2020 Garden Thread.

[Terrierman]

2 minutes ago, N9BOW said:

Oh absolutely. I agree Rick!.. was just pointing out that you can have frost down there and not up here... I've been watching it too.. kinda freaking me out a bit as I've been beating my backside getting in the ground all I have and its starting to look good.. but I cant cover it all.. just gonna have to roll the dice up here!... You gonna have any wind??? that really helps keep the frost away

Still.  Good night for some buckets.

[BilletHead]

3 hours ago, Terrierman said:

I have a bloom on one of my Cherokee purple tomato plants!  Will cut the wire tying cages to T posts and pull all the cages on the tomatoes Friday night - scattered frost predicted for Saturday morning here.  Everything will get covered with a bucket. 

            35 here Friday night. The buckets will come out here too Rick! 

1 hour ago, jdmidwest said:

Its swarm season.  First nice day and they split the sheets this time of year.  I think one of mine swarmed last Thursday, they looked like they were thinking about it at lunchtime when I came by.  Friday, when I cracked the hive open, there were swarm queen cells that I used to boost another queenless hive.  Hopefully, I left one in the hive for it to make a queen.  Did not go thru it all of the way, just assume.  Will know in 2 weeks if no brood.

Beekeeping is a unique way of farming.  You really can't get lazy and let them do things on their own.

            Have a friend that said he caught a swarm. Said he is bringing it out here tonight! Whoo Hoo

[N9BOW]

Well we are now going to hit 28deg tonight 
heading to the landscape supply to pick up some straw... digging out lots-o-blankets gonna build tee-pee type frames with T-Post and water the crap out of my 10 raised beds. and 4 planted plots. fingers crossed.

Good Luck to everyone!

 

[BilletHead]

     Its going to look like I am growing buckets in my garden tonight!

[Terrierman]

8 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

     Its going to look like I am growing buckets in my garden tonight!

Indeed.  

[Quillback]

On 5/6/2020 at 7:44 AM, BilletHead said:

           I wish someone that is close would please come and get you some Bok Choy!   I feel like some wild animal going out there numerous times a day picking some and grazing right in the garden. Tastes like raw broccoli. As much as I don't want to go to town today may have to get me some French dressing and go al la @Terrierman and put some on it.

   It's a good green to grow. As they say Good stuff Maynard. 

Never have tried the Choy.  Did you plant it as seed?

[BilletHead]

1 minute ago, Quillback said:

Never have tried the Choy.  Did you plant it as seed?

            Yes Jeff!  I planted it between the lettuce starts from in the house. It sprouted 100 percent and grew fast soon outdoing the lettuce. I was amazed. It is bolting and I need to get it in faster next year. Lettice when it bolts gets bitter. The bok choy does not. I snap off the flower tops to help promote growth. I am not sure it hurts. the tops remind me of broccoli. I wat them as I snap them off. I just reported a mid morning salad of it. Will do more next season and try to find some seed and try a fall planting this year. 

[Quillback]

Fall planting might be worth a shot.  I planted some broccoli seed once in early August, the time it is recommended to plant it here for a fall crop.  It came up fine, but cutworms got every one of them.  When would you plant the Choy seeds for a fall crop?

[BilletHead]

Just now, Quillback said:

Fall planting might be worth a shot.  I planted some broccoli seed once in early August, the time it is recommended to plant it here for a fall crop.  It came up fine, but cutworms got every one of them.  When would you plant the Choy seeds for a fall crop?

               You know I am not sure. Maybe when I do my fall lettuce middle of august? May have to google that up? The way it grew so fast I will do it separate from lettuce. 

[Quillback]

Something I'll keep in the bac of my mind and maybe try it this fall.