garden time

Donald Lehman · May 17, 2014

Finally got into the garden today to start planting. Got the peas, onions, garlic, shalots, radishes, lettuce, arugula, and some of the early sweet corn in. Changed the oil and filter in the JD 420 today also. Been a busy day. Stayed up until 1:20 this morning reading a good Sci-Fi novel. Probably will hit the sack a bit earlier tonight. (smile)

Lou from Wi. · May 17, 2014

Don,
Son put all the seeds in today, plants will be later in the week. We have a ground hog digging up our potato seed,but not for long,POW,ZING.
Still trying to get used to my teeth,so when the garden comes in I can eat it, without making mush or dicing so small to swallow. Tomorrow we are going to split a little wood, as the nights are still cool. If the garden comes up it's well worth the effort,beats grocery store prices and you can't get it any fresher.
Mail delivered another Contender peach tree today and that is planted and ready to grow.
Regards,
LOU

pete black · May 17, 2014

several posts concerning age and gardening, kinda strange as age increases so does my interest in gardening.

Donald Lehman · May 17, 2014

Just ordered another cherry tree tonight as we have one that is maybe gonna make it, maybe not. My garden amounts to about 1/3 acre. We raise a beefer and a pig every year. Buy a lamb from my cousin and add venison and wild turkey when the opportunity presents itself. Raspberries and blueberries look good. Haven't got into strawberries yet, but if the price goes any higher, I will. Chickens are on the radar too, as soon as I can get a coop built. This old boy doesn't buy much at the store anymore either.

Donald Lehman · May 17, 2014

Pete,

Yes, it does, doesn't it? I did some gardening in my younger days, but was so darned busy the weeds always won out. Now that I am retired, I have the time to do it right. Hope my garlic does well this year. I found a pickled garlic product at a local store this winter and my grandaughter and I would rather munch on that as candy. Gonna take a stab at pickling my own if the crop is good.

David G · May 17, 2014

East Central Iowa, gonna try it tomorrow.

pete black · May 17, 2014

Don, as age increases so does physical limitations but retirement affords a little more time in the garden. purchase of a tractor mounted tiller really made gardening easier

gtractorfan · May 17, 2014

Agree with the "getting older enjoying gardening more". There's something satisfying after a long winter planting and seeing things grow.

dahlin · May 17, 2014

Garlic should really be planted in the fall around October. We have been growing it for years. Mulch it well after planting. It will grow roots over the winter. We then harvest it in July after 1/2 the leaves have turned brown. Make sure to put a net over your cherry trees when the fruit starts to ripen, the birds eat the cherry and leave the pit hanging on the stem.

C. Amick · May 17, 2014

Only have onions and potatoes planted. It's been in the 30's at night and not going to plant anything else until it warms up, maybe Monday.

blunosr · May 17, 2014

Busy days of puttering are the best !!!

I'm surprised no one has asked what the novel is, that has you so enthralled. So I'll ask, what's it called? Author?

Bye for now,

Troy

El Toro · May 18, 2014

I have tomatoes planted, beets and green beans up. It's been cool at night here in ne MD. The rhubarb looks good has really grown with all the rain this Spring. Grass is growing so fast I need to mow it every 5 days. That's better than having to rake. I put a fence around some of the garden to keep out the groundhogs and rabbits.
PS: My wife has rhubarb in her Earth Box. She's making rhubarb pies on Sunday for our daughter's 60th birthday. Hal

Donald Lehman · May 18, 2014

Lol! I knew someone was gonna ask. It was a Star Trek novel. I have over a hundred of the Star Trek/Star Wars novels in my library. Lot of history/military history stuff, too. Fair amount of Louie L'Mour and other westerns. If I get to reading something interesting I can't put it down till I finish it or pass out from exhaustion.

Donald Lehman · May 18, 2014

My DIL works in a resturant and she sells all of her ruhbarb to the owner for strawberry ruhbarb pies.

Donald Lehman · May 18, 2014

It will be at least next weekend before I plant any frost sensative stuff. Not uncommon here to wait until Memorail day weekend to do the frost sensative plants.

Donald Lehman · May 18, 2014

Yeah, I know. But I never seem to get around to it in the fall. Always seem to be busy chasing down the years supply of venison. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it)

Year before last I planted in the spring and had a phenominal crop. Last year was a complete failure. Maybe this fall I will get around to plant it in the fall and do it right.

Donald Lehman · May 18, 2014

Yup. If it takes me 3 days to hill all the taters, so what?

