I thought growing corn in small lots like that didn't work... something about not enough plants for pollination or something? I'll be interested in hearing how they turn out.
I don't have a veggie garden now, but growing up on horse farms, we kept a 80'x30' garden near the barn. When Spring came around and I was sent to shovel out the horse stalls I'd dump it all in the garden area and then use the rototiller to grind it in real good. Manure, wood chips, Ohio river valley soil... you get the idea. Talk about some awesome production.
I would like to grow fresh herbs, and a few tomato plants would be awesome. I love grape tomatoes in salads and pasta.
FantasyFutballGuru13 wrote:...we don't have it raised though and it's about time I broke out the pellet gun on a few rabbits, they're tearing up my canteloupe plants and even went as far as to eat one of my corn plants...what's up with that?
Be strong my brother. The enemy is merciless - we must be equally merciless. When you aim, aim to kill. No hesitation. No second thoughts. It is you or the bunny.
He would do the same to you. He's already doing it to your plants.
scottaa1 wrote:I thought growing corn in small lots like that didn't work... something about not enough plants for pollination or something? I'll be interested in hearing how they turn out.
In a really small plot of corn, you can aid the pollination by either shaking the stalks together so they rub against each other or some even go the extent of taking a paint brush and using it to brush each ear to pollinate them.
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dream_017 wrote:Does anyone else have one? We decided to do one this year, it is my first time, so I did a little research, but don't have a lot of experence with it. Any tips, advice.
We planted it about a month ago. It is an 8' X 10' garden. We actually overbought for it, but I think it will still turn out OK. We have tomatoes, lettuce, dill, red onions, yellow sweet onions, chives, carrots, corn, green/yellow/red peppers and a pumpkin.
So far things seem to be going good, the only thing available right now are the dill and lettuce. Both have been used so far and taste great. Looking forward to the rest of it coming around.
Something I used to do at the start of each growing season before planting was till in lots of dried sheep manure and peat moss to improve the soil quality
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scottaa1 wrote:I bet fresh rabbit would be good in a stew with some of those vegetables and herbs.
it would be very good indeed, problem is this time of year they have worms.
Knapplc wrote:
FantasyFutballGuru13 wrote:pellet gun on a few rabbits, they're tearing up my canteloupe plants and even went as far as to eat one of my corn plants...what's up with that?
Be strong my brother. The enemy is merciless - we must be equally merciless. When you aim, aim to kill. No hesitation. No second thoughts. It is you or the bunny.
He would do the same to you. He's already doing it to your plants.
No mercy.
I love that story, where's Dream, we need some linkage?
I have really horrible soil (it's clay, actually, so both of my gardens are raised up off the ground by a foot or more. I built them up with landscaping stones and filled them with compost from our local transfer station. It has GREAT production.
My wife's got the green thumb, but we've had a garden for quite a few years now. She's experimenting a bit more this year and I moved it to a separate corner of the yard and raised it up to keep the waskowy wabbits away. It's pretty cool to eat the stuff you grew yourself. I love the zucchini.
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I'll be interested in hearing how they turn out.
