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[Proverbs 14 v 15]

My wife and I have had a couple of gardens for the past 10 years. We have a division of labor. I do the heavy stuff, tilling, composting, cultivating, etc; and she does the planting, weeding, etc. We have had a few raised beds, but last year my wife spent so much time on her knees, weeding, etc, that she developed arthritis. So, this year we are going all raised beds, except for corn and vining stuff like melons and zuchinni.

Last year, I hired some Amish carpenters to turn an old shed, smokehouse, into a greenhouse, so today, my wife just transferred the basement-grown seedlings out to the greenhouse. Michigan is really tricky. We just had a frost a few days ago and it is not uncommon to get a frost in May. So, we usually hold off on putting things in the ground until late May.

Food out of the garden is so much better and healthier than anything you buy in a store. If you can only grow some spinach or lettuce in a trough or bucket, it is worth it.

Here's a gardening tip. For years, we planted marigolds throughout the garden as pest control. I wasn't sure if it worked. It is just a tip I picked up from gardeners. Well, last year, I neglected to plant marigolds, and these white butterflies laid eggs everywhere. When the caterpillars emerged, they devoured all the broccoli and cauliflower and were working on the kale. So, this year, it is back to the marigolds.

Oops! School boy error as my hubby would say They're called Cabbage Whites Robert, you can also check the underside of the leaves and remove the eggs individually, bit laborious but every little helps

 

[BARNABY THE DOG.]

Caléndulas, aceite de Neem, jabón potásico y tierra de diatomeas son los mejores para las plagas. En mi huerto nunca faltan!!

Me sorprende que nuestros hermanos estadounidenses no salgan al jardín con una escopeta y simplemente disparen a las plagas hasta el olvido. Aquí en Inglaterra, nuestro jardinero jefe tiene un equipo dedicado de control de plagas que seleccionan individualmente cualquier insecto no deseado y lo fríen con arroz para el té. Parece que les vaya bastante bien.

 

[BARNABY THE DOG.]

Haha! Potatoes have to put out shoots/roots in order to make more

You’re right of course, but I didn’t want to be graphically explicit for fear of offending someone horticulturally. You can’t be too careful these days.

 

[Proverbs 14 v 15]

You’re right of course, but I didn’t want to be graphically explicit for fear of offending someone horticulturally. You can’t be too careful these days.

I was only continuing the joke you started Barney

 

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[Niobium]

I try growing things but they tend to die on me despite following instructions carefully. Recently, I tried growing cucumbers ( now dying) and tomato plants ( now dying) I planted some green peppers and they are doing OK for now. If anyone has a tip on how to grow a green thumb, (or green fingers as us Brits say) please let me know the secret to your success

 

[Wide Awake]

Recently, I tried growing cucumbers ( now dying) and tomato plants ( now dying) I planted some green peppers and they are doing OK for now. If anyone has a tip on how to grow a green thumb, (or green fingers as us Brits say) please let me know the secret to your success

Try putting crushed eggshells in your fertilizer. It helps.

 

[Niobium]

Try putting crushed eggshells in your fertilizer. It helps.

What fertilizer? Haha… thanks for the tip. It sounds eggsactly what I need to do. I shell try it .

 

[Proverbs 14 v 15]

What fertilizer? Haha… thanks for the tip. It sounds eggsactly what I need to do. I shell try it .

Bury potatoes anywhere, potatoes never fail Also, when Monty Don enlightenment me to the miraculous qualities of Comfrey, I bought a few and have never had to buy fertiliser since

 

[evw]

What fertilizer?

The best is horse manure, just 'bury' them in there and you can't go wrong

 

[Niobium]

The best is horse manure, just 'bury' them in there and you can't go wrong

One problem:

 

[Ms_ladyblue]

Caléndulas, aceite de Neem, jabón potásico y tierra de diatomeas son los mejores para las plagas. En mi huerto nunca faltan!!

Translation: Calendula, Neem oil, potassium soap and diatoms earth are the best for pests. In my garden they are never missing!!

 

[Ms_ladyblue]

Last year, I hired some Amish carpenters to turn an old shed, smokehouse, into a greenhouse, so today, my wife just transferred the basement-grown seedlings out to the greenhouse. Michigan is really tricky. We just had a frost a few days ago and it is not uncommon to get a frost in May. So, we usually hold off on putting things in the ground until late May.

Here’s a tip in case of this…a sister shared with me a few years ago about something I’d never heard of before called grow bags.
You may have heard of them but I think they would be good for reasons and times as what you mentioned here.

 

[Ms_ladyblue]

Here’s a tip in case of this…a sister shared with me a few years ago about something I’d never heard of before called grow bags.
You may have heard of them but I think they would be good for reasons and times as what you mentioned here.

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[Ms_ladyblue]

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Here are some of the shallow-rooted vegetables that can be grown directly in grow bags:

• Tomatoes
• Celery
• Sweet peppers
• Chillies
• Courgettes
• Lettuce and cut-and-come-again salad leaves
• Rocket
• Spinach
• Radishes
• Spring onions
• Herbs

You could start growing them indoors or if there’s a frost bring them indoors until the weather gets better.

 

[Ana]

What fertilizer? Haha… thanks for the tip. It sounds eggsactly what I need to do. I shell try it .

Nosotros mezclamos la tierra cuando la aramos cómo caca de caballo, la venden en bolsas. Si, compramos cacas.

 

[Bk Kevin]

Nosotros mezclamos la tierra cuando la aramos cómo caca de caballo, la venden en bolsas. Si, compramos cacas.

Estoy tan sorprendido de cómo Jehová recicla caca.

 

[BagdadBill]

Nosotros mezclamos la tierra cuando la aramos cómo caca de caballo, la venden en bolsas. Si, compramos cacas.

El gobierno de mi nación tiene mucha caca y la ofrecen gratuitamente.