Anyone planning their garden yet?
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Going to be starting my seeds this weekend. I'm going to build a small rack and recycle my used Keurig K Cups as seed planters. Already have about 30 of them cleaned and ready to go and by this weekend I should have another 10 or so ready. So far we're planning on doing beets, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, poblano peppers, cucumbers and acorn squash.
slice
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That sounds great! I have started with seeds before, but down here, nice plants are available very early. I expect to start seeing plants by next weekend.
So, being in NY, you have a little DYI greenhouse, as in covering your rack with clear plastic or something? You still have a couple of weeks before your average last frost, correct?
So, being in NY, you have a little DYI greenhouse, as in covering your rack with clear plastic or something? You still have a couple of weeks before your average last frost, correct?
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Originally Posted by Slice http:///forum/thread/385121/anyone-planning-their-garden-yet#post_3376368
That sounds great! I have started with seeds before, but down here, nice plants are available very early. I expect to start seeing plants by next weekend.
So, being in NY, you have a little DYI greenhouse, as in covering your rack with clear plastic or something? You still have a couple of weeks before your average last frost, correct?
We've got another 2 weeks or so to get out of the frost range. We have a lot of choices to start with already growing plants but I'm going cheap this year and trying seeds out. I am going to start mine off on a rack that I'll build in my basement with a florescent grow lamp.
Originally Posted by Slice http:///forum/thread/385121/anyone-planning-their-garden-yet#post_3376368
That sounds great! I have started with seeds before, but down here, nice plants are available very early. I expect to start seeing plants by next weekend.
So, being in NY, you have a little DYI greenhouse, as in covering your rack with clear plastic or something? You still have a couple of weeks before your average last frost, correct?
We've got another 2 weeks or so to get out of the frost range. We have a lot of choices to start with already growing plants but I'm going cheap this year and trying seeds out. I am going to start mine off on a rack that I'll build in my basement with a florescent grow lamp.
mproctor4
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We have a good 3 weeks yet before the danger of frost ends. This year we are changing our "traditional" garden into some raised beds. Just a space issue with us. Our backyard is full with gardens, pool, deck, and 2 large dogs. We did however start our seeds about 3-4 weeks ago---heirloom tomatoes, herbs, and some flowers. It is probably just wishful thinking but I always feel like we have better flavor from the tomates we start from seed. It is so simple to do and when I can't stand winter anymore it gives me hope that spring will come when I start seeing baby plants coming up. Our next door neighbor recently passed away at 96! He had a beautiful garden till he died, a few years back he gave us a tomatoe that he grew from seeds that were originally his grandfathers. We collected the seeds and have grown them since. I have no idea what they are called, they are yellow and sweet so we call them "Mr. Smith's sunshine tomatos". This year we will particularly enjoy them and share them with his wife.
slice
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Originally Posted by Al&Burke http:///forum/thread/385121/anyone-planning-their-garden-yet#post_3376404
That is a cool story with the seeds, I like hearing things like that.
+1
Thanks for sharing
Originally Posted by Al&Burke http:///forum/thread/385121/anyone-planning-their-garden-yet#post_3376404
That is a cool story with the seeds, I like hearing things like that.
+1
Thanks for sharing
blazehok68
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i put up a fence around my garden this year to keep the dog out. were doing the usual, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers and eggplant. last year i grew some pumpkin which i may do again. i also want to grow edamame soy beans, and i might start doing grapes. oh yeah, i do 4 different types of hot peppers.
not gonna plant for about 3 weeks yet though.
not gonna plant for about 3 weeks yet though.
deejeff442
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just put the fence up around our today.i went and got 2 1/2 yards of soil.there is a place here that takes top soil and mixes beer,pop and gatorade with it.this mix will grow veggies like crazy.
i dont know what my wife is planting but she has alot of starter plants about 4-6 inches tall.we dont do the seed thing.
when i took the pic and turned around here is my goat eating my tree.my garden would be wiped out in an hour without a fence.look at the closer goat isnt she the ugliest think you have ever seen?
i dont know what my wife is planting but she has alot of starter plants about 4-6 inches tall.we dont do the seed thing.
when i took the pic and turned around here is my goat eating my tree.my garden would be wiped out in an hour without a fence.look at the closer goat isnt she the ugliest think you have ever seen?
blazehok68
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your goats are awesome
deejeff442
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they can be a pain though.we noticed the last couple days the little one is pregnant .so we will see how that goes.the black one had 2 little ones a little while back they were 6 days old and i came home and found them both dead and dont know what happened.so hopefully this time they are healthy.
blazehok68
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Yeah but dogs and kids can be a pain though too.
1guydude
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o man i want goats when i move out!!!! AWSOME...just wondering if i can fence them in at all? Urs seem to be free roamers! We are just starting a garden at me moms and where gonna do blueberrys, rasberrys maybe, peas, and other garden stuff lol....any ideas??? I prefer the easier things in life lol
deejeff442
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the goats and donkeys are fenced in on the back two acres.my wife lets them out in the front 4 acres by the house on the weekends to roam and eat all her landscaping.
they will walk up our front porch and look in the house.they are not very shy
they will walk up our front porch and look in the house.they are not very shy
deejeff442
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wasnt a farm when we moved here .it sure seems to be now.no not a chain link just T posts and welded wire .i buy it at tractor supply 5 foot tall.i also have 6 big dogs.my puppy just turned one years old last week he is 120 lbs.english mastiff.the goats eat any plant thats for sure.
1guydude
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lol im lookin at houses and i was thinkin a sm farmhouse with some land would be perfect for the girlfriend and I. Not the 6 acres u have cuz that would be $ but somethin u know...idk about u but i dont think i could have enough animals...not big doggys but sm ones like our pug and poodle. Ive got pics in my album. Is that the big boy there in ur avatar pic? Must cost a fortune to feed ur zoo lol
