NeffsvilleWx Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 It's getting to be that time of year. Anyone have any big plans for the summer? My wife and I are going to try our hand at vegetable gardening (Really, I'll be gardening, she'll be cooking). While we don't have much room for a traditional garden, we're going to use 3-4 earthtainers placed on our patio. I started a bunch of seeds indoors two weekends ago, including a few pepper varieties, some peas, tomatoes and some herbs. The peas have already sprouted and will need to be transplanted to a larger container before too long. Additionally, the lawn needs some work. It was a mess when we bought the house 5 years ago and it's been pretty low on the project priority list, so I'll start tackling that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Clause Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Raking rocks out of the yard...steady diet of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 My planting schedule... Seed Name March 3 indoors lemongrass March 3 indoors Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate March 3 indoors Onion, New York Early March 3 indoors Onion, red bunching March 3 indoors Onion, Rossa di Milano March 3 Pansy, Swiss Giants March 3, passion flower/fruit, maypop March 16 indoors abutlion, bellvue mixed March 16 indoors Angel Wings Schizanthus March 16 indoors Culantro March 16 indoors Brussels sprouts, roodnerf March 16 indoors Eggplant, Ping Tung Long March 16 indoors cabbage, Bacalan De Rennes March 16 indoors Calamint March 16 indoors moonflower March 16 indoors dondo blue, ageratum March 16 indoors, Night Scented Tobacco March 16 indoors Four O'Clock March 16 indoors hare's tail grass March 16 indoors Klip Dagga March 16 indoors Kohlrabi, Gigante March 16 indoors Lupine, Good and Plenty March 16 indoors or April 20 outdoors mustard, Japanese, osaka purple March 16 indoors, Pepper, hot, fish March 16 indoors, pepper, hot, aji amarillo March 16 indoors, pepper, hot, ancho poblano March 16 indoors, Pepper, hot, black cuban March 16 indoors, Pepper, hot, hinkelhatz March 16 indoors, Pepper, hot, Thai bird's eye March 16 indoors, Pepper, sweet, mini red bell March 16 indoors, pepper, sweet, quadrato d'Asli Rosso March 16 indoors, pepper, sweet, Jimmy Nardello's March 16 indoors, Pepper, Sweet, Ozark Giant March 16 indoors, Roselle March 16 indoors, Royale Mix Painted Tongue March 16 indoors, Snapdragon, Rider Building Mix March 16 indoors, speckled fritz chickendive March 16 indoors, stevia March 16 indoors, stock, vintage mix March 16 indoors, Sweet Pea, America March 16 indoors, sweet pea, Blanche Ferry March 16 indoors, Sweet Pea, Eckford's mix March 16 indoors, Sweet Pea, Lord Nelson March 16 indoors, Sweet pea, mammoth mix March 16 indoors, Sweet pea, Sweet Dreams March 16 indoors, Tanagra Lavatera March 16 indoors, Tomato, Cherokee purple March 16 indoors, Tomato, Cour di Bue March 16 indoors, Tomato, cream sausage March 16 indoors, Tomato, Gezahnte March 16 indoors, Tomato, Great White March 16 indoors, Tomato, Limbaugh Legacy Potato Top March 16 indoors, Tomato, Mama Leone March 16 indoors, tomato, pineapple March 16 indoors, Tomato, riesentraube March 16 indoors, Tomato, Rutgers March 16 indoors, , San Marzano March 16 indoors, Tomato, Santa Cruz Kada March 16 indoors, April 20 outdoors, Très Fine Maraîchère Olesh March 16 indoors, Zaatar March 23 indoors Browallia, Blue Lady March 23 indoors lemon beebalm March 23 indoors kiwi, baby or arctic March 23 indoors Night Phlox, midnight candy March 30 indoors Balsam, camelia flowered mix March 30 indoors, Basil, genovese March 30 indoors, Basil, Lemon March 30 indoors, Basil, mammoth March 30 indoors, Basil, Siam Queen Thai March 30 indoors, basil, Corsican March 30 indoors Epazote March 30 indoors cumin March 30 indoors Kale, rainbow lacinato March 30 indoors, Savory, Winter March 30 indoors, Parsley, dark green Italian flat leaf March 30 indoors, Parsley, Krausa March 30 indoors strawflower March 30 outdoors cardinal flower March 30 outdoors Cress, garden March 30 outdoors, Snap Pea, Sugar Snap March 30 outdoors, spinach, giant winter April 6 outside Chinese mustard, tatsoi April 6, outdoors greens, Perpetual Spinach April 6 outdoors Minutina April 13 indoors Aegean Wallflower April 13 indoors, dianthus, baby doll April 13 indoors, Night Scented Stock, Starlight Scentsation April 13 indoors mountain garland April 13 indoors, QIS Formula Mix Pincushion Flower April 13 indoors, Vietnamese balm April 13 outdoors Mizuna, early April 13 outdoors Mizuna, ruby streaksApril 13 outdoors Chard, Five Color Silverbeet April 13 outdoors perpetual