We are a young family attempting to grow our food. It hasn't been easy, but has been rewarding to say the least. Last year was our first successful garden and this year we are expanding. We decided to move to a new house with more land. We are leaving behind our raised beds and fruit orchard, but in exchange will have much more space to experiment with. I am tinkering with square foot gardening this year, along with growing melons and pumpkins for the first time. I try to keep my garden varied and diverse, with mixed amounts of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. I prefer growing heirlooms with beautiful stories,...
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| Red Belgian Pepper- my favorite pepper Apr 15, 2013 | |
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I hope you've not gotten lost or worse sick again? |
| linzelu100's Buzz Apr 15, 2013 | |
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What are your favorite peppers you have tried?
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I'm obsessively going through seed catalogues for pepper ideas for next year. I really want to try Beaver Dam Pepper, a mild hot stuffing type pepper. A few others have my eye as well. We have a lot ... more » |
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If I had to pick one, I'd say Cyklon - it's a Polish heirloom that has really thin flesh and is best for drying (but they do add nice flavor to salsa, too. They make the most amazing red pepper flake... more » |
| Plant amounts for year supply food Apr 09, 2013 | |
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Well...my head is spinning from the move. There is so much to do and the garden isn't ready yet, some seedlings are looking ill. I hope they can make it till planting in a week. They are really quite big and ready for the garden. |
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I was also doing some reading online about the epsom salt and Pepper Joes and a few other places use in addition to, a pack of matches underneath the root system for sulfur. Have you heard tried that yet? ... more » |
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I've never added sulpher but yes I've seen the 'Peter Pepper' lol. There are some folks srojnd here who grow them every year! |
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Phone posting while riding in the car always makes for interesting word spelling. Lol |
| linzelu100's Buzz Apr 04, 2013 | |
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What fruit varities can I plant this spring and get fruit from in 2013?
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If you can get Strawberry plants they should produce this year. |
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Fall-bearing raspberries will produce late in the summer/early fall on this year's new canes, as will blackberries. Blueberries will produce the first year as well. My strawberries (June-bearin... more » |
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melons! also "stawberry spinach" is something I'm trying this year. I've heard the berries are like a bland raspberry: not too exciting, but you can also eat the leaves! |
| Moved and looking for Blueberry help Apr 04, 2013 | |
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Well we moved into our new place and really enjoy it. 8 acres is a big difference from our last place. Unfortunatley, there isn't anything growing but a red bud, crepe mrytal, butterfly bush and a few bulbs. So we are starting over again, but this time a big plot is what we will work with. |
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wow 8 acres that is great!! Glad to see you back on here! Not sure about the blueberries... |
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All that space! I am so glad that you found a great place and are gardening again. The only help I can give about the blueberries is do some research and make sure you get a variety suited to that are... more » |
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Blueberries should produce the first year, thought it might be a reduced yield if the bush is putting a lot of energy into getting re-established in its new location. Transplanting the bush as early as pos... more » |
| linzelu100's Buzz Mar 13, 2013 | |
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Has anyone grown melons before? I need some help.
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I also have a 15x15 foot space for pumpkins/winter squash... same questions apply. I can increase this space size too, but don't really want too. |
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I would just be aware of cross polination when it comes to planting different things of the same family.... if you want to make sure you are tasting the 'true' form of the fruit. a small page t... more » |
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I planted my melons on a trellis last year but no larger varieties. I spaced them 1' apart and really had waaaaay too many. I'm cutting the plants back by a 2/3 this year and only planting two kinds the Ch... more » |
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