NFR 2025 Gardening Growing Thread

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Yeah overdue starting a new thread. Not much news other than i have dug up all our begonia bulb and put in the greenhouse . Raked swept the balance of leaves . Digging another yard of my compost tomorrow and planning greenhouse starting dates . Still have a lot of parsley and oregano growing and shallots , winter stuff all growing swiftly. Favas and biennial broccoli from Sept planting about 30” tall. Temps very very mild . Lowest temp here so far since winter began is about 38-40 degrees. Garlic is taller than usual for January. Narcissus , and other bulbs on there way. Have made a soil amendment list. Will get it in the ground/ raised beds in the next month- 50 lbs cottonseed meal, 25lbs kelp meal, 12 lbs bonemeal , some worm castings(12. Lg bags) maybe ght grab 30 lbs of alfafa pellets. Happy gardening!

 

[BriGuy]

A couple of days ago, I walked by the remains of my tomato and lettuce garden and saw that the red mesclun lettuce had really taken off and began forming heads (which it hadn't done in the summer). I figured I'd better harvest before the upcoming freezes. I had some on my dinner salad tonight.

A pleasant surprise since I had given it up for dead.

 

[RCF]

My pear-apple tree is showing new growth already... YIKES! Way too early!

 

[Chinook Angler]

Maybe a silly question, but is it okay to fertilize blueberry bushes with a neutral pH mix that has a small amount of lime (~3%) and then add a bit of sulfur on top to lower the pH?

 

[kmudgn]

Nothing special, just a winter day here in NH. Red Bellied Woodpecker at the feeder. He normally is at the suet block, but for some reason (wanting roughage in his diet?) he spent time picking seeds

 

[fkajwg]

I would welcome an explainer about setting up 5 gallon bucket gardening, with the automatic watering under them, using a gutter or half pipe, and a bulb valve. I think there was good info at the old place .

Jay

 

[Shawn Seeger]

Well... this picture was from the other day, garden sleeping (garlic is in!)



Adding some strips that will be zinnias, for the bees and neighbors



Today i well just look from the deck...

 

[Mike Cline]

A bit early here. By mid-April things will loosen up. Onion sets ordered and will arrive in April. 2025 seed selection arrived and ready for the spring/summer season. Got to be patient.

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

 

[Shawn Seeger]

A bit early here. By mid-April things will loosen up. Onion sets ordered and will arrive in April. 2025 seed selection arrived and ready for the spring/summer season. Got to be patient.View attachment 140442
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Yours is kinda looking like mine...



I am left with thinking about how to raise chickens with automated watering and feeding for when we're gone for a month, just tell the neighbors to go get eggs every couple of days. Maybe even a motorized "tractor coop"...

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Going to start seeds in a month3rd week of March. Tomatoes, and some early spring crops, kuroda carrots, arugula etc, not really planning just guestimating, not all psycho like I used to be for 40 years or so about gardening. Simplifying

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Maybe a silly question, but is it okay to fertilize blueberry bushes with a neutral pH mix that has a small amount of lime (~3%) and then add a bit of sulfur on top to lower the pH?

spent Coffee grounds saved in a bucket to be applied - neutral ph and the above over the course of the season. Slow adjustments

 

[Salmo_g]

Talked with my sister this morning. She's going to start onions this week. She has tray warmers in her greenhouse though.

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Talked with my sister this morning. She's going to start onions this week. She has tray warmers in her greenhouse though.

I have had leeks growing in my greenhouse for a month. Will be planted out in late March

 

[Mike Cline]

The way things are going here in Bozeman, am considering planting some frozen pea for Spring.

 

[Roper]

Our yard is not conducive to growing much of anything too much shade. So instead, I am busy building freestanding cedar planter boxes. I’ll be focusing on herbs and beets and carrots. Glenda had fun with growing some tomatoes last year so she will probably do that again. My grandsons show up tonight for a weeklong visit and they will be helping me building planter boxes. Now, if I could just figure out how to grow eggs.

 

[Shawn Seeger]

No gardening for a while yet.... (not a black & white)

 

[kmudgn]

Pretty much the same here

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

 

[Evan B]

And here we go....