spinach April 13 outdoors Lettuce Mix, Rocky Top April 13 outdoors Lettuce, Deluxe mix April 13 outdoors mache, large round-leafed April 13 outdoors, Radish, Easter Egg Mix April 13 outdoors, Radish, Rat Tail April 13 outdoors, Rutabaga, purple top April 13 outdoors, Salsify, Gammel Gotlandsk April 20 indoors blue thimble flower April 20 indoors Calendula April 20 indoors melon, Minnesota midget April 20 indoors, Watermelon, Cream of Saskatchewan April 20 indoors, watermelon, moon and stars April 20 indoors, Watermelon, Orangeglo April 20 outdoors Calendula, solar flashback April 20 outdoors beet, golden Detroit April 20 outdoors Carrot, imperator April 20 outdoors carrot, jaune Obtuse du Doubs April 20 outdoors carrot, nantes April 20 outdoors chervil April 20 outdoors, greens, Toraziroh April 20 outdoors Mustard, sheali hong April 27 indoors, pumpkin, Galeux D' Eysines April 27 indoors, Pumpkin, Howden April 27 indoors, Pumpkin, PA Dutch Crookneck April 27 indoors, Pumpkin, Rouge Vif D'Etampes April 27 indoors, Pumpkin, Wee-be-little April 27 indoors cucumber, Delikatesse April 27 indoors cucumber, dragon egg April 27 indoors Cucumber, Mexican Sour Gherkin April 27 indoors cucumber, poona kheera April 27 indoors, sunflower, decorative mix April 27 indoors, Sunflower, Red Sun April 27 indoors, Sunflower, Skyscraper April 27 indoors, Sunflower, Tall orange sun April 27 outdoors bachelor button mix April 27 outdoors, Parsnip, Harris Model May 4 outdoors dill, bouquet May 11 outdoors aster, crego mix May 11 outdoors, summer squash, cocozella di napoli May 11 outdoors nasturum, dwarf jewel mix May 11 outdoors aster, princess mix May 11 outdoors, Bee's Friends May 11 outdoors flax, scarlet May 11 outdoors Bird's Eye Flower May 11 outdoors, Edible Gourd, Serpente Di Sicilia May 11 outdoors candytuft, tall May 11 outdoors Cleome, purple May 11 outdoors cosmos, double click May 11 outdoors Cosmos, sensation mix May 11 outdoors, poppy, Flemish antique May 11 outdoors, Yomogi May 11 outdoors, tassel flower, Irish poet May 11 outdoors, The Pearl Achillea May 11 outdoors, Zinnia, Benarys Giant Mix May 11 outdoors, Zinnia, Cactus Bright Jewel Mix May 11 outdoors, Zinnia, California Giant Cherry Queen May 18 outdoors amaranth, love-lies-bleeding May 18 outdoors Corn, Country Gentleman May 18 outdoors Cowpea, Old Timer or Purple Hull Speckled May 25 outdoors bean, bush, dragon tongue May 25 outdoors, bean, red seeded asparagus May 25 outdoors Bean, Scarlet Runner May 25 outdoors Beans, Pole Lima, Christmas May 25 outdoors Long Bean, Chinese Red Noodle May 25 outdoors long bean, Thai #3 Extra Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Raking rocks out of the yard...steady diet of that. We have a house with apartments on one side of us, the snow plow guys for their driveway have pushed a bunch of stones into the edge of our yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 It's getting to be that time of year. Anyone have any big plans for the summer? My wife and I are going to try our hand at vegetable gardening (Really, I'll be gardening, she'll be cooking). While we don't have much room for a traditional garden, we're going to use 3-4 earthtainers placed on our patio. I started a bunch of seeds indoors two weekends ago, including a few pepper varieties, some peas, tomatoes and some herbs. The peas have already sprouted and will need to be transplanted to a larger container before too long. Additionally, the lawn needs some work. It was a mess when we bought the house 5 years ago and it's been pretty low on the project priority list, so I'll start tackling that as well. There are a few tricks that you can use to get the most out of your limited space. One is growing varieties that take up limited space like bush variety of squash instead of vining, or if you want to grow something with shorter vines like cucumbers make a trellis out of two thin poles and twine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 There are a few tricks that you can use to get the most out of your limited space. One is growing varieties that take up limited space like bush variety of squash instead of vining, or if you want to grow something with shorter vines like cucumbers make a trellis out of two thin poles and twine. I've been doing a fair amount of research, that's why I've settled on the earthtainer. If you're not familiar: Those are 96" tall indeterminate tomatoes grown by the creator of the earthtainer. He also grows a plethora of other vegetables (corn, squash, cukes, peppers, etc) in them and has better results in the earthtainer than he does in the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Haven't