Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[magoochie]

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In the first layout, I am looking at 4 rows of corn each 10 feet long.

All websites say to plant tomatoes a minimum of 20 feet from corn. So they will go on the south end.


Hubby says instead of putting turkeys in the the old pheasant coop (which was this years thought), to use that as the garden, and we will build a new area for turkeys a little further from the house. It has 6 foot high walls, all walls are chicken fencing. There is netting over the top in a vault type formation. Peak of the vault is about 12 feet.

Here is a couple pics, we will take the old pheasant brooder out of course. The brooder is the north end.

I just dont want to plant too much.

I am planting roma tomatoes, peppers, carrots, onions for marinara sauces and brandywines for salsas.

Corn for corn on the cob, and freezing.

Beans and peas for fresh eating and freezing.

Cherry tomatoes for fresh eating, chicken treats, etc.

Strawberries for fresh eating, freezing and maybe jams.

 

[babylady4]

How many trees do you plan on cutting down? A lot of the things you have listed for your garded require quite a bit of direct sunlight......


Well, the ducks were transported to the UPSTAIRS tub for a swim today.........

at least it was not the new tub, but the thought of duck poop all through the house......

It is going to be a LOOOOONG day tomorrow! Drive in to Oshkosh, then home, then off to Point to duke it out with the boneheads at Element!!!!!!

I went to Waupaca tonight and I was told that they do not have the authority to cancel contracts. ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????? Only Rapids and Point. I want to send them a bill for my gas.

Anyway, off to relax with a cup of Buttered rum. Enjoy the evening!

 

[Amyable]

Quote:
In the first layout, I am looking at 4 rows of corn each 10 feet long.

All websites say to plant tomatoes a minimum of 20 feet from corn. So they will go on the south end.


Hubby says instead of putting turkeys in the the old pheasant coop (which was this years thought), to use that as the garden, and we will build a new area for turkeys a little further from the house. It has 6 foot high walls, all walls are chicken fencing. There is netting over the top in a vault type formation. Peak of the vault is about 12 feet.

Here is a couple pics, we will take the old pheasant brooder out of course. The brooder is the north end.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/magoochie/birds/IMG_0684.jpg


http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/magoochie/birds/IMG_0683.jpg


I just dont want to plant too much.

I am planting roma tomatoes, peppers, carrots, onions for marinara sauces and brandywines for salsas.

Corn for corn on the cob, and freezing.

Beans and peas for fresh eating and freezing.

Cherry tomatoes for fresh eating, chicken treats, etc.

Strawberries for fresh eating, freezing and maybe jams.

I'd be cutting down a lot of those trees in the pics. It looks sunny now, but there's no leaves in winter

Most veggies need 6 hours direct sun a day, bare minimum. If you don't want to lose trees, you'll be left with lettuce and broccoli, not much else. Just sayin'. I think your list is a good one for the first year. I'd skip the corn (I haven't planted any yet, and this will be our 3rd garden.) Just takes so much room and only 1-2 cobs per stalk, and it needs high fertility. You might want to just buy corn at the farmers market for freezing. The only corn I'm interested in is a mini corn called Chires Baby, from Seeds of Change. Up to 20 mini-ears per plant

 

[WIChookchick]

Well drove to southern part of WI today down by Monroe to look at a horse for a friend.

Today is my birthday but we don't celebrate it till May.. too darn cold.

I gotta comment on the "fountain lady"... she incriminated herself on national television so it will be admissible in court if she does try to sue..
She was texting to a friend from church... The commentator asked her what was sooo important.... she said, she asked for mine and my husband's birthdays.
Yup, you can sue!!! sure ya can.. your own stupidity for not looking where YOU are going.

Chickens are doing fine, one of my barn owner's horse's clipped her own back leg, near the coronet band, hitting a major artery but she seems to be doing ok, its been two days now.

Hugs to all

 

[magoochie]

Quote:
In the first layout, I am looking at 4 rows of corn each 10 feet long.

