Homesteaders

[boskelli1571]

Grrrr!!! My husband tilled my garden!!! I love him so I guess I'm going to have to make a sign that says no machines allowed. That an make my raised boxes heavier so he doesn't want to move them. Now I have to start my layers all over again.

Men - even when they are helpful, they're not!!

 

[KlopKlop]

I have started work on my indoor grow lights and stuff! Also ordered some new herb seeds to try and get some more Rosemary basil and oregano going. My current plants are languishing in the winter light (boo shortest day of the year yesterday) so hopefully they all spring back under the lights. I have t8 fluorescent fixtures I am repurposing. I hope to get some carrots in right away too if I can get enough dirt!

 

[Woodsdweller]

Grrrr!!! My husband tilled my garden!!! I love him so I guess I'm going to have to make a sign that says no machines allowed. That an make my raised boxes heavier so he doesn't want to move them. Now I have to start my layers all over again.

Ummm... Did you ever tell him not to till the garden? Most men don't do psychic..... or subtle, Signs would be a good start.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Yes I told him. He thinks the old tear it up to plant is the best. I will break him.

 

[KlopKlop]

Habits are hard to break!

 

[Loc20chick]

Habits are hard to break!

True...

 

[KlopKlop]

Potatoes like cooler soil so they do well in my basement garage. I have started using full spectrum, 85 watt compact fluorescent bulbs They don't use a lot of energy and last way longer than incandescent grow bulbs and only cost a couple of bucks more than incandescent. 1 bulb will work for a 4'x 4' area. The major drawback with multiple buckets of potatoes indoors is that they take up space for 90-180 days and since I haven't figured out how to water them when I'm traveling (I shut off the water for the house before leaving) I have to start from scratch every time I know I'm going to be away for more than a week. The tomatoes, peppers, squash, cabbage, carrots, onions and whatever now get planted in DIY earthboxes that have a water storage area. They only need watering once a month or so. I could plant some potatoes in the earthboxes, but the time I experimented with that, a lot of the potatoes ended up growing in the water storage area and rotted. That was a mess.

What kind of soil do you use?

 

[Woodsdweller]

Quote: 1 part potting soil (doesn't matter what brand, get the cheapest you can find), 1 part (moistened) coco peat also known as coir (or use sphagnum), 1 part vermiculite. Mix in a large tub, add 2 cups of local topsoil (to add local microbes) and keep leftovers covered so it doesn't dry out. Organically fertilize with 1 part urea, 2 parts white bone meal, 1 part potash. I mix the fertilzer, store in a coffee can and use 1 teaspoon mixed with 1 gallon of water and water as needed.

 

[Woodsdweller]

Yes I told him. He thinks the old tear it up to plant is the best. I will break him.

Good luck with that.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Good luck with that.  

Oh I will win. Its my garden so it's my rules. . I'm mean when I need to be. I can also be very persuasive if need be. I will simply explain to him to let me do it my way this year and if if fails we can do it his way after that. Or I can tell him we can both do half the garden our way. Who ever gets the best yeild gets control.