heard of Earthtainers. That's a pretty innovative system. I grow too much to use them exclusively but I think I might try growing eggplants in them as I have fits with flea beetles on them and this could be a solution. Doing a bit of quick research I found a few people who obviously didn't read into them like you did, they were perplexed that their plants got disease...a system like this doesn't protect plants from wind born fungal diseases like blight and powder mildew. But, of course, it would help avoid soil-based ones unless you get contaminated compost. I really like this. Thanks for sharing. Off to Lowe's this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Haven't heard of Earthtainers. That's a pretty innovative system. I grow too much to use them exclusively but I think I might try growing eggplants in them as I have fits with flea beetles on them and this could be a solution. Doing a bit of quick research I found a few people who obviously didn't read into them like you did, they were perplexed that their plants got disease...a system like this doesn't protect plants from wind born fungal diseases like blight and powder mildew. But, of course, it would help avoid soil-based ones unless you get contaminated compost. I really like this. Thanks for sharing. Off to Lowe's this weekend. If you haven't found it yet, here's the construction guide: http://earthtainer.tomatofest.com/pdfs/EarthTainer-Construction-Guide.pdf You're not supposed to use compost, it hurts the wicking process. The creator recommends 3:2:1 potting mix : groundcover bark : perlite. An engineer by trade, the creator has been tweaking his design for a number of years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Raking of the yard will commence tomorrow, first with raking the driveway back into the driveway and we'll go from there. Best of luck to the vegetable growers, I'm not sure what if anything I'm going to try this year. It seems like every year there's something that screws up my garden, heat, blight, last year it was the freaking chipmunks and squirrels eating my toms as a source of liquid during the dry spell. I have a great fence to keep the deer and groundhogs out but not so much for the smaller game. I don't know how farmers survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Great day today, wish tomorrow would be similar. Damn rain. Made 2 earthtainers today, planted 40 peas in the one. 20 little marvel's and 20 alaska's. I LOVE peas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNYWeather Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Once the yard dries out a bit, it'll be time to get the roller out and mush down all the mole hills. Then, the mowing marathon begins. Some new flower gardens and maybe a bigger koi pond are in this years plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Once the yard dries out a bit, it'll be time to get the roller out and mush down all the mole hills. Then, the mowing marathon begins. Some new flower gardens and maybe a bigger koi pond are in this years plans. I have molehills at the very end of the yard. Just rake them. Great day today, wish tomorrow would be similar. Damn rain. Made 2 earthtainers today, planted 40 peas in the one. 20 little marvel's and 20 alaska's. I LOVE peas. Fresh-grown peas are really really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I raked out the patches on the lawn that get squished by snow cover and walking on it during the winter, planted a tree and put down the first application of fertilizer. I noticed my day lilies are coming up so it’s time to spray the deer repellent. Maybe I’ll see a bloom this year. I’m thinking about renting a slit seeder. Like Rob, I’m not sure if I’m planting vegetables this year there are too many things and critters out to destroy them. Throwing money at it would fix the problem… I don’t know if I want to go down that road and grown $20 a piece Tomatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I raked out the patches on the lawn that get squished by snow cover and walking on it during the winter, planted a tree and put down the first application of fertilizer. I noticed my day lilies are coming up so it’s time to spray the deer repellent. Maybe I’ll see a bloom this year. I’m thinking about renting a slit seeder. Like Rob, I’m not sure if I’m planting vegetables this year there are too many things and critters out to destroy them. Throwing money at it would fix the problem… I don’t know if I want to go down that road and grown $20 a piece Tomatoes Yeah, my wife pointed that out to me last year, especially when you consider the various farmers markets and stands in our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNYWeather Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have molehills at the very end of the yard. Just rake them. I mow too much yard. Rolling the mole hills is a lot easier because there are a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Yeah, my wife pointed that out to me last year, especially when you consider the various farmers markets and stands in our area. IMO Most everything that comes from the local farmers is very good EXCEPT tomatoes which are bland supermarket hybrid types. I do prefer heirlooms homegrown but....