Garden thread

[Melodychick]

Good luck with the alfalfa. I’ve never tried growing it, but I feed it in pellet form to my horses and throw some to the chickens on occasion. Some like it, others don’t, but it’s not fresh sprouts or fodder, so maybe I should give that a try too.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Thanks for the advice! I'm also sprouting wheat berries! This is my first time so I'm just experimenting. We will see how it goes and I will do updates and pics almost everyday.

 

[Melodychick]

Well I had decided to buy tomato transplants this year rather than starting from seed, but yesterday I found some seed from last year, so I went ahead and potted them. Not sure if they’ll germinate, but thought I’d give it a shot. If they don’t, I’ll just get the transplants as planned. I also ordered the tomatillo seed as well as spaghetti squash and some Asian type eggplant. Any other seed I need I’ll be able to get locally.
The chickens did a good job cleaning out the old, abandoned garden site, but I still need to do a bit more if it ever stops raining. It’s been so warm that it’s hard to remember that it’s still only January so I have time!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Well I had decided to buy tomato transplants this year rather than starting from seed, but yesterday I found some seed from last year, so I went ahead and potted them. Not sure if they’ll germinate, but thought I’d give it a shot. If they don’t, I’ll just get the transplants as planned.

Pretty good strategy. So far I've been able to plant at least 1 of each type of tomato I start from seed but I also get transplants as there's hybrids like SunGold that I'm keen on and they're always locally available by May.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

How is everyone who gardens!?

 

[Farmdog267]

Winding down after a great and warm weekend. Both days around 65 degrees was great weather to fight cabin fever and be outdoors. But the mud in my yard is bad and it's hard to keep the puppy out of it. Hahaha
How was everyone else's weekend??

 

[rosemarythyme]

Snow hit today. In anticipation I spent yesterday afternoon pulling all my remaining carrots and green onions... ended up with about 4-5 lbs of carrots (geez I overplanted!) and 8-10 green onions. Going to try and store the carrots loosely stacked in our pantry as it has an inlet for cold air.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

How is everyone who gardens!?

Well, thank you. Still picking my varieties for the year...!

 

[Melodychick]

Wet! Bad storm Saturday AM and another last night. Supposed to be warm all week, so if it drys out a bit I can get some things done outside!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

As for me, it's all muddy outside.