2021 gardens

glenn57 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Randy Wieland wrote:</div>
We’re upping the scale for this year. Have many plants started and just needed to prep the ground. Picked this spot and finally working on getting it sprayed off. 48’ x 1200’. Be interesting to see how much I share with the critters this year

wowzer…that’s alot of planting!!!!!!!! good luck!!!!!!

The size is deceiving. Some areas of this will be broadcasted and done. I have NO intent of having a pristine looking garden. Just needed a much larger area for sunflower, pumpkin, cubes, and taters

those sunflowers and pumpkins should invite critters! i have some leftover cucumber seeds i’m going to plant at the cabin up north……an experiment so to speak. see what the critters do with them, if anything!!!

How do you control the weeds in your sunflower patch?

We just planted a 60 x 120 area of sunflowers. Now starting to see weeds, which we expected.

Just wondering if there is some type of herbicide that can be used that won’t affect the sunflower seeds that are in the ground.

been at war with squirrels for a few weeks now. They come in, snip off the main stem, and run away.

I got a little later start than usual–I don’t know what happened, but time just slipped away. Last weekend, we planted snap peas, carrots, broccoli, beans, lettuce, and spinach. Broccoli is up already. I think my parents are coming to a baseball game this upcoming week, so they’ll bring my tomatoe and pepper plants, and I’ll get them in next week.

I got my “new and improved” raspberries planted a couple of weeks ago, and they’re sprouting nicely.

We also planted a mammoth variety of sunflowers for the kids. Those are coming up, too.

JasonP wrote:

been at war with squirrels for a few weeks now. They come in, snip off the main stem, and run away.

I HATE that!

We have a few tree rodents but it’s the dang waskle wabbits!! between them and that new lab, is the reason I put up a fence.

glenn57 wrote:

We have a few tree rodents but it’s the dang waskle wabbits!!

I have a rabbitt fence around my main garden. It isn’t the prettiest, but it keeps them out. Deer are my main problem. And mice once the veggies start producing.

stout93 wrote:

How do you control the weeds in your sunflower patch?

I don’t. Pick the battles you can win

I killed 4 gophers last night that like eating the stuff in my garden lol

Randy Wieland wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>stout93 wrote:</div>
How do you control the weeds in your sunflower patch?

I don’t. Pick the battles you can win

I love how you never sugar coat things!

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Randy Wieland wrote:

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glenn57 wrote:

We have a few tree rodents but it’s the dang waskle wabbits!! between them and that new lab, is the reason I put up a fence.

Out door cats destroy every rabbit in the area.
The 2 simese I have. Kill every gopher rabbit, possum in the neighborhood. I was worried about the big rats. Now that we e have 3 confirmed kills on the door step I know they are the cats we were looking for.

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>glenn57 wrote:</div>
We have a few tree rodents but it’s the dang waskle wabbits!! between them and that new lab, is the reason I put up a fence.

Out door cats destroy every rabbit in the area.
The 2 simese I have. Kill every gopher rabbit, possum in the neighborhood. I was worried about the big rats. Now that we e have 3 confirmed kills on the door step I know they are the cats we were looking for.

I see a cat roaming in the back yard, that’s as close to owning one I’m getting

We planted about 20 tomato and 15 pepper plants last week.

We’ll cover some of them tonight, but thinking we’re going to lose the majority of them.

Central MN. Low is supposed to be 34 degrees tonight, but where we’re at out in the country usually drops another 5 degrees from what the forecast calls for in town.

My friend’s parents never planted their garden until after “Decoration Day” or Memorial Day as it is more commonly known due to potential frost. Even with the early spring this year, frosts can still happen in late May. I was going to get my garden in yesterday before this rain but it didn’t happen. Now I need to wait for it to dry out several days. Was too busy fishing the past week and a half.

Just got mine in yesterday. What a relief.

Netguy wrote:

My friend’s parents never planted their garden until after “Decoration Day” or Memorial Day as it is more commonly known due to potential frost. Even with the early spring this year, frosts can still happen in late May. I was going to get my garden in yesterday before this rain but it didn’t happen. Now I need to wait for it to dry out several days. Was too busy fishing the past week and a half.

Yup, my gal now says ‘never again’ will we plant before Memorial Day.

suzuki wrote:

Just got mine in yesterday. What a relief.

Same here! Very glad I got my tomatoes and peppers in yesterday afternoon.

Netguy wrote:

My friend’s parents never planted their garden until after “Decoration Day” or Memorial Day as it is more commonly known due to potential frost.

That’s my folks’ rule, too, at least for the tender stuff. I usually follow it, but we’re about 60 miles south of them, and we’re generally a bit warmer. I saw the forecasted rain for today and decided to go for it!

Netguy wrote:

My friend’s parents never planted their garden until after “Decoration Day” or Memorial Day

That’s when we always planted too, mainly due to loading up on plants Up Nort Memorial Weekend. We moved and don’t have any garden space (yet), so it will be pretty basic and in pots this year for us.

Forecast says 38 degrees by me but im more worried about mine drowning. 10 days ago couldnt squeeze out a drop of rain now the faucet wont turn off. Pretty sandy soil by me but its gotten to wet its looking a little rough already and dont look like the rain is gonna stop all day today.

Put the garden in today! The cool temps have made for a bug free experience. 19 Tomatoe plants 6 varieties. 4 Colirabi 4 jalapeno 4 mild pepper 4 rows of sweet peach corn 4 cukes 3 lines of various peas, green beans 4 spaghetti squash.

Frost last night but that looks to be it for awhile!

stout93 wrote:

We planted about 20 tomato and 15 pepper plants last week.

We’ll cover some of them tonight, but thinking we’re going to lose the majority of them.

Central MN. Low is supposed to be 34 degrees tonight, but where we’re at out in the country usually drops another 5 degrees from what the forecast calls for in town.

Lost all of our tomato, pepper and potatoes on Friday night. I thought Thursday night was going to be the coldest but only got down to 35 and everything made it. Friday night was the killer, got down to 32, maybe 31. Lot of work down the drain…

stout93 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>stout93 wrote:</div>
We planted about 20 tomato and 15 pepper plants last week.

We’ll cover some of them tonight, but thinking we’re going to lose the majority of them.

Central MN. Low is supposed to be 34 degrees tonight, but where we’re at out in the country usually drops another 5 degrees from what the forecast calls for in town.

Lost all of our tomato, pepper and potatoes on Friday night. I thought Thursday night was going to be the coldest but only got down to 35 and everything made it. Friday night was the killer, got down to 32, maybe 31. Lot of work down the drain…

well that bites… Think I have a few plants that bit it too

Well the rules around here is dont plant before Memorial day weekend. This year those rules played hard!

First of the year.

Got home from the weekend today and all my peppers were gone and part of two tomatoes. Baby rabbit must have squeezed through my fence. I just installed 2 feet of chicken wire on the bottom and plan to re-plant tomorrow. my fault.

Not sure what happened but i found 2 dead bunnies by my garden. Both had little holes in their head.

I put out Irish Spring soap bars around my garden and it does a great job keeping the the rabbits and deer away. I just put them on stakes on the corners of the garden.