So its time to start those seeds. Just wondering if anyone is planning to go bigger just because of where the world stand today? Higher prices everywhere, shortages etc. Do you plan to can even more?
So its time to start those seeds. Just wondering if anyone is planning to go bigger just because of where the world stand today? Higher prices everywhere, shortages etc. Do you plan to can even more?
Garlic is in the ground already. Might do a few mators. Maybe a pepper or 2
I've got a neighbor who hooks us up with corn strawberries squash and grapes for canning.
We hook him up with eggs.
"The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." W. C. Fields
Broncosfan (03-14-2022),Inor (03-14-2022),Prepared One (03-15-2022),Slippy (03-14-2022),StratBastard (03-15-2022)
Its good yo uhave some great neighbors to trade with.
Our garlic looks good this year. I'm a little surprised I just sort of planted it in a hurry. We need to can green beans and tomatoes as we're out of tomatoes. Not out of salsa but I need to restock. I think once the garlic comes out carrots are doing in. I'm also thinking of some fall cabbage. I need to build a cold cellar for vegetable storage some day some how. I already stocked up canning jar lids and I have a bunch of the reusable ones. I really to to amend the soil before planting this year. This clay soil I have just seems to suck up everything you add to it. Going to be one busy year!
hawgrider (03-14-2022),Inor (03-14-2022),Prepared One (03-15-2022),Slippy (03-14-2022)
"The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." W. C. Fields
bigwheel (03-14-2022),Broncosfan (03-14-2022),Inor (03-14-2022),Prepared One (03-15-2022),Slippy (03-14-2022),StratBastard (03-15-2022)
PS Im drunk.......
It's way early here.
I inventorrd seeds, pretty good on most. Annual or stuff I need some. Start maters and peps soon....and some early some crucfieros too.
I've two apple, a plum, and two pears humped over since last year, ten mature blue berries to transplant (the bed I started 3 years a go)
I'm sue about bigger? Last year sucked with rain and lots rotted, I put out ~ 50-60 maters, and about same peps.
Some A$$#@!E t-boned me last summer (owch) , so besides rain, garden sucked.
I'm up more this year as FJB make the fan closers.........got a root cellar, got canning stuff, got freezers.....
Ps If im drunk......figurge it out..........
Broncosfan (03-15-2022),hawgrider (03-14-2022),Inor (03-14-2022),Prepared One (03-15-2022),Slippy (03-14-2022)
Broncosfan (03-15-2022),hawgrider (03-15-2022),Slippy (03-14-2022)
I have my fingers crossed that this year will be the year all the hard work and expense that I put into the gardens and fruit trees will finally start paying off.
Last year, we did well on most of what we planted in the new gardens. We got more maters than we needed and still have a buttload of them left from last fall. Still, I think we will plant a few more this year, but not nearly as many as last year. The HUGE victory this spring was getting seed taters. They just did not exist at any price around here last year. We bought 3 big bags of them a couple weeks ago. So that will hopefully be a win because we eat a lot of taters. Our corn last year grew like crazy but then got taken over by worms. I think we have a solution for that now as well. I'm sure Mrs Inor has designs on a bunch of other plants but she has not yet informed me what they are.
The first batch of fruit trees and almonds we planted are now 4 years old. So I am hopeful they will also start producing more than just the random apricot or pomegranate. The almonds and apples are already in full bloom. If we can avoid a late frost we should be getting a decent haul of both. The other trees have not quite woken up yet.
So that, along with now starting meat chickens and the steer from last year, I am hopeful we will finally reach our goal of producing 75% of all of our food at home this year.
We still have close to 700 pounds of beef in the freezer so we will not start another steer until after fall roundup this year.
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bigwheel (03-24-2022),Broncosfan (03-15-2022),hawgrider (03-15-2022),Mad Trapper (03-14-2022),Prepared One (03-15-2022),Slippy (03-14-2022),StratBastard (03-15-2022)
Pea seeds go in the ground this weekend, everything else in a few weeks.
We plan on reducing our tomato crop this year and increasing squash, zucchini, cucumbers, radishes and peppers.
Also, we will add more leafy green stuff and perennial herbs to supplement the chicken feed as the 3 beds near the coop are ready to plant.
We have plenty if seeds but as always, we supplement with some seedlings of various veggies from the feed store or HD.
PS Our lemon tree gave us a good yield of lemons this winter. The tree is maybe 15 years old and every other year or so, we get a bunch of lemons. I keep it trimmed back to a dwarf sized lemon tree and its in a very large pot that we move in the basement in th winter. I'm surprised the sumbitch is still alive and producing after all these years! Pics tomorrow!!
hawgrider (03-15-2022),Inor (03-14-2022),Prepared One (03-15-2022),StratBastard (03-15-2022)
Just finished prepping the 12 raised beds: fertilized, turned the soil, added more organic soil.
Garlic is doing great for planned July harvest (planted last Sept)
Carrots survived over winter - still small
Asparagus bed hasn't started sprouting yet and neither has the strawberry bed - too early.
Planted snap peas, more carrots and spinach in the garden yesterday
Window shelf has: Artichoke, Basil, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Eggplants, Kale, Oregano, Rosemary & tomato starts on a heat mat and overhead sun lights.
Just planted Watermelon & Swiss Chard - indoors
Next weekend: cantaloupes & cucumbers indoors
Got my list for the next indoor planting set as well as the garden laid out.
Bought 3 more 16' x 34" hog fences that we use as trellis' for beans, peas, cucumbers, Delicata squash.
Also cleaned and fertilized the 4 - 25' corn rows...No planting yet as I start them in the greenhouse soon.
So, we pray it will be another good year like last. We are still eating: tomatoes (frozen), marinated eggplants, homemade sun dried tomatoes, frozen zucchini slices, and frozen corn from the garage freezer. Oh, we thaw them before eating!
Peace out...
Peace,
Michael J.
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