Archive for March, 2009
sprouting part 2
After our seeds have soaked for awhile, drain the water. Our homemade draining lid should make things real easy. Pour out the water, and refill and pour out again. This is rinsing. After your seeds are well rinsed, pour out as much water as you can get out, then place your [Read More]
sprouting part 1
Learning to sprout seeds is worth while even if you don’t garden. With sprouting you can have fresh green goodness anytime. The easiest way I have found is this. Get a quart canning jar. A ring for the top. A plastic needlepoint round form you will find in your craft [Read More]
when to plant
The old timers around here say to never plant before Mother’s Day. Yet by a week after Mother’s Day they have tomato plants 14 inches tall. Starting your seeds early gives you that head start. We use that well aged compost as a planting medium. Sound fancy huh? What [Read More]
what to plant?
When choosing the best things to plant it does you well to talk to local folks. If they sell it at your local co-op it is because it grows in your area. Now that doesn’t mean nothing else will, but I wouldn’t invest in a pound of seeds for something exotic. In these [Read More]
everybody loves strawberries
One thing we have not found a solution for is, opossums and rabbits and skunks. My goodness we have a lot of skunks around here. All three of those love my garden goodies, especially the strawberries. Actually everyone loves the strawberries. I cannot tell you how many [Read More]
the fencing question
We have field fencing around our garden with a decorative western looking wood fence also. The purpose around here is to keep an animal in or out, or both. Since the garden is close enough to the house, and we have dogs, the deer don’t get in there, I also have [Read More]
what to do about weeds
If there is anything we usually have an abundance of it is weeds. But we have found a good solution, carpet. Yes carpet, old used carpet. We cut it in strips as long and as wide as the space between our rows. It keeps moisture, mud off your shoes, and does not let the weeds [Read More]
putting in rows
We put careful planning in our rows. Our area is on a slight slope and the rows are deigned to go down hill. We do that for a reason. We shouldn’t have to water a garden around here but with the last couple years being a drought we have learned to improvise. Another [Read More]
a time to plant
When we first started our garden spot is was really bad soil. But it was a good spot. I figured it was easier to improve the soil than to move the sun or the hill so that is what we have been working n for 4 years. It is now really good. But we still [Read More]
