Is anyone getting ready to plant? I was a slacker and need to till all of the leaves I put on the garden this Fall. I still haven't pulled some been vines either.
nobody plants anything here until the last frosts have been and gone.
AD, didn't you build a greenhouse, or hoop house for early planting? I thought you mentioned building one.Now that the wife is retired she's planning on a big garden this year. Probably won't be able to plant until June.
The walnut trees poison from the drip line too and as far as the roots spread.I began pruning fruit trees today. Still have several days to go though, with grape vines next. Went into the greenhouse today and it’s overgrown big time. About the same shape as the garden. I had de limbed a black walnut tree a while back and just today got everything picked up from it. I raked up all the leaves and walnuts filling three loader scoops for the burn pit. Got a bunch of firewood added to the stacks too. I’m hoping I got it all up as it poisons the soil and there are plumb and fig trees close by. I will drop the tree soon and take it to the local saw mill to turn it into boards for furniture later on. First day I’ve done any yard work in a while here. It’s hard to get time from work lately so I appreciated it today, even if my back didn’t.
Not yet. That was on my plans for 2020 but the doctors and hospitals had different uses for my money.AD, didn't you build a greenhouse, or hoop house for early planting? I thought you mentioned building one.
Yeah, that’s a really neat defense mechanism but I don’t want it in my yard. This tree is about 14” across at the base so I’m hoping it was young enough to not ruin the soil there too much. I used a garden rake to remove multiple layers of old walnuts from the dirt. The tree will be felled soon.The walnut trees poison from the drip line too and as far as the roots spread.
They have a way of doing that.Not yet. That was on my plans for 2020 but the doctors and hospitals had different uses for my money.
Yep. But today I sold enough gold to pay them all off. Its nice to be debt free again!They have a way of doing that.
Just cut down the walnut tree and burned the stump into the ground with 6 hours of firewood and then covered it with stones and dirt so it would keep smouldering for a few more hours. Have turned and tilled the garden twice thus far with mulch, straw, manure, sawdust and ashes. Will be starting the seedlings myself and then plant out in the garden. Some next week and the rest at the end of March. Cucumbers, squash, potatoes, tomatos, sweet corn, garlic, onions, green and yellow beans, pumpkins and watermelons...can't wait. Building a 10ft X 15ft tool and garden stuff shed in March also, will concrete the slab under the trailer, turn the present pigpen into a chicken coop with the proper wire and start on a
15ft X 20ft terrace later this spring after planting is done...GP
If there are any still available I would suggest ordering them. What little I ordered I ordered in December. You may find some in the packets locally if it is not something specialized but even those are picked over here. Gonna be another year of farm shortages looks like. Last year I saved as many seeds as possible and will continue that practice.
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