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Post by coppice on Dec 31, 2018 11:30:33 GMT -5
In one sentence how did 2018 go? And in another, how would you like 2019 go?
2018, Other than germinating tree babies, I planted no beds, nor harvested anything from them.
2019, I hope to move to senior towers in Logan. If I am able, I will sprout tree seeds at daughters place.
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Post by spike on Dec 31, 2018 12:08:34 GMT -5
2018 was the year of the rains that drowned everything.
2019 is the year I am hoping for a bumper crop!
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Post by paulf on Dec 31, 2018 12:33:29 GMT -5
2018 the tomato and pepper crop was pretty average because of the strange weather patterns, but the raised beds did very well.
2019 doesn't really matter since everything will start over again and we get what we get and won't throw a fit (that from the nine year old grandkids).
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Post by brownrexx on Dec 31, 2018 12:47:48 GMT -5
2018 was our second wettest year on record so the garden struggled but did pretty well over all. None of us got seriously ill or hurt and I lost 20 lbs. Life is good.
In 2019 I hope for more of the same but with better weather. I want to take a few small trips. I have Florida in mind as well as Colorado and possibly Puerto Rico this year.
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Post by farmerjack41 on Dec 31, 2018 13:04:36 GMT -5
2018 was very dry and quite warm here. Today's paper shows 5.21" rain for the year, normal 8.75". Garden did well, good watering system. Good sale on the root crops, except carrots, did not germinate well. Good hay crop on the farm, never had down hay get rained on.
2019: probably wouldn't change much, if I even could. Will be buying new carrot seed, as already have a big order to fill. Hope for good price on the hay crop. Need more rain, but doesn't sound good at this time. Be able to be healthy and active for another year.
Oh, yea: like to see some of your folks visit the Northwest! !!!
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Post by ladymarmalade on Dec 31, 2018 15:00:13 GMT -5
2018 was our year for change.
2019 is the year we begin to transform our space into a One Acre Homestead. I'm still casting about for the perfect name for it.
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Post by octave1 on Dec 31, 2018 15:53:59 GMT -5
2018 started out nice and stayed more or less the same until now. The garden did well, but I need to change a thing or two. 2019 I hope I can finish all the projects and work that I started in 2018. I really want to be done with home remodeling/restructuring/reconfiguring. Still have all the upstairs to go, which include an entire bathroom to redo. More tiles everywhere. I need more trees in the backyard too, and a smaller garden. Also, I want to go away and travel more often.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Dec 31, 2018 16:00:37 GMT -5
2018: The year started great until the rainy season arrived six weeks early and ruined the tomatoes, and then Michael ruined everything else (except those green onions!); but I've cleaned up and replanted. 2019: Like every new year in the garden, hope springs eternal.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Dec 31, 2018 16:01:33 GMT -5
2018 was our year for change. 2019 is the year we begin to transform our space into a One Acre Homestead. I'm still casting about for the perfect name for it. Marmalacre?
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Post by meandtk on Dec 31, 2018 16:46:21 GMT -5
2018 was a year of rain and garden neglect. 2019 is forecast to be a wet year, but I hope to tend the garden better.
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Post by meandtk on Dec 31, 2018 16:46:43 GMT -5
2018 was our year for change. 2019 is the year we begin to transform our space into a One Acre Homestead. I'm still casting about for the perfect name for it. Marmalacre? I luv it!
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Post by ladymarmalade on Dec 31, 2018 18:18:30 GMT -5
2018 was our year for change. 2019 is the year we begin to transform our space into a One Acre Homestead. I'm still casting about for the perfect name for it. Marmalacre? Lololol! I think the family might protest a bit.
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Post by mgulfcoastguy on Dec 31, 2018 18:43:05 GMT -5
2018: some of the peppers still aren’t dead after record production. Tomatoes were mixed but with a high incidence of blossom end rot. Zucchini and summer squash weren’t that great. Cucumbers were good.watermelons were great. Sweet potatoes were fantastic, good production and excellent taste. I highly recommend Jewel sweet potatoes.
2019: Peppers will be reduced. Three types of jalapeños planted at three locations and Red Marconi sweet peppers which has become a staple. Tomatoes are just Black Cherry and the Romanesque from last year. Watermelon will just be Wilson Sweet. Beans coming back after several years, Borlotto Di Vigevano Nano , a shell bean. Also back for the first time in years will be Malaysian Dark Red, a new one. Cucumbers will be the same Telegraph Improved. Okra will be reintroduced at a reduced rate thanks to Brownrex and Mr. Knuckles.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 18:44:34 GMT -5
Hmmm...
2018, like every year I have lived before, went by way too fast.
2019 will, I imagine, follow suit.
Sigh....
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 31, 2018 18:57:10 GMT -5
Record temperatures this year. We were away for a week and came home to the tomato crop ruined. Garlic heads were small, the harvest reduced. But that's the way gardening goes. Looking forward to a new year and another chance for delicious home raised food.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Dec 31, 2018 19:59:09 GMT -5
Like always, I had both success and failure. For some reason, my tomatoes usually do well, but beans give me fits. 2018 was no different. Tomatoes have always come naturally for me, I really don't do anything special per se. I dig a deep hole, amend the soil with Mumsey's mix. I trim the plant except for the upper branches and plant it deep. About a month later, I give them a little Tomato Tone. I Water only as needed, I don't baby them.
Mumsey's Mix is a mixture of Bloodmeal, Bone Meal, Epson Salt and Powered Milk. I keep a big bucket mixed up and I add a tin can full to the hole, put tomato plant in, fill hole up to top with compost and water her in.
Mumsey is a lady on another forum and I started using her recipe way back around 2007. It sure has worked for me even though some of the tomato "Experts" have said epson salt is not a good idea. I dunno, it works for me.
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Post by paquebot on Dec 31, 2018 22:29:17 GMT -5
First month was great. Life was alll brown and downhill after that and held that way until 9 hours left. Then Mother Nature covered it all with 3" of lovely white snow=. Gives hope for 2019 which has to be better.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by guruofgardens on Jan 5, 2019 9:28:19 GMT -5
2018. It hailed 5x, ruining most of the gardens except for beets and carrots.
2019. I’m hoping to plant much of the same varieties of tomatoes so i can actually taste them, new-to-me hot peppers, mostly same other crops.
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