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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - May 07 2013 : 05:25:42 AM
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For the first time, hubby and I planted some fruit trees. A Satsuma and a Meyer Lemon tree. Otherwise, I have onions, snap peas, Grand MArconi peppers and tomatoes in the ground right now. Hope your arugula does well!
Farmgirl #31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - May 07 2013 : 05:29:28 AM
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I have some red cabbage that I've never tried before. I got plugs from a friend. They are slow growing right now because of the crazy weather. But they are staring to put on some new growth. I am also growing Red Russian kale. It's so pretty. Purple stems and curly leaves. Also really slow right now, but hopefully with the sun shining at the moment (???) they will take off too.
I just basically stick to the tried and true veggies. I grow bush beans really good here. That's my main crop. So I stick with them.
Kris
The good beekeeper is generally more or less cranky. C.P. Dadant
www.kris-outbackfarm.blogspot.com
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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MayFay
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Stephanie
MO
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 10:58:54 AM
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I've planted some yellow Moon and Stars watermelon and yellow Swiss chard along with my usual white chard. I also have a nectarine tree this year. We saw the wading pool gardens in the June-July issue of MJF and are kicking around the idea of making a small strawberry bed in one. We are space-starved here because we're renting and can't dig the whole yard up. ;)
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Edited by - MayFay on May 08 2013 8:12:00 PM |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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MayFay
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie
MO
USA
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Posted - May 07 2013 : 11:28:03 AM
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I'd like to get a plum tree next year. I think you should plant another tree, too. Can't have too many. :) My grandmother had an apricot tree, and I had a Bartlett pear tree that bore zillions of pears. That was in CA. Good luck with your trees!
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 07:35:07 AM
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This is going to sound a little weird, but the new things I'll be growing in my garden this year are flowers! After the war I lost last year to squash bugs and squash vine borers, I've been reading up a LOT on companion planting. I usually do plant herbs, but this year I'm going to include wonderful flowers amidst the veggies, such as tansy, nasturtiums, cosmos and more. Some attract beneficial insects, some repel insects, and some just plain confuse them. I can't wait to see how it goes! :)
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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quiltingfarmergirl
True Blue Farmgirl
180 Posts
Barbara
Cato
NY
USA
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Posted - May 08 2013 : 6:03:34 PM
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I started an asparagus bed this year with about 24 crowns planted. My plum tree that was planted 5 years ago finally has blossoms this year..hundreds of them! Hope to finally see some plums. Our bartlet pear trees, apples and peach trees have lots of blossoms. Very few on the cherry tree. It varies from year to year. Always fun to see what we end up with. Something else new this year is horseradish in the garden. My father used to grow it and it was always alot of laughs to watch the tears when he was grinding it!
Barb
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Edited by - quiltingfarmergirl on May 08 2013 6:04:41 PM |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - May 09 2013 : 12:26:25 PM
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Last year I grew shallots and a red amaranth for the greens. This year I'm trying some Russian kale my friend swears by. This weekend mya daughters and I are canning pickled asparagus.
"Let us never forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other art follows. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization."
Daniel Webster
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