tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post1584716739782055842..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Garden Think: Things I Have to ChangeLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-50231615807857242792012-09-14T05:48:10.052-04:002012-09-14T05:48:10.052-04:00Nancy thanks!Nancy thanks!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-5683669679765617012012-09-13T22:58:27.538-04:002012-09-13T22:58:27.538-04:00We used cattle panels too for our berry area. Work...We used cattle panels too for our berry area. Worked great! Everything looks so green!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-45254759520254246812012-09-13T21:35:46.542-04:002012-09-13T21:35:46.542-04:00Norma, seems a great use for leftover fencing, doe...Norma, seems a great use for leftover fencing, doesn't it. I'd say this isn't so much learning as desperation to succeed. :)<br /><br />SmithGang, I bought the amaranth seed from Baker Creek Heirloom seeds. They have quite a few varieties I'd like to try, including a drooping red one, can't think of it's name!<br /><br />Glad your roo is doing well. He will likely come into his own yet!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-20765774749515785682012-09-13T13:05:41.212-04:002012-09-13T13:05:41.212-04:00Awww being from Georgia ima jealous of those Pumki...Awww being from Georgia ima jealous of those Pumkin seeds!! Update on how they turn out and their name is totally cute;) <br />I learned to grow Black Oil Sunflower seeds for the chickens from your blog then found out quickly just how valuable they were to my rabbits then goats. So I'm very interested in those Giant Amaranths . Do u grow these in full summer ?? I have learned the more I grow on the farm for the animals keeps money in my pocket. Heck the more I grow to feed these teenagers let's me keep my money too. I love the fact I can put a pot of peas or collards on my table and get raves from my kids just as quick as their once a week drive thru treat. Funny how their friends always say things always taste so good here.mmm:) so I gotta learn more bout those Giants. <br />O yeah Mr.Roo is doing alittle better. I would just love for him to find a voice lol I can't wait to hear the kids early, early on Saturday mornings waking up hollering moma tell him to hush lol.what Joy I am waiting on.I'm an early riser hehe.<br />The cow panel idea is awesome my tomatoes didn't do well this year this maybe the trick.<br />Ty for sharing this post.SmithGanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506929601839784969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-18789807775807659962012-09-13T07:36:19.253-04:002012-09-13T07:36:19.253-04:00I always get great tips and reminders from your bl...I always get great tips and reminders from your blog gardening entries. The cattle panels idea is great. I have leftover fencing I can cut for that and likely some of those small T posts somewhere amongst the shed mess. I'm writing a post on my blog about my year's garden experiences...I'm way behind you in learning...but you've reminded me of things I mean to note for next years attempt.<br />Norma from Misty Haven Alpacashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528304751819069504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-26204844284251169522012-09-13T06:13:43.921-04:002012-09-13T06:13:43.921-04:00Stephanie, thanks. Hopefully you'll be settled...Stephanie, thanks. Hopefully you'll be settled soon and gardening too.<br /><br />Renee, if anybody has had gardening challenges, it's been you. Sounds like moving the location to the south side of the house would be a good idea. Are your pumpkins making female flowers? One year I only got male flowers from my pumpkins. The females are bulb like at the base of the flower. I have to hand it to you for sticking with it. Only someone who loved gardening would do that!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-53044856809493519492012-09-12T10:15:29.577-04:002012-09-12T10:15:29.577-04:00my garden this year has been very blah. I think I...my garden this year has been very blah. I think I might have gotten about 15 green beans...not plants...actual beans. And these were planted after our hail storm...so I don't know what they're problem is. my slicing tomato appears to have blight now. my cherry tomatoes are doing well, but the romas I've gotten 3 and they refuse to ripen. I got a few peppers and I might be getting one egg plant. The pumpkin and squash will flower, but no fruit. Maybe the bees can't get at the flowers with the netting to keep the birds out? <br /><br />I think what I need to do are to move the garden to the area on the south side of our house. I'm pretty sure that area is full of sprinkler lines though...so I would have to build raised beds. Then I need to come up with some sort of hail protection.<br /><br />Sigh, perhaps I should just give up and buy at the farmer's market.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-3946615501773866812012-09-12T08:21:22.432-04:002012-09-12T08:21:22.432-04:00I love seeing how you think these things out....th...I love seeing how you think these things out....thanks for sharing your thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-39723538870183917792012-09-11T21:43:57.276-04:002012-09-11T21:43:57.276-04:00DFW, thanks!
