@NVW , yeah I've been told that different plants repel different bugs. We haven't put any of the root plants like potatoes carrots onions in the ground yet. So any advice as to what we should plant with the above ground stuff would be helpful.. so far above ground we planted corn three different kinds of peppers and a bunch of tomatoes. Also going to be doing green beans wax beans. Any advice would be helpful
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Vegetable Gardens
- Thread starter ak diesel driver
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MrMarty51
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I guess I should just keep at the gardening, even though I’m not a real veggie eater. I rarely eat any kind of vegetables and meat is the staple of the diet I eat. Potatoes and bread are out.
When I make a sammich at noon time, I use these flax seed flats. Kind of like a tortilla soft shell, like a veggie wrap, a couple slices of cheese and two slices of lunchmeat and I’m good until about 5:00pm.
Wifey is always asking if I want a veggie with the roast, meatloaf or whatever kind of meat she has cooked up, nope, I’m good with just the meat.
When I make a sammich at noon time, I use these flax seed flats. Kind of like a tortilla soft shell, like a veggie wrap, a couple slices of cheese and two slices of lunchmeat and I’m good until about 5:00pm.
Wifey is always asking if I want a veggie with the roast, meatloaf or whatever kind of meat she has cooked up, nope, I’m good with just the meat.
I agree I love meat..BUT hard times are coming.. supplies will eventually run out.. good to have a active garden replenishing the supply . Might not have a choice but to eat more veggies and little meat..
I hope it doesn't come to that here in America. But rather safe than sorry
I hope it doesn't come to that here in America. But rather safe than sorry
schiker
Well-Known Member
Fresh veggies taste better. We redid our boxes this year. Still have to mulch between them, add the drip irrigation, and some trellises.
It will be overcrowded in a month. We have some flower pots with herbs, some blueberries, and a few blackberries too. We don't have enough blackberries to get much but give away and freeze the blueberries we get so many. I need to get some more chickens but going to wait till the fall. I had about 20 chickens 4 years ago but lost them to attrition of foxes, coyotes, and hawks. I keep saying I'll plant a few pecan trees and maybe a pear tree.
It will be overcrowded in a month. We have some flower pots with herbs, some blueberries, and a few blackberries too. We don't have enough blackberries to get much but give away and freeze the blueberries we get so many. I need to get some more chickens but going to wait till the fall. I had about 20 chickens 4 years ago but lost them to attrition of foxes, coyotes, and hawks. I keep saying I'll plant a few pecan trees and maybe a pear tree.
btfarm
America First!
If you plant radishes with carrots, as you pull the radishes, it helps thin the carrots for you. Marigolds spread around are always a good pest deterrent.
schiker
Well-Known Member
We plant some marigolds in the garden too. But we will still have to use some seven dust. I heard drip irrigation is supposed to be better than wetting the leaves too frequently with a sprinkler.
MrMarty51
Well-Known Member
When I plant, I would trench water. I do know that drip irrigation conserves a lot of water and here, with such a high iron content of the surface water, it most likely is not real good for the soil.
I imagine from the time of My grandfather planting his huge gardens in the yard and then the family after his passing, there also has been a ton of gold pumped onto the soil too.
Float gold. So fine it floats out of a pan or sluice.
I imagine from the time of My grandfather planting his huge gardens in the yard and then the family after his passing, there also has been a ton of gold pumped onto the soil too.
Float gold. So fine it floats out of a pan or sluice.
jrsavoie
Recruit
In my experience, sheep and rabbit poop are the best. Never tried pelletized chicken poop before.
I go for free. Delivered I'd possible.
I did pay delivery on 5 truck loads of horse manure recently.
Why does the horse manure I get seem to have so much rocks and gravel in it?
btfarm
America First!
The barn area they are cleaning up has a rock/gravel base. Typically those are pasture kept animals instead of stall kept. That rock just gets scooped up with it. It'll add a bit of lime to the manure though. I had that situation when we had the herd here.
We're having a small problem. All our tomatoes we planted are yellowing. Soil seems to be moist enough. Maybe not enough nutrients? Soil we bought was mixed with horse manure. No clue how long it was composted for though. Any ideas? What can we put on them to save them?
The tomatoes in the orange pots are not staying in them, just had to get them out of the little divided containers they grew in.
The two pictures before that one you can see the rows of corn starting to come up.. that appears to be doing pretty good and came up in one week from planting
The two pictures before that one you can see the rows of corn starting to come up.. that appears to be doing pretty good and came up in one week from planting
btfarm
America First!
Your tomatoes look like they need some hot weather to get going.
btfarm
America First!
I don't see any herbicide damage on the plants Stoney. I think you should be good. Tomatoes are incredibly sensitive to herbicides.