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!

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Should never bag your grass.... mulch it straight into the lawn to pay it back.

Yes that is the simplest way to keep your lawn turf healthier. Generations of product advertising have corrupted the simple know how approaches. Gardening is work , it does help if you enjoy doing it.

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Bought myself a greenhouse present 4 of them. It is going to be a nice upgrade for starting seeds I just sorted from this past season

 

[Smalma]

Today's sandwich included the last "fresh" tomato of from the 2025 crop ymmm,!

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Got them today. BTW I forgot how to update this thread even though I have done so in past years… Sheesh!

 

[kmudgn]

Things you can't believe. The squirrels broke though the seed level view window in the bird feeder. I closed up the plastic and used pop rivets with hardware cloth secure the opening