Gardening 2024

[fresch]

Piss on it.

 

[GTN]

What little I plant of vegetables they are all in containers. I have rubbermaid water troughs and storage containers.
2 years ago I tried beets in the storage containers and I’m not growing them again. What would you suggest for these containers? They are 30x18x15” deep.

The water troughs will have tomatoes and zucchini. I have 10 5gal buckets for potatoes

 

[Robin]

My brother in law plants his potatoes in plain old bales of straw, or is it hay, either way it is practically zero maintenance, nicely compact, and easy to harvest.
Robin

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

I got my ag sales and use tax exemption in the mail today.

Now I'm planning to take a $125 class so I qualify for a 50% cost share grant on a greenhouse.

 

[Saltwater60]

What little I plant of vegetables they are all in containers. I have rubbermaid water troughs and storage containers.
2 years ago I tried beets in the storage containers and I’m not growing them again. What would you suggest for these containers? They are 30x18x15” deep.

The water troughs will have tomatoes and zucchini. I have 10 5gal buckets for potatoes

Plant basil with your tomatoes to keep out the horn worm.
I vote peppers and onions for the troughs. Try some broccoli too, you can eat the leaves like spinach

 

[Acer-m14]

What little I plant of vegetables they are all in containers. I have rubbermaid water troughs and storage containers.
2 years ago I tried beets in the storage containers and I’m not growing them again. What would you suggest for these containers? They are 30x18x15” deep.

The water troughs will have tomatoes and zucchini. I have 10 5gal buckets for potatoes

Radishes , Carrots , Turnups , Celery .. a bunch of herbs ..


why not beets again ? Beet Greens are better then Spinach ..

 

[GTN]

@Acer-m14 i only got a couple beets at a time and they were small. To much work to cook for 1-3 small beets. Problem is I love beets so I was hopeful

 

[Saltwater60]

@Acer-m14 i only got a couple beets at a time and they were small. To much work to cook for 1-3 small beets. Problem is I love beets so I was hopeful

Try a few again and see what happens if you love them. Try a different variety and make sure you weren’t lacking a nutrient.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

I made my first tax exempt purchase today. Ordered some cherry trees. Totally diggin the tax evasion savings.

Got about 1000 seeds in trays already. Still have a bunch of trays to go. I can direct sow most cool weather plants mid-march, and start transplanting other things around April 15th.

I'm going to need an irrigation system. No way I'm watering all this by hand.

 

[Saltwater60]

I made my first tax exempt purchase today. Ordered some cherry trees. Totally diggin the tax evasion savings.

Got about 1000 seeds in trays already. Still have a bunch of trays to go. I can direct sow most cool weather plants mid-march, and start transplanting other things around April 15th.

I'm going to need an irrigation system. No way I'm watering all this by hand.

Yes you will need irrigation. I’m doing irrigation this year. I may put an inline carbon filter on for chlorine removal.

 

[dean3690]

How dare you!

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Just 2 weeks ago, it was 5x more. Sure does get worse fast, even in the middle of winter time. Amazing.

Anyone successfully saving seeds from their last years garden to plant this year?

 

[S&W Fan]

What little I plant of vegetables they are all in containers. I have rubbermaid water troughs and storage containers.
2 years ago I tried beets in the storage containers and I’m not growing them again. What would you suggest for these containers? They are 30x18x15” deep.

The water troughs will have tomatoes and zucchini. I have 10 5gal buckets for potatoes

If you like fresh greens you could grow a ton of herbs and lettuce greens in those containers. Don’t give up on the beets. Try a different variety maybe? I’ve had excellent results growing the Detroit dark red variety. Make sure that your soil is rich with compost.

 

[Acer-m14]

I got some Celery seeds in a pot in the house ..

been a week so far and nothing poking up out of the dirt yet ..

Grrrrrrr

 

[Saltwater60]

I got some Celery seeds in a pot in the house ..

been a week so far and nothing poking up out of the dirt yet ..

Grrrrrrr

Might take a bit longer if the house is cooler. Also interwebs say 14-21 day germination time. Be patient grasshopper.

 

[Saltwater60]

I bought some western sand cherries today, seed potatoes, and some gooseberries.

