2011 Veggies

The 3rd and 4th pic I've always know as "Hens & chicks" My mom had em everywhere in her landscaping as almost a ground cover. They propagate by suckers (you could stick the one your holding in your hand right in dirt, it will root and take off ), but they do flower as well. I don't remember what time of year tho. If I ever get around to landscaping my front yard I'm gonna pick some of them up


As for my Vegy garden, I just put 72 pepper plants in a germination tray (15 or 16 strains), I'll start 12 tomatoes (4 strains) tonight, the corn, beans, and squash will all get sown directly outside after the last frost.

Canniwhatsis said:

The 3rd and 4th pic I've always know as "Hens & chicks" My mom had em everywhere in her landscaping as almost a ground cover. They propagate by suckers (you could stick the one your holding in your hand right in dirt, it will root and take off ), but they do flower as well. I don't remember what time of year tho. If I ever get around to landscaping my front yard I'm gonna pick some of them up


As for my Vegy garden, I just put 72 pepper plants in a germination tray (15 or 16 strains), I'll start 12 tomatoes (4 strains) tonight, the corn, beans, and squash will all get sown directly outside after the last frost.

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thanks for the info man i have about 5 of those ones i was holding i can plant, i was thinking of making alot of them and selling for cheap and make a tiny profit from nothing.
i see your location is Colorado, what time do you put your plants outside for good?
in oregon i plant around mid may if the weather is not being out of whack

also since your doing corn, sqaush and beans i thought this link might help, i did it last year but with out the sqaush.
here is the link -> http://www.reneesgarden.com/articles/3sisters.html

check it out and let me know what you think of the three sisters planting method

that's pretty cool! I'm gonna have to give that method a try. I've had my house for 3 years, and it's taken this long just to get the CLAY amended to something that could be called soil! So this will be my first full on garden.

Canniwhatsis said:

that's pretty cool! I'm gonna have to give that method a try. I've had my house for 3 years, and it's taken this long just to get the CLAY amended to something that could be called soil! So this will be my first full on garden.

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when do you put your veggies out side for the summer where your at

I'm probably gonna get out in late April, maybe May. I've seen snow in July here,.... Like I said this will be my first real garden, Last year I got my 4 square foot garden out in June and it was meager to say the least. We barely pulled any tomatoes before frost set in,.... and frost was LATE last year!

i think i am going to put mine out some time in may if the weather is decent at that time, and are freezes start around November some times some times it will freeze in oct.

if you do any type of journal for your veggies let me know man

Typically get snow before Halloween here. I'll probably journal the pepper garden,.... that's a good idea. I got looking at my plot, and there's not enough room for all my plants (if they all germinate) So some of them will be in containers.

well i was thinking about my pots today and thought it might just be easier for me to build 2 new raised beds and have them in the same place i had last year, it only cost me 50 bucks for enough lumber,nails,and stakes to make 2 4ft x 10ft beds. im not sure yet though i am so i am just trying to weigh out the pros and cons for each

All right, i decided i am doin raised beds again like last year in the same spot as well.
i will be using the soil i used last year plus all the new stuff i bought this year so it will be very good soil. the beds will be 10 ft x 4 ft wide and theri will be 2 of them. i will also do plants in pots to so i can have as much as i can. i am using 2x12x10 cedar boards. i alos got a new thing i am going to try it is making a raised beds with natural wood, see the pic below. i will only do a small one of these though for now.


i got a soil ph meter today as well, and i got my soil tested and it is sitting at 7.4 and my old soil is about 6.8 so if i mix them it will be around 7 witch is perfect, i am still going to be adding guanos and stuff in a few months so i will need to get some lime to buffer it.

i tossed out my hoya and jade plant cuz they were just continuing to die, my spider plants are doing better though.
also i got into a fight the other day and ended up knocking over all my hens and chick plants and alot broke off so i planted them all in there own 4 inch pot and i will try to sell these for 1.99-2.99. i am keeping the bigger ones to create more babies. they are in a storage container that is acting like a green house cuz it is supposed to snow and rain here soon.


also i got another garden plot that is at a old folks home so i am going to do all theri soils,and beds and planting and what not for them and then i get some of the harvest, so i think i will be doing corn and a few other things at a different place so this year i will have 2 garden plots witch is awesome.
peace.

I think raised beds are the way to go. I had a 2 X 15' X 20', and lined it with rock. That took some time but I think the hardest part was filling it. It's deceiving how much soil an area like that actually holds.

I read somewhere that spiderplants are one of the most oxygenating houseplants you can buy. I'm pulling that from the recesses of my brain so take it for what it's worth!

Dubious06 said:

I think raised beds are the way to go. I had a 2 X 15' X 20', and lined it with rock. That took some time but I think the hardest part was filling it. It's deceiving how much soil an area like that actually holds.

I read somewhere that spiderplants are one of the most oxygenating houseplants you can buy. I'm pulling that from the recesses of my brain so take it for what it's worth!

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i love raised beds, i wasn't gonna do them but i decided to. i had 2 last year and my new ones will be in the same spot and will be the same size.
and i they do hold a shit load of dirt.

