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Garden Gate:  First Look at My Garden in 2023  |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Jan 03 2023 : 12:26:01 PM
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Walked around my raised beds and container gardens today. All herbs except for the sage are gone but will come back in the spring. Nice to have fresh sage for beans and stews. The MJF garlic I planted in Oct survived the 7-degree temps before Christmas. The green tops are about 6" high so glad to see the hard freeze did not hurt them.
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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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4464 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
4464 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2023 : 12:34:33 PM
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Awesome! I've been out cleaning and preparing our garden too this past week Sara! The freeze was hard enough I could finally pull up dahlia tubers, my sage was hurt but not enough to do it in! :) the rest is just clean, fertilize, plant and wait and see! Have you ever used Mr Jim's 'juice advertised in MaryJanes magazine? I just ordered some to feed and rebuild the microbes in the soil. Also I'm following Roots & Refuge on you tube and using the no till method on flat land, no built up or raised beds, even tho they'd be MUCH EASIER on my poor back! Is it too late to plant garlic? I just saw a 'commercial of how to get full cloves from jars of water. Hmmmm
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7280 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2023 : 12:48:48 PM
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Garlic is planted in the fall. Here in Texas I plant it in Oct. It will sprout in a couple of weeks and stay around 6" through the winter. The only time I have lost garlic to a hard freeze was several years ago when it got down to 7 below zero.
I haven't tried Mr Jim's juice. Let us know how you like it.
In the 1960s Ruth Stout had a book on no till gardening. Best I have read on the subject. I wore out the paperback I had and when I looked it up on-line it's way too expensive for my pocketbook. I guess it is a collector's item now.
Just a little bit of Ruth Stout trivia. Her brother Rex Stout wrote the Nero Wolfe mysteries. I just love little bits of nonsense. |
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VegiChik
True Blue Farmgirl
125 Posts
Sharon L
Gaylord
MI
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2023 : 1:00:27 PM
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| Here in Northern Michigan on our hilltop, all gardens are taking a long winter’s nap! Even items in our high tunnel-tho maybe not frozen yet-are at a standstill. We do continue to harvest carrots, however. Huddled under straw & snow, they are SO sweet when dug & brought into the house. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7280 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2023 : 1:20:16 PM
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Sharon your carrots sound so good. I have tried growing carrots but never had any luck.
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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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4464 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
4464 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2023 : 1:32:33 PM
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I too have tried carrots but they don't like our humid weather. Although I've only tried to plant them in late February and again even later. I think I'll try a small row here in January. Maybe.....you are lucky Sharon!! I love me some good fresh carrot juice!!
I keep saying Sara, I'll plant MJ's garlic but never get around to it! Hopefully here in 2023. Organic garlic is very expensive at our store but I only buy it once a month. I love the smell when I'm cooking something with it!:) I'm going to try and find Ruth's book on a used book site! Thanks! Oh yea, pretty cool tidbit about her brother!!
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4799 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4799 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2023 : 2:53:29 PM
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Thanks for mentioning Ruth Stout's book Sara. I love the Nero Wolf series written by Rex Stout. I hadn't realized that one of his daughters was also an author. For Christmas my husband gave me the Rex Stout's autobiography that was written just before he died in 1976. The book has been interesting and what an incredible family. Their family date back to the mid 1600's here in the USA and are direct descendants of Benjamin Franklin's sister.
Hard to imagine planting anything outside here in the Chicago area. All I can do is look at magazines, gardening shows on PBS and dream about what I'll do this spring.
Dawn in IL
The fireside is the tulip bed of a winter day.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7280 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2023 : 3:36:42 PM
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Thanks Dawn for the info on the Stout family.
Our weather is all over the place. Before Christmas it was 7 degrees - Between Christmas and now it's been 30 to 70.
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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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6732 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2023 : 1:03:03 PM
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Sara, I am glad your garden is in relatively good shape considering the crazy Arctic freeze that pushed so far south!! Rex Stout is completely new to me but what an interesting person he was.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2798 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
2798 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2023 : 1:58:56 PM
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Sara, good news your garden hung in there, especially when you're not used to the polar temps.
My garden beds are frozen stiff, hard as a rock. My herbs and walking onions from my grandmothers farm back in Michigan are taking their long winters nap. They come back every year, I'm grateful for that. They are usually blanketed with fall leaves to help insulate them. We had a surprise snow fall AGAIN today, wasn't even forecasted. I have spring fever way too early, we usually can't plant until memorial day due to frost and freezing temps until then. Im thinking about starting some seeds early this year and cluttering up my kitchen window with them. Get a head start. We took out two large trees from our property, we have 11 left, so full sun has been difficult to locate in our yard, we may have to take out more because I really want a larger garden. My hubs appreciates his continued honey do list! ha!
