Mary, Mary quite contrary How does your "Victory" garden grow?

[N9BOW]

36 minutes ago, wily said:

I bought one of these...probably unnecessary but I think it will help with spacing...might save a back ache too

https://www.easydigging.com/garden-seeders/jab-planter.html

 

 

Use to use an old corn planter similiar in function with my Pop-Pop. They are nice.. the one we had dropped about 3 kernals of corn per set. - a bit heavy with todays seeds. back then you needed at least three seeds because we were planting "Heirloom" - Last years seed. So germination was not enhanced with rooting hormone or whatever they coat todays seeds with. putting 3 in per set was fine.

 

I hear ya on the Back!!!....But....I'm gonna just grit thru it.. back be darn.. need the exercise.

[wily]

That thing is adjustable...can do 1 to 3 seeds at a time it says...I guess we’ll see.  

I’ll probably end up with 5 dollars an ear corn...might be the most expensive sweet corn ever...but it’ll give me something to do.  

Hobbies are always expensive 

[N9BOW]

Got my Hobbit on tonight.

 
got the huge bolt removed from the tiller! Able to get another round on all the beds. Going to get cooler again the next few days plan on getting the beets, onions and garlic in tomorrow 

The Beds need a bunch more passes..Getting there though!

 

Indian Corn Plot

Sweet corn (lower) and Zuccini/Squash Plot (upper)

Little place for the birdies... have three out there now.. this is the last one.. They get pissy if too close to one another

Watermellon and pumpkin (distance) Indian Corn (Closest)

4 tilled gardens total..10 raised beds.. Not sure I have enough jars for canning the tomatoes and beans and pickled beets, pickle relish, salsa... May have to order more.

The sweet corn, zuccini will be frozen, the root veg's will be stored in the cellar.. Taters, Onions, Carrots, Turnips, Garlic and Squash (all sorts ....Spaghetti, Acorn, Butternut...) 

[N9BOW]

Getting hairy out here... Hail and Severe TS watch/warning... Pea sized hail about 2/3 miles north... Glad its there not here... Need to dry out this darn grass and get it killed and tilled.

[wily]

Looks good...glad you got the tiller going again so soon

i made three passes on mine tonight.  I think I’ve got room for 5 double rows...10 total of corn at 25 feet.  2 seeds every foot.  I bought 500 seeds...so should work perfect

then I have 3 additional rows

1 for cucumbers and sweet peppers

2 for pole beans

plan to use welded wire for cucumbers and the beans

figure about 24 - 30 inches between rows...one wide swathe with the tiller

[N9BOW]

Sirens gong off. To the west! Must be what’s got them all excited 

[wily]

Get underground...don’t take any chances

[N9BOW]

4 minutes ago, wily said:

Get underground...don’t take any chances

Thanks.. Have been in this game a while... over 20 years in Tornado Alley.. This is noteworthy as all storms are.... but not enough for me to get too excited... The Sirens were going off while I was taking the pic.. ended before I came inside.. the Base of that cloud/shelf became less organized as the time ticked past.

Its late in the evening and not a lot of energy to work with.. But I'm always vigilant... storms freak me out.. been though some nasty stuff in Indiana... Funnel dropped 100yrds to my East while spotting for the NWS

[N9BOW]

Just to the north earlier on the first siren blows.

 

[wily]

I hear ya...we live in Joplin so everybody is a little gunshy of tornados