Thread: In the Garden 2016

Originally Posted by Utopian

Two words for your garden Glen.

Humanure Handbook

It's an informative and entertaining read.

And a read that will without a doubt alienate my wife from the Garden

It doesn't matter how much sense it might make, I will lose her support with that idea ..

Composting in general is an idea we are still working through, but that is to be expected when dealing with a City Gal and moving her to the wilds of North Idaho..

We have the coffee grounds the eggshells, and the woodchips on the approved list so far,,, I sneak in the Chicken Poop when she is at work hehehe

Glen and Tc,

I'm working on 'something' for both of you.

I'm still trying to connect all of the dots!

I'll let you know how or 'IF' I can make it happen!

The soil in these parts makes planting fruits or veggies a brown thumb special unless you add massive amounts of topsoil and fertilizer and the 100 degree plus summers will wilt anything. I've been dabbling in hydroponics a bit and that seems to be the best route. Peppers and Tomatoes seem to be the fare.

Adding on a layer of Woodash today

We just toss everything on the top of the snow, it layers out during the winter then melts and rains in during spring

One word "Compost".

Wow Glen. Early to be thinking about the garden. Cabin fever already? Actually you got me thinking too. What a beautiful winter morning. Snow covered here too. We use a compost box you can see in the right rear corner just outside the fence. Don't add much to it in the winter though. I think I remember from last years post you said you took down your fence because of the snow. Last year the snow was up over the top of the posts here and it didn't seem to bother it at all. The top and bottom rails give the plastic coated wire plenty of support.
The shed I built last year has a clear poly roof on the 12/12 pitch side with a southern exposure. Looking forward to getting things started earlier this year. Planting most things up here before Memorial day usually results in a frost kill.

We are expanding the strawberry patch a bit.
I'm putting some tomatoes in the flower beds. No sense in not using the available area.
No more bell peppers, We have never had any luck with them. The jalapenos did well so they will be back.
Green onions will be added this year.

All in all, we will about double our garden size which is still very small. This will be our second garden at the new house so we are finding out what works and doesn't work.

Originally Posted by karlej

Wow Glen. Early to be thinking about the garden. Cabin fever already? Actually you got me thinking too.

Yours is looking great Karl

Was just filling potholes out on the road with my neighbor, and the Garden Goddess at the front of the road was out starting to putt around in her's..
The early thaw and break up has us all thinking about it here LOL

Probably will sucker us all in with the warm weather and then snow on June 1st

I am going to plant next week since we are getting 80 degree days I am going to plant the usual pepper, tomatoes, etc along with somthing new for me- watermelon!

Originally Posted by Ernie1980

I am going to plant next week since we are getting 80 degree days I am going to plant the usual pepper, tomatoes, etc along with somthing new for me- watermelon!

We have about 5 weeks before it is "safe" to plant. Even in June we have to be on our toes when frost is threatened.

I remember those south Texas watermelons as being extremely sweet and great tasting. The "yellow" no-acid ones were also good.