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| Bellepepper |
Posted - Apr 19 2009 : 08:07:25 AM
Poppies, colius, black eyed Susan vine, vining flowering bean, (forgot it's name), Spinach, collards, Swiss chard, Endive and cucumber. Harvested, Marjorum, Oregano, Chives, Asparagus. Stuff that died, 3 tomato plants, (experimental not main crop) 1 rosemary and 1 thyme. Potatoes are up, so are snow peas, lettuce, radish and scallions.
Raining this morning so not doing anything. Didn't get up until 9:45. |
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| homesteaderbelle |
Posted - Apr 20 2009 : 3:46:55 PM
Your garden sounds like it will be very nice!
belle
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
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| Bellepepper |
Posted - Apr 20 2009 : 11:37:03 AM
Karin, I just came from your blogspot. How have I missed going there? Wow! Your quilts are out of this world beautiful. All my favorite colors and patterns. And the New England graveyard was sooooooo interesting. One of the things we love to do in our travels besides visiting gardens is taking a long walk in local graveyards. The ones in New England are the best.
Got my greenbeans planted, came in for a break. Going back out and see what I need to do next. The wind is blowing too hard to set out tomatoes. |
| electricdunce |
Posted - Apr 20 2009 : 10:53:35 AM
Your garden sounds great. Swiss chard is my all time fave, I suppose I could try to plant some really early, I think they can take a frost. I am such awimp at gardening these days, but I do enjoy my raised beds, and they are really raised, almost waist high so I can sit on them. Bad knees. My strawberries are leafing out and some of the perennial herbs, but we usually get a hard frost around the first of June, so I have to be patient, not my strong suit...I am going to try growing potatoes in hay this year...
Gardens! The best...
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 20 2009 : 08:22:55 AM
Wow Belle - that is a way different weather pattern than I had in my head for Kansas - I love this forum, I learn something new every day.
Heide, sounds like you are busy too - we have just 1/4 acre or so for our garden but it is keeping us plenty busy. Mostly because before we moved into the house it was overgrown horse pasture, which means the soil is very good - you should see how many earthworms we have - but also that it was overrun with thistles. We have gradually been making headway but there have been a couple summers where I had to concentrate so hard on keeping the humans in the house alive I didn't have time for the garden. This year is our big "planting for the future" push though, we are double-digging beds by hand. We have 8 3 x 10 foot beds done so far plus a big old potato "corral"
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Apr 20 2009 : 08:10:51 AM
I am right there with you. We have tilled 2 acres and I will have them all planted by the second week of May. So I had to get started. I put 5 different salad greens, 2 kinds of radishes, 4 kinds of potatoes, onions. I have sunflowers coming up everywhere, so we are delegating patches to trellis the snap peas, pole beans and nasurtriums I planted. Pumpkins and cucumbers growing under em. Today I am doing 3 kinds of carrots, 2 sorts of beets and some parsnips.
Just me and my honey bun, wish I could help you with yours and you could come check mine out. Shame we all live so far apart. I will try to take a picture for ya and post it soon.
Best,
h
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
| Bellepepper |
Posted - Apr 20 2009 : 08:02:05 AM
The weather says it is going to be nice this whole week. Plan to get the rest of things planted. One of our grandsons wants to share the harvest but dosen't seem to have time for the work part. He ask what he could do to help $$. I told him we needed more potting soil for the raised beds that have decomposed. He came by with 8 huge bags of the really good stuff. For that he gets salsa makins. I love it when they come through with some help, one way or another.
Amy Grace, we are the southern part of zone 6. Some winters zone 7. In the summer, we are zone 9. However, 2 years ago had so much rain that we had major flooding. last summer I don't think we officially got up to 100 degrees. 3 years ago, it was over 110 everyday for 6 weeks. The zones are zoned for winters. This past winter, We had one good snow and only a couple of nights that the temp was below 20. Thought we would have an early spring and summer but not. Warmed up and the fruit trees bloomed then it froze big time.
Anyway, supposed to be in the 80's all week. |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Apr 19 2009 : 3:49:17 PM
Wow,
Belle your garden sounds great. I won't be planting until the end of May because of chance of frost here. I can't wait!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Apr 19 2009 : 2:51:20 PM
Belle, I bet your garden is so colorful. Sounds really pretty. I bet you're wore out, too.
Kris
Life is what you make it. Always has been. Always will be. |
| Rebekka Mae |
Posted - Apr 19 2009 : 12:43:52 PM
I want to get started so badly...but I need to wait a few more weeks for the last frost. Today I am putting organic fertilizer on the grass I am keeping and covering a big section of grass with newspaper and straw where my expanded garden will be. I am waiting on a dump truck load of soil and then I can top dress with compost and GARDEN!
Rebekka
www.bebebella.etsy.com
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Apr 19 2009 : 11:01:30 AM
I have some sweet peas planted and a few of the little plants dont look so good. I planted 2 rosemary plants this year. I always have a hard time with rosemary. They like a dry well draining soil and not a tone of water. I hope they take this year. My mom has a HUGE rosemary bush infront of her house.
Farmgirl Sister #17
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 19 2009 : 09:58:07 AM
Wow Belle - you are extremely industrious!! What planting zone are you in? I always had a vision of Kansas as being sort of cold till May or so....shows what I know
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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