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[Chaneys Ranch]

The recent rain we've had seems to have woke up the garden! I'm still getting cherry tomatoes, just crazy. And peppers are still going strong. Except for the jalapeno, they are still flowering just not getting fruit. Figures, my favorite lol. Bell peppers & peperoncini are still producing too. I missed most of our sweet corn and a lot did not germinate. Notes for next year.

 

[JanetMarie]

Our sweet corn had problems too. The tassels didn't dry enough to fall on the silks.

Going to be making changes for next year, which is great!! Not growing as many different vegetables.

 

[Finnie]

@Faraday40 I'm so sorry you're having to lose them both so close together. Hard enough one at a time.

 

[Faraday40]

The recent rain we've had seems to have woke up the garden! I'm still getting cherry tomatoes, just crazy. And peppers are still going strong. Except for the jalapeno, they are still flowering just not getting fruit. Figures, my favorite lol. Bell peppers & peperoncini are still producing too. I missed most of our sweet corn and a lot did not germinate. Notes for next year.

My garden was put in late, so the tomatoes & green beans are also still producing right now. The beets, leeks, & carrots are still in the ground. I'm trying to give them as long as possible to get bigger. The vine plants have all been done for a while now. However, I did find a very determined cucumber growing up an apple tree. It grew up along the side fence & escaped the garden by clinging to a branch. It then continued upward through the branches. I had to get a ladder to pick our last cucumber of the year.

 

[Leahs Mom]

@JanetMarie
What changes are you going to make?

 

[JanetMarie]

@JanetMarie
What changes are you going to make?

Tried the plastic mulch for 2 years. I didn't like it from the start, but husband did and now he sees it's not working.

Invested in a mower with bagger for the tractor so we can bag all of our clippings for much, instead of just clippings from the push mower.

No more smelly cruciferous veggies, except brussels sprouts.

Millet for birds, and sunflowers.

Expanded the herbs, but still not enough. So possibly try to overdo on the herbs, and maybe it will be the right amount. Lots and lots of sage!

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Tried the plastic mulch for 2 years. I didn't like it from the start, but husband did and now he sees it's not working.

Invested in a mower with bagger for the tractor so we can bag all of our clippings for much, instead of just clippings from the push mower.

No more smelly cruciferous veggies, except brussels sprouts.

Millet for birds, and sunflowers.

Expanded the herbs, but still not enough. So possibly try to overdo on the herbs, and maybe it will be the right amount. Lots and lots of sage!

Do you mean rubber mulch? That's what I use here. I am not sure if I like it or not, but not sure I want wood around my house as supposedly it can entice termites to visit. That leaves rock and that becomes to heavy to tote around for my back.
I have lots of herbs planted around my house and I am thinking about planting them around the shed that the coops are near. I have sage, oregano, mints of different varieties, and thyme. Also lavender as that falls into the herb category for some.

 

[JanetMarie]

It's plastic mulch that comes in rolls. It also may be referred to as a weed barrier, but not the landscaping kind. It rolls out and holes are cut where the plants go.

I don't like how it keeps rain from soaking the entire garden area.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

It's plastic mulch that comes in rolls. It also may be referred to as a weed barrier, but not the landscaping kind. It rolls out and holes are cut where the plants go.

I don't like how it keeps rain from soaking the entire garden area.

Oh. I see.

 

[Leahs Mom]

@JanetMarie
Herbs. What kind and how do you use them? Sell some?


I REALLY want a bagger or trailer attachment for the tractor. Our JD is between lawn and farm tractor so it can use front and back attachments. It just kills me to mow that 2 acre pasture and let it go to waste. I did have a guy with small equipment that would bale it, but he's not reliable and often just doesn't show up.

Where did you get your bagger? I think that the trailer with the chute (Not sure what you call them) would be great but probably costly.

I'm currently purchasing organic hay from a farmer in MI that we are going to use on the garden next year. Reasonable price in rectangle bales. But I'd love to use that 2 acres here.