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[QUOTE=gssixgun;1562942]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...

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...

+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...

Yes I have. Depending in the size of the garden and how deep you push in the tines, it kills the back. I had to use one down the isles and weed as a kid. Hated it!

About those worms, dont tell but...

That tilling thing is true. Its based on your soil, how dense it is. If you get snow crush it will apply that much pressure to the soil.
As for the manure, do you want it to leech into the soil ? or...

I told my Dad that we need some dead fish to plant in our garden next Spring. Those peppers are HUGE.

Frost hit Michigan Oct 15th. I need to spread mulch and rototiller before the snow flies.
About those blackberries, unless you get more below 0F than above . We just wait to see how they winter. In...

Same situation here, garlic is planted, Spring Onions as well. Potatoes are harvested.
Crying shame that the zucchini and yellow squash still have blossoms on the vine. We are still eating on those...

Tobacco ??? Are you on the east side of the country, Virginia?
Hope it goes good for you.

Well up north this is a rule of thumb.
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/smooth-solomons-seal

Everything will be torn out/down and put away for winter on Oct 1st

I will dump in Manure and Peat Moss to cover over the entire garden over the Winter..



Might want to wait till first hard...

Raccoons and deer didn't get my NO GMO corn.
BLTs this time of the year are tops.
Step mom burned the bacon and we still gobbled down sandwiches.
Our garden is winding down.Tomatoes and salsa all...

So here is Pizza from the garden. Tomatoes, Zucchini ,Onion all home grown. Taste priceless.
I grind up chocolate mint I grow and make my own Ice Tea. I cut it down and run it through the blender....

Exactly what pixel says. We scaled/dip the tomatoes in boiling water for 60secs. Use a colander. Core and skin maters if you wish, Gets more into the jar.
Use tongs to dip jar in hot water, A...

I cant get Red/Purple onions to grow in my ground for nothing. Potatoes have been difficult as well only red potatoes grow well in my dirt. Nice Onions.

We caught another woodchuck who ate all the cabbage and peas.(disposed of)
Canned 11 pints of tomatoes and here is a little of what grew this year.
No rain for the month of July in Michigan.
Hard...

That looks like the U of M arboretum that had the same type of plant. The one in Ann Arbor bloomed last year before it's demise.

So for all the rest. Rain and sand and oak leaves with horse manure. Compost all organic Old School.

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Shoot I am still growing, Popped the tops and put them up for fall to replant , letting the rest grow bigger


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I try to get starts of fruits and vegtables from local sellers I find that they will do best for your soil and elevation. I believe you said there are local Amish or Mennonite near you, they always...

I REALLY need to figure out how to transplant some of the Wild Strawberries that are out there by the garden into the garden so we get some inseatd of the deer getting them all

Shovel and...

Strawberries, Leaf Lettuce , Spinach and what we call winter onions. Green onions we let go to seed, snap off the tops re-plant and this is what comes up every Spring. Very Strong green onion...

Garden is in Pictures to follow. Same as last year, Zucs Yellows, and the mild peppers. hungarians and orange red Bells.
Spinach has already grown in and we are eating it.
We call them winter...