Green thumb is itching, anyone else?

[rancher hicks]

We are getting snow here. The weather man acts like it's some type of blizzard and storm. Good garden o' peas, it's hardly going to drop 5 or 6 inches, if that. Truth be told it has to be warmer to snow than it has been. I've used the snow blower once this year and won't have to use it with this amount since it will probably melt

 

[ozark_chickies]

We are getting snow and sleet today too. We have 2 1/2 inches on the ground now, which is pretty good for Arkansas. Some years we don't get any snow at all. I like snow, it makes everything look pretty and clean.

 

[HHandbasket]

I like snow when it's snow. We've just been getting cold, drizzly slush that makes everything muddy and slushy, no real snow on the ground. The only thing covered in white is the rooftops, and it almost seems to be a cross between a thin layer of snow and a thick layer of frost. It makes my yard muddy and slippery (we have a lot of red clay in our dirt).

I guess I'm resigned to staying inside and working on seed tapes until this lets up. As soon as it does, my onions & brussel sprouts are going into the ground! Was supposed to do that 2 or 3 weeks ago, but we've had nice weather the last few weeks EXCEPT on my days off. Every time I get a day off, it either snows or rains. We have many yard projects we're working on including fencing off the chickens' half of the yard (so we can have a garden without them eating all the seedlings!). There are spots that need reinforcement along the bottom & we can't get out there and fix it as long as it's raining every time we get a day off.

Bah humbug. I know we need the precipitation, but why can't it ever rain/snow on my work days and be nice on my days off instead of the other way around??? Arrrgh.

 

[Carols Clucks]

Seriously, I need a few weeks of real winter here. This spring in winter is just too much gardening work!

Today, I got about half of the drip system for the plants around the house done. But still have the back and the big garden still needs work to be ready for planting. Meanwhile we have strawberries, blue berries and raspberries that are RIPE.

 

[HHandbasket]

We have not had any winter here, really, until this week. It's face-biting cold here right now. I have a day off, and it's supposed to get up to about 65 today. I've got a seed bed all ready to go with a plastic tent/mini-greenhouse cover for it, so the onions & brussel sprouts & probably also the radishes will be going in the ground today.

Hard to know when to plant during years like this when the seasons are all jumbled up. Plus, this being our first year in this climate, it's all trial-and-error this year.

 

[carolsaucier]

No winter here either, going to be in the 80s again. Today I harvested early peas, lettuce, beet greens and green onions for tonight's salad. DH is busy setting out pepper and tomato plants. Just received the next to last seed order for heirloom tomatoes, so those Will be started in greenhouse tomorrow. Noticed the first buds on potatoes this morning and that my radishes are up. Sure hope our weather stays nice, it is now past the average date of late frost. Can't wait til spring finally arrives and all our garden dreaming starts paying off.

 

[rancher hicks]

I'm still around but with eggs in the bator I can't focus on gardening. Not to mention I need to build or at least finish the hoop coops I got going. The weather has been good but three days is taken volunteering and then , well just lots going on.

driving tomorrow to sell my Lav orp roo.


Miles to go before I sleep,

rancher

 

[HHandbasket]

Well, we still have several weeks to go before our last frost, but I am starting seedlings in the house now. I just set up my first batch of seedlings this past Sunday, and as of yesterday, all of the broccoli & most of the cauliflower have already sprouted just 4 days after going into the seed starter! They'll be the first to be hardened off and put outside anyway. I'm about 3-4 weeks late getting them out, but since winter is just now showing up, I figure I'm right on time! LOL!

 

[rancher hicks]

Here again and looking for advice. I've saved some ears of Indian corn DW bought and have had it drying in the office. A couple of days ago I took some cornels and put them in a wet paper towel to see if they'd sprout. They are sprouting. Yippee.

Only one ear is wrinkley dry, the other two are not.

What I'd like to know is if I plant these will they come out alright? I'm not concerned with eating just for decoration and stalks in the fall of this year.

What can anyone tell me of growing corn. I have grown it but not as serious as now. It did come out good but that was years ago with bought seed.

I'd like to save seeds rather than rely on the stores and be at the mercy of the companies.

BTW thanks so much for everyone's help,

Rancher

 

[ozark_chickies]

Here again and looking for advice. I've saved some ears of Indian corn DW bought and have had it drying in the office. A couple of days ago I took some cornels and put them in a wet paper towel to see if they'd sprout. They are sprouting. Yippee.

Only one ear is wrinkley dry, the other two are not.

What I'd like to know is if I plant these will they come out alright? I'm not concerned with eating just for decoration and stalks in the fall of this year.

What can anyone tell me of growing corn. I have grown it but not as serious as now. It did come out good but that was years ago with bought seed.

I'd like to save seeds rather than rely on the stores and be at the mercy of the companies.

BTW thanks so much for everyone's help,

Rancher

Hi Rancher, Do you mean it is dry, but not wrinkled, or not throughly dry? If it is dried, it should do just fine. I planted decoration Indian corn once and only got knee high stalks, no telling what it was cross pollinated with, or where it had came from. I bought it on the ear at Thanksgiving, I think at Kroger.