Green thumb is itching, anyone else?

[Kassaundra]

I've got nearly the whole garden planted, I hope to finish up this week, except for the sweet potatoes, I can't get those slips until Mayish, I am debating w/ myself about planting the sorghum now.

 

[NanaKat]

I've got nearly the whole garden planted, I hope to finish up this week, except for the sweet potatoes, I can't get those slips until Mayish, I am debating w/ myself about planting the sorghum now.

Kass, I have been saving slips from some of my stored sweet potatoes. I pull them off and stick them in a little water. Also some potatoes from lat year can be set just under the soil surface and slips can be pulled from those to set out. This year, I'm going to set plants early.


To support your peony plants, why not use small tmatoe cages . The disappear in the foilage and sdupport the cnter of the plant.

 

[horsymom]

I had got a little concerned though. What would happen if the someone saw all these plants growing and thought that what was in my greenhouse wasn't tomato plants? Would I be raided by the local Drugs Squad convinced I had quite a little drug empire going?
A few years back, my neighbor got put away for dealing funny plants. Of course, it was the first year my aspargus came up, so I had a fair number of low-flying aircraft over the place that summer, but no officials came knocking.

 

[horsymom]

Oh shoot, meant to quote CaroleM on the first part. Like this:

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[harveyhorses]

Kass, I have been saving slips from some of my stored sweet potatoes. I pull them off and stick them in a little water. Also some potatoes from lat year can be set just under the soil surface and slips can be pulled from those to set out. This year, I'm going to set plants early.


To support your peony plants, why not use small tmatoe cages . The disappear in the foilage and sdupport the cnter of the plant.

I tried that with one of my peonies, but the plant was HUGE and the cage did not support far enough out, so we still got the sagging flowers, so we just use bailing twine, the rope not wire or the plastic stuff and tie a big loop around the outside of each plant.

 

[AliceMae]

I've got nearly the whole garden planted, I hope to finish up this week, except for the sweet potatoes, I can't get those slips until Mayish, I am debating w/ myself about planting the sorghum now.

I have never known what sorghum is even tho I remember seeing sorghum sandwiches shown on some of the old Little House on the Prairie shows ?!!?

Is it some kind of a sugary spread? Does it have some food value? What does it look like and how do you process it? What zone and how long of a growing season? How much space?
Oh, probably too many questions but am very curious!

Always up for something new...

 

[Kullas]

sorghum grows like sugar cane. the stalk is squeezed to remove the juice and boiled down and makes a great tasting syrup.

I got my garden into the ground and now the fun starts

I am looking for tobacco worm bean seeds if anyone has any that wants to part with 15 or 20 of them

I have never known what sorghum is even tho I remember seeing sorghum sandwiches shown on some of the old Little House on the Prairie shows ?!!?

Is it some kind of a sugary spread? Does it have some food value? What does it look like and how do you process it? What zone and how long of a growing season? How much space?
Oh, probably too many questions but am very curious!

Always up for something new...

 

[Kassaundra]

sorghum grows like sugar cane. the stalk is squeezed to remove the juice and boiled down and makes a great tasting syrup.

I got my garden into the ground and now the fun starts

I am looking for tobacco worm bean seeds if anyone has any that wants to part with 15 or 20 of them

You can also eat the seeds as grain whole or as a gluten free flour

 

[queenchick16]

Good morning everyone;I've been busy with the garden, spring cleanup and chores It's a never ending list. (I think I should leave it in my will for someone. Wouldn't that be funny.)

Bought Egyptian walking onions yesterday and now to find a permanent place for them. Can't wait to see them at the end of the summer.(NO I can wait)

My one girl has been flying over the fence, coming up onto the porch and eating the herbs I have in my pots. I installed the fence last summer so anyone passing by couldn't see them.a lot of good that did .

 

[carolsaucier]

Queen, it sounds like time for wing clipping and/or like I did...................bought some plastic fencing and have surrounded all my flower beds and potted plants with fencing about 16-18 inches high. Works well and when nothing growing you can roll it up and store for next season. My girls are especially fond of Siplantus the toothache plant. Wonder if it makes their mouth tingle and numb like it does mine.