Forum: Gardening

OK - I have this idea. Before I get too enthused about it, I thought I'd try it out on you all. I've been studying pit greenhouses, and their advantages for a northern climate. Granted, this isn't Canada, but Wisconsin can get mighty cold. I have a small (6x8) ShelterLogic greenhouse that has...

How many of you have ever used cattle panels to make garden trellises or to make low cost hoop houses/greenhouses? I ran across a few Youtube videos this Spring showing how they can be made for only a little money (about $21.00 each panel) I was inspired to try one (or two) out in my...

I have quite a few so I'll post what I can. I have been organic growing since the late 90's and have slowly gone into Back to Eden method and Companion Planting. I have been planting as many herbs as I can find that will grow in my area and I wildcraft once in awhile so a few pictures will show...

I told a few people my garden has exploded this year and it really has. I have been gardening back to eden style for the last five years in the greenhouse and the last 3 years in the garden. I start everything from seed and put my best plants in the garden as soon as possible. This year with the...

Starting in mid February of this year here in Southeast Texas, I tilled my garden spot for the first time since I broke my small leg bone while tilling it in October 2016. I'm simi retired now, so I have lots of time to do something I really enjoy, and it gives me some much needed exercise. I...

Back in the mid 70's, my parents bought some rural property, 30 miles outside Beaumont, Tx. They built a nice house on the 45 acres. Why here in this area, I'm not sure because Houston was our home town, 100 miles away. We had been living overseas at different places for almost 10 years, and my Dad...

I finally got my Fall Garden in. It rained way too much from August, til now. I planted some bedding plants, 5-6 packs. The rest of the rows are seed planted. So far, cabbage, spinach, cauliflower, Napa cabbage, and broccoli. The seeds are celery, lettuce, collard greens, and carrots. Just as the...

When I was a youngin, back in 1961, we lived in Cartersville Ga. My Dad was the Chief Electrical Engineer at the nearby Alatoona Dam. This is about 35 miles North of Atlanta. One weekend, we went to a Farm Festival somewhere nearby. These are some pics of the very cool restored equipment. They all...

I've separated a pup. Hope it grows! I added some annuals to gauge moisture levels.

The first type of Hydroponic system we will discuss is non-circulting fixed position tank culture as demonstrated by Dr Kratky of Hilo, Hawaii. Professor of Horticulture University Hawaii. You can find several of his personal videos on youtube. You can also find a lot of poorly designed "kratky"...

They are looking great under the led lights. What we did was use soiless mix to the trays, used half strength mircle grow to water. The light is a 360 watt led lamp. Not "virtual watts" like so many cheap imports. I leave the lamp on 24 hours. The starts have first leaves forming and they are 9...

We have a walapini on our market farm. Here is how it is when in use with the plants inside. The farm is offgrid as some may know. We use a small propane heater to keep the space in the 60's at night. We also cover the roof of the structure with concrete curing blankets to keep the heat in. This...

We have grown in late winter for the past several years in unheated greenhouses. So long as your aware of a few tips you can do so too. #1 Choose only cold hardy plants from the list below #2 You must place and remove the covers daily. #3 Plants grow best after winter solstice and daylight has...

We have had a month of solid greens harvest. The tomatoes are starting to ripen. Zucchini are literally exploding. Green beans are 2 weeks from the first harvest. Im so pleased with the farm this year.

After 2 months of cold and snow. Temps as low as 6F with snow depths to 12 inches. We had a few warm days with rain to melt away the last of the snow, and thaw the ground. Under row covers outside were a few hundred radishes, dozens of Diakons, and hundreds of salad turnips.

Doing ginger again. We start it in these tubs with promix and hydroponic nutrient. We will move these to the walapini in a month when it gets too warm for seed starting. :)

Has anyone had problems getting carrots to germinate? I planted 3 times and have about 8 or 10 carrots. This happened last year, too. Three other gardeners that I am friends with have been having the same problem and have also replanted several times with no luck. My seeds are fresh and I...

As some of you know, I use the Back to Eden method of farming and have turned my red clay into a black, rich and loamy soil. Over the winter I amended my corn plot with the chicken manure everytime I cleaned the chicken coop. Well my corn has outdone itself so far! So has the garlic.

Few pics of what's going on in my Homely Garden. First is a Tomatoe-it was a Plum Tomatoe with that nasty-assed hole in it. Same as the rest. I was staking up plants because of the rain, found and picked, set aside in a safe place to photo and ended up stepping on it anyway so imagine it's is...