Enjoying the deck corn and cherry tomatoes, basil is growing like a weed. All else is done for. Keeping an eye out for bargains in the garden department.
Reading through the Healing Spices book for any interesting plants to add to my list of things to try to grow. Hope all is well with everyone.
Prayers up for all. Have a great weekend, and God Bless.
Put up the bean seeds, spaded the compost into the garden. Tomorrow is for planting the winter crops: Peas, carrots, purple top turnips and kohlrabi.
The peas won’t produce until next spring, but they will have a GREAT start, providing we don’t have too cold a winter. If it goes below 20* F, I might have a problem, otherwise Woo-Hoo!
Pinging the List. Also, I will be out of town, and may not be able to get to a computer to post next Friday. So if you don’t get a ping - not to worry maybe just post on this thread till I get back the following week.
Unless someone else wants to post a new thread which is ok too.
Ping list is on my profile page.
I have a lawn care question. I live in the central San Joaquin valley of California. Zone is 9b. My yard is Bermuda grass.
I would like to find something that is effective at killing clover in Bermuda grass. I’ve controlled it using Scott’s Weed-b-gone and Weed-&-Feed, which are both 24D... but they’re not particularly effective. They just slow it down.
I’ve heard of other products that are supposed to do better, but I’ve never been able to find the brand names and where I can purchase.
Any helpful advice would be appreciated.
I also have a couple of basil plants growing like weeds, they started out as little 4” peat pots but must be 2 feet each now! My Thai basil didn’t do so well but the citronellas for fragrance and mosquitoes are doing great too.
Does anybody have any good recommendations for Fall planting on a small sunny East facing deck in South Carolina, zone 8b please? Flowers, herbs or veggies, anything easy to grow...
Is it Friday again, ALREADY? WHERE has this week gone? ;)
Tomorrow we’re to have dry weather, so I’m going to go down to the ‘lower garden’ (no easy task - Beau took the 4 wheeler up north for Bear Camp) to harvest Honeynut (a small version of Butternut) and Spaghetti Squash that should be ready by now.
I screwed up and picked the popcorn too early...and then it got moldy. Grrr! Geeze! How long have I been at this game, anyways? Well, just shows you that even we ‘perfeshunal’ gardeners can jump the gun. *Rolleyes*
Next task is to see what else I can harvest from the garden. I know I have a TON of Basil, so Pesto it is. I also know I have four HUGE red cabbages that need dealing with - I’m thinking of making those grilled cabbage steaks...anyone ever tried them? Some will be chopped and frozen for winter stews and soups, of course.
The seven puppies that I’m currently raising (8 weeks old, today) will be MORE than happy to ‘help’ me with all of those gardening chores tomorrow...so we’ll see what ACTUALLY gets accomplished.
A. They’re so friggin’ ADORABLE that all I want to do is play with and cuddle them, and then...
B. They’re still so underfoot that doing anything is going to be a chore in itself...until their ADHD kicks in and they go off to chase a butterfly or their own tails. :)
I am new to this topic on FR and looking for general advice and criticism on a garden expansion.
I’ve grown tomatoes and squash for several years, with moderate success most years. I’ve also had strawberries and blueberries for a decade with amazing success, although the strawberries dropped off the last two years. I’m thinking of branching out a lot. My main goal is to have something to harvest in Maryland, on the zone 6/7 boundary with plenty of rain in the spring and fall, as much of the year as possible, using minimal but not necessarily zero chemicals.
My plan . . .
1. Prepare the soil starting next month.
2. Plant at the appropriate time over the next eight or so months, for harvest in the month indicated (obviously with the harvest delayed a few years for some plants):
- Galletta strawberry - late May - early June
- Ovation strawberry - mid June (yields on both strawberry varieties the last two years have been down. Any suggestions on treating the soil, when to water, or something else to do?)
- Montmorency or North Star Cherries mid June - mid July (suggestions?)
- Blueberries late June - early August (high and low varieties, already thriving)
- Honey crisp Apples - early September
- Empire Apples - late September - early October
- Pink Lady Apples - late October - early November
- Spinach - early June
- Beets - late June - July
- Squash - June - August
- Tomatoes - late July - Sept
- Pumpkins - October
- Spinach - October
- Beets - October
Is there anything on my list that is particularly hard to grow or prone to pests? Any suggestions on what else I ought to plan or weigh in my plans?
My garden has been overtaken by weeds, but my crazy Indian squash have several about three feet long and ripening nicely, so I will have seeds for next season.
Time to check on the bees production of honey.
We had beautiful, sunny weather here in Central Missouri over the weekend. A welcome change for sure. We’ve had just shy of 8” rainfall at my place this month. Over 30” since June 26th.
We’re picking green beans, okra, butternut squash and watermelon still. Picked the 2nd planting sweet corn yesterday. Zucchini and yellow squash are all dead. Tomatoes are mostly dead aside from one heirloom that came up volunteer in the kitchen garden fence.
As soon as it dries up a bit it will be time to sow winter greens and prep the garlic bed.
