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Post by pepperhead212 on Oct 28, 2017 21:14:23 GMT -5
You're getting a freeze before me? ? This weather is weird daylilydude. And what about all those greens? Those need a deep freeze to do them in.
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Post by paquebot on Oct 28, 2017 21:54:57 GMT -5
Laura_in_FL, It is all California Late White. It was the best price I could find on one suited to my area. Hopefully I'll get a good yield, so that I can save most of it for seed. The next year should position me to begin taking it to market. If you paid more than supermarket price, That's about as generic as one can get since that's what most of it is. Doesn't matter if it were grown in the US or China, very close to the same variety. Cloves are already small so one needs to get maximum size. Follow instructions and advice either given here or Homesteading Families. Martin The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Oct 29, 2017 8:11:21 GMT -5
Oh, yes. It froze this morning. It was 36ºF when I left the house at 3:00am to start my route, and before I got home it had dropped down to 27ºF and it sure felt like it! It was strange seeing the frost develop as my morning went on. When I left there was no frost anywhere, but by the time I pulled into my driveway everything was dusty white and glistening.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Oct 30, 2017 10:10:06 GMT -5
There were patchy frost advisories for inland North Florida last night. The actual lows this morning were 34F in Crestview, 35F in Cross City and Quincy, and 36F in Perry. So it is likely that there was light frost in some of those areas. So, if you still haven't had a frost yet, it's quite possible that the parts of Florida got a frost before you this year, Dave. Being closer to the coast, I did not have a freeze or frost; the low here was 42. But there were patches of white on some of the rooftops as I drove the kids to school this morning. The garden plants are all fine. The rest of the 10-day forecast is warmer, so the tomato, pepper, and bean plants have a little time left yet.
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Post by meandtk on Oct 30, 2017 16:19:47 GMT -5
Well, we planted twelve rows 90 feet long today. 9 of garlic & 3 of onions.
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Post by meandtk on Oct 30, 2017 19:00:57 GMT -5
Laura_in_FL , It is all California Late White. It was the best price I could find on one suited to my area. Hopefully I'll get a good yield, so that I can save most of it for seed. The next year should position me to begin taking it to market. If you paid more than supermarket price, That's about as generic as one can get since that's what most of it is. Doesn't matter if it were grown in the US or China, very close to the same variety. Cloves are already small so one needs to get maximum size. Follow instructions and advice either given here or Homesteading Families. Martin The truth is more important than the facts. Martin, Do I need to apply a high phosphorus fertilizer some time in the future?
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Post by paquebot on Oct 30, 2017 23:20:41 GMT -5
Garlic fertilizer: Onions do best with a 1-2-1 ratio fertilizer to start with. That's well-established. However, most recommendations for garlic would call for a 2-1-1. They respond very well to extra nitrogen both at planting and after spring growth is established. I have never added phosphorus since I've mulched forever with leaves. I use only horse manure and compost which probably combines to a 1-1-1 ratio. Then I add 5-2-0 Milorganite both at planting and again after about a month's growth in the spring.
Martin
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Post by meandtk on Oct 31, 2017 9:13:48 GMT -5
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Post by paulf on Nov 3, 2017 15:31:50 GMT -5
This morning, Nov 3, the garden space got rototilled. This is done once in the fall and not again until next fall. I also sent in a soil sample to the lab I use in Omaha so that whatever the garden needs for next growing season can be applied before a solid freeze. Before this I have done applications necessary in the spring, but after talking with agronomists and State Extension people, fall may be a better time . We shall see.
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Post by aqua on Nov 3, 2017 17:11:51 GMT -5
The faith of the unseen- carrot babies.
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Post by aqua on Nov 3, 2017 17:13:55 GMT -5
and volunteer zinnias.
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Post by aqua on Nov 5, 2017 8:48:57 GMT -5
Added in more half-danvers to the bare spots in the carrot bed. These were gift seeds so I can't complain about germination performance.
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Blazing here again...90's and dry after aq period of 3 weeks of solid rain a few weeks back. .
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Post by indigogirl17 on Nov 6, 2017 15:41:23 GMT -5
Put my gardens to bed..it has finally dropped to the 30s at night
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Post by aqua on Nov 8, 2017 7:56:20 GMT -5
indigogirl17- don't know what I'd do if I couldn't garden year-round. Probably fatten neighbors and co-workers up with bread. The fat bumblebees are loving the zinnias. Found a volunteer tomato with flowers; no idea what kind of tomato it is.