All websites say to plant tomatoes a minimum of 20 feet from corn. So they will go on the south end.


Hubby says instead of putting turkeys in the the old pheasant coop (which was this years thought), to use that as the garden, and we will build a new area for turkeys a little further from the house. It has 6 foot high walls, all walls are chicken fencing. There is netting over the top in a vault type formation. Peak of the vault is about 12 feet.

Here is a couple pics, we will take the old pheasant brooder out of course. The brooder is the north end.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/magoochie/birds/IMG_0684.jpg


http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/magoochie/birds/IMG_0683.jpg



I just dont want to plant too much.

I am planting roma tomatoes, peppers, carrots, onions for marinara sauces and brandywines for salsas.

Corn for corn on the cob, and freezing.

Beans and peas for fresh eating and freezing.

Cherry tomatoes for fresh eating, chicken treats, etc.

Strawberries for fresh eating, freezing and maybe jams.

I'd be cutting down a lot of those trees in the pics. It looks sunny now, but there's no leaves in winter

Most veggies need 6 hours direct sun a day, bare minimum. If you don't want to lose trees, you'll be left with lettuce and broccoli, not much else. Just sayin'. I think your list is a good one for the first year. I'd skip the corn (I haven't planted any yet, and this will be our 3rd garden.) Just takes so much room and only 1-2 cobs per stalk, and it needs high fertility. You might want to just buy corn at the farmers market for freezing. The only corn I'm interested in is a mini corn called Chires Baby, from Seeds of Change. Up to 20 mini-ears per plant

Yep, we are already planning on taking out some of the trees. About half of them are standing dead anyway. Those will be coming out when the ground thaws.

If I dont do corn, what else can I put in its place? Raspberries? Melons?

 

[the troll]

You could plant green peppers(really good if you can let them rippen til they are red), zucchini (one of our favorite on the grill), I also have a 30' row of aspergus (if you like it). You wouldn't get any aspergus this year but in a couple of years you will have all you will want to eat. Garlic is easy, but you wouldn't plant that until fall, just like a tuplip bulb. I have raspberries, but if you plant them don't plant them in the garden, pick one of the edges, they spread. I have a couple of gardens and grow alot of different things. This year you should keep it simple and give your plants lots of room.
One of the things I did in my garden when I first started was to decide where I was planting a bed/row. After the whole area it gets tilled up good, pull the soil from the walkways into the bed/row area to make that area more like a raised bed. I bag my lawn in the spring and put the grass clippings in the walkways. This will help when it comes to weeding and the next year I only till the areas where I am planting. I add my compost into these bed areas.

 

[Amyable]

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Potatoes? Greens? Rhubarb?
Or something specifically for the chickens

I planted kale for mine last year. They adore tomatoes too.

 

[Amyable]

Forgot to say, new egg record today - 15 from 19 hens! With the cold, I was shocked to say the least, but very pleased

 

[magoochie]

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Potatoes? Greens? Rhubarb?
Or something specifically for the chickens

I planted kale for mine last year. They adore tomatoes too.

I thought about that too. One of the cherry tomato plants is for the chickens.

Kale might be a good idea.

Rhubarb is a thought as well. I was thinking of putting that outside the garden against the walls. We dont eat it much, but hubby thought a few plants would be nice just in case.

Maybe I can do rhubarb along one outside wall, and raspberries on the opposite?

 

[babylady4]

You need to plant the rhubarb in a permanent location (or close to it), the plants take 2-3 years to mature. Rasperries take 3-5 years to mature as well.

Just saying......

My In-Laws are both Master Gardeners so I get to pick their brains on this sort of stuff a lot! I think their garden is at least 1/4 acre; they have a rasp patch, strawberry patch, blueberries, a GIANT bed of asparagus, herbs, and then of course the normal gardening stuff like tomatoes and such. I must say I have never noticed then planting corn so it was only growing in the Northern part of their garden, they just make sure they rotate everything and keep records of what is planted where.

Anyway, off to bed. Very jealous of all these eggs you are all getting......