Brent S
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We are dropping to mid 40’s tonight. Not enough to hurt anything here.It's going to be 38° here tomorrow night. Winter is hanging on.
We are dropping to mid 40’s tonight. Not enough to hurt anything here.It's going to be 38° here tomorrow night. Winter is hanging on.
Might not hurt, but it stalls the growth. Soil needs to be at least 60°We are dropping to mid 40’s tonight. Not enough to hurt anything here.
Yeah, since I just planted the seeds today I’m not worried. These were the first warm weather plants I’ve put in the ground so far. Everything else are cold hardy plants. I feel pretty good about this being our last cold snap, but it is always a bit of a gamble. I can afford to go to the grocery store luckily if needed now, would be a different story after shtf.Might not hurt, but it stalls the growth. Soil needs to be at least 60°
When I first started the garden years ago, I found a bunch of old sheet rock someone discarded in the woods. I hauled it all back to the house, cut it up and laid in the garden. Keep in mind I had pure gumbo mud at that time and it worked good to help separate all those clumps to till up a lot better. Starting seeds in the gumbo can be a challenge but once you get it growing, it did ok.I weeded both the greenhouse and garden. I had several sheets of Sheetrock left over from ages ago and cut them up and laid them in the garden walkways. Everything I read said gypsum is good for the soil. We will see. I still need to thin the plants and plant the summer crops today hopefully.
I still have clumps of mud in some areas of the garden. I keep adding stuff each year, like leaves and mulch, but have a ways to go yet. The greenhouse is in great shape though as it gets more attention. It all takes time and is an ongoing process.When I first started the garden years ago, I found a bunch of old sheet rock someone discarded in the woods. I hauled it all back to the house, cut it up and laid in the garden. Keep in mind I had pure gumbo mud at that time and it worked good to help separate all those clumps to till up a lot better. Starting seeds in the gumbo can be a challenge but once you get it growing, it did ok.
This February we had so much snow that I couldn't get out to feed the cattle and had to feed them in the corral. The manure and wasted hay built up pretty deep. When the ice in the corral melts, and I can fill in the sink holes in front of the barn, I'll clean out the coral and make a big compost pile. It should be ready to go on the garden next year.I still have clumps of mud in some areas of the garden. I keep adding stuff each year, like leaves and mulch, but have a ways to go yet. The greenhouse is in great shape though as it gets more attention. It all takes time and is an ongoing process.
I really wish I had enough land for pasture here. Having meat and fertilizer is a nice prepping addition.This February we had so much snow that I couldn't get out to feed the cattle and had to feed them in the corral. The manure and wasted hay built up pretty deep. When the ice in the corral melts, and I can fill in the sink holes in front of the barn, I'll clean out the coral and make a big compost pile. It should be ready to go on the garden next year.
Yeah. It's kind of like the circle of life. Cows eat the grass. Cows poop out free fertilizer. It can then be spread out to grow better grass or used on gardens.I really wish I had enough land for pasture here. Having meat and fertilizer is a nice prepping addition.
Just keep doing what you are doing. You do have to make additions ever year. . . The soil will fight you. It's a struggle because it wants to go back to its natural state like you never even tried.I still have clumps of mud in some areas of the garden. I keep adding stuff each year, like leaves and mulch, but have a ways to go yet. The greenhouse is in great shape though as it gets more attention. It all takes time and is an ongoing process.
Lol. My son and daughter in law helped till the main garden and have disappeared ever since. Oh well, at least I got some help... it’s good to start eating fresh stuff again anyways.My garden is smaller this year, since my tractor broke. I will add more plants into my pots, I'm mostly just using my raised beds. I am planting a row of new corn I'm trying for the first time.
I tried getting my son and daughter in law to manualy till the main garden. They just looked at me funny and couldn't understand what I was saying. Youth these days are made from a completely different blueprint.
My garden is smaller this year, since my tractor broke. I will add more plants into my pots, I'm mostly just using my raised beds. I am planting a row of new corn I'm trying for the first time.
I tried getting my son and daughter in law to manualy till the main garden. They just looked at me funny and couldn't understand what I was saying. Youth these days are made from a completely different blueprint.
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