Gardening 2021

[Jaybird1980]

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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We used to shoot them at our range every Thanksgiving, and there where pumpkin plants every year.
The pumpkins never got real big, the kids would pick them and paint them

 

[bwframe]

Ordered twice from the MIGardener and have another on the way. $2 a pack and cheap USPS shipping.

It's obvious that they are a small operation, so it's a little quirky. Sometimes takes a few days to get the order out, and they have outages of product.

I'm happy to support them for the economical pricing and even more so for the helpful video content they put out.

 

[smokingman]

Ordered twice from the MIGardener and have another on the way. $2 a pack and cheap USPS shipping.

It's obvious that they are a small operation, so it's a little quirky. Sometimes takes a few days to get the order out, and they have outages of product.

I'm happy to support them for the economical pricing and even more so for the helpful video content they put out.

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I agree on supporting smaller companies, especially when they do nothing but Heirloom seeds.
I have been buying seeds from https://www.seedsavers.org/heirloom-seeds since 2012.
They also have tons of useful information and videos.

For example, they have 80 varieties of heirloom tomatoes.

Heirloom Tomato Seeds | Seed Savers Exchange

A wide selection of heirloom, organic tomatoes across all types: paste, beefsteak, cherry, and more. Our seeds are non-GMO and open pollinated and sales support our non-profit mission.

www.seedsavers.org

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

I'm doing potatoes in 5gal buckets this year, should be a fun experiment

 

[Magyars]

I'm doing potatoes in 5gal buckets this year, should be a fun experiment

I built a 4x4 area for potatoes last year. Post in each corner, a layer of potting soil, and ,4" boards all around, I screwed then in place. As the Potatoes grew, I added more soil and boards, untill the enclosure was about ,three feet tall.
At the end of the season, all I had to do ( in theory) was remove the lower boards and the potatoes and soil would spill out......not as good in reality...still had to fork thru the soil. And remove all the boards...
Yeild was so-so...we decided buying a bag was easier....this year, more sweet corn

 

[smokingman]

I'm doing potatoes in 5gal buckets this year, should be a fun experiment

I did them in large totes last year as a trial. I cut slits in the bottoms with a circular saw. Did roughly 2 inches of gravel and 6 inches of soil to start them. As they grew I added more dirt. One tote was about 8-10lb of potatoes at the end of last summer. Not fantastic,but it was very easy to harvest them.

One thing about doing them in containers. They need good drainage and more frequent watering(personal experience).

 

[Jaybird1980]

I'm doing potatoes in 5gal buckets this year, should be a fun experiment

I have seen it done, and it is pretty easy to harvest. My son wants to do potatoes so we may try it also.
I have also seen an old timers do them in straw bales, at the end of season the straw got tilled in.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

I have seen it done, and it is pretty easy to harvest. My son wants to do potatoes so we may try it also.
I have also seen an old timers do them in straw bales, at the end of season the straw got tilled in.

Yes part of the plan here is for my daughter to get her hands dirty

 

[dprimm]

When do we start the tomato seeds here? My brain hurts and dang if I won’t miss the right time. (Indoor start)

 

[breakingcontact]

Hey y'all. I got redirected here, just started a gardening thread.

That lab report above is awesome and affordable.

 

[MRockwell]

When do we start the tomato seeds here? My brain hurts and dang if I won’t miss the right time. (Indoor start)

Here is a calculator I found online: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/seed-planting-schedule-calculator.html

 

[bwframe]

The calculators are good, but still a roll of the dice.

When is our last frost date? It used to be May 9th in southern IN. Now showing middle April? When was that hard freeze last may?

I heard a few years back from Sullivan and Crum that they were changing the zones to sell the global warming baloney?

More info...

Frost and Freeze Information for Central Indiana

www.weather.gov

 

[MRockwell]

Hey @bwframe , do you do your canning on an outdoor cooker(like a burner for a turkey fryer)? I've got about a 3/4-bushel of apples I'm making into sauce and I am thinking of using my turkey fryer burner to hot-water-bath them. If you(or anyone else) do it that way, do you just put the pot directly on the burner? I wasn't sure if using a steel plate would help to keep the heat regulated on the pot.

Thanks

 

[bwframe]

Hey @bwframe , do you do your canning on an outdoor cooker(like a burner for a turkey fryer)? I've got about a 3/4-bushel of apples I'm making into sauce and I am thinking of using my turkey fryer burner to hot-water-bath them. If you(or anyone else) do it that way, do you just put the pot directly on the burner? I wasn't sure if using a steel plate would help to keep the heat regulated on the pot.

Thanks

I use a double burner Camp Chef that sits just off my deck for everything. I water bath and pressure can in the same All American canner.

The flame adjustment was a little tougher with the turkey/fish frier burner that I had prior. IIRC, I did try cast iron or something between, without much success. I got the Camp Chef soon thereafter.

 

[bwframe]

Turnips survived the winter. Spinach too.

 

[MRockwell]

I use a double burner Camp Chef that sits just off my deck for everything. I water bath and pressure can in the same All American canner.

The flame adjustment was a little tougher with the turkey/fish frier burner that I had prior. IIRC, I did try cast iron or something between, without much success. I got the Camp Chef soon thereafter.

Thanks for the info. I used the turkey fryer last year to boil sweet corn before freezing. When I did the apple sauce, I did it in the pressure canner without sealing. Took forever to boil on the gas range in the kitchen, then it kept splashing over. Was wondering if there was a trick to using a outdoor burner...looks like, as with everything else, having the right tool for the job is important.
Last time I water bathed apple butter(several years ago) I used a black porcelain pot that I borrowed from my Mom. Probably need to get my own.

Our little guy(18mo. old) loves my apple sauce, but turns his nose up at store-bought stuff.LOL

 

[Leadeye]

The gardener has the seed starts out in the greenhouse, she doesn't plant them outdoors until Mother's day.

 

[wcd]

Any ideas about planting a food plot in an area floods through out the raining season yet remains dry during the growing season? Seems like all the plant matter, leaves, brush that lands there and breaks down should provide a good area to plant?

 

[Jaybird1980]

Any ideas about planting a food plot in an area floods through out the raining season yet remains dry during the growing season? Seems like all the plant matter, leaves, brush that lands there and breaks down should provide a good area to plant?

Sunny or shady?

Sand or clay

 

[Leadeye]

Any ideas about planting a food plot in an area floods through out the raining season yet remains dry during the growing season? Seems like all the plant matter, leaves, brush that lands there and breaks down should provide a good area to plant?

One of the plots I set out is annual, I just buy the mixed bird seed at the store every year, run the tiller through the area, spread straw over the seed.