Gardening 2022

[Arcticdude]

I'm in the process of tilling up to 60 acres of ground. Almost done with the first 20 acre section. Most will be seeded in dry land pasture mix, but I'd also like to plant several plots with wheat, barley and oats. Is there any other grains that would be a good idea to plant?

 

[rainingcatzanddogs]

We had a pretty severe drought year. Lots short

https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2022/07/19/grain-prices-high-texas-yields-not-promising/
Contributing factors here...a 1200 lb roundbale of high quality hay that was going for about $140 in the spring is now costing us $220. We go through 5-6 a month.

 

[poltiregist]

About a week ago , I bought several rolls of roofing felt " tarpaper " to be prepared to cover my garden when the ground begins to tremble from Nuclear impacts . My garden is framed in two foot wide rows and the roofing felt is 3 foot wide . That is likely one of the first things I will do when the war starts in order to protect my garden soil from radiation .

 

[DirtDiva]

First frost warnings tonight for the plateau!

 

[Robinjopo1]

I've been bringing in plants, covering tomatoes, etc. Prepping for the frost.

 

[DirtDiva]

Temperature at daylight 32 with frost on the back gardens. spent the day yesterday picking everything I could and bringing in houseplants.

 

[Robinjopo1]

I turned on the heat. Too early to need it, but....

 

[DrHenley]

Left the windows open last night and it was COLD this morning!
Love it!
Makes coffee time so much more enjoyable.

 

[poltiregist]

As cold moves in gardeners may want to evaluate their situation as to growing cool weather plants for the nuclear winter that may be our gardening scenario next spring . Cold tolerant plant seeds and row covers comes to mind . Some may have , or want to consider a green house .Trying to get what you may need " after " the nuking will likely be futile .

 

[Arcticdude]

This has been an extremely mild Fall for us. No frost yet and day time highs in the low 70's. Normally we've had our first snow by now. I'm taking advantage of this warm weather and have about 20 acres tilled and ready to plant. I'll go down Tuesday and buy the seeds.

 

[Robinjopo1]

Left the windows open last night and it was COLD this morning!
Love it!
Makes coffee time so much more enjoyable.

I sleep with the window cracked and I agree, it was nippy. I do Not love it though.

 

[DirtDiva]

I turned on the heat. Too early to need it, but....

I have lots of wood so will burn wood for the fall until it gets consistently cold then switch to wood as a backup heat source unless the gas prices get too high.

 

[Robinjopo1]

My neighbor is coming with his big log splitter to get the oak tree. My manual splitter can not handle the 20" logs.

 

[DirtDiva]

My neighbor is coming with his big log splitter to get the oak tree. My manual splitter can not handle the 20" logs.

I have a natural gas furnace that I use during the coldest part of the winter as it is more efficient most years. I always have wood that I burn during the fall and late spring usually mostly at night and early morning to simply keep the chill off the house. We would also use the wood as a heat source during electrical outages. We also have several indoor propane heaters for emergencies that truthfully we rarely use. I think we have used them once. they mostly are used in deer stands and outbuildings occasionally. On the flip side my house is small, very well insulated with excellent efficient windows and doors. I also have window quilts that help insulate and also serve as blackout shades in emergencies. We also have a full house generator and solar on a couple sheds.

 

[Robinjopo1]

You sound ready Diva

 

[DrHenley]

LOL

My neighbor is coming with his big log splitter to get the oak tree. My manual splitter can not handle the 20" logs.

LOL
I had to have a 30" oak tree taken down in the side yard that was in too precarious of a position for me to try it myself. I thought the tree was dying but when they got down closer to the ground it was solid and healthy and beautiful red oak.
So I told them to leave the bottom section where it lay and I would take care of it and try to make something of it. I can't tell you how happy they were, LOL.
After many days work with wedges, I manged to split it in half. Then I covered it all up with a tarp until I felt like going at it again.

And there it still sits under the tarp.

 

[GaRp58]

I helped my neighbor to stack his firewood for this winter today. He has been cutting down trees and then cutting them into short pieces which fit into his little kitchen wood stove. From the height and width of the stack, I would guesstimate that it was about 6 tons.
The locals are having trouble finding firewood this year and the price has also doubled this year...
As the truck dropped off the wood, several came out and asked him where in the world he got so much good acacia firewood at this time of year...his answer was simple and shut their mouths...
"I have been chopping and cutting all summer and only now have brought it home....just like a little squirrel who works all year hiding his acorns for winter!"
The looks on their faces and the silence was priceless....

 

[Robinjopo1]

LOL


LOL
I had to have a 30" oak tree taken down in the side yard that was in too precarious of a position for me to try it myself. I thought the tree was dying but when they got down closer to the ground it was solid and healthy and beautiful red oak.
So I told them to leave the bottom section where it lay and I would take care of it and try to make something of it. I can't tell you how happy they were, LOL.
After many days work with wedges, I manged to split it in half. Then I covered it all up with a tarp until I felt like going at it again.

And there it still sits under the tarp.

Yep, mine was brought down over a year ago, finally got it cut into pieces and now waiting to split. It has been a long process.

 

[Robinjopo1]

My neighbor has a large oak that fell in a storm that he said I could have but it is probably 25" diameter or more and my largest saw is 16".

 

[Robinjopo1]

Today I (have no idea what it is called) took the seeds off the sunflower heads. It ended up being a good haul for the small amount of plants.

Next year I am going to plant more just for the chickens.