Gardeners in the Asylum - Page 11

08-06-2012, 10:20 PM

I've got an Echo tiller, don't use it much. Ever since I went to raised boxes I don't till much any more. I use the big walk behind to knock down the weeds along the roads and I haven't even used the tractor tiller I have.

SvilleKid · 08-07-2012, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I've got an Echo tiller, don't use it much. Ever since I went to raised boxes I don't till much any more. I use the big walk behind to knock down the weeds along the roads and I haven't even used the tractor tiller I have.

The Echo was a salvage purchase. Was a new unit local Ace Hardware rented out, first user put straight gas in it, and screwed with carb adjustments to point it wouldn't run, and returned it. I purchased it from Ace for $50, put a $25 replacement carburetor on it, and have used the heck out of it!! It sure beats hoeing weeds!!! But it will wrap a tomato cone up in a skinny minute if you get too close!!!

I'd love to have a tiller attachment for the tractor!!! That would sure make a nice bed!

Jasonw560 · 08-07-2012, 08:43 AM

Speaking of which, I need to get my FIL's tiller and get my beds ready for fall plantings.

Cliff, if I go the taters tis year, I'll let you know how it goes.

SvilleKid · 08-07-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jasonw560

Speaking of which, I need to get my FIL's tiller and get my beds ready for fall plantings.

Cliff, if I go the taters tis year, I'll let you know how it goes.

I say Go For It!!!!! And Good luck. BTW, my mom tells me I need to let them stay for probably another month. Apparently they have a long growing season. She also says when I dig them up, I need to leave them in sun and turn them for a couple of days to harden the skin and increase storage life. Also NOT to wash. Brush dirt off, but do not wash them until ready to use. At 83, she still knows her plants (BS degree from Mississippi State in Horticulture).

AUguy · 08-07-2012, 01:14 PM

I don't know what area you are in so I'm not sure what kind of fall weather you will be facing. Why not try some leeks or carrots. They should be cost effective if you plant from seed. That spaghetti squash sounds like a winner too.

I just planted my carrots last week in containers. I didn't seed them until September last year so this is really an experiment to see how they handle being planted so early.

AUguy · 08-10-2012, 10:23 PM

So my wife has been sick for a while and we have spent the last few nights in the hospital. She is on track for a full recovery and she should be able to go home on Sunday. I got to come home for the first time today and there was a lot going on in the garden. It has been rainy off and on for about a week now so everything has doubled in size in no time. My cucs have flowers in full bloom and tomatoes are full of greens and flowers. My carrots that I planted last week in containers have come up, I will have to thin them out next week. But some other things started growing too. In the tomatoes I noticed some leaf spots on a few plants and some big fat Caterpillars feasting on every leaf and green tomato they could get their mouth on. I went ahead and sprayed fungicide and seven on everything. I checked the garden about an hour later and I found 6 more caterpillars all on the ground. If I would have waited another couple of days I would have had a big big loss on the tomatoes.

SvilleKid · 08-10-2012, 11:57 PM

Nice looking garden, William. Glad your wife is on recovery tract. Also glad you caught worms before they striped your plants clean!!!!

What are small green leafy plants near bottom of photo? Basil?

AUguy · 08-11-2012, 12:13 AM

Thanks. Yeah that's basil. Had some free seeds so I scattered them around.

hotreds · 08-11-2012, 08:07 AM

beans!

08-11-2012, 08:13 AM

Soy? Looks very nice.

hotreds · 08-11-2012, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

Soy? Looks very nice.

yup!

Fordman4ever · 08-11-2012, 08:22 AM

I was deployed this year while I should have been getting the garden ready and keeping up with it. when I got home, it was full of really tall weeds and they were starting to spread into my yard.

I'm in the process of pulling out everything from where the garden is and trying to get rid of the weeds that spread into the yard. I think I'm going to build a raised garden over the top so I can just fill it with good top soil next year and plant a good garden.

08-12-2012, 10:29 PM

We just harvested some purple potatoes for dinner tonight. And corn. And squash, of course. And string beans, mmmmm. Tomatoes should ripen, now that we've had some hot days and warm nights. Stuff is just constantly delivering about now.

08-13-2012, 05:37 PM

Just some snapshots.

