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    Getting ready for spring planting

    So we've put lime and 3 yr old chicken chit on our gardens, done some tilling.
    My big guy built this awesome lettuce cart for us. We used to use a wheelbarrow, but it broke.
    We have to be able to move the lettuce under a shade tree in the afternoons, so voila!

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    question
    long we on spring garden
    can i use a small percentage of old wood ash to replace lime to help grow corn and cucumbers? or they don't need a high acidic soil
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    Nice idea. I have awhile before the weather breaks but I will start my seeds very soon. Onion plants are ordered. Garlic looks to have done very well through the winter
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    Quote Originally Posted by Baglady View Post
    So we've put lime and 3 yr old chicken chit on our gardens, done some tilling.
    My big guy built this awesome lettuce cart for us. We used to use a wheelbarrow, but it broke.
    We have to be able to move the lettuce under a shade tree in the afternoons, so voila!

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    I hope to finish my lettuce "cart" this weekend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gambit View Post
    question
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    can i use a small percentage of old wood ash to replace lime to help grow corn and cucumbers? or they don't need a high acidic soil
    sorry i hijacked the tread baglady. make you feel better i shall stay in the kiddie pool for a whole 2 minutes with out TV as punishment
    I have put wood ash in our gardens and not had any problem. I would think if it's an area that is planted every year it would benefit from it.
    I think cucumbers will grow out of earwax and toe cheese! They seem to be real hardy for me anyway.
    We don't buy soil testers for PH balance an all that.
    So I don't know how acidic the soil is or isnt.
    We just follow a few simple rules. Rotate crops like tomatoes every two years, and put the shit, or any other goodies we come by in the soil.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Broncosfan View Post
    Nice idea. I have awhile before the weather breaks but I will start my seeds very soon. Onion plants are ordered. Garlic looks to have done very well through the winter
    I hear you. My Mom's in NE Ohio. I've tried growing garlic and failed. Got any tips? Maybe it gets too hot here?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hag View Post
    Looks awesome baglady.
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    Quote Originally Posted by inceptor View Post
    I hope to finish my lettuce "cart" this weekend.
    Are you really making one too? Post a pic when your done.
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    Mrs Inor got some pretty cool planters this year for tomatoes. They look like heavy canvas bags, complete with handles and everything. But they have a round bottom and look like they are treated to retain the water. They are about 18 inches in diameter and maybe about 20 inches deep. They were cheap as hell - maybe $4-$6 each. If they work, we will get a bunch more for next year.

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