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Most everything that comes from the local farmers is very good EXCEPT tomatoes which are bland supermarket hybrid types. I do prefer heirlooms homegrown but....... Perhaps they grow them too wet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campbellpa Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 My planting schedule... This is the first time I've ever posted on this board, but I have to ask... Where in the world do you put all your indoor seeds -- or the outdoor plants, for that matter? Obviously you don't live in a suburb as I do, but do you have several acres or a greenhouse? That's impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 This is the first time I've ever posted on this board, but I have to ask... Where in the world do you put all your indoor seeds -- or the outdoor plants, for that matter? Obviously you don't live in a suburb as I do, but do you have several acres or a greenhouse? That's impressive! Indoor seeds are in flats like you see at garden centers. You can have a giant garden in two little flats. I have one 100x18 garden, one 6x75 garden, and several smaller ones for flowers and stuff. It does keep me busy. A lot of the stuff I plant really doesn't take up much space, such as the flowers and greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I have obtained a 10' x 15' plot at the Penn State community garden. I bought all my seed from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, which is based in the Missouri Ozarks. Last weekend (a little late, I know), I started a couple of plants' worth of each of two tomato (Green Zebra and Illinois Beauty) and three hot-pepper varieties (Fish, Grandpa's Home, Mustard Habanero) indoors in some flats. On Saturday, I sowed a row of each of two lettuce varieties (Forellenschluss and Red Romaine) and a radish variety (Purple Plum). In a couple of weeks, I will probably sow some green beans. By Mothers' Day, I figure that it will be time to sow cucumber and zucchini. I have not decided when I will put my indoor-started tomato and pepper plants into the ground yet, as, unfortunately, I will be travelling out of state around the time I would like to do this (around Memorial Day); I am thinking that I will transplant just before I leave. Should be interesting. I've been doing vegetable gardening for 15 years, since I was a boy, all in northern Illinois until this year. The climate here is fairly similar -- perhaps a touch cooler during the JJA period -- but there seems to be a lot more pests here, not the least of which is the groundhog. The community garden area does have a strong fence, fortunately, but apparently a groundhog has managed to penetrate, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I have obtained a 10' x 15' plot at the Penn State community garden. I bought all my seed from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, which is based in the Missouri Ozarks. Last weekend (a little late, I know), I started a couple of plants' worth of each of two tomato (Green Zebra and Illinois Beauty) and three hot-pepper varieties (Fish, Grandpa's Home, Mustard Habanero) indoors in some flats. On Saturday, I sowed a row of each of two lettuce varieties (Forellenschluss and Red Romaine) and a radish variety (Purple Plum). In a couple of weeks, I will probably sow some green beans. By Mothers' Day, I figure that it will be time to sow cucumber and zucchini. I have not decided when I will put my indoor-started tomato and pepper plants into the ground yet, as, unfortunately, I will be travelling out of state around the time I would like to do this (around Memorial Day); I am thinking that I will transplant just before I leave. Should be interesting. I've been doing vegetable gardening for 15 years, since I was a boy, all in northern Illinois until this year. The climate here is fairly similar -- perhaps a touch cooler during the JJA period -- but there seems to be a lot more pests here, not the least of which is the groundhog. The community garden area