Gardeners in the Asylum - Page 13

Shawn hines · 09-04-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

I live in a concrete suburban development since I got married a couple years ago. I've lived on a farm or in the country pretty much all my life. Imagine not being able to grab the .35 every time something's eating the garden. It's hell, my man. Sheer hell.

LOL, I know brother. I have been stationed all over and and it is hell taking the country out of a boy sometimes...

OLS · 09-04-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordman4ever

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That plot looks self-watering F.M.F., lol...provided it rains. Seems the slope runs right into your
proposed garden.

OLS · 09-04-2012, 01:37 PM

That plot looks self-watering Earl, lol...provided it rains. Seems the slope runs right into your
proposed garden.

jjirons69 · 09-04-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

The new critters here turned out to be deer, ravens, and vine borers. They whooped my corn, punkins, and zucchini. Next year I'll figure out how to fight them all Pre-emptively.

Good luck with this one. I've tried every remedy I could find on the Internet. No avail in several years. Plant early, early or late, late. If I can get a squash plant to make it to June, I've somewhat won.

hotreds · 09-21-2012, 09:58 AM

time to harvest.....

09-21-2012, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hotreds

time to harvest.....

Git t' work!
I'm picturing that field all plowed and some pheasants out there and a good retriever.
A rocking chair, Dobro guitar and a cigar come to mind, too.

Shawn hines · 09-21-2012, 03:23 PM

Can't really tell but is that Soybeans? How many acres is that?

OLS · 09-21-2012, 03:28 PM

Nothing but the finest mexican weed.....

Shawn hines · 09-21-2012, 04:06 PM

This is old pictures from this past summer, but I thought I would post it anyway. This is what I was raised on growing and working on as a kid... Some habits just don't die I guess?

SvilleKid · 09-23-2012, 03:23 PM

No pix (only fresh turned dirt), but planted a patch of purple top turnip greens (at request of my elderly mom), and added several rows of snow peas for myself. Going to hunt down some spinach seed tomorrow, and add a patch or that for myself (place where I grabbed turnip and snow pea seeds was out of spinach seed.)

hotreds · 09-23-2012, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn hines

Can't really tell but is that Soybeans? How many acres is that?

soy- about 5 in the picture, but about 15 or so are planted.

TheCigarNut · 09-23-2012, 09:14 PM

Just found out about this thread! Good to know I'm not the only one on here into plants. No where near the experience you all have tho. I just put some whale spinach, miners lettuce and Paris island lettuce seeds in the starter pots. I have my soil mix with amendments sitting in a home made compost bin right now, hopefully that will be done soon.

You all do the full organic thing, chemicals or a mix? This is my first venture into a full organic setup, hopefully the food tastes better because of it!

09-23-2012, 10:57 PM

Miners lettuce is wild here. I grow organically but I add organic chemical fertilizer and I'm not above using snail bait. I use Azitrol as an insecticide, which is plant derivative but it's a refined chemical. The line to organic can be a little fuzzy. I use compost from horse, chicken, yard waste, worms, and kitchen waste. The plants grow easier, faster and bigger with high potency chemical fertilizer. They taste better because you pick them at the right time and eat them fresh.

jjirons69 · 09-24-2012, 09:01 AM

My peppers are still crushing it! I've given away a ton of them this year. My collards are starting to take root and grow...yum. Also, this weekend we dug peanuts at my dads. We spent most of yesterday washing and boiling in two huge pots. I ended up with 37 FULL quart bags of boiled Valencia peanuts in the freezer. This should get us through the winter. (My fingernails are ruined, BTW)

09-24-2012, 12:43 PM

I just started harvesting these.
When peppers get to a certain point it gets hard to compare them. These are very hard to eat raw. Supposed to be hotter than habaneros. It's very hard to eat habaneros raw too. They taste sweet before the pain hits.

SvilleKid · 09-24-2012, 08:21 PM

I have never had luck growing onions in the spring and summer. I try it almost every year. I stopped by the county co-op this afternoon looking for spinach seeds. No spinach seeds (they don't carry it in seeds, only plants?????). They did have starter onion bulbs for $1.50 for a pound bag. What the heck, may as well try onions in the fall. Maybe I'll have better luck in the Fall! If not, I've lost a whole buck-fifty!

jjirons69 · 09-25-2012, 10:28 AM

Arrggg!

Shawn hines · 09-25-2012, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hotreds

soy- about 5 in the picture, but about 15 or so are planted.

