Surviving Minnesota!

[Bogtown Chick]

Oh Gosh Cindy. That snow would make me grumpy (ier).

I think we need more chick pics Erli and Jerry!

 

[duluthralphie]

Radishes will grow anywhere ralphie. But good luck to you yet. LOL.

I have a terrible time growing radish. They either don’t germinate or turn to all tops.

Also the seeds are hard for me to handle with my extra large hands.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Are the seeds burning up on you? (too much poo) I think I did that one year. I went and got barn lime to put on my garden and it helped. But the Kahlorabis just would not go. Probably needed more lime

 

[duluthralphie]

I have no idea. I can’t say they burn up they just don’t like it here. They are in extremely rich soil.

I mixed about 200 yards of compost into my garden a few years ago. Most thing grow better now.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Go get 100 lbs of lime and blend it into your garden.

 

[R2elk]

Go get 100 lbs of lime and blend it into your garden.

If his soil is acidic, adding lime may help. If his soil is basic, adding lime will make it worse.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

One year I had my tomato plants all leafy and luxurious without Tomatoes. I think there was an issue for lower temps that year. But i also wonder about nutrients not in the right balance for them.

 

[Cebarmlds]

A couple years ago I put Azomite in my garden and the tomatoes were the best I’ve ever grown. Found it on amazon.

 

[jerryse]

I have no idea. I can’t say they burn up they just don’t like it here. They are in extremely rich soil.

I mixed about 200 yards of compost into my garden a few years ago. Most thing grow better now.

OK story about radishes going to tops . Dad planted by moon signs . Dark of the moon for radishes . I remember one year his brother Otto lived next door and planted his radishes . Dad said wrong sign I'll wait until dark of the moon . Otto said I plant in the ground not on the moon . Otto's all went to tops and dad's made roots . My take on it is radishes and turnips in the spring are iffy . Planted in the fall when days are getting shorter they do better . Never seem to bolt to seed . Lots of stuff reacts to day length . Mustard family also . Chinese cabbage fall only .

 

[jerryse]

BC you need chicks to raise . Empty nest and all . You need something to mother . Hey got a call from the electrician . He is wiring the cabin .