does have a strong fence, fortunately, but apparently a groundhog has managed to penetrate, anyway. That's great - the community garden over near the golf course/graduate student housing? I walk past there all the time. Baker Creek is a great source for seeds. Might want to hold off a little on the green beans and plant them around the tomato/pepper plantings. BTW fish peppers are great hot peppers, I grow them. Neat foilage too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 That's great - the community garden over near the golf course/graduate student housing? I walk past there all the time. Baker Creek is a great source for seeds. Might want to hold off a little on the green beans and plant them around the tomato/pepper plantings. BTW fish peppers are great hot peppers, I grow them. Neat foilage too. Although I have heard of the garden by the graduate-student housing, my plot is in a community garden (associated with the Penn State Center for Sustainable Living) just south of the football stadium, off Porter Road. Actually, Jeff (PennMan) has a plot there, too. Thanks for the advice regarding the planting time of the green beans. Definitely seems like prudent advice given the cooler weather expected to set in again next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennMan Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Although I have heard of the garden by the graduate-student housing, my plot is in a community garden (associated with the Penn State Center for Sustainable Living) just south of the football stadium, off Porter Road. Actually, Jeff (PennMan) has a plot there, too. Thanks for the advice regarding the planting time of the green beans. Definitely seems like prudent advice given the cooler weather expected to set in again next week. I was out at the garden this afternoon. Perfect weather. Now have several types of lettuce, radishes, spinach, beets, dill, cilantro, parsley, nasturtiums, and sunflowers planted. My radishes and lettuce have just begun to sprout. In about three weeks I'll plant tomatoes and a few varities of peppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I was out at the garden this afternoon. Perfect weather. Now have several types of lettuce, radishes, spinach, beets, dill, cilantro, parsley, nasturtiums, and sunflowers planted. My radishes and lettuce have just begun to sprout. In about three weeks I'll plant tomatoes and a few varities of peppers. After another week -- so busy lately with meteorology graduate course work, but that will be ending for a while soon, thankfully -- I got out to the garden mid- to late yesterday afternoon. The radishes and lettuce that I had planted two weeks ago today have germinated nicely; the radishes will need thinned a bit pretty soon, probably by the middle of next week. I decided to water a bit, but that may not have been needed, as the conditions are increasingly looking unsettled and rainy (and certainly not too sunny) for tomorrow and the beginning of the week. Depending on how this week goes weather-wise and how the following week is forecast to be, I may look to plant some green beans around next weekend. Carrots could be put in anytime, I reckon, but I think that I may want to time my planting so that they are maturing more during the late summer and fall rather than in the heat of the mid-summer; they usually have a better flavour if they can be left in the ground through some of the cool weather in the fall. Like you, Jeff, I will probably look to plant tomatoes and peppers, plus cucumbers and zucchini, by mid-month and certainly before I leave on my trip to my parents' house in Illinois in the several days surrounding Memorial Day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I was out at the garden this afternoon. Perfect weather. Now have several types of lettuce, radishes, spinach, beets, dill, cilantro, parsley, nasturtiums, and sunflowers planted. My radishes and lettuce have just begun to sprout. In about three weeks I'll plant tomatoes and a few varities of peppers. After another week -- so busy lately with meteorology graduate course work, but that will be ending for a while soon, thankfully -- I got out to the garden mid- to late yesterday afternoon. The radishes and lettuce that I had planted two weeks ago today have germinated nicely; the radishes will need thinned a bit pretty soon, probably by the middle of next week. I decided to water a bit, but that may not have been needed, as the conditions are increasingly looking unsettled and rainy (and certainly not too sunny) for tomorrow and the beginning of the week. Depending on how this week goes weather-wise and how the following