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Post by Daryl on Mar 25, 2014 0:35:53 GMT -8
Seeds are started!  |
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Post by Vince Runza on Mar 25, 2014 2:38:40 GMT -8
Not Spring here: Spring Blizzard to Graze Eastern New England, Slam Canada
Even though spring began last week, the risk for blizzards will continue. Such a storm is forecast to threaten part of the Atlantic Seaboard at midweek. |
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Post by Daryl on Mar 25, 2014 8:24:33 GMT -8
Well, when you get a garden going, then post the pictures here.  |
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Post by Vince Runza on Mar 25, 2014 10:37:30 GMT -8
I live in an apartment, with no yard space. My window garden is year-'round!  Note Well: the Christmas Cactus was displaying buds (after regular 14 hour naps in a cool closet). |
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Post by Daryl on Mar 26, 2014 5:25:08 GMT -8
That's cool. I am downsizing for various reasons this year so no big garden. That cherry tomato plant is a Lizzano. Only gets to be about 2 feet high and wide. In addition, it is semi-determinate. I am excited to see how the plant produces throughout the season.
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Post by Daryl on Apr 2, 2014 15:08:04 GMT -8
Yes, Mushroom Kits work.  |
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Post by 2tranceform on Apr 3, 2014 5:54:19 GMT -8
Very nice! I have been curious about those kits.
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Post by Daryl on Apr 9, 2014 13:34:58 GMT -8
What a nice surprise. They may be shallots, not sure.  |
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Post by Dan (Upstate NY, USA) on Apr 9, 2014 18:59:39 GMT -8
Shallots or flowers?
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Post by Daryl on Apr 10, 2014 4:31:58 GMT -8
That picture is from the location of last year's onion/garlic/shallot bed. I thought the area was cleared out. Guess not! There are a few more bulbs sprouting throughout the old spot. Makes me smile.
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Post by Dan (Upstate NY, USA) on Apr 10, 2014 18:49:55 GMT -8
Cool, I got daffodils coming up now from the first white settlers in this area (1800's), and the garlic is sprouting too. Buds just starting on all the fruit and nut trees...
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Post by Daryl on Apr 11, 2014 6:16:35 GMT -8
Sounds like a lovely place, Wolf. How wonderful that you are maintaining the legacy of the pioneers.
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Post by Daryl on May 11, 2014 3:45:46 GMT -8
Turns out, 3 strawberry plants in hugel containers made it through the winter. I spent yesterday morning cruising the Amish greenhouses for a preview of stock. I picked up a couple more everbearing plants and a gift for a friend. It has been raining off and on over the last couple of days. Yesterday afternoon, I took a stroll out to the back and found 4 wild ones from runners have appeared. Today I am going to work on compiling them all together in a row or patch. My early lettuce has sprouted and I have my straw bales cooking. I am so happy to be on the verge of growing season.   |
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Post by pinhead on May 12, 2014 6:02:40 GMT -8
We had a late frost this spring and then it turned HOT (we had a hard frost and then two days of over 100°F within a week) so our garden is behind. We finally got some plants transplanted, though, so we're at least making some progress. The layout of the hugels is in the shape of a "U" with the two legs pointing north (up hill) to catch water. The wood chip and thick manure/straw mulch seems to be working wonderfully despite the drought (<3/4" of rain this year so far); the ground is holding moisture VERY well and the earthworms are going crazy. The soil beneath the mulch is extremely dark, rich, and smells amazing. Let me know if you can't see the pics. This shows us transplanting a tomato. Notice the contrast between the straw and the dirt - the pic definitely doesn't do it justice. The soil is such a dark brown as to be almost black, holds together extremely well, and smells almost sweet.  And this shows the west side of the east hugel. We planted the "leafy greens" here because the west-facing slopes are shaded for a longer portion of the day than the rest of the garden (there is a tree to the west of the garden). This pic shows purple lettuce and kale. On the flat are 12 tomato plants.  So far we have tomatoes, kale, lettuce, sweet onions, cucumbers, bell peppers, and squash planted. The cucumbers are the only things that have sprouted so far, unfortunately. |
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Post by Daryl on May 29, 2014 16:26:47 GMT -8
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