Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[jvls1942]

Wyo. I'm glad to hear that.
Some of the plants at the Amish green house were about the same size as the small ones that my daughter gave to me.
Actually, I usually would not be planting any until Memorial Day. So these still have about 3 weeks to bulk up.
there are about three or four that do not have true leaves, yet. they sure look lonesom in a gallon pot. LOL
.............jiminwisc.......

 

[jvls1942]

I went out about 4 times this morning. thought maybe I could work between the rain drops. Nope, too miserable. I did locate one of the duck pools. I am going to poke holes in the bottoms and make strawberry planters out of them. It, if I don't find the other one.
I drove out back to check on the status of dirt in the 5 gallon buckets back there.
About 100 buckets available. plus about a yard on a tarp covered with another tarp. This is all abandoned by the people who were growing CBD hemp. They gave up on it two years ago.. Harvested one crop and didn't have any place to sell it.. Big ideas , poor planning.. Lesson learned..
Saturday is supposed to be dry. I have a week's worth of work to get done in that one day before it rains again. I am beginning to get frustrated.
........jiminwisc........

 

[bruceha2000]

Steady on Jim! What needs to get done will get done.

Too bad the "farmers" didn't do their homework on the business plan. Probably cost them some serious money.

 

[jvls1942]

the head "farmer" financed it. My daughter did the planting and a lot of weeding. Fortunately she didn't have to finance any of it. I don't know how much they spent on it but I do know it was over $7,000.oo.
The soil I am using was over $1,000.oo.
It is just really nice black compost, excellent drainage, No nutrients in it at all. Any nutrients have to be added. I like that.. I think the term for the soil is seed starter ?
The head farmer is a wheeler, dealer.
A flash in the pan sort of dude.. Last I heard he was headed to jail for something not related to the hemp.
actually a nice guy, from my interaction with him.
,,,,,,,jiminwisc......

 

[Molpet]

I went out about 4 times this morning. thought maybe I could work between the rain drops. Nope, too miserable. I did locate one of the duck pools. I am going to poke holes in the bottoms and make strawberry planters out of them. It, if I don't find the other one.
I drove out back to check on the status of dirt in the 5 gallon buckets back there.
About 100 buckets available. plus about a yard on a tarp covered with another tarp. This is all abandoned by the people who were growing CBD hemp. They gave up on it two years ago.. Harvested one crop and didn't have any place to sell it.. Big ideas , poor planning.. Lesson learned..
Saturday is supposed to be dry. I have a week's worth of work to get done in that one day before it rains again. I am beginning to get frustrated.
........jiminwisc........

I'll take your rain.
I'm in a drought,

 

[wyoDreamer]

We are getting alot of tiny showers, more sprinkles than a real rain. It seems to be just enough to let the grass grow and keep it wet enough that you can't really mow it, but not really enough to moisten the soil. My garden is dry and would need to be watered if I had anything planted yet. We went from 40's during the day and freezing temps overnight to almost 80 degrees yesterday and 50+ degrees this morning...

 

[jvls1942]

Wyo. same weather here.
Saturday I went and planted two potted pear trees. It was in the high 70"s but no sun. I really exhausted myself. Called my nephew and he came after work and planted the two bare root apple trees.
I had them heeled in the wheel barrow for about two weeks. I fertilized the dirt just in case they wanted to start growing
Good thing . When we planted them, they were both fully blossomed out.
I hauled four loader buckets of composted wood chips to fill in the four excess holes by the trees. Dan spread it out and leveled it. Then I got the hose going and watered the trees real good.
I used a full bag of composted cow manure on each tree, and filled in around and over that with the composted wood chips. these chips are about 10 years old. almost like black dirt.
today it is raining like real rain. I won't be able to plow the garden, but the new trees and wood chip fill really can use the moisture.
My garlic is about 30 inches tall. I have never planted garlic before. So IDK if that is normal height ? I figured maybe knee high, like onions..
the new rhubarb we planted last fall is all up and doing great. we planted 28 new plants in two patches. Next year I plan on selling some plants from the smaller patch.
I know it will sell, because last year when I was looking for plants, I couldn't find any, anywhere.
......jiminwisc.......

 

[Molpet]

My garlic is about 30 inches tall. I have never planted garlic before. So IDK if that is normal height ?

Depends on the variety. I have some hard neck that are 3ft next to soft neck that are much shorter

 

[jvls1942]

Mine are hard neck.
I do not know the name of it.

 

[jvls1942]

Hi, it's been awhile.
We had storms near us. Lots of wind and rain, Storms to the north and south of us. All we got was some rain and no wind for a few minutes.
today it is cold. no work outside. low 40"s.
I think my garlic is Persian.
I got one bed of strawberries planted.
next I have to prepare a strip of ground about 30 feet long for asparagus crowns.
........jiminwisc.........