Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
The juice factory. Not exactly gardening cuz they are growing naturally out back, but my wife has picked 18 quarts of blackberry's and hasn't put a dent in this years crop!
Robin
2023 gardening thread
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The juice factory. Not exactly gardening cuz they are growing naturally out back, but my wife has picked 18 quarts of blackberry's and hasn't put a dent in this years crop!
Robin
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Wow, that’s awesome
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
I just harvested about 25-30 tomatoes this week because my buds are drying up and dropping and I need them to start producing again. Most were pink and some still green but they ripen well on my dining room table. Made pesto and it’s just fantastic. Harvested some broccoli and the leaves and been enjoying that. Plucked about 8-9 peppers so far and more coming. My bell peppers look great. Berries are about done but have some black berries coming along and some more blueberries coming. The damn rabbits and squirrels are brutal this year. All fruit from my trees were eaten by squirrels already because there’s so many this year.
I have more basil to harvest and I’m not sure what I’ll do with it but I’ll figure out something. My garlic bulbs were small as well but taste great.
I have more basil to harvest and I’m not sure what I’ll do with it but I’ll figure out something. My garlic bulbs were small as well but taste great.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
.338 Win Mag
I just picked the first few muscadine that were ripe. Never had those before. Not bad at all. The grapes are ready to be picked. Not sure what to do with all of them yet.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Grape pie is great.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Well that’s about all she wrote for the growing season of 2023 for me. I harvested about 80-90 various shades of tomatoes and 15 peppers today. Time to start prepping for next year.
Im making soil this weekend weather permitting and we will see what happens next year. I’m going to mostly growing bucket and bags because my in-ground stuff just gets eaten by pests. I’m over the freaking rabbits eating my crap.
Im making soil this weekend weather permitting and we will see what happens next year. I’m going to mostly growing bucket and bags because my in-ground stuff just gets eaten by pests. I’m over the freaking rabbits eating my crap.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Prepped my soil for 2024 and put them in grow bags. I’m sick of the rabbits eating my crap. I’m going to make a circle and grow things in the middle as a berm to keep the rabbits out. These bags are cheap on Amazon and seem well built. They are like $3.00 per bag.
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TEOTWAWKI inc.
.338 Win Mag
I'm staking out a 100' x 100' spot to till and fence. It's going to be a very expensive garden, taking the new tractor into account. Hopefully the world is close to ending so I can justify it.
I may plant something unusual out in the pasture too. Opium poppies are at the top of the list.
Just kidding.
Not really.
I may plant something unusual out in the pasture too. Opium poppies are at the top of the list.
Just kidding.
Not really.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
a garden of Texas Star hibiscus could bring in the Troupers for good payday too ..
I grew a few here in NY in the summer years ago .. didn't get a flower .. but it was fun ..
is that weed on your porch ... lol
www.foxnews.com
I grew a few here in NY in the summer years ago .. didn't get a flower .. but it was fun ..
is that weed on your porch ... lol
Cops Make Major Hibiscus Bust
Plants growing in man's yard turn out to be hibiscus, not marijuana; about-to-be-parents get ticket for hospital dash; piranha in public fountain bites boy.
www.foxnews.com
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
Made about ten gallons of apple cider. Soooooo good, and gets even better with age.
Robin
Robin
S&W Fan
.475 A&M Magnum
This year’s garden was just so so. Got a few things canned up and frozen , not even close to last year’s harvest though. Every little bit helps the grocery bill though. Strangely not one of my fruit trees bore fruit this year. No peaches, pears or apples .
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masterswimmer
.450/400 Nitro Ex
How was your pollinator population?
I've heard of some honey bee pops declining due to the varroa virus.
Butterflies? Hummingbirds?
S&W Fan
.475 A&M Magnum
I didn’t notice any decline in any of the pollinator’s . Actually we had more hummingbirds than previous years. And the bees seemed to be everywhere this year. All of my various varieties of berry plants did really well this year. We did get a late spring frost but I didn’t think that it affected my fruit trees that much. Guess I was wrong . I did hear of some smaller local orchards that were affected as well.
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
It was a late season freeze that did in my plum and pear crop, oh yeah, the black walnuts too. Apples, were just so so, blueberries, currents, raspberries, and blackberries were a bumper crop this year. First time growing sweet potatoes, a very cool plant and we got a lot of taters, wife made me a sweet potato pie, first one ever. all in all, a pretty good year for fruits and berries.
