what you gonna grow for this season part 2

[Lrus007]

onions in a greenhouse pot seem to be doing well. about time
then i planted a pot with onion seed and put into greenhouse
at same time as 1's growing. the 1 pot was started on heat mat
before it went out there. then i chopped at blackberry vines with
hedge trimmer till hands said to stop. went to the 3 1/2 barrels
and got the cat shit out of them. then fluffed up and covered.
was on a roll. dug out last 2 of the 55 gal drums 1/3 the way.
into wheel borrow. added 3 scoops soil,1 scoop sand, 3 scoops
peat moss, 2 scoops rabbit shit. then lime, trace elements and
some ironite. mixed well and filled the barrels up. then covered
with some trash can lids. so they are ready for june already.

[Intrinsic]

The barrels are for potatoes?
Do you compost your rabbit shit or just use it pretty raw.

[Lrus007]

potato's are in 2 trash cans. the barrels i use for veg's.

i mixed in just fresh rabbit shit. used to use 1/2 wood
wine barrels. they wore out. so i replaced with plastic
55 gal drums. then got 3 1/2 barrlels for the yacons.

[Intrinsic]

Thanks,
how many yacon plants per barrel ya plan?

[Lrus007]

if my tubers made it thru the winter.. not looked.
1 per 1/2 barrel. i made a handle on each of them.
to harvest i flip them onto plywood and take the yacons out.
i do the potatos same way. speaking of potatos i read something
that cought my eye. you can lay them on the ground. then cover
with straw. then put straw around plants that come up. when they
die off. you remove the straw and potatos are on the ground. no digging.
makes smaller ones but was new to me. i marked with rebar were
the artichokes are going. might plant potatos between them. need
a bale of straw i guess. i have small potatos from last year that have gone
to sprout. be a good use for them.

[Lrus007]

well some onions sprouting in a short row outside. i planted
same time as other 2 pots.

then onions in greenhouse are doing good. ones in front were
started on heat mat. then taken out soon as they sprouted.
the back pot i planted at same time and set into greenhouse.

then have some carrots sprouting in a barrel.

then here is a flower bed iris and lilly's. a little burned from
the cat's using it for a outhouse. there leaving it alone now.

[Intrinsic]

Lrus I heard that one could just grow inside the bale of hay and just cut it open to release the potatoes.
But given it's just straw i'd worry about watering.


Well the cantaloupe seeds popped already. All 18 seedlings. I'm surprised they were 7 year old seeds.
And sowed:
Two varieties of bush beans
Three varieties of pole beans
Butternut squash
Summer squashes

[Lrus007]

do not plant melons near squash cucumber ect.
you will get a melon that tastes like them.
just so you know.

[Intrinsic]

Thanks haven't heard that, I do keep them separate, same with the yellow squash and zucchini Since I collect seeds and try to avoid cross pollination. I have grown cucs on my trellis with the cantaloupe, I don't remember the tasting thing but it'd be cool if cucumber started tasting like cantaloupe..maybe..

[Intrinsic]

Good morning Muchachos!
I love it when things are growing. Yay baby!

Bell peppers

Cantaloupe

Tomatoes

onions from the bulbs I bought. testing see how they worked in a six pack. Clearly they could have just gone straight in the ground.

The mess so far.. Harding 'em up in the Sun and breezes

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