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I'm really excited that I have a yard and can finally grow a garden. I haven't had one since I lived at home 6 years ago. I'm ordering my seeds from the place my parents always get theirs, http://www.guthrys.com. Here's the spread I've planned so far. Mostly going for variety. Zone 6, Central Kentucky. Tendersweet Carrots: Good reviews and very popular. Crimson Sweet Watermelon: These are like crack to me. Hit or miss in Kentucky though. Sugar Snap Pea: Awesome veggies, planning on growing one double row on trellis. Kentucky Wonder: Getting these seeds from home. Tomatoes: Buying cheap hydroponic plants from the flea market. Bell Peppers: Same. Chili Peppers: Same. Gotta Have It Sweet Corn: See below. Honeydew or Cantaloupe: Haven't decided between the two yet. Seeds from home as well. Sweet Success Cucumber: There are gynoecious, but come with seeds of a pollinator variety. I guess I need to plant the whole pack? Early White Vienna Kohlrabi: Roommate requested these. Magic Carpet Mix: Flowers to attract pollination. Seashell Cosmos: Same. Daisy Mix: Same. I really want the sweet corn, but earlier in the thread someone mentioned you need a 10'x10' plot to make it work. I'm assuming I could do any 100sqft equivalent, but could I get away with a smaller patch? I haven't built my raised garden yet, but I'm afraid that will take up a lot of my space. Any tips/suggestions/criticisms would be beyond appreciated.
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Mar 5, 2009 04:38
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madlilnerd posted:Corn is wind pollinated so you have to plant in a block for it to produce large edible cobs. If you don't have enough plants or a big enough block, they just wont polinate properly. It's very hit and miss with a small patch, I had about 9 corn plants last year in a block although my mum says they produced cobs (I moved out so half my vegetables had to fend for themselves for 7 months), there was no mention of her eating any or if any edible cobs were made. I was planning to grow my pole beans with the corn. I see what you're saying though, I can run to the farmer's market or some guy on the side of the road and get all the corn I'd be able to grow for about $10. Thanks!
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Mar 5, 2009 14:18
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Got all my seeds planted in a float tray this afternoon. I started carrots, pole beans, snap peas, cucumbers, watermelon and honeydew melon. I'm waiting on my kohlrabi and onion starts to arrive. Strawberry plants should arrive mid-April. I still have to finish stacking the landscaping stones for my raised bed and put in the compost and lime. I'm also thinking about getting/building a weather station to broadcast data on the web, and maybe pair it with a webcam. It's probably not a practical tool for a home garden, but sounds like fun.
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Mar 20, 2009 22:44
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kid sinister posted:Don't go overboard with that stuff, pure lime is VERY alkaline and can drastically raise soil pH. It will be a huge pain in the rear end to lower it again if you go too far. Basically, follow the instructions on the bag to the letter, i.e. figure out your current pH, measure out how big your garden is and do the math to figure out EXACTLY how much you need. You will be sorry if you just 'guess' how much you need, especially for how small most backyard gardens are. I haven't looked into how much I need yet. My dad and the guy at Southern States said that I needed the lime to balance out the pure compost. Is that right? Edit: For background, this compost is horse manure and straw from mucking stalls that's been sitting for about 6-7 years. GETCHA PAPER UP fucked around with this message at 00:33 on Mar 21, 2009 |
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Mar 21, 2009 00:30
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My snap pea plants are almost 2" tall after only being planted 7 days ago 
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Mar 27, 2009 23:08
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Got some pictures of my snap peas today since they are going nuts in my float tray. They have been in soil for 10 days now.  Some of my Kentucky Wonders have come up, and all the carrots have sprouted so far. I'm gonna wait a couple days before I prune out the weak ones. Nothing yet from the watermelon, honeydew, or cucumbers. My onion and kohlrabi seeds and strawberry plants should be here soon.
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Mar 31, 2009 07:54
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Both of my tomato plants have outgrown their 42" cages and pulled them out of the ground. One fell in the wind yesterday and I had to restake them with tobacco sticks this morning.
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Jun 28, 2009 04:16
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