08-13-2012, 05:38 PM

SvilleKid · 08-13-2012, 09:48 PM

Lance.... Are you using the green plastic fencing as runner strips? If so, what are you growing on them. I've considered that as a replacement to my bamboo poles for green beans, but am concerned the cleanup at season's end would be a nightmare. Any experience with that?

08-13-2012, 10:05 PM

Cliff- The greenbeans grow up an inch mesh screen made for that and it is hard to clean. They are going to grow on the corn next. I think the plastic fence would work great but has limited lifetime. It gets brittle and deteriorates from the sun.
The fencing material is for the cukes and squash. The cukes had other plans (first picture in second set). There is no gopher block out that direction.

I just planted some beet and carrot seed this afternoon. A lot of carrots. Mmmmmmm!

SvilleKid · 08-13-2012, 10:22 PM

I made a couple of trellises for my cucumbers this year. places them at about a 50-60 degree angle (supported with red-top posts at top). Worked fairly well, but still needed to train them to grow up the trellis. Still had "leakers" that wanted to grow on ground no matter what. But kept more off ground this year and was easier to see and pick. But still had half a dozen in weeds in the ground that I missed (until they got football size!). Hadn't considered that the plastic fencing would get brittle! Not worth the time if it's not good for at least 5 seasons. Still looking for alternatives to bamboo poles. They usually are good for 2-3 seasons, which is still shorter than I'd like. Tried twine last year. Didn't do a lot for me. Would have to have end posts 8 feet out of ground to give the beans running room. The 6 feet I used ended up with them growing up, over, and back to ground. Was a mess to pick.

Fordman4ever · 08-19-2012, 12:22 PM

Making a little more progress in the clearing of my garden area.

SvilleKid · 08-19-2012, 01:34 PM

Very good. I can see dirt there! Hand pulling weeds and stuff? Or mowed and tilled? Going for a cool weather crop?

08-06-2012, 10:20 PM	#1
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum I've got an Echo tiller, don't use it much. Ever since I went to raised boxes I don't till much any more. I use the big walk behind to knock down the weeds along the roads and I haven't even used the tractor tiller I have.

08-07-2012, 08:43 AM	#3
Jasonw560 PhD from Sarcastic State Join Date: Jul 2011 First Name: Jason Location: Harlingen, TX Posts: 812 Trading: (0)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Speaking of which, I need to get my FIL's tiller and get my beds ready for fall plantings. Cliff, if I go the taters tis year, I'll let you know how it goes. __________________ ...And a woman is only a woman, But a good cigar is a smoke! -R. Kipling

08-07-2012, 01:14 PM	#5
AUguy The end is always near Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: William Location: Troy, Alabama Posts: 266 Trading: (10)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum I don't know what area you are in so I'm not sure what kind of fall weather you will be facing. Why not try some leeks or carrots. They should be cost effective if you plant from seed. That spaghetti squash sounds like a winner too. I just planted my carrots last week in containers. I didn't seed them until September last year so this is really an experiment to see how they handle being planted so early.

08-10-2012, 10:23 PM	#6
AUguy The end is always near Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: William Location: Troy, Alabama Posts: 266 Trading: (10)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum So my wife has been sick for a while and we have spent the last few nights in the hospital. She is on track for a full recovery and she should be able to go home on Sunday. I got to come home for the first time today and there was a lot going on in the garden. It has been rainy off and on for about a week now so everything has doubled in size in no time. My cucs have flowers in full bloom and tomatoes are full of greens and flowers. My carrots that I planted last week in containers have come up, I will have to thin them out next week. But some other things started growing too. In the tomatoes I noticed some leaf spots on a few plants and some big fat Caterpillars feasting on every leaf and green tomato they could get their mouth on. I went ahead and sprayed fungicide and seven on everything. I checked the garden about an hour later and I found 6 more caterpillars all on the ground. If I would have waited another couple of days I would have had a big big loss on the tomatoes.

08-10-2012, 11:57 PM	#7
SvilleKid Yes I am a Pirate Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 33°46′08″N 86°28′16″W / 33.76895°N 86.471037°W Posts: 2,776 Trading: (52)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Nice looking garden, William. Glad your wife is on recovery tract. Also glad you caught worms before they striped your plants clean!!!! What are small green leafy plants near bottom of photo? Basil? __________________ Ceilin' fan it stirs the air, Cigar smoke does swirl. The fragrance on the pillow case, and he thinks about the girl. Thanks, JB, 1975.

