Anyone Getting Ready for 2023 Garden?

[Dekster]

Charles also has employees and a legion of volunteers to keep his no dig garden weed free. Most people do not.

 

[Stryder50]

It is from the New Yorker, so FWIW;

What Is a Weed?​

The names we call plants say more about us than they do about the greenery that surrounds us.

What Is a Weed?

The names we call plants say more about us than they do about the greenery that surrounds us.

www.newyorker.com

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Speaking of "weeds";

More Than a Weed: 8 Health Benefits of Dandelions​

More Than a Weed: 8 Health Benefits of Dandelions

Dandelions have been proven to be a lot more than a yard annoyance. Learn about the hidden powers of this common weed and how it can improve your health.

www.theepochtimes.com

 

[WinterBorn]

We start our tomatoes from seed, in cups, indoors and under grow lights. About late March. Put the @ 6" plants into the bales/ground about a month ago, once frost no longer to happen. They are doing fine so far. This is our usual drill for years.

3 of the 6 tomato plants I have I started from seed. 2 are Cherokee Purple, and 1 is Black Cherry tomatoes.

I got a late start, so I won't see fruit until mid-July. I'm so ready for a real tomato.

 

[Dekster]

3 of the 6 tomato plants I have I started from seed. 2 are Cherokee Purple, and 1 is Black Cherry tomatoes.

I got a late start, so I won't see fruit until mid-July. I'm so ready for a real tomato.

I set out live plants about a month ago and have some ping pong ball size or smaller one on the vine already. Didn't even bother to check which variety they were when I spotted them while mowing. I know they weren't the yellows I grew from seed and that is all I really know. Also have some scrawny pinky sized banana peppers on those plants so summer is a coming.

 

[Dekster]

Picked a quart of blackberries from around the place. Probably have a gallon or two that are still red waiting to be picked if I can beat the deer to them when they ripen.

 

[Stryder50]

FWIW

7 composting mistakes to avoid​

7 composting mistakes to avoid

Avoid these composting mistakes when taking care of your yard.

www.tomsguide.com

We haven't seen any issue with tossing in "onion and garlic scraps, citrus peels," so not sure where they are coming from.

 

[Dekster]

Getting more cherry tomatoes than I know what to do with. Not the worst problem to have as a grower I suppose. Picked about a gallon today. Will have maybe 2 to 3 more by this weekend. I will start dumping them on co-workers and friends I guess.

 

[WinterBorn]

Getting more cherry tomatoes than I know what to do with. Not the worst problem to have as a grower I suppose. Picked about a gallon today. Will have maybe 2 to 3 more by this weekend. I will start dumping them on co-workers and friends I guess.

My Dad told me, years ago, if you are going grow tomatoes, you need people you can give them to ro a place to put them when they rot.

 

[Dekster]

My Dad told me, years ago, if you are going grow tomatoes, you need people you can give them to ro a place to put them when they rot.

That used to my rule about yellow squash but them came along those stupid squash bugs. I could get those by the buckets and now I am lucky to get 2 before the bugs swarm in and do their thing.

 

[westwall]

I am getting ready for the garden in 2023 with various plants and gardening plants

A bit late. We are already harvesting strawberries and peppers. Tomatoes are probably a month away.

 

[hondo 50]

No, not any more.

 

[Stryder50]

My Dad told me, years ago, if you are going grow tomatoes, you need people you can give them to ro a place to put them when they rot.

You could do what we do;

Run some through the dehydrator, bag and store in freezer.
Cook up pasta sauce then jar and hot wet bath preserve - enjoy in heart of Winter.
Hot water bath can(jar)/preserve whole, with or without skins.

 

[JustAnotherNut]

My Dad told me, years ago, if you are going grow tomatoes, you need people you can give them to ro a place to put them when they rot.

NEVER let a good tomato rot.....besides of you put rotten tomatoes in your garden or compost, you'll probably get lots of volunteers coming up next year.

You could do what we do;

There are lots of ways of using up tomatoes.

1. You can also make your own sun dried


2. Get a sauce maker thingy......the old version......

or the newer version, though they also make motorized ones too. No need to skin them, just cut out the core, then cut in half or 1/4's into a pot and cook for a bit maybe an hour or so, to evaporate some of the juices and soften the tomatoes for straining. Sauce will still be a bit thin, but keep running the skins thru several times to get as much of the meat as possible, then simmer uncovered to thicken further before canning......or pour onto roll up trays to dehydrate, then grind to powder for when you need just a little tomato kick, or to thicken a sauce

3. You can also dice them to can.

4. Add some green chilis for your own Rotel

5. Make your own pasta sauce, pizza sauce, ketchup, salsa, etc

 

[whitehall]

Big assed pumpkins are my thing. I found about half a dozen seeds from my 163lb personal best a couple of years ago and germinated four seedlings so far. Planted some early girl tomato seeds for the first time in peat pots but so far they look wimpy.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

In Denmark, people who own large farms must grow flowers or plants for bees on 5% of their land by law.

 

[whitehall]

In Denmark, people who own large farms must grow flowers or plants for bees on 5% of their land by law.


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Another reason Americans should be thankful for the Constitution.

 

[progressive hunter]

Another reason Americans should be thankful for the Constitution.

i dont get it,,

 

[ShahdagMountains]

Another reason Americans should be thankful for the Constitution.

What do you mean?