 AM
Thank you Sherrye, I requested catalogs from them both. I love to look and look and look and look until I almost wear the print off of them. LOL!
Still have things in the garden. Got wax beans, tomatoes, eggplant,zuchinni and peppers on saturday. Still have more but coming to an end soon. My garden was fantastis this year. I believe it had to do with how I planted it. Can't wait to plan for next year...Only a Gardener gets it!
Blessings and Peace,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
DNA doesn't make us sisters, Love does!
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| sherrye |
Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 06:34:21 AM
good morning farmgirls, what you say is true dorinda. the seed you can easily find is the ones folks are used to. veggies we buy in the store are grown for shipping ability and lasting in boxes and store shelves. folks have just accepted this in the past.as consumers learn more about the abuse food goes through things are starting to change. large growers are more concerned with the veggie holding up not flavor. to get tomatoes that are like grandmas you need the heirloom. the reason they sometimes dont do as well in our gardens is we need to look at our climate. growing veggies that like your climate helps a lot. i have a few tomatoes here that are so tough and withstand cold well and taste great. heirloom seeds are naturally resistant to certain bugs and bacterias. researching your plants behavior before you buy can help you accomadate your climate. territorial seed has a catalog that is great. it has the seed specs and descriptions. they are here in oregon. seed savers also has a catalog you can exchange seeds with hundreds if not thousands of other concerned folks. climate has a lot to do with how a veggie tastes. i think you could find one like grandmas at seed savers. hope this helps you all.just a thought or two. happy days sherrye the website is www.seedsaversexchange.com and or www.territorialseed.com
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| Dorinda |
Posted - Oct 05 2010 : 11:45:44 AM
Sherry, I have grown all different types of Tomatoe plants in the past 5 years. Most of the time they taste really great. But I swear I can not find one that tasted like the ones my Grandma use to grow in North Carolina.
When i was a young girl I use to walk out and pick one out of her tomatoe garden and eat for a snack. It was always so tasty, sweet, and juicy. None of the tomatoes I have grown reminds me of hers. Some times I wondered if it was some type of Heirloom tomatoe that they don't produce in seeds for any more. Or then I use to think maybe you could only find and grow that tomato in North Carolina. Interesting!!
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| LadyInRed |
Posted - Oct 05 2010 : 09:45:08 AM
Sherrye...that was a wealth of information in one small post! Thanks So Much!! Is The Web-site called Seed Savers? Can you maybe post the link on here for all of us? I would rather buy seeds from them and keep the
history and horticulture progressing. I hate to hear that plants, veggies, flowers, trees anything like that
would die out because no one plants them anymore. Sounds like the Apples could have used another Johnny Appleseed or two to keep them growing. When you think about it, he did a tremendous service to our Country by planting all
those Apple seeds didn't he?
Blessings,
~peggy
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| sherrye |
Posted - Oct 05 2010 : 07:05:16 AM
goodmorning girls, i looked up seed life in territorial seed co. each seed has a life. it only lasts a certain amount of years. thats why seed savers exchange started. seeds are viable for from 1 to many years depends on seed type. many plants are now extinct because no one grew them and they did not grow in the wild. we used to have over 10,000 seeds for apples. now we have around 1,000. no one grew them. they no longer exist.seed savers has done a fine thing for mankind. saving and growing out seeds to keep them alive. anyone can volunteer to help them. you can grow for them or buy from them. it helps it all keep going. plus you can get organic from them. just a thought sherrye
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| LadyInRed |
Posted - Oct 05 2010 : 01:09:20 AM
Dorinda...what a pretty name! I think seeds can get old. I planted some that I had around for a couple of years
and they didn't produce either. I know in my area all the seeds are gone too. I bet you will have to go on line to find any. I can see why they wouldn't have them this time of year in the Northwest but Florida...that surprises me. Well, good luck! Hope you can find something. My Garden is all put to bed for the winter and I'm happy...I need the break from it for a few months.