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Post by september on Nov 15, 2017 0:57:29 GMT -5
Warm weather has melted much of our snow cover and the deer continue to graze in the old horse pasture - now lawn. I was on the phone and happened to glance out the window and saw this fawn lay down to chew cud and then take a nap under a tree by my garden shed which is next to the greenhouse. It's sibling was also grazing, but wandered off into the woods. It's still deer hunting season, by the way. But our resident deer feel pretty safe here.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 15, 2017 17:20:53 GMT -5
Garlic is in! More than usual - 188 - so I didn't plant any shallots, which I always plant in the excess of the row. I had 4 lbs instead of the usual 3. The largest was the Northern White Porcelain - only 36 in the lb. Then the Metechi (45), Music (48), and, surprisingly, since it is usually the largest, Estonian Red was the smallest, at 59 in the lb. These filled up the 41 foot double row almost perfectly.
Since I'll (hopefully) have so much garlic, I'll probably use the largest for planting next fall. If the Estonian Red does not increase to its usual size, I'll have to buy that one from a new source.
I also consolidated all of my SIPs into 3 groups, and covered them for the winter. I wanted to get that done, since it's supposed to rain again tonight.
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Post by spike on Nov 15, 2017 17:28:08 GMT -5
WHOA! May I ask what you do with all that garlic? Do you sell it? Afraid of Vampires? Have really bad breath?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 15, 2017 17:58:10 GMT -5
I make a lot of things that have a LOT of garlic in them! Szechwan, Thai and other SE Asian foods, some Indian foods, and a lot of Mexican dishes use a lot of garlic, which is why I like varieties with large cloves - that way, I don't have to peel so much. And on the topic of Mexican, many dishes call for pan roasted garlic, which gives a similar flavor to oven roasting it, and many recipes will have 15 to 20 cloves of garlic in them. I set the smaller, flatter cloves aside to use in these dishes, as they cook better in the pan.
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Post by bestofour on Nov 18, 2017 20:53:50 GMT -5
I've closed it down for the winter.
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Post by aqua on Nov 19, 2017 10:14:10 GMT -5
(wondering why my pictures can't be seen?)
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Post by aqua on Nov 19, 2017 16:56:16 GMT -5
test post seeds from the back of a Kashi bar box
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Post by spike on Nov 19, 2017 17:06:50 GMT -5
(wondering why my pictures can't be seen?) ?? I see the pictures?
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Post by aqua on Nov 19, 2017 17:10:16 GMT -5
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Post by aqua on Nov 19, 2017 17:15:47 GMT -5
oh hi Spike! Laura_in_Fla said she could not see my pictures, and in a few posts back I had some, but then they went away. I am SO SORRY for clogging the thread, but I am trying to learn how to post pictures correctly. I am not a computer-savvy person. I take pics with my phone, they go to Google pics, but then I can't find them. Or they're in the computer somewhere, but not in google pics...
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Post by aqua on Nov 19, 2017 17:22:55 GMT -5
Admins- I am so sorry if I used this thread incorrectly, please feel free to delete these picturesand posts if needed. Only the lettuce is from my garden within the last week; all the others are older pictures.
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Post by daylilydude on Nov 19, 2017 17:35:28 GMT -5
I'm not having any problems with these pics here as back a few post here I couldn't see any either, now i'm seeing them aqua, so to me it seems you found out how to do it.
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Post by daylilydude on Nov 19, 2017 17:44:43 GMT -5
Here is a lil pic of my lettuce... which i'm thinking that I may bring it in and put it under my grow lights and see if we can't keep fresh lettuce until at least after Christmas.
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Post by aqua on Nov 19, 2017 17:47:41 GMT -5
I tried to grow letti indoors, but my grow lights were too weak? they are great for germinating seeds, but not growing lettuce. Yours daylilydude, looks great. So pretty and lively and fresh and happy! This tuesday I am planting more lettuce seeds that a kind soul here sent to me. Hopefully we will BOTH have lettuce for Christmas.
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Post by spike on Nov 19, 2017 17:54:22 GMT -5
Well Hello Aqua! Clog away. Computer and phones etc hurt my brain.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Nov 19, 2017 21:37:29 GMT -5
There's a really neat article in the Dec 2017/Jan 2018 issue of Mother Earth News about growing microgreens in the winter for salads and sandwiches. I'm thinking I might have to give it a try. I'm missing the garden already!
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