week is forecast to be, I may look to plant some green beans around next weekend. Carrots could be put in anytime, I reckon, but I think that I may want to time my planting so that they are maturing more during the late summer and fall rather than in the heat of the mid-summer; they usually have a better flavour if they can be left in the ground through some of the cool weather in the fall. Like you, Jeff, I will probably look to plant tomatoes and peppers, plus cucumbers and zucchini, by mid-month and certainly before I leave on my trip to my parents' house in Illinois in the several days surrounding Memorial Day weekend. When I plant all the cold sensitive stuff will hinge on how warm we get. I'm not convinced as yet that mid-month will have warm enough soil for stuff like tomatoes, peppers, any of the curcubits, beans, etc. You need a good warm soil for beans to germinate, for example, or else they will rot in the ground. A good guide: http://www.gardeners.com/When-to-Plant/warmenuflp,default,pg.html Even if you are putting in plants, if you plant say tomatoes too early, all they will do is sit in the ground and not do much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I'd hold off on planting anything frost-sensitive looking at the long range pattern. Not enough warmth to get the soil up to temp in true central PA and frost threat is still there. Ave last frost here is around May 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying MXZ Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Heading home at noon (kids have a half day) and plan on planting my peas, onions, etc. Cool weather stuff. I'll try to plant the potatoes I have from last year, if I can find them. It's early for them but they will just go to waste otherwise. Ave last frost date here is May 20 or 28th or something like that. About 1 in 3 years we have a frost in early June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I'd hold off on planting anything frost-sensitive looking at the long range pattern. Not enough warmth to get the soil up to temp in true central PA and frost threat is still there. Ave last frost here is around May 10. I think that I am going to hold off another week. Air temperatures look great this week, but the soils probably should warm up a bit more and will be to do so with the warmer nights (50's versus low 40's) expected this coming week. That is in step with what I have done out in Illinois, where the average date of last freeze is around 10 May, as well. I visited my plot today -- I am hoping to do this several times a week now that the semester is over -- and the lettuce and radishes that I planted three weeks ago continue to progress fairly nicely. The fallow (for now) area in the plot really needed weeded, so I did that. Also, I watered the radishes and lettuce since it's getting a bit dry out there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Another beautiful day, perfect for lawn and garden work. Started off the morning by core aerating the lawn. I'm in the process of constructing another earthtainer for tomatos (which I've started hardening off today). I'll build another next weeked for peppers, and possibly 1 more for sweet corn. Later, I'm going to mow, and we might pick up another 2 flats of liriope. We're lining a walkway with it, it's the only thing that holds up to the dogs. Last weekend involved constructing the arbor below, which will be covered in wildfire clematis (excuse the dilapidated garage, we plan on replacing the windows and touching up the exterior down the road). Wildfire clematis (gets 8" blooms): This area was nothing but brush and weeds when we bought the house. I think we improved it quite a bit. I kick myself for not taking before and after pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I think that I am going to hold off another week. Air temperatures look great this week, but the soils probably should warm up a bit more and will be to do so with the warmer nights (50's versus low 40's) expected this coming week. That is in step with what I have done out in Illinois, where the average date of last freeze is around 10 May, as well. I visited my plot today -- I am hoping to do this several times a week now that the semester is over -- and the lettuce and radishes that I planted three weeks ago continue to progress fairly nicely. The fallow (for now) area in the plot really needed weeded, so I did that. Also, I watered the radishes and lettuce since it's getting a bit dry out there again. The 12Z GFS from today needs to STFU about 5/13-5/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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