BilletHead Posted March 9, 2015 Author Posted March 9, 2015 Good one Ness! Boy we have lots of sprouts coming up. Not a pepper peeking through the starting mix though. Putting some extension (uppers) on my second raised bed today like I did to the winter lettuce bed so I can rotate and do the greens in the other bed. Exact size so I can use the Plexiglas frames to warm the beds. I am not sure if my beds are frozen still as I would like to start turning the soil. Sure is nice outside and I can hear a few spring peppers from a timber pond behind the house ! BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
BilletHead Posted March 9, 2015 Author Posted March 9, 2015 It felt so good to play in the dirt today. Got the extensions built for the second big bed. Got the toy tiller started and began to turn the soil. Got both beds done and then covered the one I worked on today. Sun was out for awhile so instantly the cover fogged up. I would say it will heat up fast allowing me to get something in there pretty quick, BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
joeD Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I will take a dose of Suzanne Pleshette. 1970s version. And Chicago Bulls tickets. Thank you. Question: Is it advisable to plant blueberries or raspberries next to woods (in my backyard) and just let them go and do their thing? In other words, grow wild with minimum human fuss? Plenty of sun. Also: The Bob Newhart Show was (is) hilarious.
ness Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Good one Ness!Boy we have lots of sprouts coming up. Not a pepper peeking through the starting mix though. Putting some extension (uppers) on my second raised bed today like I did to the winter lettuce bed so I can rotate and do the greens in the other bed. Exact size so I can use the Plexiglas frames to warm the beds. I am not sure if my beds are frozen still as I would like to start turning the soil. Sure is nice outside and I can hear a few spring peppers from a timber pond behind the house !BilletHead Sweet. There's something kinda cool about growing in a covered bed. I've got some hoops and plastic, but it's a pain to set it up and maintain. I need to do something permanent that's easy to store. Pepper seeds are notorious for slow germination. I popped for some heated seed mats this year, and it seems to help. I also use them to raise the temp for rising dough. Glad I did it. John
jdmidwest Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Can you use them as a heating pad when you actually get in some shovel time? All freezing and thawin now. All I have is mud soup. Have to wear muck boots to get to shed. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
ness Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 I've got some black raspberry canes that have rooted in the ground -- maybe a half dozen. I'm pulling them up but will save them in some dirt. If anybody's interested, PM me your address in the next day or two and I'll mail some to you. Last call...these go in the trash Thursday....... John
ness Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Can you use them as a heating pad when you actually get in some shovel time? All freezing and thawin now. All I have is mud soup. Have to wear muck boots to get to shed. Not sure I'm following. The pads are strictly indoors. I'm starting stuff indoors for transplanting later. John
Daryk Campbell Sr Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Last call...these go in the trash Thursday....... How would they be planted and cared for? I could be interested. Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)
ness Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 They could just be stuck in a hole in the ground. The root balls are pretty small. Here's a link to this particular variety with more info on how to grow them. I'll hold on to them for a while. John
jdmidwest Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Not sure I'm following. The pads are strictly indoors. I'm starting stuff indoors for transplanting later. For sore muscles. Shovel time, get it? "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
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