Dreamer42
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2953 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2953 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2023 : 2:54:54 PM
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| Did you know that Ruth was known to work her garden in the nude?? Got some looks from cars passing by, I am SURE! |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7280 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2023 : 3:15:10 PM
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I had not heard that. Ruth Stout is in a group of women along with Tasha Tudor that I would have liked to have known.
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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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17259 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2023 : 9:47:27 PM
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"Gardening?",, what is this strange thing, Gardening, that you speak of???
All I have in my garden is SNOW!!! and I am 'snow' over it! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2023 : 03:36:17 AM
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We also have lots of snow. But I don't think the ground ever really froze hard. So end of Feb I will start some pepper seeds and then March a few more seeds. Southern gardeners, enjoy getting out there.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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VegiChik
True Blue Farmgirl
125 Posts
Sharon L
Gaylord
MI
USA
125 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2023 : 11:58:07 AM
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| Speaking of Ruth Stout & her gardening apparel (or lack thereof): puts a whole new meaning to a “farmer’s tan”! |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7280 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2023 : 12:08:06 PM
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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
True Blue Farmgirl
2953 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jan 05 2023 : 4:19:43 PM
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I'm with you Sara, I would love to have met Ruth Stout and Tasha Tudor also.
Although I can't imagine Tasha in the same gardening "attire" as Ruth. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7280 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2023 : 12:40:35 AM
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...or Ruth in Tasha's red flannel petticoat. One of these days I'm going to get me one of those petticoats.
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
True Blue Farmgirl
2953 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jan 06 2023 : 09:58:35 AM
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| Tasha's family used to have a shop online where they sold similar things. Let me see if I can find it later, no time now! |
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Daizy
True Blue Farmgirl
992 Posts
Daizy
Talladega
Alabama
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2023 : 6:38:51 PM
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Hay there.
I took a stroll the other day also and paced out a few of my beds. The greenhouse is laying in pieces in the lot so hope to get it erected this spring/summer. I know where my Cajun garlic is supposed to be but haven't had a chance to reclaim that section.....its been neglected for more than a decade.
Still have some saplings to cut away from the edges. Im looking ahead....not behind.
Hugs and prayers, Daizy #1093
Poor House Farmgirl Chapter {A virtual chapter open to everyone.}
A good day is when you find ALL your ear tags! I wonder how my cows would like my Farmgirl apron??
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2023 : 1:54:43 PM
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I have started thinking about my garden and what I would like to plant this year, but it is still too soon for me as well. I have snow in my garden. I am thinking about extending my garden. As of yesterday I only have one more onion left. I didn't grow enough onions to make it through the winter, so I guess that means I need to plant more. I will be getting a game plan here shortly so I can figure out how I will expand this year.
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1773 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1773 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2023 : 6:46:13 PM
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I found some pansy plants popping up in a pot in my front yard! Just the leaves so far, but it’s still growth! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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Daizy
True Blue Farmgirl
992 Posts
Daizy
Talladega
Alabama
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2023 : 10:28:39 AM
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Hay there.
MY jonquils have opened up. They give us hope for spring. My crocus are still in the ground.....I hope they are anyway. Squirrels have had fun in my yard this year and I feed the birds too.
Hugs and prayers, Daizy #1093
Poor House Farmgirl Chapter {A virtual chapter open to everyone.}
A good day is when you find ALL your ear tags! I wonder how my cows would like my Farmgirl apron??
www.poorhouseparadise.blogspot.com |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7280 Posts |
Posted - Feb 14 2023 : 3:27:47 PM
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Today I checked on the tulips I planted last fall in a galvanized tub, and they are coming up. Took the covering of leaves off but will put back on if we have another hard freeze.
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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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6732 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6732 Posts |
Posted - Feb 18 2023 : 09:32:08 AM
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We are still clipping back all the dead plants from the Christmas freeze and clearing out all these weed vines that took over so many Azalea plants. Before we plant new stuff, we will wait until late March when this area of Florida typically stops having freezes. No always , mind you. A few years ago, we had one in early April and it zapped all the flowers on my orange tree and I hardly had any oranges that year. Sneaky weather! You just have to give yourself a broader safe space when planting new things.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7280 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7280 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2023 : 06:12:45 AM
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Winnie it's a constant fight around here to keep unwanted vines from taking over. Honeysuckle and trumpeter vines are great climbing on my back fence, but the other vines are just pests that have to pulled up.
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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