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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #25 on: Jan 29, 2011, 10:41:15 PM »
we talked about hot peppers today with ellie.
i think i'm going to get to garden vicariously through my son in law.  he and i planned his garden today :good2:
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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #26 on: Jan 29, 2011, 11:31:47 PM »
That's such a great winter activity.  It was so warm here today it felt like spring.  Funny when we had snow earlier in the week.

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« Reply #27 on: Jan 30, 2011, 01:37:17 AM »
Cant wait to garden!!  Painted and finished our coop and painted it and shed :D been looking at our garden got a pech tree today and some primeroses cant wait to getmy veggies in!
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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #28 on: Jan 30, 2011, 09:55:26 AM »
That's fantastic Ariel.  I'm suprised your weather has been mild enough for those activities.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #29 on: Jan 30, 2011, 05:11:23 PM »
It was 70 here today and it made me want to plant stuff but it's not time.  I did get out my seeds and look at them though.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #30 on: Jan 31, 2011, 10:24:21 AM »
I felt the exact same way yesterday.  I guess that's why it was so easy to get out there and plant the roses into their temporary pots.  I'm loving watching them grow.  Since they are inside I see every little new leaf. 

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #31 on: Feb 12, 2011, 08:02:05 AM »
Well the veggie garden will be put off for another year.  Instead I'll be putting the money into 3 fruit trees and 3 nut trees.  Hopefully I'll be able to fit the three dwarf fruit trees along the drive.  The nut trees are going to go in the forested area.  Of course that means all the brush will have to be cleared and any necessary trees cut down so that the nut trees get enough sun.  The initial outlay will be 52.00 plus the cost of some bamboo stakes.  In the beginning the trees are very small so they don't need big stakes like I have in the 4 year old trees. 

So the veggie garden will consist of any seeds I already have and can fit within the amount of compost and garden soil that I currently have.  That's not as much as I had hoped for.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #32 on: Feb 16, 2011, 11:12:14 AM »
I just read that I can plant my swiss chard now.  Woohoo.  I've definitely reached the point where I want to plant.  Do I have early spring fever?  I think I do.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #33 on: Feb 16, 2011, 11:19:45 AM »
i do to!! but we might get snow tomorrow!!
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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #34 on: Feb 16, 2011, 05:52:36 PM »
I'm way tired of snow.  I hope it doesn't come through at your place. 

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #35 on: Feb 17, 2011, 11:28:30 AM »
Ok, 40 gallons of compost is moved to the first tier of the veggie bed, and it is incorporated with the top soil.  The chard is planted 9 inches apart and then wetted with a plant food rich solution.  I've officially started the growing season.  Woohoo.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #36 on: Feb 17, 2011, 12:24:01 PM »
Congratulations!
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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #37 on: Feb 17, 2011, 07:33:04 PM »
Nice!
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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #38 on: Feb 17, 2011, 08:50:01 PM »
I'm feeling very energized.  Can't wait to get out there.

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« Reply #39 on: Feb 18, 2011, 09:21:30 AM »
Well I got out there and used up all that energy lol.  40 gallons of compost went on the second tier and got mixed in with the top soil.  And 1/3 of the row got planted with white radishes.  In two weeks I'll add red radishes and then 2 weeks after that I have a third radish to add to the row.  Do I like radishes?  Yeppers I do.  I wish I could say that I was done for the day but I can't.  I need to get 4 tomato and 4 pepper plants into starter cups so they are ready to go out side come mid April.  I'll try to get that done but no promises.

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« Reply #40 on: Feb 18, 2011, 10:04:25 AM »
Wow! I need to get going on bringing dirt/compost in..though i need to find the cheapest place. Cant wait for when my garden is in mid bloom full of produce i love watching it grow!
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« Reply #41 on: Feb 18, 2011, 10:17:05 AM »
They have compost at our wal-mart.  It's 1.29 a bag.  I'm glad I made my own because at 40 gallons per tier with 5 tiers that's 200 gallons and a bag holds maybe 5 gallons each.  that could get expensive even for my little garden.

I just finished putting jalapeno and suffing peppers, and tomatoes in little starter yogurt cups and putting them in the sw facing window.  I hope they do well.  I need to put the heater under the peppers or they will never get started.  I keep the house way to cold for peppers but I have the kind I want in seed so I'll spend the money on the heating element rather than getting plants that may or maynot produce the peppers that I want.

My friend makes salsa so I'm hoping that if I grow the produce she'll make the salsa and I'll be able to have some.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #42 on: Feb 18, 2011, 10:18:23 AM »
I forgot the 80 gallons that went in the tires for the tomatoes and peppers.  Yeah I'm very glad I didn't try to do this with commercial compost.

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« Reply #43 on: Feb 18, 2011, 11:25:13 AM »
Oh i have the best salsa recipe that i can.. i should post it! Soo yummy we have two cans left need to make more next year!! So much better then store bought! hmmmm going to have to do some research on cheap stuff in big loads like truck loads we are adding more gardens into our yard lol ..hmm forgot what else i was going to say lol
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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #44 on: Feb 18, 2011, 01:35:55 PM »
I hope you do post it.  I love having all the great recipes on here.  I have to be careful about adding any more beds to my yard.  I'm really at maximum reach at this point.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #45 on: Feb 18, 2011, 06:35:18 PM »
Busy as usual Tammy.

I like salsa but don't make it because I'm the only one who eats it.  It's a lot of work for just me.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #46 on: Feb 19, 2011, 07:40:13 AM »
I can understand that.  I haven't managed to can anything since I moved out here.  It's hard to pull out all the equipment for just one person.  But I'm sure I will once the fruit trees mature.  Fruits are so expensive at the stores.

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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #47 on: Feb 19, 2011, 10:12:52 AM »
Ok the third tier is done.  I found out one thing.  Filling the big trash can and only making one trip up the hill is actually harder than filling the small ones and making multiple trips.  That was quite a suprise.  Although it was faster to use the big can.  Along with finishing that tier I also screen the rest of the compost.  So once I finish the last two tiers which won't be as hard as the first three since I actually filled them last fall so it's just adding new compost to the old and mixing it in.  I should have the rest of the compost for the fruit trees and possibly even some for the flower beds.  I can always hope. 


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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #48 on: Feb 19, 2011, 11:43:59 PM »
you are on a roll tammy.  good job.
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Re: 2011 Veggie Garden
« Reply #49 on: Feb 20, 2011, 10:07:02 AM »
Ok, the final two tiers of the veggie bed are nicely mixed with new compost and top soil.  So they are ready for spring.  happy days.

 

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