Gardening 2021

[bwframe]

 

[bwframe]

I went ahead and reordered the bulk pack turnips and spinach from Amazon that worked out this year. I believe those samples are still growing, even after the hard freezes?

 

[Jaybird1980]

I got my soil analysis back from A&L.
PH 7.8, high phosphorus, needs Potash. They recommended 13-0-13 fertilizer, which is kinda hard to find right now, and sulfur/peat moss

 

[Jaybird1980]

Looks like I got some work to do, now I at least have a direction

 

[jerrob]

Ordered over $70 worth of salad/greens seeds from Johnny's in the last couple weeks. I claim every year that I'll let some go to seed so I don't have this expense, but alas, my seed collection game is very weak.
I've abandoned the soil blocks for the seed baskets like used in hydroponics, I like the benefits of air pruning but the soil block route is chocked full of expense and very labor intensive.
Looking forward to setting up the grow lights and getting my hands dirty very soon, until then, I'll scour through seed catalogs looking for something new to add to the 2021 garden.

 

[smokingman]

Time to get those seed trays started if you have not yet.

They will germinate and start forming plants before January is over. Mid-February you can thin them out and replant anything that failed.

March keep up with pruning and watering. Some may be ready for larger pots.

April...we wait. Do we dare to put anything in the garden that can not take a heavy frost?
Nope. We wait. Map of average last frost for Indiana. https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-indiana-last-frost-date-map.php The last two weeks of April and the first week of May I will let my plants enjoy a nice sunny day outside,but they need to follow a curfew...still too young to just be let loose.

Last task of April. Planting SEEDs to germinate in the garden.

Ah. May. Do not forget Mothersday. The 9th of May 2020. After we celebrate mom it is time to put some of the amazingly beautiful HUGE tomato plants in the garden. Some already have green tomatoes on them...if you started your trays in Mid January

Be well.

 

[dprimm]

Shoot. Here I am trying to plan my beds. Trying to determine if I need to plant off the home site as well (gotta be stuff I can plant and forget).

 

[dprimm]

What suggestions are there for starter beds and the correct dirt? I have a grow light. Not mixing my own dirt this year. Too many time demands.

 

[jerrob]

If you're not gonna ammend your soil, try adding some cold manure such as rabbit and some finished compost or worm castings.

 

[Aggar]

I’d like to see some pics of raised beds if anybody has some.

 

[teddy12b]

I picked up a pile of seeds yesterday at Lowes because I wanted to get ahead of the crowds. Last year in 2020 everyone seemed to think they were going to put their farmer hat on and start a garden. I was fine last year, but I wanted to make sure I was also ahead of that this year as well.

 

[dprimm]

If you're not gonna ammend your soil, try adding some cold manure such as rabbit and some finished compost or worm castings.

Just the starter soil... the beds are in pretty good shape. Will add old cattle deposits that are well composted.

 

[spencer rifle]

Just the starter soil... the beds are in pretty good shape. Will add old cattle deposits that are well composted.

If you have a source llama manure works well - doesn't need to be composted.

The chickens have spent a lot of time in the garden the last few months, cleaning out weed seeds. Picked up a roll of concrete reinforcement mesh for free, to be transformed into pea trellises.

 

[fjw2]

After reading how advanced all of you are, I am embarrassed at how from the hip I am in my gardening. Going to be better this year.

 

[nmcampbe]

If you haven’t already I’d suggest picking up any garden seeds soon. 2020 exhausted the garden seed industry and I believe the supply is still stretched. Not everything is tight but when I ordered my seeds they were out of several varieties.
Given the run on seeds last year I made an effort to save heirloom seeds from the garden so I am anxious to put those seeds to use.
I plan on picking up a truck load of compost from GreenCycle to add to the garden this spring.

 

[STEEL CORE]

My local Hamilton County Library (Fishers) has seeds for free during the growing season, why buy them if you don't have too.

 

[SarahG]

I've barely thought about my gardening plans for this year, but likely need to start getting it sorted. Going to do a small vegetable patch this year in addition to the usually herbs and flowers I think.

 

[dieselmudder]

I plowed a patch with my two bottom back in November, and we just tossed our fall pumpkins in it to go to seed naturally. What percentage of successful growth is realistic?

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[bwframe]

I plowed a patch with my two bottom back in November, and we just tossed our fall pumpkins in it to go to seed naturally. What percentage of successful growth is realistic?

Year before last, I was nursing along cantaloupe and discovered it had been overrun by pie pumpkins. The pumpkins were from the year before's compost. All store bought.

Thanks for the heads up. Just put a couple varieties of eating pumpkins on my seed list.

 

[dieselmudder]

Year before last, I was nursing along cantaloupe and discovered it had been overrun by pie pumpkins. The pumpkins were from the year before's compost. All store bought.

Thanks for the heads up. Just put a couple varieties of eating pumpkins on my seed list.

It's totally experimental. I got the idea because year before last we had one fall off the front porch and rot. A voluntary plant popped up right in the front yard and did exceptionally well.

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