Gardening, canning, pickling and everything related
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kyle How big is your garden? When I lived in Hawaii, there was a pumpkin contest. The pumpkin’s took over my yard. I brought in a 200lbs pumpin. Big fun. It was all for an agriculture project in the end. The winner was well over 300lbs.
scottfletcher the main garden is about 30’x 30’. We also have several other smaller ones for veggies plus she has several flower beds around the yard. Keeps us busy
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scottfletcher the main garden is about 30’x 30’. We also have several other smaller ones for veggies plus she has several flower beds around the yard. Keeps us busy
kyle That can keep us busy. I can’t imagine the spring without the stress. Worried about weather and the critters. The bounty with canning or preserving is worth all the effort. I try to up my game with growing every year. Like finding your favorite sausage recipe.
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Not so good today folks, one of our dogs just died suddenly. I found her un-responsive in the back yard after she had been upstairs with her ball. She was only almost 4 years old. I am feeling pretty low right now and my wife is in tears. Had to find someplace to vent.
johnsbrewhouse sorry for your loss.
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Tex_77 that’s a beautiful garden!
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kyle That can keep us busy. I can’t imagine the spring without the stress. Worried about weather and the critters. The bounty with canning or preserving is worth all the effort. I try to up my game with growing every year. Like finding your favorite sausage recipe.
scottfletcher Whatever keeps the smile staying wide is the best.
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The wife and I just got done planting. We put in cucumbers, parsnips, rutabaga, peas, pumpkin, taters,dill,and beans. now we wait
kyle That is amazing that you can grow parsnips this time of year. Parsnips are good & hard to find.
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johnsbrewhouse sorry for your loss.
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kyle That is amazing that you can grow parsnips this time of year. Parsnips are good & hard to find.
calldoctoday said in Gardening, canning, pickling and everything related:
kyle That is amazing that you can grow parsnips this time of year. Parsnips are good & hard to find.
I plant them now, but I will not dig them until next spring. They tastes so much better when you let them freeze in the ground
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Has anyone ever replanted strawberries? My wife and I made the mistake of planting strawberries in the same little patch as my sugar snap peas and they are both expanding at alarming rates. We were thinking of letting it just ride out this year and fixing it next but its getting a little ridiculous.
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calldoctoday said in Gardening, canning, pickling and everything related:
kyle That is amazing that you can grow parsnips this time of year. Parsnips are good & hard to find.
I plant them now, but I will not dig them until next spring. They tastes so much better when you let them freeze in the ground
kyle I do the same thing. Have had trouble finding the perfect time to plant. Went a couple years with little result. This year I planted when I saw the first asparagus spear. Had the best germination rate I’ve had in years. Problem is waiting until next spring for the reward.
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Has anyone ever replanted strawberries? My wife and I made the mistake of planting strawberries in the same little patch as my sugar snap peas and they are both expanding at alarming rates. We were thinking of letting it just ride out this year and fixing it next but its getting a little ridiculous.
Jonathon They replant very easily, just keep them watered. They usually won’t produce the year they are transplanted.
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Has anyone ever replanted strawberries? My wife and I made the mistake of planting strawberries in the same little patch as my sugar snap peas and they are both expanding at alarming rates. We were thinking of letting it just ride out this year and fixing it next but its getting a little ridiculous.
Jonathon Yes, we have planted a patch before & they did OK. Then we started planting them in the tops of rain barrels & it was nice. But THEN, they hopped out of the rain barrels & into the foundation beds, with all the pine straw, & took off. So now we have them as ground cover so to say, making there way through the foundation beds. It is a near perfect environment & berries fairly regularly. I don’t know why I never thought of it until it hit me in the face looking out the bathroom window into one of the foundation beds…
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This weekend I dug 1/2 of my potatoes and pulled 1/2 of my onions. They both turned out really good. I’ve been enjoying my carrots and cucumbers but the problem is now the lettuce and spinach is burned up. I guess you can’t have it all. Good luck to the rest of you gardeners.
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Im tooembarassed to show you guys what mine looks like now BUT I have sugar snap peas coming in nicely, have gotten about a dozen of the best strawberries ever and we have some broccoli, squash, zucchini and some basil and mint coming in really nicely. Can’t wait till next year, we will be expanding this operation dramatically and since my wife is involved we will actually learn from our mistakes!
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Jonathan Awww come on, post a pic. My give others ideas.
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I picked about a quart of raspberries, both red and black early this morning. I tossed a few handfuls on some oatmeal for breakfast.
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This weekend I dug 1/2 of my potatoes and pulled 1/2 of my onions. They both turned out really good. I’ve been enjoying my carrots and cucumbers but the problem is now the lettuce and spinach is burned up. I guess you can’t have it all. Good luck to the rest of you gardeners.
cdavis That is a nice haul. I decided long ago having to dig for a crop wasn’t worth the effort I’d just go to the store and buy them.
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cdavis That is a nice haul. I decided long ago having to dig for a crop wasn’t worth the effort I’d just go to the store and buy them.
Tex_77 I don’t blame you. It was very hot.
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We just have strawberries coming in, they are very late this year with the weather and lack of warmth. Suppose to be near 80 by Friday but I’m not holding my breath.
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This weekend I dug 1/2 of my potatoes and pulled 1/2 of my onions. They both turned out really good. I’ve been enjoying my carrots and cucumbers but the problem is now the lettuce and spinach is burned up. I guess you can’t have it all. Good luck to the rest of you gardeners.
cdavis nice, I wish we had the weather and soil for good onions.
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