Can not hurt. Amend away. Test the soil see what it needs.So I am wondering if for the first year if I should turn in some lime then put compost around each plant of till it all in?
I already have alkaline soil so no lime for me. I would suggest doing a PH test to give you an idea of where you are. I have to add sulfur instead.For all of you seasoned Gardeners out there. So our main food plot has had years of organic material, soiled hay from the Goat barn, compost and wood mulch that gets turned in each year.
This year we are adding 3 runways in front of the House they will be about 3 feet by 250 in length. Our Fruit trees, blackberries do fine out there but it’s never been used for veggies before.
So I am wondering if for the first year if I should turn in some lime then put compost around each plant of till it all in?
If you look in my pictures, I'm trying something new and similar also, the shiny ribbon from China King.
I have red painted rocks and something moving around like yours. The red painted rocks have seemed to limit the damage. Starlings like the berries and they make good targets so those and the dogs help out
If you look in my pictures, I'm trying something new and similar also, the shiny ribbon from China King.
I have red painted rocks and something moving around like yours. The red painted rocks have seemed to limit the damage. Starlings like the berries and they make good targets so those and the dogs help out
Wonder if something similar would work for the blackberries?I have red painted rocks and something moving around like yours. The red painted rocks have seemed to limit the damage. Starlings like the berries and they make good targets so those and the dogs help out
Thanks I will also let two to three round bales get wet and nasty then spread it on top of the plants for weed control. So far there has been minimal weeds from the hay itself.Can not hurt. Amend away. Test the soil see what it needs.
Rake the grass place in between rows for weed control (going to need it) til that in when it becomes stiff and add more. Kinda a spot compost method. I would also think if it is newly created then it is more than likely lower than the rest of the garden as the first tilling of new areas often requires removal of the grass turf top to the compost pile. (At least for me. I normally add peat moss sawdust no walnut $ ect whenever I can get ahold of it.
Looking at the third garden patch project as the wife wants to take over my main garden.
This will be more of a row crop area but I have been blessed with some rather nice soil here. I might cut real low then roundup the turf before tilling this one. Never been a fan of roundup but also not a fan of taking 4 times more work than my normal ways. Grandpa always had 3 or 4 gardens growing up and he did the weed killer before tilling. I normally use an old couple pieces of outdoor carpet. Lay dow. Black side up and with the sun beating down it kills all even seeds after a few weeks.
Thanks I will also let two to three round bales get wet and nasty then spread it on top of the plants for weed control. So far there has been minimal weeds from the hay itself.
David the Good on YouTube talks about making sure your hay or straw comes from fields that have not been sprayed with some sort of herbicide that has a residual which can kill your garden plants. Might be worth a check?
Right up there with store bought tomatoes not even close to being good.They were pretty knarly looking and few, but the first berry's. Running later this year, with the cold ground temps.
Still a good reminder of why we do this. Grocery store berry's really really suck.
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Anybody else having terrible germination on green beans this year? I normally get all my seeds from Cox's plant farm in Clayton, but this year I must have got a bad batch. Just barely over 10% in inside starts, and even worse outdoors. Think I will buy some old standby Blue Lakes and just re-plant.
Carrots and corn are doing well, and some taters in buckets are a foot high. We took a chance and planted a week or so before last frost danger, and it paid off. Asparagus is a little hesitant this year though.
I had to laugh at my mom cracking me up. I took some leftover composted manure from the garden to pot her up some flowers for Mothers' Day, and she texted me yesterday and said her front porch smells like a gut wagon! Said she had sxxt stains running down her front porch. Oops. Guess that wasn't composted enough...
My green beans are probably 95% germination outside. Beans grow to fast, never started them indoors.Anybody else having terrible germination on green beans this year? I normally get all my seeds from Cox's plant farm in Clayton, but this year I must have got a bad batch. Just barely over 10% in inside starts, and even worse outdoors. Think I will buy some old standby Blue Lakes and just re-plant.
Carrots and corn are doing well, and some taters in buckets are a foot high. We took a chance and planted a week or so before last frost danger, and it paid off. Asparagus is a little hesitant this year though.
I had to laugh at my mom cracking me up. I took some leftover composted manure from the garden to pot her up some flowers for Mothers' Day, and she texted me yesterday and said her front porch smells like a gut wagon! Said she had sxxt stains running down her front porch. Oops. Guess that wasn't composted enough...
I have strawberries in one of my 4'X20' raised beds, and it looks like we're going to have a good crop this year. I hadn't thought about birds until I saw your post. I have a couple of rolls of black plastic netting and I think I'll bust that out and set it up to cover the bed.
David the Good on YouTube talks about making sure your hay or straw comes from fields that have not been sprayed with some sort of herbicide that has a residual which can kill your garden plants. Might be worth a check?