Plums are a great choice for your growing area.
2020 Gardening Thread
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Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I put in a bunch of native American plum's a couple years ago. I'm expecting many of them to blossom this year. I'm excited!!!! Guess that make me some kind of nerd.
Robin
Robin
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
My kind of nerd, looking forward to seeing how they work out for you!
Shadow rider
6.5 Creedmoor
Well my raised beds are being built so I guess I will be gardening this year after all. I bought the set of plans I linked above. My father wanted a rainy day project so he build 4 of the forms. Hopefully this weekend or early next week he will be pouring them. This leads into some questions I have.
What to fill the beds with? I'm planning on having two 4'x8'x8" beds made. I was thinking about putting in the first few inches of the beds sticks. When I put my house in I had to trim back a lot of willow so I have a few piles of junk that I need to take care of. I know if I go this route I will likely to have to re-top off the beds next year. I also have a silted in spring that has almost turned swampy that I thought I could muck out and use for the beds? Is this stuff any good any down sides to doing this?
Secondly plants.... Last year I bought plant they were so expensive I could have bought all the produce needed for 3 years with the price of them. So I'm debating on staring seeds. Is it too late? Any tips guides or recommendations. What little bit have looked at pretty much tells me I should buy a grow lamp and timer and not try to do a sunny window start, is this correct? If I were to do a grow light system it would have to be in my basement that is probably around 50* right now, is that too cold? Also looking for recommendations on where to buy seeds from.
What to fill the beds with? I'm planning on having two 4'x8'x8" beds made. I was thinking about putting in the first few inches of the beds sticks. When I put my house in I had to trim back a lot of willow so I have a few piles of junk that I need to take care of. I know if I go this route I will likely to have to re-top off the beds next year. I also have a silted in spring that has almost turned swampy that I thought I could muck out and use for the beds? Is this stuff any good any down sides to doing this?
Secondly plants.... Last year I bought plant they were so expensive I could have bought all the produce needed for 3 years with the price of them. So I'm debating on staring seeds. Is it too late? Any tips guides or recommendations. What little bit have looked at pretty much tells me I should buy a grow lamp and timer and not try to do a sunny window start, is this correct? If I were to do a grow light system it would have to be in my basement that is probably around 50* right now, is that too cold? Also looking for recommendations on where to buy seeds from.
Depending on what you are planning to grow I’d personally go a bit deeper than 8” . 8” is ok for shallow rooting vegetables but most peppers and tomatoes for example should grow in 12” or more of soil.
For first time raised bed gardeners I would recommend looking up core gardening. Oh, and if you haven’t already , start a compost pile for ALL of your veggie and fruit scraps, egg shells, coffee grounds and anything else that composts. It doesn’t have to be huge but it is Very beneficial for use in your raised beds. If you are a fisherman , never throw out those fish bones and heads!
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fnfalguy
.308 Win
Today we started some tomato, melon and cucamelon seeds indoors and direct sowed some greens and planted the leeks we had started a while ago. Also cleaned up 2 beds.
I finally have time to reply to you. I agree the 8" inst ideal. I'm hoping to add a second course of sides next year. At this point I'm just trying to get something going. I haven't started a compost yet. The big reason is I don't know how I'm going to critter prof it. I have a very active fox, I'm pretty sure she has a litter shes trying to feed. If there are any recommendations about a critter prof one I might give it a try. Speaking of fish I actually have thought about fishing my fathers pond, because it's full of stunted bullhead. I might bring my son over there and catch a 5 gallon pail and till them into the beds.
I really like that! any plans anywhere?
I’m sure there probably is if you look but it shouldn’t be too hard to figure it out.
I repurpose everything that I can. I’m currently just using a 30gal. Drum that I drilled some holes in for drainage and aeration and an old heavy wooden box that I built years ago as a toolbox for the back of one of my Old trucks. It now works excellent as a compost bin.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
So... the native dirt up here kinda sucks. Dusty and rocky.
Any recommendations for fruit trees / berries i can put in? To an extent I can do the raised bed thing and we are planning on starting a lot of stuff just in pots but I'd love to have maybe some apple and plum trees and maybe get some blueberries and strawberries going in a raised planter we have right in front of the house.
ETA I know plums and apples would be good in the area just wondering in part how the heck much dirt I will need to bring in to plant them?
Any recommendations for fruit trees / berries i can put in? To an extent I can do the raised bed thing and we are planning on starting a lot of stuff just in pots but I'd love to have maybe some apple and plum trees and maybe get some blueberries and strawberries going in a raised planter we have right in front of the house.
ETA I know plums and apples would be good in the area just wondering in part how the heck much dirt I will need to bring in to plant them?
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The best way to accomplish this is to amend the soil where you intend to plant. I like to use natural soil amendments like a good compost / topsoil mixture. I’ll get a load of both and mix it together myself. The ratio will depend on your soil type.
here is a little info. On the subject to get you started.
you’ll do far better with gaining the knowledge rather than relying on someone to tell you what they would do.
Special care needed to overcome soil types’ specific challenges
Types of Soil and Natural Fixes for Soil Problems
The three basic soil types are sand, silt, and clay. You can use the natural soil amendments discussed in this article to fix different soil types naturally.
www.diynatural.com
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Awesome, thank you- I am trying to get a jump start on this stuff, my wife is usually the gardenmeister but with some health issues of her own, I'm trying to pick up the slack.
No problem man. Glad to assist. Hope you both get better soon. Keep in mind that fruit trees will do best with a least 6 hrs. Of direct sunlight.
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I'm looking into making a root cellar and rethinking the things I should be growing. The food chain is already feeling a strain and does not look good, long term, like by the end of summer.
Robin
Robin
fnfalguy
.308 Win
In the future, we are going to have to take the accelerated growth into account. The eggplant and ground cherries have taken off since we started them about 2.5 weeks ago. Looking like we will put them into peat pots this weekend.
The veggies that I’ve found that hold well and last a long time with proper storage are sweet, red and russet potatoes, onions, garlic and herbs after drying . To name just a few.
If you find any good info on root cellars. I've wanted to build one on my property since I bought it. There's an old foundation on it I think I could rehab it to work.
Doc8404
.450/400 Nitro Ex
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phatfarmerbob
.223 Rem
@MilesTeg don’t use the muck from the silted in spring.
Find some nice topsoil you will regret using silt.
Find some nice topsoil you will regret using silt.
phatfarmerbob
.223 Rem
Garlic looks good
Ya I keep reading up and sadly came to the conclusion using that soil and the sticks were not a good idea for me. So I'm still on the hunt, I have a few ideas for some around the house.
Well I got more equipment to start my seeds. I cant get an ETA on when my light will come in. Should I wait for it to start my seeds or start them on the window?