Garden thread

[lizzie]

Got a question for you guys.

I was wondering if there was any website/place you can mail to send you free heirloom seeds. If memory serves there was a magazine called Organic Gardening that mentioned mailing certain places to recieve fee seeds. Currently I'm looking for 'Lacinato' Kale, Cape Gooseberry, and any other free heirlooms possible.

Not sure about places to order free organic seeds, but you might try getting in touch with a local horticulture club or garden club in your area. If you want some heirloom tomato seeds, I have some I can send you, but it's a little late for tomatoes from seed for this year (unless you plan to grow some fall tomatoes).

[Pinkie]

I hate all you people in warm climates, theres still snow on my garden. HATE!!!

Yea, I feel ya...but I am still getting freeze warnings most nights. If this lasts all April, I won't get even one tomato. I did buy a juniper, though.

I am planning to do a bale of hay veggie garden....has anyone ever done this before?

My front yard as of yesterday:



Look closely, and you'll see a suet birdfeeder hanging from a shepad's hook in that pot.

[sawyerloggingon]

Yea, I feel ya...but I am still getting freeze warnings most nights. If this lasts all April, I won't get even one tomato. I did buy a juniper, though.

I am planning to do a bale of hay veggie garden....has anyone ever done this before?

My front yard as of yesterday:



Look closely, and you'll see a suet birdfeeder hanging from a shepad's hook in that pot.

My wife just started planting last weekend. We always get beets, carrots, peas, spinach lettuce and the other cold crops but tomatoes and corn are a crap shoot, just depends on what kind of summer we have.

[Wake]

I freaking love Spring.

Got a 20' row of French Dressing radishes sprouting up.

The seedlings look sorta like this:

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Hopefully this'll be the final product in 30 days:

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[lpast]

A lady in the VFW brought me..organic italian pole beans...and radishs and she picked me up Organic strawberrys and Blueberries....alas too many and I may wind up having to toss some...my neigbors are all gone on vacation

[Wake]

A lady in the VFW brought me..organic italian pole beans...and radishs and she picked me up Organic strawberrys and Blueberries....alas too many and I may wind up having to toss some...my neigbors are all gone on vacation

What kind of Italian beans were they? Borlotti?

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Been trying to find Borlotti beans to grow, and instead found these Dragon Tongue beans at Menard's:

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Borlotti beans go under various names, like Cranberry beans. So far I can't tell whether they are the same or not; they're probably not the same.

Had the same trouble when discerning between French Breakfast and French Dressing radishes.

[Dickieboy]

I freaking love Spring.

Got a 20' row of French Dressing radishes sprouting up.

The seedlings look sorta like this:

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DAMN, You must like radishes! A 20' row planted like the photo is gonna yeild 800...

[Wake]

DAMN, You must like radishes! A 20' row planted like the photo is gonna yeild 800...

I wish.

People actually joked with me about how scientific I was being. I was hunched over with a large measuring tape, holding it over a 1/4" inch row I spaded.

Every 2" I dropped in a seed [I hate thinning the seedlings, makes me feel guilty killing the cute little bio-critters].

20' x 12" = 240" ÷ 1 radish per 2" = 120 radishes.

I'm thinking about adding 3 or more rows like the above picture showing the seedlings.

[Dickieboy]

People actually joked with me about how scientific I was being. I was hunched over with a large measuring tape, holding it over a 1/4" inch row I spaded.

I bet!

Every 2" I dropped in a seed [I hate thinning the seedlings, makes me feel guilty killing the cute little bio-critters].

I am the opposite, I plant pretty heavy. The germination rates on store bought seeds is typically around 85% so if you don't get too crazy thick the non-starters will 'do your thinning'.

I'm thinking about adding 3 or more rows like the above picture showing the seedlings.

So if I understand you have one 20' row? We typically plant things like radishes, onion sets (scallions), leaf lettuce in blocks of 6-8 rows 4-6' long (or broadcast in the same space). These plants are not typically cultivated so row spacing to allow for tilling/hoeing is not necessary thus the block method is more effecient. This also allows you to replant that block once the produce is harvested.

[lpast]

What kind of Italian beans were they? Borlotti?

bor.jpg

Been trying to find Borlotti beans to grow, and instead found these Dragon Tongue beans at Menard's:




dragon tongue beans.jpg





Borlotti beans go under various names, like Cranberry beans. So far I can't tell whether they are the same or not; they're probably not the same.

Had the same trouble when discerning between French Breakfast and French Dressing radishes.

No they werent.....I like those ALOT.....these are the straight green...same shape...you get alot of taste from them...I use them alot of ways.
I eat alot of produce and veggies...florida has good stuff all year round...