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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #60 on: March 09, 2016, 04:03:30 pm »
Humus baybee HUMUS   feed that soil and less toil needed................no need for artificial stuff...nuture the soil and she will reward you 10 fold................
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #61 on: March 09, 2016, 05:23:45 pm »
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on August 29, 2012, 10:42:40 am
The potato plants got really big this year. Usually when this happens, you get mostly plant with tiny potatoes. I pulled two plants, and had enough to fill a good sized mixing bowl. The two largest potatoes were 460g and 420g, right around a pound each and solid all the way through.

I forgot about this thread. Looks like I got better at potatoes over the years. ;D
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #62 on: March 09, 2016, 05:25:48 pm »
You'd figure, being from NB, that potato growing would come naturally :stick:
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #63 on: March 09, 2016, 05:29:00 pm »
Quote from: pi314 on March 09, 2016, 05:25:48 pm
You'd figure, being from NB, that potato growing would come naturally :stick:

 ;D

I find the lack of potato fields around here disturbing.  :(
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #64 on: March 09, 2016, 07:41:39 pm »
FORK OFF and grow some more.... ;D ..Fanny of Green Gables
« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 07:43:57 pm by safristi »
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #65 on: March 14, 2016, 12:35:42 am »
Got a cold frame built this weekend, put in place and seeded. Will see what happens:





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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #66 on: March 14, 2016, 10:30:11 am »
Another view of the finished product, and what we planted (plus a couple potatoes that had got forgotten about in the basement and had some pretty good sized sprouts!).





Thanks for the tips on cold frames, I am still finding it hard to believe anything will grow in this weather:

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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #67 on: March 14, 2016, 11:22:32 am »
Quote from: PJungnitsch on March 14, 2016, 10:30:11 am
Another view of the finished product, and what we planted (plus a couple potatoes that had got forgotten about in the basement and had some pretty good sized sprouts!).





Thanks for the tips on cold frames, I am still finding it hard to believe anything will grow in this weather:


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 Is that the shed where they filmed "The ROOM?"
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #68 on: March 14, 2016, 01:55:01 pm »
Quote from: PJungnitsch on March 14, 2016, 10:30:11 am
Another view of the finished product, and what we planted (plus a couple potatoes that had got forgotten about in the basement and had some pretty good sized sprouts!).




Nice!  I should build one of those for myself
Those greens and radishes are pretty tough so I think you'll have no trouble growing
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #69 on: March 30, 2016, 11:47:18 pm »
First stuff is up, the radishes and the mizuna:

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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #70 on: March 31, 2016, 11:04:05 am »
Read "The hidden half of nature' by David Montgomery......................will weed U off the corporate complex
of faux fertilizer foolishness....................trust me on this one...........................
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #71 on: April 01, 2016, 11:39:00 am »
Think that's rock you are seeing. This part of the garden was formerly known as 'lawn' a month ago.

More stuff up today, Bok Choi, Mache, and the first of the lettuce.

Auto venter has been well worthwhile, kicks open the lid pretty much every day as long as there is some sun.
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #72 on: April 01, 2016, 12:52:17 pm »
OK so you can't read. ::) .prefer sticking your fingers in moist hot areas and prayin fer growth.. ;D
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #73 on: May 03, 2016, 06:01:08 pm »
Got the wife's raised beds finished and filled
I can start working on the fence again
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #74 on: May 03, 2016, 08:06:48 pm »
Quote from: Airbalancer on May 03, 2016, 06:01:08 pm
Got the wife's raised beds finished and filled
I can start working on the fence again

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Looks good!  I might do some of those as well.  First i have to figure out what to plant in order to screen off the only neighbor that i can see now that the deer ate my cedar hedge last winter.  :censor: i hate those :censor:!  The deer that is... ;D
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #75 on: May 03, 2016, 10:34:16 pm »
I was weeding the flower beds and I can't believe how dry the soil is for this time of year.
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #76 on: May 04, 2016, 06:28:09 am »
Looks like we had a visitor when we were at the cottage.  I'm guessing porcupine.



This is on my nice big Norway Maple.  :(
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #77 on: May 06, 2016, 12:32:46 pm »
Clovers! Help!?!
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #78 on: May 06, 2016, 08:01:46 pm »
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on May 06, 2016, 12:32:46 pm
Clovers! Help!?!

If they're in your lawn, you'll get no help from me.   ;D
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Re: Gardening Thread
« Reply #79 on: May 06, 2016, 10:32:05 pm »
Quote from: Brigitte on May 06, 2016, 08:01:46 pm
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on May 06, 2016, 12:32:46 pm
Clovers! Help!?!

If they're in your lawn, you'll get no help from me.   ;D

I can pay!

I think I require chemical warfare
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