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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 3:01:11 PM
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I used newspaper in between all the rows and around the plants with an over lay of grass clippings. I also got the Hula hoe for weeding saved time and did a great job. I planted my pumpkins in between the rows of corn and have had great success with that. No weeding and lots of pumpkins. I put my potatoes in a 12 inch raised bed and used lost of compost to cover as they grew and have LOTS of spuds.
  
All in all a great garden year.
Diana
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Edited by - gramadinah on Sep 01 2009 12:30:07 PM |
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 7:11:56 PM
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I went organic using only compost and fish emulsion as additives and had less insect damage and disease. I did have weeds, but the certain bugs liked certain weeds more than my eggplants, peppers, Chard and tomatoes!
Merry
Farmgirl #536
http://afarminmyheart.blogspot.com/
"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets how much the heart can hold."
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 7:18:58 PM
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Instead of Tomato Cages I used fencing and as the plants grew I tied them up along the fence. No tomatoes overlooked or rotting on the ground. I am very pleased I have more control over them :)
Thanks for posting your tips girls :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 7:25:15 PM
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Right now I'm debating whether my "best new idea" was a good one or not!! I tore down the hoop greenhouse last spring and built a straight sided one instead. Today I picked 74lbs of tomatoes out of there and you wouldn't even know I'd picked any. So far 260lbs!
Anybody want some??
Di on VI
Farmgirl Sister #73 |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 7:37:11 PM
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I did the whole companion thing from the book Carrots love tomatoes. Worked really well.
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
http://maknfaces.blogspot.com
~Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. --Will Rogers~ |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
1406 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2009 : 07:21:31 AM
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I started raised beds this year and I saved hours NOT weeding. It was a litttle pricey, and I can't do the whole garden, but I love it. I'm using the raised beds for a fall garden, someting I never tried before.
how sweet it is to love some one, how right itis to care |
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RuralSuburbia
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
Leslie
Northern CA
USA
251 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2009 : 09:38:19 AM
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My best new idea has been to use cat traps! ;-)
*I've got stars in my eyes and exactly $1 in my pocket!* |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2009 : 1:03:41 PM
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We raised our beds higher this year. Less back aches. And, red pepper sure helped put a small stop to the many slugs.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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vegetarian farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Jane
Freedom
pa
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2009 : 4:42:34 PM
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I switched from single row planting to wide row planting and tripled the yeild on most everything. I also trellised the tomatoes and this worked better for several reasons. Better for pruning, finding tomatoes, staying off the ground, etc. Mulched permant walkways.
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2009 : 06:28:54 AM
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My PINK clawfoot bathtub! Oh, and my raised beds. I grew carrots -- successfully -- for the first time in my bathtub, and got a lot of surprised neighbors out of the deal! (No one could figure out why I painted a bathtub pink, and set it in the middle of my garden!) And although I only have five raised beds so far, I was more successful with my produce than I have been yet in the five years we've been on the Plantation!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
436 Posts |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13914 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13914 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2009 : 5:51:03 PM
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We "plant plastic" . . . black plastic and anchor it down with old Walmart shelving frames. I use 10 x 25 sheets for my tomato plants and squash plants, cutting holes in the plastic and then planting the seeds or plants. Use the 3 ft. wide rolled stuff between rows. It is just the drop cloth type stuff that you can get in the paint dept. in Walmart.
It saves TONS of work and time on weeding and helps with keeping the ground moist, so less watering. Do it every year . . . saves so much work throughout the season.
CJ
...from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado |
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Lanna
True Blue Farmgirl
330 Posts
Lanna
A little town in Idaho
330 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2009 : 6:25:13 PM
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Using tomato cages for peas. Keeps 'em upright, somewhat tidy, and since they're almost useless for tomatoes, there you go.
Also using 5-ft trellising and cattle panels for tomatoes, and cattle panels for beans/tall peas. I *puffy heart* those cattle panels, and we may need more to make our own little greenhouse this year. Just used an old t-shirt of hubby's cut into strips to tie up the tomato vines to the trellising - works fabulously.
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Lanna, mama to three little monkeys and growing a new little sprout |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 12:34:09 PM
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Wow! This is just wonderful! Isn't it amazing what a blessing harvest time can be! :D
hugs
Jessie
People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
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