Garden Time

[me]

me: A piece of steel with a hole in the center to slide the rod thru could be welded at a preset depth to sit at ground level and keep the hook from tipping, I've done this, so I know it works. If you don't know a welder, I'll do it for you.

The guy that welded the rebar to it could do that but remembering to take it with us when we go to Lizton to visit would help...lol 

[Dexter Morgan]

Are ya gonna do pumpkins again?  We're gonna try some bush cucumbers again this year but I think we're probably not going to do radishes or green onions.  We'll probably do more green beans than we have been and bell peppers and tomato's.  I'm thinking real serious about some swiss chard again too.

Yes... definitely on the punkin patch. What are bush cucumbers? 

[Dexter Morgan]

Well I really want my yard sodded this year but it is going to cost a little over $8000.  I'm going to have the guy come over next week so we can map out flower beds and a garden so I need less pallets of sod for my yard.  I could reseed the whole thing, but it still needs torn up and grated.  Also with seed and my sandy soil, it could all wash away with the first rainfall.  I'm thinking about going to the bank and seeing if a can get a loan.  I know that is just crazy talk right about now.

What I would like to do is instead of cutting out a whole chunk in one area, eliminate a 2 foot wide strip along the back and plant vegetables in there.  That way if it doesn't work well or I get tired of it, it isn't a huge square and I can plant perennials. Does that make sense?

Wow.... sounds like quite an undertaking.  Jesum Crow.... $8,000?  Glad I'm just puttin' out a small garden. 

[Dexter Morgan]

I'm thinking about trying those a couple of those deals where you plant tomato's or strawberries in those hanging pots that grow the plants upside down.

Topsy Turvy tomatoes? I wonder if those work. It would seem like gravity would work against those things? 

[me]

Yes... definitely on the punkin patch. What are bush cucumbers? 

We planted some last year.  They don't vine like regular cucumbers so you can plant in a smaller area.  They have a real good flavor too.

[me]

Topsy Turvy tomatoes? I wonder if those work. It would seem like gravity would work against those things? 

I think the idea is more nutrients can get to the fruit since they hang rather than the nutrients having to fight gravity to get up the plant.

[Dexter Morgan]

Last year, Hubby planted tomatoes in these big plastic flower pot thingys. It didn't turn out very good. IMO... tomatoes need to be where they can feel free.... with the water flowin' past their roots, and their stems flappin' it the breeze. he he 

[Dexter Morgan]

We planted some last year.  They don't vine like regular cucumbers so you can plant in a smaller area.  They have a real good flavor too.

Can you make pickles with them? 

[me]

Last year, Hubby planted tomatoes in these big plastic flower pot thingys. It didn't turn out very good. IMO... tomatoes need to be where they can feel free.... with the water flowin' past their roots, and their stems flappin' it the breeze. he he 

I did that a couple of years ago, put them in large pots, they grew ok but the tomato's were smaller than what we got out of the ones in the garden.

[me]

Can you make pickles with them? 

I would say they would make good pickles because they seemed to be firm and not much seeds.  We pick them small though.

[kimmi]

Wow.... sounds like quite an undertaking.  Jesum Crow.... $8,000?  Glad I'm just puttin' out a small garden. 

The garden isn't included.  This is just for the new yard!!!

[Dexter Morgan]

The garden isn't included.  This is just for the new yard!!!

OMG!!! The garden isn't included in the price? Wow... 

[Dexter Morgan]

Well, with the current weather conditions it looks like the planting may be delayed a little. We've been having heavy rain for the past couple of weeks, and if we get the 4-8 inches of snow they are predicting for tomorrow, that will just add to the high moisture content in the ground. I hadn't figured out what I am planting for sure anyway. The worst part of this is the farmers can't get started on gettin' the crops in. The fields here look like lakes. I'm sure there will be a lot of delays.

[me]

Well, with the current weather conditions it looks like the planting may be delayed a little. We've been having heavy rain for the past couple of weeks, and if we get the 4-8 inches of snow they are predicting for tomorrow, that will just add to the high moisture content in the ground. I hadn't figured out what I am planting for sure anyway. The worst part of this is the farmers can't get started on gettin' the crops in. The fields here look like lakes. I'm sure there will be a lot of delays.

4 to 8 inches of snow....darn I sure hope that isn't what's headed this way for Sunday..

[Dexter Morgan]

4 to 8 inches of snow....darn I sure hope that isn't what's headed this way for Sunday..

It could be.... I'm hoping it will miss us. Our projected high for Sunday is  46*. So, it wont last anyway.