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keesan
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response 8 of 60:
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Mar 16 16:48 UTC 2012 |
I hope it was fully composted first. It is better to mix it with all the soil
so that the roots will not stay in one small hole eating the compost.
Spread a layer on top before you dig up the ground.
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ball
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response 9 of 60:
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Mar 19 22:25 UTC 2012 |
Typically I'll mix it with the soil I dug from the hole
but it does depend on what I'm planting.
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keesan
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response 10 of 60:
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Mar 19 23:16 UTC 2012 |
We transplanted a cherry tree seedling yesterday, a couple of days after the
leaf buds started to open.
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ball
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response 11 of 60:
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Jun 19 01:27 UTC 2013 |
Two of the three huge Spruce trees in the back yard were
been removed last week and the stumps ground out. We now
have an area that's roughly 5x8m (16x26') that's mostly wood
chippings and Spruce needles. It's been suggested that we
could plant a Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium) in the corner
of the yard and there are some flowers native to the midwest
that I would like to plant too, once we have more soil and
less wood chips. I should probably rotovate the area and
hope that they start to break down a bit.
I was able to persuade the tree people to also grind out
the buried stump that the BigUgly Bush grew from each year.
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keesan
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response 12 of 60:
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Jun 19 03:46 UTC 2013 |
We found a few morels the year after a spruce was removed.
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ball
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response 13 of 60:
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Oct 4 03:08 UTC 2013 |
The woodchips where the Spruce trees were removed are
breaking down nicely. I've dug in some compost, a little
wood ash and some unidentified leafy plants that looked as
though they'd make a reasonable "green manure". Most of it
has been forked over a few times. In the Spring I'll sow
some of it with grass seed and hopefully keep a flower bed
in the corner.
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keesan
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response 14 of 60:
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Oct 4 03:57 UTC 2013 |
Do you grow any fruits or vegetables?
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ball
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response 15 of 60:
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Oct 5 02:14 UTC 2013 |
This year was less successful than last year in the veg
department. We grew some green "zebra" tomatoes that tasted
good once they were ripe but it took me a while to get the
hang of telling when that was. My daughter planted a nice
row of lettuce. I failed to thin out the carrots so they
weren't useable. I don't think the peppers even germinated.
I grew an experimental crop of potatoes and I enjoyed those
so I'll probably plant more of them next year. The vegetable
plot has been cleared and forked over for the winter but the
Zucchini (planted elsewhere in the garden) keep on coming.
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keesan
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response 16 of 60:
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Oct 5 02:25 UTC 2013 |
Did you plant the peppers in little pots to transplant later? They need warm
soil to germinate. Tomatoes are often ripe when they fall off the vine.
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ball
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response 17 of 60:
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May 24 13:11 UTC 2014 |
I've been out digging. It's good exercise and it helps
get the soil ready. The area where the Spruce trees were is
ready for planting. I've been told to grass some of it over
but that looks like a costly proposition, what with grass
seed, straw matting and a spreader. I may visit the local
nursery in search of that Viburnum, too.
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keesan
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response 18 of 60:
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May 24 14:09 UTC 2014 |
Why waste potential garden space on grass? We have spent the last few days
removing grass and sifting compost to make new garden space.
If you do plant grass, it supposedly does better in August or September.
You can spread seed by hand, and cover the seed with plain straw also
spread by hand.
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ball
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response 19 of 60:
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May 25 02:26 UTC 2014 |
Mostly because I've been told to. That said, we'll have
some ornamental stuff at one end and I'll plant a few
vegetables at the other end this year. I try to move the veg
around a bit. Waiting until the fall appeals to me but I may
not have that option.
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ball
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response 20 of 60:
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May 26 23:20 UTC 2014 |
Well, that's a new ornamental bed dug out and mostly
planted. We had to bring in some topsoil. We planted
through weed membrane and spread a bit of mulch on top. I
should probably take a picture tomorrow if the sun's out.
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ball
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response 21 of 60:
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Sep 25 23:54 UTC 2014 |
The flower bed by the back door was a success. I can't
remember the names of all the flowers we put in but I think
all but one of them thrived. In the middle is a Buddleia
that the butterflies love. That's open and airy enough that
the shorter flowers planted underneath still get enough rain
and sunlight to do well.
Lots of zucchini and cucumbers this year along with a
modest crop of tomatoes and a surprise eggplant. I should
have planted spuds again. I still don't have that Viburnum.
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keesan
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response 22 of 60:
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Sep 28 14:15 UTC 2014 |
Do your tomatoes get fungus diseases? Ours got them bad this year due to
the cool nights, with condensation.
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ball
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response 23 of 60:
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Sep 29 01:56 UTC 2014 |
Thankfully I haven't seen that yet. I should probably
start thinking about what to plant in the Spring.
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ball
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response 24 of 60:
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May 27 00:41 UTC 2015 |
Yesterday I planted a tomato plant, some cucumber and a
watermelon plant. We have more things in pots waiting to be
planted when weather and time permits.
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keesan
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response 25 of 60:
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May 27 15:12 UTC 2015 |
This week I planted the last of 79 tomato plants, 8 peanut seedlings, 26 tiny
pepper seedlings, and half the lentil seedlings, which leaves agretti and
miltomate when they get big enough.
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ball
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response 26 of 60:
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May 28 01:09 UTC 2015 |
That's a lot of tomatoes and peppers!
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keesan
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response 27 of 60:
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May 30 13:12 UTC 2015 |
This weekend I am planting 60' of pole beans. It was supposed to rain last
night and all morning but did not. Dry spring.
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ball
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response 28 of 60:
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May 31 01:15 UTC 2015 |
It has been raining here all day. Couldn't do any planting.
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ball
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response 29 of 60:
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Jun 7 15:57 UTC 2015 |
It's raining again today but yesterday was nice so I got
a few veggies in and Mrs. ball planted/re-potted some
flowers. I also got a bit of weeding done and started a new
compost heap.
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ball
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response 30 of 60:
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Jun 14 23:43 UTC 2015 |
Managed to do some more weeding today, mostly around the
potato plants. Next year I should probably try some mulch to
keep the pokeweed and crabgrass down.
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tod
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response 31 of 60:
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Jun 15 02:33 UTC 2015 |
my orane and lime dwarves are coming along nicely in pots
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ball
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response 32 of 60:
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Jul 12 15:28 UTC 2015 |
No potatos this year sadly. Still, the tomatoes look as
though they're coming along nicely.
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