Garden 2022

[Fish24/7]

On 2/16/2022 at 7:50 PM, jdmidwest said:

Have you grown sunflowers in a raised bed before?  My best bet would be plant them into a good tilled garden spot.  They usually have a weak root system and planted in a good loose soil bed, good wind will blow them over.  They are fun to grow.

Yeah my first thought when planning this was the wind . This bed has a 5'X4' fence in the middle of it to tie them up. The bed is almost 3' deep. The dirt has logs sticks and rocks and pieces of wire fence in it so the roots can hang on. If needed I can attach a pvc frame around the edges for more support.

[Fish24/7]

On 2/17/2022 at 8:13 AM, Maverickpro201 said:

What are you guys/ gals using for your raised beds for cover over the top for a hot bed? Any pictures of them. 

I have a few idea's but always like to learn from experienced folks rather trial and era.

Thanks 

Nothing 😄 ,but I have slowly been layering alfalfa pellets , compost ,and other amendments  all winter.  

[jdmidwest]

6 hours ago, Fish24/7 said:

Nothing 😄 ,but I have slowly been layering alfalfa pellets , compost ,and other amendments  all winter.  

Where do you get the alfalfa pellets?  Good idea to get some nitrogen in.

[BilletHead]

Just now, jdmidwest said:

Where do you get the alfalfa pellets?  Good idea to get some nitrogen in.

               I used to buy them for my horse at farm store. My guess and good idea!

[jdmidwest]

10 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

               I used to buy them for my horse at farm store. My guess and good idea!

Figures, I never look for horse stuff.  Dad was a big horse guy.

[Fish24/7]

On 2/21/2022 at 7:10 PM, jdmidwest said:

Where do you get the alfalfa pellets?  Good idea to get some nitrogen in.

Local feed store.

[jdmidwest]

Picked up some Everbearing Strawberry roots and some Aspargus crowns for the new bed I built.  12 bags of topsoil for the beds.

Took advantage of a few hours this afternoon and went to work.  Cleaned off the old crap, stirred the compost, turned over one bed and covered it up.  Prepped the areas for the strawberries and asparagus, did not get them in the soil.  I did till my cold crop bed and planted some lettuce, spinach, and sugar snap peas.  All beds are covered now to dry out.  Dug up the strawberry runners from last summer to make new sets, put them in the shed.  Probably give them to neighbor to give him a start on berries.

Garden is officially started.

[BilletHead]

10 hours ago, jdmidwest said:

Garden is officially started.

               Mine is too DJ. Got the large, raised beds turned and worked well. Cover has been on one for a couple weeks and dirt was warm. Lettuce got planted in that one and re-covered. 

[oneshot]

You guys are ahead of me. I went yesterday and worked up two Beds for Strawberries I got coming in.

My Son watched. I didn’t say anything because he has TB so bad.

oneshot

[MOPanfisher]

I peeked into my cold frame, lots of lettuce for sure coming up.  Won't open it again for a few days.  Will be cleaning off the strawberries after the current cold spell passes, and gotta mow, salt and fertilize the asparagus too.