That sucks you're a card holder that can't grow! Well veggie gardens are still a ton of fun, and you get some yield. I just picked up some more seeds to add to the garden: heirlooms tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, sweet basil, and artichokes. I've never grown artichokes so I'm kind of excited to try something new. I also have some magnolia tree seeds my sis mailed to me, which I've never tried to grow. Have you ever tried your green thumb with either of these? Best of luck with your grow MC.

mcpurple said:

i love raised beds, i wasn't gonna do them but i decided to. i had 2 last year and my new ones will be in the same spot and will be the same size.
and i they do hold a shit load of dirt.

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The wife wants to do raised beds. I'm not opposed to the idea,... but the cost of the soil alone is gonna SUCK! And hell it only took 3 years to amend the clay here into something that resembles dirt!

Dubious06 said:

That sucks you're a card holder that can't grow! Well veggie gardens are still a ton of fun, and you get some yield. I just picked up some more seeds to add to the garden: heirlooms tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos, sweet basil, and artichokes. I've never grown artichokes so I'm kind of excited to try something new. I also have some magnolia tree seeds my sis mailed to me, which I've never tried to grow. Have you ever tried your green thumb with either of these? Best of luck with your grow MC.

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ya it does suck, but if im good ill be growing again in no time.
and no i have never grown either of those so i cant really give info on them, but i love artichokes and now that you mentioned it i might just have to try to grow some this year

Canniwhatsis said:

The wife wants to do raised beds. I'm not opposed to the idea,... but the cost of the soil alone is gonna SUCK! And hell it only took 3 years to amend the clay here into something that resembles dirt!

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ya the cost to do it is whats getting me down about it. it is not alot but to much for a low income guy.
the wood for the beds is gonna come out around 80 dollars including stakes, and nails.
as for dirt well that is kinda cheap around here for good stuff. for 2 yards( the big buckets on a front loader) of 40 percent compost,40 percent top soil and 20 percent humice for 40 bucks and that was enough to fill my 2 raised beds. this year i am using the same soil and adding some new.
black gold also has really cheap good organic soils and amendments. also if you dont want to pay for wood but maybe work just a bit harder. try to do a smaller raised bed like in the one in the pic above i posted of the natural wood bed

klassifyme said:

the natural wood bed is awesome +rep

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thanks man, i am going to make one this year but it wont be a huge one mabye like5-10 gallons of dirt will fit in it.

on another note i just remembered i am going to try to grow a pine apples

well i went to the cali coast yesterday and you drive through the redwoods on the way so we stopped and walked the trails. i wanted to find a 1-12 inch tall baby redwood to take home but i could not find one of that size. i did take a small western bracken fern though, it had more leaf on it but i had to smuggle it back cuz it is illegle so i had to kinda smash it into a coffee cup, i planted it today and had to cut most of the growth off cuz t was broke but i know it will make a come back.

hear it is.
im collecting plants that i can sale for my nursery some day so i dont have to buy all my start up plants. i will already have them all

well i was out doing some things in the garden area and i was shoveling the dirt i used last year, about 6 inches down in one spot i came across white looking mold or fungus. it looks and smells like mycelium or the white mold you find under the forest floor under the wet leafs. i am not sure what it is though, any one know what it might be?
i tries to take a pic but it wouldnt show up on the pic

mcpurple said:

well i was out doing some things in the garden area and i was shoveling the dirt i used last year, about 6 inches down in one spot i came across white looking mold or fungus. it looks and smells like mycelium or the white mold you find under the forest floor under the wet leafs. i am not sure what it is though, any one know what it might be?
i tries to take a pic but it wouldnt show up on the pic

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you're most likely right.... sounds like some mycelium. You could remove it, but I dont think it would do any harm to your garden... though I could easily be wrong there.

gogrow said:

you're most likely right.... sounds like some mycelium. You could remove it, but I dont think it would do any harm to your garden... though I could easily be wrong there.

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ya i am pretty sure it is mycelium. when the temps rise i am going to let all the dirt get bone dry before i used cuz if it is a bad mild or fungus then the heat and dryness will kill it. i think it should be ok though.

also i am not using cedar for the raised beds i am using doug fir cuz it is cheaper and i used it last year and liked it alot

mcpurple said:

well i went to the cali coast yesterday and you drive through the redwoods on the way so we stopped and walked the trails. i wanted to find a 1-12 inch tall baby redwood to take home but i could not find one of that size. i did take a small western bracken fern though, it had more leaf on it but i had to smuggle it back cuz it is illegle so i had to kinda smash it into a coffee cup, i planted it today and had to cut most of the growth off cuz t was broke but i know it will make a come back.

hear it is.
im collecting plants that i can sale for my nursery some day so i dont have to buy all my start up plants. i will already have them all

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That's so cool man. I'm planning to stop growing meds mid next year but I think I'm still going to have a crazy itch to grow something while I take a break from growing weed. I'm as excited for your veg and fruit harvests as I would be for pot, lol