Thread: In the Garden 2015

I've never grown it myself before but the word on the street is that rhubarb will just keep growing back for a long time - just cut the bits off you want/need. Does that sound right to you guys?

Oh, and the kale is going off at the moment - I have so much I've been donating baggies of the stuff to relatives and friends everywhere.

James.

I never grew it either,,, I just ate it.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I've never grown it myself before but the word on the street is that rhubarb will just keep growing back for a long time - just cut the bits off you want/need. Does that sound right to you guys?

Oh, and the kale is going off at the moment - I have so much I've been donating baggies of the stuff to relatives and friends everywhere.

James.

Rhubarb does regrow each season. Even a Minnesota winter won't kill the stuff.

I did find that it should be replanted every few years. The first rhubarb I planted tended to diminish in production the older it got. Dug out the old and replanted and all was good.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Rhubarb does regrow each season. Even a Minnesota winter won't kill the stuff.

I did find that it should be replanted every few years. The first rhubarb I planted tended to diminish in production the older it got. Dug out the old and replanted and all was good.

+2 to Daves advise. Michigan winters wont kill it either. Dig out the old roots when they dont produce. leave the new rootlings that come up and it will perpetuate for decades. Woodchucks and deer wont eat it.

Thoughts on Natural Fall Leaf mulch cover for the winter,,, I did some Youtubing and it gets rather good reviews, has anyone else used to successfully ???

I have already added a load of Manure in there, then I got some meh news from my neighbor that Manure would contain Roundup and that might stay in the soil for 1 year
She said add more mulch to help disperse those bad effects faster, so I wanted to get any thoughts of the natural leaf mulch instead of bringing in a load of Wood mulch...

The thought is that the leaves break down much faster then the wood and the worms like them better

Thoughts ??? Experiences ???

I mix leaves and manure together. If you can get horse manure its better because horses cant eat all that GMO .
Find a person who has a few horses, Offer to pick it up. It is usually mixed with saw dust.
End result is a mixture that has everything you are looking for.
Leaves can be used all growing season to hold water and prevent weeds.
Been doing it like that for 20years

Garden is done for the year. Just finished covering the asparagus plants with oak leaves. No shortage of those around here. Winters are long and hard up here. I also cover the high bush blueberry plant bases with white pine (the Maine state weed) needles. Blueberry plants need the acid. The asparagus plants have been cut back and are along the back of the garden.

What I've been doing for the past few years is raking up the leaves and then taking the basket off and putting in a mulcher plug and going over them. It reduces them to a mix of 1/4 ~ 1/2 inch to virtual bread crumb size. Put what I need over my berry cane, etc. and pile the rest to used for tilling into soil later or building new soil for a bed...also, try putting an inch layer of the mulched leaves sprinkle lye, (feed store in large bags) mist it with water and add about an inch of dirt, repeat the process and cover it with black plastic...every month or so, take the plastic off and turn it...you'll end up with some beautiful soil for whatever...garden...Mrs.'flowers, etc. p

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Thoughts on Natural Fall Leaf mulch cover for the winter,,, I did some Youtubing and it gets rather good reviews, has anyone else used to successfully ???

I have already added a load of Manure in there, then I got some meh news from my neighbor that Manure would contain Roundup and that might stay in the soil for 1 year
She said add more mulch to help disperse those bad effects faster, so I wanted to get any thoughts of the natural leaf mulch instead of bringing in a load of Wood mulch...

The thought is that the leaves break down much faster then the wood and the worms like them better

Thoughts ??? Experiences ???

Thanks for the ideas gents...

Moved several loads into the garden today,, have about a 6 inch layer over the whole garden now...
I really like the idea of the Horse Manure, I can get it loaded into the truck for only $5 per


It has been crazy up here

Thursday we had Snow



Friday I came home from town to see this on the hillside above the ranch "Controlled Burn" I giggle a bit, as it turned into 3 fires pretty quick watching the hillside pretty close today



And today




Off to check on a load of Horse Pucky

Hey Glen,

Did ya get those onion seeds planted? Just wondering