What did you do in the garden today?

[politicalcenter]

I didn't do anything in the garden today but I did sell a few plants.

 

[chickadoodles]

Congratulations!

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Perfect timing on this repost. Showed my kids to help continue their understanding of gardening and understanding our soils..... though ours are sandier and loamier, they still need improvement and care.

 

[Bugseye]

Bugseye,

I have been concerned with pesticides, fertilizers and genetic modification for the past 3 years. (a little late to jump on that wagon).  I started some raised gardens with the bagged cow manure that I got from Home Depot.  I found that even though it was cow manure and supposedly "pure", my garden has been doing better since I've started using the chicken bedding/manure.  I can't completely disconnect from the grocery but the farmers market is much better than the store so we use that alot more now.  Every time I use something out of my back yard or locally produced, things seem to get better. (even local horse manure)

IMO, we have to get away from all this mass-produced and chemically enhanced stuff for better health.  I live in a area with huge water recreation and fisheries.  Just recently there's been a large fish kill due to excess Nitrogen (they say).  Our water glows at night with the phosphorous coming from fertilizers.  All of us need to help stop this killing of our ecosystems.

http://www.wptv.com/news/region-mar...erienced-in-brevard-county-could-spread-south

You can read this and cry seeing what we've done to our environment here.

Yes, Al, we do need to pay attention to our environment and do the best we can for it. It turns out that "topsoil" and "manure" are not always as beneficial as the producers claim, and sometimes harmful. The way God set up nature, it really worked well taking care of itself. Of course, we are so far from the way things worked at their origins that it's a challenge to think how to reproduce that, but, to our rescue, come writers and video makers who teach us how to improve things. Our great interest in replenishing the earth with our own naturally-sourced mulches and "clean" manures and so forth will renew the soil we work with. Sorry not to have gotten back sooner, but can tune in only now and then.

 

[politicalcenter]

Congratulations! 

. Thank you. We are now looking for wildflowers. We want to sell plants you can't find at other places.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: That's nice. I wish you well with your wildflowers.

 

[Arielle]

Got the peas in and a few other spring hardy vegies. Disappointing to have more seed than space to plant...... working on solutions!!

 

[Beekissed]

I have the same problem!! Larger crops will need some space, so trying to fit these smaller crops in and around where the larger crops will need to be. The way I'm going the garden is likely to turn out a solid mass of green, with no space for walking anywhere.

 

[Arielle]

I have the same problem!! Larger crops will need some space, so trying to fit these smaller crops in and around where the larger crops will need to be. The way I'm going the garden is likely to turn out a solid mass of green, with no space for walking anywhere.

Totally understand the jungle effect!! That was my garden LAST year. 2015 was the year I moved tomatos to a new area (previously used by other veg) and the 4 foot high, 2.5 wide tomatos became an entangled mess that even stakes and cages could not keep upright. A contrast to the previous year where the grasses outgrew the transplants in no time and were lost due to lack of sun......

Still on a wait list to get into the community garden, and boys are happily chopping down trees in a new area BUT long term this will likely e for peach trees as the soil is thin, and the material directly below is very sandy. Too sandy, lacks hummus. Likely to fill with heritage type squashes using piles of manure dug into hills. Hoping to use up all the old seed from Rareseeds....so I can buy more next year!!

 

[Bugseye]

I too have had to rethink and replan my plantings, as I had a tomato jungle last summer. I'll be moving the trellis and reconfiguring it soon. I hope to plant peas this week.