Blessings,
~peggy
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 7:46:49 PM
Maybe you could plant some lettuce and spinach. That's not good that you can't find seeds. And most seeds have a lower germination each year they aren't planted. I would have thought they would last forever also. Maybe some do.
Kris
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| Dorinda |
Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 6:38:28 PM
I planted some collards and turnips the beginning of Sep. They did not come up. My husband thinks the seeds were to old. I have had then for about 4 years. Hum I thought seeds stayed good forever if you kept them in a dry place!! So I went to town to get fresh seeds and they are sold out!! So I am thinking of something else to replace them with. Not sure what yet. Maybe I can find some seeds on line or in another town.
Seize The Day!
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 12:14:09 PM
Hey, I am here. It's cold. How's your gardens? Have you harvested everything yet? I have got to go find my beets. They are out there somewhere. I want to pickle some. And the sweet potatoes. I have lost them. I had the front garden bush hogged and he ran over the vines. So I guess I just need to start digging where I think they might be. That's the way the beets are. They got lost in the weeds. I know where the rows were. I just need a good fork thing to dig them up with.
Kris
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| sherrye |
Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 07:26:34 AM
kris we are missing you. is your computer fixed? happy days sherrye
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Oct 01 2010 : 7:30:19 PM
I thought I had posted something on here today but must not have hit submit apparently. But my 2 raised beds are doing great so far. They are really liking this cooler weather. The greens are growing and getting bigger every day. And the cabbage and onions and brussel sprouts are really looking good too. I found a little tomatoe yesterday and some more peppers. I need to start digging around for my beets and potatoes since the ground is softer now.
Kris
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| kittykill |
Posted - Oct 01 2010 : 08:41:00 AM
I weeded everything last week. Our garden has been put to sleep for the winter.
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| LadyInRed |
Posted - Sep 30 2010 : 11:25:41 PM
Not too many posting on here lately! You can tell that everyone is busy trying to get the last of the gardens harvested and put to sleep for the fall.
I need to go bag up all the vines I pulled out of the Garden. I was hoping our lawn crew would pick them up for me...but no such luck! I did let the vines whither down...so, they won't take up the whole trash-compacter.
I did manage to get 8 Heirloom tomatoes to ripen in the house. Had the first one today on a tuna-sandwich with lots of lettuce and it was so delicious! The Heirlooms seem to have a better flavor than just an
average tomato.
Hopefully next year we will have a better growing season and have a better harvest. 8 Tomatoes out of 3 plants isn't a lot to shout about. But it's better than NOTHING! Like some people got.
Blessings,
~peggy
Lady In Red
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Sep 30 2010 : 4:55:59 PM
Pam, I have never grown celery. I have seen where you can cut the bottom off of a stalk and plant it and it will grow more. I am going to have to try that soem day.
I got a big basket of pears yesterday that I have got to work up. I also have a tree full of apples I want to start drying.
My 2 raised beds are doing great so far. They really like this cooler weather we are getting now. I hope I get some greens soon.
I went today and got 3 mums for this big tub by the front door. They look so pretty. I want some pumpkins too. I am so ready for fall.
Kris
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| LadyInRed |
Posted - Sep 27 2010 : 3:41:52 PM
Lisa...I love Hollyhocks! They are one of those very fun old fashioned flowers aren't they? I grew them one year and I think it only took a regular season for me to get blooms but we have a pretty mild growing season in the Pacific Northwest. Longer than yours probably is too.
Pam...my garden is all tucked away for the winter. My focus now will be kitchen composting (in a bucket on the Porch). Sad to see it go but already planning next years Garden in my head.
Blessings,
~peggy
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| kittykill |
Posted - Sep 24 2010 : 08:27:53 AM
We are harvesting all our celery this weekend and then cleaning out the rest of the beds for fall/winter. I have SO much celery! I'm thinking of making juice and then freezing it so I can use it in other juice or a veggie stock for soup.
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