"backouttothegardentopicksquash"

my garden has become too big for me to handle alone and I am running out of freezer space.

Just some mindless dribble and a worthless post basically

Where's my beer?

 

1. If the garden is too big for you to handle, your options are;
a. get a smaller garden.
b. get a larger freezer.
c. get someone to help you with it.
2. As to the mindless dribble
a. check out a bib
3. As to worthless points
a. check with Hoss. He's an Aggie
4. As to my beer
a. not sure where your beer is
b. my beer is in the fridge
c. Want one? ;D
d. better check your ID

 

 

Don't waste beer space in the fridge with your garden's produce.

 

I have my own frig for beer. We have been canning veggies for weeks and I have been de-canning the beer. Farming makes you thirsty. ;D

something's f'n up my collards and turnip greens >...I've got somethin' for'm...

 

I heard if you put beer in a dish it'll attract the snails. Then just throw them in the trash. They might be what's getting your greens.

Waitinginlineatthekegwiththesnailsdon

 

I put collards and greens out in the spring and they didn't do anything. The weather patterns have been crazy. Corn and snap beans didn't produce. Purple hulls kept the deer nice and fat. I could't keep up with the okra.
Usually around the 15th of September is the best time for the greens. I'll use them as a winter cover crop in addition to eating 'em. The nice thing about planting the seven top turnip greens is it will keep the grass out. I didn't plany many last fall and I couldn't stay ahead of the grass and weeds.
Bugs or critters getting your greens? If critters, hang a bar of Irish Spring soap nearby. Deer hate the smell. If bugs, use roetenone(?) cause it's non toxic to humans.
All this gardening talk is making me thirsty. I would say something about getting a beer but I might get my hand slapped. Something about people not understanding the humor of old grunts

 

Bugs or critters getting your greens? If critters, hang a bar of Irish Spring soap nearby. Deer hate the smell. Shoot... no wonder I didn't see any deer last year :'(

 

Greens do well here all winter...except lettuce...any way got a late start on the cauliflower and broccoli..hope they make it out before frost...still have to plant Kale and Romain 1st of october. Okra was outstanding this year, clemson spineless and emerald...I prefer emerald though. My wife does not understand the early morning garden brew either...oh well, she'll learn yet.

diazanon (sp?) kicks serious tail, but harmful if not very careful.

crickets!!! grasshoppers and horn worms are about done for... got a bunch of friendly frogs next to the manure pile that help out a little...lost my tail on tomatos...got the fungus from all our rain this summer...some minor blossom end rot...lost ALL my corn, Kandy, silver queen and merit to a bad storm and the racoons ate what ever was trying to make it, Black eye peas failed, no flavor at all will not grow them next year....on and on and on and on....can be frustrating for the amount of work involved to loose out on your crop!

 

We used Mississippi Silver peas and, with the exception of the deer getting more than we did, did very well. I like them better than the Texas Pinkeye.
Organic grown veggies are real popular here. I use composted chicken poop (I'm getting better) and the roetenone(?) is considered as organic. I saw organic grown eggplant in the store for $3.29 lb. Squash was going for over $2. I like to make a profit, but trying to get it all at once is a bit too much. Right now, I've got the only organic garden in the area. This year has been a bunch of experimenting to see what technique works best. Learned a lot of what not to do this year so I'll go back to the tried and true methods. Sure would like to find a nice 7100 series Deere planter somewhere without paying out the rear. I want to do a double row about 18-24 inches apart, skip a tractor width and plant again. In the non planted area plant clover and keep it cut. Come time to replant, turn it all under and plant where the clover was. The clover puts lots of nitrogen back into the ground and also does a great job of keeping the weeds out without spraying.
I usually irrigate and when the bugs get bad, I'll inject the roetenone into the water supply. It works.
Tractor parts are in so I'm headed out to town.

shortround out

 

I did organic last season...lost more than I got....I do not spray for weeds or grass. cultivating only...the horn worms destroyed my tomato plants basically over night last season...planted the greens where the green beans were earlier this season since they return nitrogen to the soil also...an excellent cover is hairy thatch...grows all winter and provides excellent nitrogen...grow, mow, till (Jan or Feb) depending on the start of your season. PLanted crowder peas in with the melons and runners in the corn (lost that too). Bell pepper not producing well for some reason. Hot peppers producing faster than I can harvest. Got Roma tomatos doing well for home made sauces. They are almost done though. Sugar snaps do real well here in Feb. and my boys love to eat them right off the vine...daddy's little helpers. Teach then early so they respect the land and can provide for the family.

Too many people now a days have no idea what we're (farmers) about. I'm not full time, but I wish that I were.

I keep 5,000# fresh horse manure from inlaws ranch and 5,000# composted horse manure for application (no weed seeds or grass) gotta bake in the sun! tripple 17 and calcium nitrate, a little copper sulfate (for fungus) and occasional dusting...that's how we do it. Oh, and Heirloom seeds.

I will look for the product that you mentioned earlier. Thanks for the info.

Sorry to mod on the other post...should have skipped a few letters on that one.

sorry so long...I love farming and everything about it...even the long hard days...I take vacation from work to farm!