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Post by mastercatter on May 10, 2009 0:38:16 GMT -5
Have started tilling the garden spot for the Boss. She hasn't said how large an area that she wants yet, so I guess that I'll keep it going untill she says to stop.  It is in full sunlight and on a high spot next to the garage to the North side.. Has been tilled to 12 inches in three directions to loosen the soil well, After getting the size she is wanting I plan on tilling it one last time and adding the fertilizer, some hydrated lime and one large bale of peatmoss per 100 square feet. Today I tilled up an area of about 20 by 50 feet. It was an old garden spot several years ago...Will probally do the same size area again tomorrow. This should be a large enough garden for the two of us...May try to can beans, corn and tomatoes from the garden this summer.. |
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Post by daveedka on May 10, 2009 10:20:33 GMT -5
If you need lime I can get you some of the finest fastest Dissolving lime you've ever used. IT works wonders for my tomatoes and my grass. I'll be passing through Chillicothe Friday night and again Saturday afternoon this coming weekend, and can get you a couple of five gallon buckets full if you want. Free of charge of course.
Dave
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Post by mastercatter on May 10, 2009 11:29:40 GMT -5
That sounds good to me..If you do not mind. No need to go out of your way though. We live on 50 West headed towards Paint Creek Lake.
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Post by bobberguy on May 10, 2009 22:59:26 GMT -5
Sounds like fun. I made three raised beds in a area that had alot of weeds and bad soin. The one weed area had some good soil so I dug off the top and used a 2 by 8 for the raised bed 6 by 6. I dug the weeds off the bottom and filled the bottm up with dirtm from under the weeds then put a 2 inch layer of leaves. Then I strained some good dirt and mixed it with some red dog strained for the sand effect. Sand works also. I even stained soe of the old leaves in the mix. I added some mild fertilizer and have a 8 inch deep raised bed. I planted both raised beds with carrots three different kinds. i mixed a few radishes in the mix to break the soil for the delicate carrot seeds! My third raised bed I just finished but have not planted inj it yet. I also put some yellow beans in theis week! We bought a apple tree for $39 that has 4 different apples on one tree. It seems toi be growing with a few buds!
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Post by mastercatter on May 11, 2009 14:36:55 GMT -5
I have heard of the mixed apple trees . I do not care for apples myself...Do like apple juice and sauce though.
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Post by mastercatter on May 16, 2009 20:13:19 GMT -5
Will be planting the crops tomorrow. Tomatoes, peppers, corn, green beans, okra, cucumbers, watermelon, onion and cantalope..I will end up haveing to put a fence up around the garden to keep all the rabits out. Do not know about the deer yet. May try some kind of spray for them. Mick started putting out her flowers also today. The cottage is starting to really look good.
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Post by mastercatter on May 21, 2009 23:56:19 GMT -5
Will be planting onions and sweet corn tomorrow. Will also be transplanting sweet corn. I had never heard of this before. Has anyone ever done this or heard of it? The plants are Silver Queen Sweet and are about 12 inches tall. They were bought at Wal_Mart at $3.00 for 30 plants in a flat. We bought 2 flats plus 2 pks of seed to also plant...
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Post by bobberguy on May 22, 2009 0:04:37 GMT -5
Corn has a big tap root that goes after water deep and is hard to transplant but it can be done early! Sometinme when they are in a container too long and are not weatered good it stunts their growth! I suggest you get a few rows planted with seeds also! Try that new red sweet corn by burpee. Silver queen takes a long time to produce. I suggest a corn that produces earlier that containes a sugar inhancer. Try a 65 day corn! Plant the corn in your worse ground since it seems to take to hard ground but side dress it with a fertilized in 30 days!
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Post by mastercatter on May 22, 2009 0:14:58 GMT -5
Can it be planted on a flat or in hilly rows?
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Post by bobberguy on May 22, 2009 0:26:31 GMT -5
Can it be planted on a flat or in hilly rows? You can plantcorn anywhere and it will grow just add the fertilizer when its about 2 foot high about 6 inches under the soil a foot from the plant usuallyn 5 10 10 or 10 20 20. plant the seed 4 or 5 inches deep and watch the black birds since they like to top the corn! a alumium pie pan will stop that hanging on a string! Plant the corn about 6 to 9 nches appart with rows at least 18 inches appart. If you have limited space throw a few climbing beans in the row for a double crop. Plant a vine crop around the corn patch like pumpkins so the racoons stay away from the sharp pumpkin vines. If you see any ground hogs trap them and move them a few blocks away are they will destroy you whole garden! I pt a chicken wire fence around mine with a land scape timber at the base of the fence. Lows had some real nice wide ones or $1.99 last week and I bought 36 of them!When I make a border with land scape timbers I place a shingle under the timber with it 6 inches on each side and cover the outside with much or weedless soil and it stays nice with now weeds near the timbers! The fence is great foe climbing beans that produce a month longer than bush beans. Also I like peas and cukes to climb the fence. Throw a few radish in the garden and allow them to go to seed and you will see nice pink and white flowers and the pods can be eatten in a salad when young! |
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Post by mastercatter on May 22, 2009 0:40:46 GMT -5
Thanks, I figure that I would have to put up a fence around it because of the rabbits and didn't think about the groundhogs....Will put up the pie pans and maybe have Mick out there with her broom also!
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Post by bobberguy on May 22, 2009 0:48:06 GMT -5
them woman love their brooms! My girlfriend lives in Salem Pa. so they know alot about brooms!
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Post by daveedka on May 22, 2009 9:09:18 GMT -5
I've always found that a 55gr boattail Hollow point does wonders for keeping groundhogs out of the garden. I typically deliver them to the groundhogs at approximately 4000 feet per second.
I'll be dropping you off a bucket or two of lime today, how much do you want (It comes in recycled 5 gallon buckets)
Dave
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Post by mastercatter on May 22, 2009 21:26:43 GMT -5
Thanks Dave for bringing it by today. Will have it on and the buckets cleaned out for you to be recycled again. This lime is without doubt the finest ground lime I have ever seen. It is much finer than flour and will really be put to good use in the garden..
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Post by daveedka on May 26, 2009 23:44:53 GMT -5
 ;D It's pretty good stuff, and for the price It can't be beat. Everyne in my neighborhood uses it, I usually bring home 20-30 buckets this time of the year. I'd get some to bobber guy, but I don't travel East with work, and shipping would be rediculous. If he ever comes this way fishing I'll send him home with several buckets for his garden. Dave
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It is in full sunlight and on a high spot next to the garage to the North side.. Has been tilled to 12 inches in three directions to loosen the soil well, After getting the size she is wanting I plan on tilling it one last time and adding the fertilizer, some hydrated lime and one large bale of peatmoss per 100 square feet. Today I tilled up an area of about 20 by 50 feet. It was an old garden spot several years ago...Will probally do the same size area again tomorrow. This should be a large enough garden for the two of us...May try to can beans, corn and tomatoes from the garden this summer..
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