08-11-2012, 12:13 AM	#8
AUguy The end is always near Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: William Location: Troy, Alabama Posts: 266 Trading: (10)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Thanks. Yeah that's basil. Had some free seeds so I scattered them around.

08-11-2012, 08:07 AM	#9
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,662 Trading: (63)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum beans! __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

08-11-2012, 08:13 AM	#10
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Soy? Looks very nice.

08-11-2012, 08:22 AM	#12
Fordman4ever Redneck driving a ricer!! Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: Earl Location: A place too cold to smoke outside Posts: 2,508 Trading: (26)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum I was deployed this year while I should have been getting the garden ready and keeping up with it. when I got home, it was full of really tall weeds and they were starting to spread into my yard. I'm in the process of pulling out everything from where the garden is and trying to get rid of the weeds that spread into the yard. I think I'm going to build a raised garden over the top so I can just fill it with good top soil next year and plant a good garden. __________________

08-12-2012, 10:29 PM	#13
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum We just harvested some purple potatoes for dinner tonight. And corn. And squash, of course. And string beans, mmmmm. Tomatoes should ripen, now that we've had some hot days and warm nights. Stuff is just constantly delivering about now.

08-13-2012, 05:37 PM	#14
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Just some snapshots.

08-13-2012, 05:38 PM	#15
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum

08-13-2012, 09:48 PM	#16
SvilleKid Yes I am a Pirate Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 33°46′08″N 86°28′16″W / 33.76895°N 86.471037°W Posts: 2,776 Trading: (52)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Lance.... Are you using the green plastic fencing as runner strips? If so, what are you growing on them. I've considered that as a replacement to my bamboo poles for green beans, but am concerned the cleanup at season's end would be a nightmare. Any experience with that? __________________ Ceilin' fan it stirs the air, Cigar smoke does swirl. The fragrance on the pillow case, and he thinks about the girl. Thanks, JB, 1975.

08-13-2012, 10:05 PM	#17
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Cliff- The greenbeans grow up an inch mesh screen made for that and it is hard to clean. They are going to grow on the corn next. I think the plastic fence would work great but has limited lifetime. It gets brittle and deteriorates from the sun. The fencing material is for the cukes and squash. The cukes had other plans (first picture in second set). There is no gopher block out that direction. I just planted some beet and carrot seed this afternoon. A lot of carrots. Mmmmmmm!

08-13-2012, 10:22 PM	#18
SvilleKid Yes I am a Pirate Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 33°46′08″N 86°28′16″W / 33.76895°N 86.471037°W Posts: 2,776 Trading: (52)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum I made a couple of trellises for my cucumbers this year. places them at about a 50-60 degree angle (supported with red-top posts at top). Worked fairly well, but still needed to train them to grow up the trellis. Still had "leakers" that wanted to grow on ground no matter what. But kept more off ground this year and was easier to see and pick. But still had half a dozen in weeds in the ground that I missed (until they got football size!). Hadn't considered that the plastic fencing would get brittle! Not worth the time if it's not good for at least 5 seasons. Still looking for alternatives to bamboo poles. They usually are good for 2-3 seasons, which is still shorter than I'd like. Tried twine last year. Didn't do a lot for me. Would have to have end posts 8 feet out of ground to give the beans running room. The 6 feet I used ended up with them growing up, over, and back to ground. Was a mess to pick. __________________ Ceilin' fan it stirs the air, Cigar smoke does swirl. The fragrance on the pillow case, and he thinks about the girl. Thanks, JB, 1975.

08-19-2012, 12:22 PM	#19
Fordman4ever Redneck driving a ricer!! Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: Earl Location: A place too cold to smoke outside Posts: 2,508 Trading: (26)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Making a little more progress in the clearing of my garden area. __________________

08-19-2012, 01:34 PM	#20
SvilleKid Yes I am a Pirate Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 33°46′08″N 86°28′16″W / 33.76895°N 86.471037°W Posts: 2,776 Trading: (52)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Very good. I can see dirt there! Hand pulling weeds and stuff? Or mowed and tilled? Going for a cool weather crop? __________________ Ceilin' fan it stirs the air, Cigar smoke does swirl. The fragrance on the pillow case, and he thinks about the girl. Thanks, JB, 1975.