Looks like a pretty good crop, How many bushels per acre did you pull?

hotreds · 09-25-2012, 05:55 PM

The beans are harvested....

TheCigarNut · 09-26-2012, 10:50 AM

nice! Looking very good! Hope it was an excellent crop for you!

09-04-2012, 01:37 PM	#243
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum That plot looks self-watering Earl, lol...provided it rains. Seems the slope runs right into your proposed garden.

09-21-2012, 09:58 AM	#245
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,664 Trading: (63)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum time to harvest..... __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

09-21-2012, 03:23 PM	#247
Shawn hines Ready for something new Join Date: Nov 2011 First Name: Shawn Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 363 Trading: (3)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Can't really tell but is that Soybeans? How many acres is that? __________________ Shawn Hines Hines' Farms,Paris Texas

09-21-2012, 03:28 PM	#248
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Nothing but the finest mexican weed.....

09-21-2012, 04:06 PM	#249
Shawn hines Ready for something new Join Date: Nov 2011 First Name: Shawn Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 363 Trading: (3)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum This is old pictures from this past summer, but I thought I would post it anyway. This is what I was raised on growing and working on as a kid... Some habits just don't die I guess? __________________ Shawn Hines Hines' Farms,Paris Texas

09-23-2012, 03:23 PM	#250
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 No pix (only fresh turned dirt), but planted a patch of purple top turnip greens (at request of my elderly mom), and added several rows of snow peas for myself. Going to hunt down some spinach seed tomorrow, and add a patch or that for myself (place where I grabbed turnip and snow pea seeds was out of spinach seed.) __________________ 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.

09-23-2012, 09:14 PM	#252
TheCigarNut Just in from the Storm Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: David Location: St. Louis Missouri Posts: 26 Trading: (0)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Just found out about this thread! Good to know I'm not the only one on here into plants. No where near the experience you all have tho. I just put some whale spinach, miners lettuce and Paris island lettuce seeds in the starter pots. I have my soil mix with amendments sitting in a home made compost bin right now, hopefully that will be done soon. You all do the full organic thing, chemicals or a mix? This is my first venture into a full organic setup, hopefully the food tastes better because of it!

09-23-2012, 10:57 PM	#253
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Miners lettuce is wild here. I grow organically but I add organic chemical fertilizer and I'm not above using snail bait. I use Azitrol as an insecticide, which is plant derivative but it's a refined chemical. The line to organic can be a little fuzzy. I use compost from horse, chicken, yard waste, worms, and kitchen waste. The plants grow easier, faster and bigger with high potency chemical fertilizer. They taste better because you pick them at the right time and eat them fresh.

09-24-2012, 09:01 AM	#254
jjirons69 Haberdasher Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jamie Location: Chucktown, SC Posts: 4,120 Trading: (94)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum My peppers are still crushing it! I've given away a ton of them this year. My collards are starting to take root and grow...yum. Also, this weekend we dug peanuts at my dads. We spent most of yesterday washing and boiling in two huge pots. I ended up with 37 FULL quart bags of boiled Valencia peanuts in the freezer. This should get us through the winter. (My fingernails are ruined, BTW) __________________ Somebody has to go back and get a chitload of dimes

09-24-2012, 12:43 PM	#255
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum I just started harvesting these. When peppers get to a certain point it gets hard to compare them. These are very hard to eat raw. Supposed to be hotter than habaneros. It's very hard to eat habaneros raw too. They taste sweet before the pain hits.

09-24-2012, 08:21 PM	#256
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 have never had luck growing onions in the spring and summer. I try it almost every year. I stopped by the county co-op this afternoon looking for spinach seeds. No spinach seeds (they don't carry it in seeds, only plants?????). They did have starter onion bulbs for $1.50 for a pound bag. What the heck, may as well try onions in the fall. Maybe I'll have better luck in the Fall! If not, I've lost a whole buck-fifty! __________________ 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.

09-25-2012, 10:28 AM	#257
jjirons69 Haberdasher Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jamie Location: Chucktown, SC Posts: 4,120 Trading: (94)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Arrggg! __________________ Somebody has to go back and get a chitload of dimes

09-25-2012, 05:55 PM	#259
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,664 Trading: (63)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum The beans are harvested.... __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

09-26-2012, 10:50 AM	#260
TheCigarNut Just in from the Storm Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: David Location: St. Louis Missouri Posts: 26 Trading: (0)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum nice! Looking very good! Hope it was an excellent crop for you!