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    2019 Gardening Thread

    Nobody's posted in this area since September. Time to bring it to life.

    Ordered seeds and a couple black walnut trees from Burgess today. Decided to double the packets of seeds to have some on the shelf if needed next year.
    I had planted a couple of blueberry bushes(?) last year, and I wanted to add 1-2 nut trees.
    I will be planting tomatoes (of course) beans, potatoes (hopefully), lettuce, squash, and peas (for Inor). I will be working on expanding the size of the garden this year, some things spread out more than I was expecting. But not able to do much now with the ground still frozen and snow covered.
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    Thanks for starting this TJC!
    Not sure what all we'll be planting this year. Was hoping to start some plants in the new little greenhouse soon but cant get to it without shoveling the 5' of snow off it first, lol. Definitely tomatoes, peppers & onions; I'm gonna build/start an asparagus bed & a permanent place for dill. Might try some vertical-grown potatoes & find a spot for a sisters thing (corn/beans/squash planted together). Challenge continues to be no sunny flat space, and some of the watering is hauled w/buckets.

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    Just moved the grow shelf from the garage to the basement today. Changing lights over to LED. Will start cabbage this weekend. Not starting tomato or pepper plants quite as early as most everyone around here doesn't plan to plant at least mid May or Memorial day weekend.
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    Just started thinking about buying some seeds.
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    Wife Bought seeds the other day.
    some years we lose track of time and have to buy plants,and some years we do it from seeds.
    last year
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich1028 View Post
    Wife Bought seeds the other day.
    some years we lose track of time and have to buy plants,and some years we do it from seeds.
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    Good looking plants. Last year mine wasn't worth taking a picture of. Praying for a better year this year.

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    Mrs Inor's Romaine lettuce is looking pretty good. Since we do not poop in the garden, I am looking forward to being able to have a Caesar salad without fear of e-coli. Mrs Inor has a bunch of herbs started in the kitchen window. I am not even sure what is there.

    The apple trees I planted last fall all seem to be doing well. The almond tree, also planted last fall, is going crazy. I am not so sure about the peach tree. Mrs Inor assures me it is still alive, but it just looks like a stick to me. The lemon tree is in full bloom but in three years, it has never even come close to producing a lemon. So I am not holding out much hope for it.

    Probably next month we will start potatoes and corn.

    Mrs Inor picked up some nice looking tomatoes from the nursery about 3 weeks ago. They are still inside but look like they are doing well.

    I think I am also going to start some prickly pear that we can eat this year. We have a few prickly pear on our property but they are not the kind you can make jelly from. I know where some of the edible ones are. So I am thinking next month I will go and steal a few pads from them and start them out back. (I absolutely LOVE prickly pear jelly!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inor View Post
    Mrs Inor's Romaine lettuce is looking pretty good. Since we do not poop in the garden, I am looking forward to being able to have a Caesar salad without fear of e-coli. Mrs Inor has a bunch of herbs started in the kitchen window. I am not even sure what is there.

    The apple trees I planted last fall all seem to be doing well. The almond tree, also planted last fall, is going crazy. I am not so sure about the peach tree. Mrs Inor assures me it is still alive, but it just looks like a stick to me. The lemon tree is in full bloom but in three years, it has never even come close to producing a lemon. So I am not holding out much hope for it.

    Probably next month we will start potatoes and corn.

    Mrs Inor picked up some nice looking tomatoes from the nursery about 3 weeks ago. They are still inside but look like they are doing well.

    I think I am also going to start some prickly pear that we can eat this year. We have a few prickly pear on our property but they are not the kind you can make jelly from. I know where some of the edible ones are. So I am thinking next month I will go and steal a few pads from them and start them out back. (I absolutely LOVE prickly pear jelly!)
    Inor Lemon trees can take anywhere from 3-5 years to bear fruit.

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    We've found that Citrus Fertilizers make a huge difference in our lemon tree's production. But even then, every other year is a low producing year. Finicky little bastards they are...

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