 

[S&W Fan]

I bought some western sand cherries today, seed potatoes, and some gooseberries.

Nice, up until now I didn’t know anyone else that knew about Western sand cherries except for a friend of mine. They can get to be a decent sized shrub or they can be tamed by pruning to maintain shape. A buddy of mine has them for a garden hedgerow. They do attract a ton of birds though !

 

[Robin]

I had never heard of the Western sand cherry. I really enjoy planting just about anything that produces edible berry's and this looks like a good candidate!!!!! Thanks fellows.
Robin

 

[Saltwater60]

I had never heard of the Western sand cherry. I really enjoy planting just about anything that produces edible berry's and this looks like a good candidate!!!!! Thanks fellows.
Robin

Just go to your local tractor supply since I bought them on the way home from your house last night!!

 

[Saltwater60]

Nice, up until now I didn’t know anyone else that knew about Western sand cherries except for a friend of mine. They can get to be a decent sized shrub or they can be tamed by pruning to maintain shape. A buddy of mine has them for a garden hedgerow. They do attract a ton of birds though !

I never heard of them either. I bought that dust collector from Robin last night and my wife needed some rabbit pellets from tractor supply so we stopped in. I saw them and was thinking of getting a cherry and these drew my eye. I did the quick google search and was like oh that’s nice. As for the birds my wife loves birds. I bought two bushes so I’ll cover one for me and leave the other for the birds. My other cherry tree never pollinated because it bloomed too early and no bees were every out so hopefully these will be different.

 

[GTN]

@Saltwater60 you were in the neighborhood and no one called an impromptu meeting

 

[Robin]

Just bought 4 of those Sand Cherry's At Tractor Supply in Caledonia!!! Thanks for the heads up Saltwater!!!!
This will help round out my assortment, always looking for somewhat obscure berry bush varieties.
Robin

 

[S&W Fan]

Way too cold to be thinking of planting anything yet. Temps at night still well below freezing. We finally broke into the low 30’s for a high today. The couple of Tractor Supply stores near me don’t even order plants for another month or so yet.

 

[Saltwater60]

Way too cold to be thinking of planting anything yet. Temps at night still well below freezing. We finally broke into the low 30’s for a high today. The couple of Tractor Supply stores near me don’t even order plants for another month or so yet.

These ones say they are dormant and can be planted as soon as the ground is workable. I have them in an unheated hall to keep them dormant for a few more weeks if I can.

 

[Saltwater60]

@Saltwater60 you were in the neighborhood and no one called an impromptu meeting

Yikes. I was on a quick mission and it was kind of last minute. I saw an opportunity to grab something I needed from Robin and took it. I didn’t even hang around long to look at Robin’s beautifully made rifles and they are gorgeous.

 

[S&W Fan]

Yikes. I was on a quick mission and it was kind of last minute. I saw an opportunity to grab something I needed from Robin and took it. I didn’t even hang around long to look at Robin’s beautifully made rifles and they are gorgeous.

Sacrilege

 

[Acer-m14]

for you hydroponic growers or want to try ..

simple .. pump the water and food to the top and it runs down hill and back to the top ..

this can be done inside the house too ..

i used pvc rain gutters ..

 

[Saltwater60]

for you hydroponic growers or want to try ..

simple .. pump the water and food to the top and it runs down hill and back to the top ..

this can be done inside the house too ..

i used pvc rain gutters ..

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Someday. I keep planning on it then other things get in the way.

 

[GTN]

for you hydroponic growers or want to try ..

simple .. pump the water and food to the top and it runs down hill and back to the top ..

this can be done inside the house too ..

i used pvc rain gutters ..

Ok this setup is very cool.
What veggies are you growing in this?
How, what, when - in need more info but I don’t know what questions to ask.
Your bio says “from” Livingston so I’m guessing you moved out of state!?!

 

[S&W Fan]

Ok this setup is very cool.
What veggies are you growing in this?
How, what, when - in need more info but I don’t know what questions to ask.
Your bio says “from” Livingston so I’m guessing you moved out of state!?!

Check out some of the hydroponic vids on YouTube. Lots of good info. And beginners guides.

 

[Saltwater60]

Next week will be 60 two days and lots of buds swelling by me. Ughhhhhh