I'm still working on getting this retired thing all squared away. I've got the TIRED part pretty well worked out. The RE- part not so much.Lol!

jennifer408 · May 18, 2014

I've always loved to have a garden. i have always look at pulling weeds and tending to the garden as free therapy. there are times when i look at the garden and feel overwhelmed and i have to tell myself to not look at the mountain. this year however, health issues have kept me from being out there doing what love to do. also another issue has surfaced this spring, it appears that my new to me tractors are corrupting me, this last week when it got nice enough to go outside and play, instead of going to the garden to do what i should, i went strait to the tractors to play with them. yesterday DH planted some green-beans, scallions, yellow onions and bunch onions. today he is gonna plant broccoli, sweet peas and more green-beans. i still have a list of other stuff i want to plant, hopefully this week.

El Toro · May 18, 2014

My wife makes rhubarb crumb pies. Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Good with hot coffee.
Hal
PS: She will make her pies tonight and I'll take some pictures on Monday and post some pictures.

El Toro · May 18, 2014

My wife wanted to know if there's a recipe for the
rhubarb/strawberry pie? Hal

Eldon (WA) · May 18, 2014

Cultivated the sweet corn and green beans for the first time yesterday, peas last week. The garlic is over a foot tall, onions have been in since the end of March. Both have been cultivated twice already. We have been eating volunteer radishes, should have greens next week. Tomatoes and peppers are in the greenhouse waiting till next week.

Anyone that loves to weed is welcome to come on over...we have about 4 acres to tend to this year...heck, I might even let you have a little tractor seat time!

Hal/ Eastern WA · May 18, 2014

You guys in the Valley can plant earlier than we can several hundred feet higher in elevation. I finished rototilling this afternoon with the Troy-Bilt and thought about planting the onion sets and garlic, but I got tired. I don"t remember tilling being as hard work as it now seems to be.

If I plant too early, I almost always lose a bunch of stuff to frost in early June. I have some plants started inside and will cover them with buckets if I am at all worried. I guess I live in somewhat of a frost pocket. One of my neighbors less than half a mile away, but on top of a hill could plan on gardening from the end of April until the early part of October, but not where I live. I wish it worked better here, but I cannot change the frost pattern.

When I was a kid, we lived in Greenacres and had wonderful gardens. I don"t think my parents ever bought much produce when we lived there--we grew in all, including Bing cherries and peaches. But then we moved out of town and did not have nearly as good luck with fruit trees or the gardens. The Valley is a wonderful place to garden. I hate to see all of that great soiled area being gobbled up for housing...but that is the way things go.

4 acres is a SERIOUS amount of garden! How do you ever keep ahead of the weeds? I would think it would take a lot of hand work, even if you can use machinery to cultivate. I use some black plastic, but still spend plenty of time on my knees, and my garden is small. Good luck!

El Toro · May 18, 2014

My wife loves those Bing cherries. I like them too. Hal

Eldon (WA) · May 18, 2014

(quoted from post at 18:19:29 05/18/14) You guys in the Valley can plant earlier than we can several hundred feet higher in elevation. I finished rototilling this afternoon with the Troy-Bilt and thought about planting the onion sets and garlic, but I got tired. I don"t remember tilling being as hard work as it now seems to be.

If I plant too early, I almost always lose a bunch of stuff to frost in early June. I have some plants started inside and will cover them with buckets if I am at all worried. I guess I live in somewhat of a frost pocket. One of my neighbors less than half a mile away, but on top of a hill could plan on gardening from the end of April until the early part of October, but not where I live. I wish it worked better here, but I cannot change the frost pattern.

When I was a kid, we lived in Greenacres and had wonderful gardens. I don"t think my parents ever bought much produce when we lived there--we grew in all, including Bing cherries and peaches. But then we moved out of town and did not have nearly as good luck with fruit trees or the gardens. The Valley is a wonderful place to garden. I hate to see all of that great soiled area being gobbled up for housing...but that is the way things go.

4 acres is a SERIOUS amount of garden! How do you ever keep ahead of the weeds? I would think it would take a lot of hand work, even if you can use machinery to cultivate. I use some black plastic, but still spend plenty of time on my knees, and my garden is small. Good luck!

Well we wear out a couple of hoes a year....and the little Allis G does wonders. We dropped the pumpkins and winter squash this year, trying to scale down from 6 acres last year...but it is half of our income, so we can't cut too much. You should stop on by during the summer, we sell on the corner of Starr and Wellesley.

Donald Lehman · May 20, 2014

I'll ask my DIL and see if she has one. My wife may have one around, too.

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