BYC gardening thread!!

[dan26552]

So months ago I started some red mustard from seed and one of the seedlings that sprouted was green but the rest was red, well I tried a piece of leaf off one of the red plants and it was spicy but not bad and then I tried a piece off the green one and it was about twice as spicy

 

[dan26552]

This is my grapefruit tree, it is in my opinion the best one they had, I think the nursery left it in the 3 gallon pot a year or two too long.




Heres my avocado seedlings.
The one on the left is almost a year old, the one on the right was started in november.

This one is also almost a year old.




My volunteer parsley, I moved it into that pot cause the one it was in when it came up was too crowded.
Theres five plants in there

 

[hershy5252]

Plant it once, never have to plant it again.  It also successfully overwinters here in zone 4.  Usually!  

[COLOR=333333]Quoting Hershy:   I plan on planting oregano, mint, parsley , cilantro, chives, table onions, lavender , basil , dill, Rosemary , thyme. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]You're going to have a bit of a challenge keeping those herbs small enough to do what you expect them to do, and you're going to have to do a lot of watering, but it will be beautiful!  My recommendation:  In progression from bottom up: mint, oregano, cilantro, dill, parsley, rosemary, onions, thyme.  Depending on the variety, your dill and cilantro will vary in height.  That will make a difference in placement.  Also, sun lovers would do best at top.  [/COLOR]

Thank you for the advice, it is an experiment in a way , I hope works out. And you knowledge is much appreciated!!

 

[chickadoodles]

Nice seedlings Dan

 

[dan26552]

Nice seedlings Dan

 

[hippiestink]

All the seedlings are now outdoors. Got seed being put outside too. If husband can get the tiller then we're doing the plot next week and starting potatoes.

 

[dan26552]

 

[chickadoodles]

I got my crabapple saplings and got them in a temp. grow bag for now. The live one is a Columbia and the other is a Sweet crabapple. I hope they can pollinate my other apple trees.

 

[Arielle]

Arielle, if I had those leaves in my driveway, I'd just toss them right into the garden. IMO, the best way to make leaf mold is to stick the leaves where you want the leaf mold when it's finished. It will make it'self! I start with a layer of cardboard or newspaper (totally un-necessary, but helpful if you don't have tons of material to work with, then toss in everything I can get my hands on. Leaves in combination with grass clippings are wonderful. Old hay, any yard debris, chicken bedding (best to add that in the fall, so it can age) (my chicken bedding goes into the run first to compost there) Have you looked at the Back to Eden films? Any of the writings by Ruth Stout are excellent. If you have a large yard, that is accessible by a boom truck, you may be able to get a huge load of wood chips dumped for free. I got 3 loads last summer, and they are slowly being moved (by hand... by my hands...) into the garden, mini orchard, flower beds, and HK mound. I've spread about 7 yards, and have about 30 yards left to go.

Would love to find some chips.. may i need to call a few local services. Got a huge maple for firewood that way a couple years ago. Will start moving leaves to garden asap.

Leaf mold is basically composted leaves. I just shred then and add them directly to the garden and allow them to break down in place. You don't necessarily have to shred them but I have mostly oak which takes longer to decompose and the extra surface area helps it. I believe the word you're looking for is mycorrhizae which is a fungus that interacts beneficially with the roots of your plants.

yes. thats it!!! need to look for a source but perhaps i have it here naturally as we are sitting on acres of trees,

 

[dan26552]

I got my crabapple saplings and got them in a temp. grow bag for now. The live one is a Columbia and the other is a Sweet crabapple. I hope they can pollinate my other apple trees.

Sound good