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04-13-2021, 09:07 PM #101Registered User
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04-13-2021, 09:37 PM #102
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04-13-2021, 09:50 PM #103
My front and side yard have no fence and get direct sun, would I be crazy to plant a few rows of corn as an interesting fence line? I know I would need to reinforce them somehow.
In the back, in the 'new last year' raised beds I've got garlic coming up from last fall. Planted onions too but only a couple out of ~60 sprouted.
Added a bit of space by making the two raised rows into an H.
This is the bulk of the back. Pretty decent but too large raspberry section, then will have tomatoes and peppers at the front. Bush beans too, pole beans and cucumbers at the back. On the left is the new 'salad bowl' lol. I think it's getting a bit weird when you start naming your gardens but yeah.
Soil for the season.
Let's go!
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04-14-2021, 06:36 AM #104Banned
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What a nice raised bed you got there, though I think you could have save a decent amount of wood if you cut those up.
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04-14-2021, 07:11 AM #105Registered User
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I was guessing at about 4 yards, thanks BCM. Nice try Mike lol.
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04-14-2021, 10:15 AM #106
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04-14-2021, 11:20 AM #107
How do you like those black fabric "basket" things? Ms Boissal got a bunch of them and she wants to use them for potatoes as our soil is so hard that they don't grow well and mounding constantly gets to be a problem.
I'm a bit worried about how fast the soil with dry when surrounded by dark breathable fabric."Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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04-14-2021, 01:36 PM #108
I like their price and the convenience they offer. The first ones I bought last year seem to be in good shape still but I doubt they'll last much more than a few years. For the price not a big deal. I've had no issues with moisture loss, but some of them are on an automated irrigation system and I'm pretty hands on with water the other ones.
That said I'm in a different climate then you are. And yeah, we're on clay soil which is pretty awful to deal with.
Have you considered the potato grow bags? I started using those last year, they're taller than these fabric pots which seems to work well with taters.
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04-14-2021, 04:31 PM #109
Good info, thanks! We have a partial shade cloth thing over the baskets and they'll get their own watering system as I think the July August temps and lack of humidity would immediately cook any plant growing inside. I'll look into the potato bags. I texted Ms Boissal about it but she replied that she couldn't be bothered as she was in the middle of a photoshoot for the new babies. Which I found very confusing until she sent this:
Apparently the greenhouse doubles as a brooder to raise chicks. Those peppers aren't going to last long around the hungry little fuzzballs."Your wife being mad is temporary, but pow turns do not get unmade" - mallwalker the wise
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04-14-2021, 10:11 PM #110
Chickies!! Nice.
See you in the 'I love my Wife and all' thread lol
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04-16-2021, 07:44 AM #111Registered User
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04-17-2021, 05:33 PM #112
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04-17-2021, 07:05 PM #113Registered User
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That's why I usually buy bags. Well, that and if I go bulk it would get delivered 20 feet below where it's needed. If I have it in the back of our suv and I drive up the front lawn it's only 7 feet. 4 yards is too expensive in bags to make it worth it. Looks like it's time to upgrade the hoopty wheelbarrow.
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04-17-2021, 09:53 PM #114
Been slowly working at it, carried a lot of bags of steer manure. Have peas, beets, lettuce, in the dirt a week ago. Put in 91 KQ and 40 red onions today. Been harvesting carrots from last year, as well as green onions that made it over the winter.
Part of the onion patch.
We planted a gang of potatoes, put them in a box that needs soil, should work well for mounding them.
My hops are doing well, thanks Dibs.
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04-17-2021, 10:02 PM #115
^^^your space is really beautiful, BobMC. well done man.
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04-17-2021, 10:18 PM #116
I onion laughed.
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04-17-2021, 10:33 PM #117
I’m going to dehydrate the ever living shit out of those things. I hold forth on a lot of square footage, I’ve been working on growing shit I’ll use, onions being one of the the biggest usage.
I propose a Wasatch garden tour. I’d like to see your gardens, I’ll bring the beer. Once we’re all vaxxed it’d be fun to see everyone’s spread. A revolving back yard tour, have a few drinks and get some ideas on how to garden.
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04-17-2021, 10:36 PM #118
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04-18-2021, 05:20 AM #119Banned
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5cu yards delivered about 60 min after ordered. Under $300. Don't know if that's good or not but it's what I paid.
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04-18-2021, 09:16 AM #120Registered User
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Yeah bags are way too expensive for this project, they're usually 1.5 or 2 cu ft for $6-10. I need to do something though, I realized this morning that I need at least 100 sq ft more space for all of the seeds I still have plus a bed for corn.
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04-18-2021, 04:03 PM #121
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04-19-2021, 05:49 AM #123Banned
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04-28-2021, 08:17 PM #124
Is there any vegatable worth growing in smaller pots? I've got tons of ~ 1 or 2 gallon pots from previous hanging baskets at my disposal.
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04-29-2021, 07:42 AM #125Registered User
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in the 2 gallon, maybe potatoes. Fill the container about halfway, add seed potato, cover with a couple of inches and then add to the top over time as you mound up the potato.
Also, I think a hot pepper could be grown in that size container. Probably reduced yield, but that's not the worst result with those things. Sometimes production is a bit overwhelming IME.
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