DirtDiva
A True Doomsday Prepper
I have had really good luck in Tn planting bushes and trees in the fall. I would plant it if it were mine.
Gardening 2022
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I get confused when to plant garlic and today I read that the easiest way to remember is to plant between Halloween and Thanksgiving. Even I can remember that.
DirtDiva
A True Doomsday Prepper
I usually plant mine in October and the same time you plant daffodils.
I am canning chili today with my homemade tomato sauce. Already canned taco soup and baked beans with tomato sauce this week.
I am canning chili today with my homemade tomato sauce. Already canned taco soup and baked beans with tomato sauce this week.
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Update. This is the first year of using cinder blocks. own herbs.
Basil is doing great
Oregano is great
Thyme is great
Stevia is so so. Growing but not abundant
Sage was good, but has since died back
Rosemary is not growing very well.
Chives are great and going to seed
Dill produced lots of good seeds
Definitely worth the price paid for the cinder blocks.
Basil is doing great
Oregano is great
Thyme is great
Stevia is so so. Growing but not abundant
Sage was good, but has since died back
Rosemary is not growing very well.
Chives are great and going to seed
Dill produced lots of good seeds
Definitely worth the price paid for the cinder blocks.
Been trying to find the proper spot. It says they spread a lot.
Sorry for the typo. No idea how that autocorrected for to own
DirtDiva
A True Doomsday Prepper
Our elderberries are about 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 foot wide. I have 4 bushes two being commercial varieties from Stark Bros nursery and the other two from the woods. The two native are to ensure pollination. I get more elderberries than I could ever use for just us two. They do tend to put up suckers from the roots that have to be thinned regularly so as not to end up with a thicket which is their natural growth tendency. Mine are planted along a fence row. If you planted them with lawn surrounding them you could simply mow the suckers down. I use my elderberries for canned pie filling, elderberry jam and I dehydrate them for tea and tinctures. A super hardy plant for me. I thin the stalks every year taking out some of the oldest. If you want more bushes just dig up some of the sprouts and move or they root super easy just stick pieces down in dirt.
Arcticdude
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It's 37 degrees here this morning so I think the garden is done. We should be able to start picking apples, plums, blackberries and grapes any day now.
We had to cancel the greenhouse for this year due to medical bills, but we're planning on getting it next spring.
We had to cancel the greenhouse for this year due to medical bills, but we're planning on getting it next spring.
Thanks DD. They are beautiful. How many hours sun do yours get? I read they need 8 hours. That is a lot..
DirtDiva
A True Doomsday Prepper
Mine get full sun atleast 8 hours
Iron range
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All my tomatoes had got somewhat to size then got brown spots on them seems to a common problem around my area no spaghetti sauce this year i talked to a local vegetable stand and he said its been a common issue around here he said it was probably a disease from the seed. hope everyone here had luck with their gardens
My beans are about gone so I picked and broke enough for my 96 year old neighbor. He eyesight is very bad so I didn't want him to have to string them or look for black spots.
He lives alone and it is scary that he cooks, etc. I bought him a small crock pot so that he doesn't have to use an open flame on the stove.
Since mom caught a dish towel on fire, I take the burners apart before I leave the house. Mine is gas so the flame is very dangerous for her.
He lives alone and it is scary that he cooks, etc. I bought him a small crock pot so that he doesn't have to use an open flame on the stove.
Since mom caught a dish towel on fire, I take the burners apart before I leave the house. Mine is gas so the flame is very dangerous for her.
It is funny that we get excited about power tools, etc. When I got my pressure washer, I think I cried.
We are going to be building us a garden shed close to the chicken house. Same style, stain and roofing. Still deciding exact size. Is it silly that I’m excited about it?
On another subject...has anyone grown or baked with Hard Red Wheat? Hate to admit it, but I have not. Isn’t it the flour used for strong totally wheat breads? Does anyone like to bake with it?
ALERT - the USDA wants you to REGISTER YOUR GARDEN. Their "people's garden" program is NOT your grandma's victory garden brochure. It is—in their own words—creating a registry and map of small-scale food production.
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES REGISTER YOUR GARDEN. No matter what benefits or enticements are offered.
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"The USDA expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide!
"School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and urban areas can be recognized as a “People’s Garden” if they register on the USDA website and meet criteria including benefiting the community, working collaboratively, incorporating conservation practices and educating the public. Affiliate People’s Garden locations will be indicated on a map on the USDA website, featured in USDA communications, and provided with a People’s Garden sign.
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IceAgeFarmer
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES REGISTER YOUR GARDEN. No matter what benefits or enticements are offered.
—
"The USDA expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide!
"School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and urban areas can be recognized as a “People’s Garden” if they register on the USDA website and meet criteria including benefiting the community, working collaboratively, incorporating conservation practices and educating the public. Affiliate People’s Garden locations will be indicated on a map on the USDA website, featured in USDA communications, and provided with a People’s Garden sign.
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IceAgeFarmer
In other words, a commune.
A couple of weeks ago I posted pictures of some mushrooms growing on stumps. What I didn't know was that they are Turkey Tail mushrooms and very healthy/medicinal.
I harvested a gallon and am going to dry and make powders to add to tea, etc.
I harvested a gallon and am going to dry and make powders to add to tea, etc.
Are you going to give some to your husband to drink first? He likes tea, right?
My unknowing taste tester
I am getting some really healthy seeds from my squash plants. The cross-pollination squash I have been growing for 3 or 4 years gave me some good ones too.
Arcticdude
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Our garden is done for the year. We just have apples, plums and blackberries left to pick. I smoked a big batch of jalapenos the other day. I'm going the pickle a few jars of smoked jalapenos.
