TOO Garden Thread

[at1010]

@at1010 , availabe next year ya think?
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I like the mix, but my cart with similar from Hoss was more $ than a bag of vitalize carbon load. I plan to use the CL in the pumpkin patch and in the permanent rows in the garden this off season.

yes! You can get 22.5lbs of our carbon load - which is a great cover crop and free shipping tyd and it works well. We are working on 1lb and 2.75lbs packages for gardens and such. I expect that to be available shortly.

I appreciate the business. Really means a lot!! Thank you!

 

[Hedgelj]

yes! You can get 22.5lbs of our carbon load - which is a great cover crop and free shipping tyd and it works well. We are working on 1lb and 2.75lbs packages for gardens and such. I expect that to be available shortly.

I appreciate the business. Really means a lot!! Thank you!

What's the difference between Carbon load and the garden one?

 

[at1010]

What's the difference between Carbon load and the garden one?

Finalizing specifics but the garden one might be just reduced down a bit of some of the stuff - that deer love (fixation balansa for example). Or we’ll just keep it as is but it’ll be far smaller packages for those gardeners and such that are wanting 2.75lbs or even 1lb vs. the half acre.

 

[Hedgelj]

 

[at1010]

Me and Bryce still rocking on the nightly tomato run!

 

[Hedgelj]

That tractor is awesome, I'm jealous. Great times with the kids too I'm sure

 

[at1010]

That tractor is awesome, I'm jealous. Great times with the kids too I'm sure

As soon as he got his new boots yesterday - this was him pulling it out! Kids obsessed with this tractor and boots (just like his daddy!).

he’s a good little helper and for 3 years old - he listens insanely well (most of the time). Sometimes that little tractor can scoot and it’ll scare me a little haha. He figured out how to keep it in gear 2 and you about have to run to keep up haha.

hammer down little man!! Hammer down!

 

[5Cent]

Pumpkin patch was mowed on Sunday, turned yesterday, planted this AM with CL, thanks Al!

 

[at1010]

Pumpkin patch was mowed on Sunday, turned yesterday, planted this AM with CL, thanks Al!

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Thank you buddy!

 

[5Cent]

Got 95% of garden turned under, waiting on that last pumpkin to turn and a few more maters turning. Most likely will have it cleaned up by end of the weekend.

Decided to break new ground and doubled the size of the pumpkin patch for next year. Goal is to have a hay wagon and make a few hundred off them. Trying to decide between crimson clover again or cereral/winter rye this year for a cover crop. Leaning towards the rye for a denser stand, easier to no till plant, and cheaper seed cost.

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All the sunflowers heads are still drying in the barn. May start to remove seeds this weekend or next.

Love this thread as a reference tool, 9/25/23 above. This weekend looks like a good one to get in and do final picking rounds on maters, peppers, and sunflowers, then begin fall cleanup. This season flew by!

 

[giles]

I've been avoiding this thread. I had a terrible feeling about this weather months back. Not sure why I did, but I'm glad I did at this point. I told her to stop wasting water on the garden and flowers. We yielded very very little and it all shriveled and died a while ago. For $20 we can get a bunch from the Amish to can. So that is what we did this year. Sad

 

[5Cent]

I've been avoiding this thread. I had a terrible feeling about this weather months back. Not sure why I did, but I'm glad I did at this point. I told her to stop wasting water on the garden and flowers. We yielded very very little and it all shriveled and died a while ago. For $20 we can get a bunch from the Amish to can. So that is what we did this year. Sad

Sad, but gotta do what ya gotta do! Tough growing season this year no doubt. I'm looking forward to a good ol rain dance when it finally breaks.

 

[steveOh]

Dug up 52 pounds of Beauregard Sweet Potatoes, biggest one was 5 lbs 9 oz. Planted 7 plants.

 

[Hedgelj]

Dug up 52 pounds of Beauregard Sweet Potatoes, biggest one was 5 lbs 9 oz. Planted 7 plants.View attachment 200354View attachment 200355View attachment 200357

please tell me more about this

 

[steveOh]

please tell me more about this

What do you want to know?

 

[Hedgelj]

What do you want to know?

Where you got the plants, did you do anything special for the soil? Etc etc

 

[steveOh]

Where you got the plants, did you do anything special for the soil? Etc etc

Purchased the slips at Robin's Nursery on Rt 68 just south of Xenia. Hoed up a mounded row down the middle of the raised bed. Put slips in a water filled hole and kept them watered by hand for a few days. Provided water throughout the summer with drip irrigation. Need to harvest before first frost. I believe they would do better in looser sandier soil.

Slips are hard to find and sell out fast when you do find them. Need to ask around at local nursery's and hardware stores. Hope this helps.

 

[5Cent]

Pumpkin patch was mowed on Sunday, turned yesterday, planted this AM with CL, thanks Al!

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4.5wks later....unreal! I forsee a few more acres of this in our future.

 

[at1010]

4.5wks later....unreal! I forsee a few more acres of this in our future.


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Thanks for the support! Means a lot. Appreciate you and great looking cover crop! The grower here needs to take some credit for good soils fertility as well!!