Robin
Robin
S&W Fan
.475 A&M Magnum
I Always grow sweet potatoes every year. ( Beauregard variety ) one of my all time favorites and they keep very well. Sweet potato pie is my specialty. I make them every year for our family Thanksgiving dinner.
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Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Frost got them. Big problem around me with the May 18th cold spell.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
My freezer is stocked with peppers, onions, strawberry jam, raspberries, tomatoes galore, and overflowing with basil. I’m very pleased with what I got out of my meager sized garden.
S&W Fan
.475 A&M Magnum
Yes our herbs also did very well this year, basil, Italian Oregano , sage and flat leaf parsley. especially the basil. Mrs. S&W Fan made and froze tons of Basil pesto.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
i love sweet potatoes .. just bake it .. cut the skin mash it on the plate and toss some butter on it ..
Then i show up at moms for Turkey day one year and there is a square pan of sweet potatoes covered in melted marshmallows WTH ..
now mom bakes a few for me ... no marshmallows
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
I hate when people add tons of sweet to sweet potatoes. I did add some bourbon, butter, and a tad bit of brown sugar last year for thanksgiving and they were to die for. I did carrots the same way and they were great too.
S&W Fan
.475 A&M Magnum
That’s pretty much the recipe ingredients for my sweet potato pie.
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
My wife has arthritis, the real bad kind, and was having trouble peeling apples so I bought her one of these.
I wish I had bought one years ago, what a cool little device!!!!! She's having a blast, making pies and applesauce. The house smells wonderful!!!!!! God bless her, she's having fun!
Robin
I wish I had bought one years ago, what a cool little device!!!!! She's having a blast, making pies and applesauce. The house smells wonderful!!!!!! God bless her, she's having fun!
Robin
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
my garlic is in the ground and I have filled most of my 20 grow bags. I’m rather excited to try out my grow bags next season. I think my plants will do much better, keep out the rabbits, and warm up much faster since they are black bags. I will also be adding irrigation this year so I will never have to hand water my veggie patch or berries. I may add a carbon filter to remove the chlorine from the irrigation water.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
.338 Win Mag
I set the first 2 corner posts for the garden fence today. Hopefully I can get a bunch more done tomorrow.
Soil in those 2 spots was a nice Sandy loam all the way to the bottom of the hole, with just a few small rocks. I'll need to bring in a bunch of organic material to richen it up a bit. Maybe I'll get a bagger for my zero-turn next year, and pick up all the leaves in the yard instead of mulching them.
100x100 doesn't sound all that big, but it is pretty damn big for a veggie garden. Hoping to get it tilled and the fence completed over the next few weeks as time permits.
Tractor with a 3-point post hole digger beats the crap out of digging by hand. Without it, everything probably would have just gone in pots in the spring.
Soil in those 2 spots was a nice Sandy loam all the way to the bottom of the hole, with just a few small rocks. I'll need to bring in a bunch of organic material to richen it up a bit. Maybe I'll get a bagger for my zero-turn next year, and pick up all the leaves in the yard instead of mulching them.
100x100 doesn't sound all that big, but it is pretty damn big for a veggie garden. Hoping to get it tilled and the fence completed over the next few weeks as time permits.
Tractor with a 3-point post hole digger beats the crap out of digging by hand. Without it, everything probably would have just gone in pots in the spring.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
That’s a big garden. Yes you need to add organic matter but when you do that will be fantastic soil. Make sure you get something that hold water so you don’t have to irrigate all the time.
Bagging leaves and grass combined and putting them in a compost pile is a great way to make high quality carbon and nitrogen rich mix.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
.338 Win Mag
This is hard work. My neck is sore from turning to watch this auger dig these holes for me.
Corner posts are set in concrete, several line posts are in the ground, gate locations are marked.
I'll probably build a new chicken coop outside the NW corner and let them dig around inside the garden from fall to spring.
It gets full sun until about 4pm.
Corner posts are set in concrete, several line posts are in the ground, gate locations are marked.
I'll probably build a new chicken coop outside the NW corner and let them dig around inside the garden from fall to spring.
It gets full sun until about 4pm.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Good idea on the chickens. They will eat weed seeds and pests. Just be aware salmonella has a long life span of sitting dormant in spore form and can come back to life when conditions are right. Research that to be safe.
phatfarmerbob
.223 Rem
that’s a wrap. Picked these off a couple days ago. Got them in the ripening room. Had 25.6° last night. Pretty cold for the first frost…