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Post by laurazone5 on Mar 25, 2024 19:54:43 GMT
I have a 3 bay compost bin (made with pallets) I broke down all of last years yard waste into little bits, layered, used some chicken poop and coffee grounds Filled one 2/3 full (about 3ish feet squared) Took the compost that's ready to used and moved it all to one bay. Put all of my chicken poop/straw into the 3rd bay so it can 'mature' lol.
Fluffed the straw around my garlic and yanked weeds (not even a handful) Weeded 1 bed and put some more seasoned straw on top. Weeded 2/3 of one bed, added more seasoned straw.
Took down all of my tunnel hoops
Set up 2 pallets so that I am ready when it's time to harden off my indoor starts.
Started five, 5 gallon buckets of Jadam fertilizer.
Burned some wood for the ash, collected it in a metal bucket.
Currently watching YouTube videos on how to build an 8x10 greenhouse.
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Post by woolybear on Mar 25, 2024 22:35:18 GMT
Planted my little onion plants. Had started 2 whole packets of seeds, walla walla and some type of sweet onion. One packet was a few years old, the other packet I bought at the end of the season last year. Two whole packets of seeds and I got 30 little plants, some are nice looking and some are little tiny things. I have terrible luck with onions. Planted 1 whole pack of bunching onions, 1 came up. Planted another whole packet of bunching onions and nada. Both packets were bought last year. I think I have a black thumb with onions, maybe I should stick to buying them from the store.
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Post by Billy G on Mar 26, 2024 13:04:34 GMT
My cold frame experiment has met with some success in the form of radish sprouts! I'll be absolutely delighted if the lettuces and other stuff makes an appearance soon. It's just about time to start some peppers and such indoors.
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Post by Txsteader on Mar 29, 2024 13:05:39 GMT
In another thread I reported that I thought I'd started some seeds a smidge too early as soil temp is 60 degrees and nighttime temps have been dipping down into the upper 40s. But a few days ago I noticed something sprouting in the squash bed where I hadn't planted any additional seeds. Lo & behold, yesterday I figured out that they're okra volunteers! In March for pete's sake! I'm sure it'll be getting warmer from this point on so they shouldn't sulk. Now I wonder if it's not too early to plant out my pepper plants.
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Post by Billy G on Mar 29, 2024 15:59:28 GMT
Txsteader, you know dang well what'll happen if you do put them out, it's like the frost just mocks us! We used milk jug cloches last year for protection and heavy blankets over those if a freeze was forecast. It worked well but we don't put in more than half a dozen peppers or tomatoes so it's not a major hassle.
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Post by Txsteader on Mar 29, 2024 18:36:25 GMT
Yeah Billy G, I know you're right. And I am going to wait a couple more weeks. Maybe. We're 6 weeks past our last frost date so we should be safe. Peppers are one of the few things that can take our midsummer heat whereas beans, tomatoes etc have to be done before July heat kicks in. But on days like today where it's warm and sunny, it sure is hard to resist the urge to get in that dirt.
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Post by Billy G on Mar 29, 2024 19:22:59 GMT
Six weeks PAST?? We're still two months away from ours! I knew you guys were quite a bit earlier but not that earlier !
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Mar 29, 2024 23:36:22 GMT
We're about 5 weeks from safe planting here. I keep looking at those empty buckets on a 75 degree day and thinking of something we might do with them, but so far I've been able to squelch that urge.
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Post by Txsteader on Mar 30, 2024 20:44:28 GMT
I suppressed the urge to plant my pepper plants today.....but I did plant zucchini, another variety of okra and my cukes. And 3 tomato plants (Glacier) that were getting way too leggy.
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