Mary Ann, welcome. Cattle panels are...DFW, thanks!<br /><br />Mary Ann, welcome. Cattle panels are available at most feed stores. I get mine from Tractor Supply because I can get 3 for the prince of 2 elsewhere. <br /><br />The pumpkin seeds were sent to me by an internet acquaintance who teaches at UGA. I have no clue if they are available from the University. I got the original marigold seeds in a trade with another reader. If you're interested, please contact me at leighsfiberjournal at gmail dot com. :)<br /><br />Tanya, I feel like I have to do it this way because I have so much trouble with cross pollination! <br /><br />Kathy, thanks! For both your kind words and the blog visit. <br /><br />Bettina, I can see how something like that might work. I've read about folks burying boards to keep it from spreading. At first I thought maybe the goats would enjoy it too, but apparently goats don't care for bamboo. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-31971735429147334162012-09-11T20:20:42.294-04:002012-09-11T20:20:42.294-04:00about the bamboo - you can plant it inside a "...about the bamboo - you can plant it inside a "spread-save", such as the the outside of a large oildrum etc.. alternatively you could use that old pit you still want to remove to grow it in:) bamboo is one of the plants that doesn't go rampant here - unfortunately. we have had to buy the poles in, but they last quite a long time (unless DS cuts them into pieces to make a roof base or somesuch....) Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-32626052610987782272012-09-11T17:17:09.460-04:002012-09-11T17:17:09.460-04:00Such great wisdom and learning in this post!Such great wisdom and learning in this post!Quilter Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870660916547202929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-33359002499490234302012-09-11T15:46:08.507-04:002012-09-11T15:46:08.507-04:00All very sound goals.. I'm with you particular...All very sound goals.. I'm with you particularly on mulching, never leaving soil bare and saving seed. Biennial rotation of varieties is a brilliant idea btw!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861108457109878599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-33834587981255072512012-09-11T12:49:03.786-04:002012-09-11T12:49:03.786-04:00I have read your blog for a while & always enj...I have read your blog for a while & always enjoyed it, but today's gardening one just really hit the spot with me. Where do you get the cattle panels? & what area do you live in? I am in west central GA, & you mentioned Univ. of GA in one of your writings. Your garden looks wonderful. Also where did you get the old fashioned marigold seeds? Thanks for sharing. Mary Ann CauthenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-53602241594929897082012-09-11T12:31:10.270-04:002012-09-11T12:31:10.270-04:00What a wonderful garden. Love those marigolds in t...What a wonderful garden. Love those marigolds in the last picture.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-5265852208476959422012-09-11T11:58:34.008-04:002012-09-11T11:58:34.008-04:00Sandy thanks! I delayed fall planting for the same...Sandy thanks! I delayed fall planting for the same reason, the heat. I can't complain about August though, it was very pleasant. Good for you for getting your garden ready for next spring!<br /><br />Nina, I think if I could perfect seed saving, especially those that cross pollinate easily. Still, it's great fun to try new things. <br /><br />Debbie, thanks!<br /><br />Mama Pea, spot on observations as usual. I have to admit I feel fortunate to live where the growing season is so long. It really helps. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68566356418634458032012-09-11T09:40:27.607-04:002012-09-11T09:40:27.607-04:00Very good ideas for all of us to take to heart and...Very good ideas for all of us to take to heart and/or at least give some thought to. We here in the US of A are so used to abundance and variety, learning to simplify our lives (and that includes the food we eat) just makes sense. (Well, it does to us who are trying to live the type of lives we are.) (Huh?)<br /><br />I love cattle panels. SO many uses for them in the garden and if you have enough of a supply on hand, good temporary animal pens.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-66710125606840119782012-09-11T09:31:31.527-04:002012-09-11T09:31:31.527-04:00Tweaking what works, discarding what doesn't -...Tweaking what works, discarding what doesn't - it's a recipe for success, for sure. DebbieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508692845369401119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-19694728252039844922012-09-11T09:21:47.737-04:002012-09-11T09:21:47.737-04:00I agree with the mulching. It really does save a ...I agree with the mulching. It really does save a lot of work and hold in the water. This year I thought that I wouldn't need the cardboard and didn't get as much straw down as in the past. You can surely tell the difference. I like the idea of alternating melon crops. I always plant a new variety or a new plant/veggie than before, just to spice things up and add some variety and interest to the garden. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Always though, I don't begrudge the small space to the possibilities which could surprise me.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-14838983867549749272012-09-11T08:27:39.116-04:002012-09-11T08:27:39.116-04:00Your garden looks amazing. We've already pick...Your garden looks amazing. We've already picked all of our harvests and composted the remains of the garden. This year we decided not to plant a fall garden because it was to hot for things to grow.<br />I've prepared the dirt in my garden beds for the next spring planting. Your amaranth are beautiful. I tried growing some this year, and a neighbors cat from down the road decided he was going to dig up my front flower bed, so no red amaranth for me this year.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-11338414765904684982012-09-11T07:50:46.625-04:002012-09-11T07:50:46.625-04:00Bernadine, and I thought I was the only one with t...Bernadine, and I thought I was the only one with toppling cages, LOL. Makes no sense to struggle with things like that does it?<br /><br />Woody, arches! Love it. I've read about shade gardens for greens, but like your idea better. <br /><br />Remesh! Barb, brilliant. I've seen it for sale at Lowes, in the masonry aisle. <br /><br />About the amaranth, I used to deseed the heads but sheesh, that was a lot of work. I decided it wasn't worth the trouble, especially since the seeds are so small that I didn't think I'd ever use them for us. As chicken feed though, this is so much easier. :)<br /><br />Bettina, I think I've finally figured out that brilliant looking gardens are only for magazine and book photos. Who else can manage! I would definitely utilize bamboo stalks if I had a source. There are several patches around, but I've gotten around to asking the owners if I could help myself. Too leery of rampant spread to grow any myself!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-64678250152849510502012-09-11T07:40:15.024-04:002012-09-11T07:40:15.024-04:00I have similar problems with things that need supp...I have similar problems with things that need support! tomatoes have to go in the tunnel/dome though, they have no chance whatsoever outside in our miserable summers! but it's the same for beans, mangetouts etc. I don't have enough space to fix areas permanently, because I wouldn't be able to rotate crops enough, so I have to rely on bamboo stalks in various combinations! I have given up on having a brilliant looking garden, I am just glad if stuff grows, isn't eaten by that darn rabbit and doesn't topple over to the ground:) and I still fall for the occasional folly - or sow seeds that I received from somewhere. the latest failure is eggplants - they grew nicely, caught some mildew or other, flowered for a bit - and died.... why did I spend time sowing and repotting again?:) same procedure every year - there's always one that I try again, even though my head knows it won't work:)Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-39730261951799087882012-09-11T06:50:49.384-04:002012-09-11T06:50:49.384-04:00We were having the same thought at the same moment...We were having the same thought at the same moment. I over-crowded my beds this year, making it impossible to walk through the tippy supports. I like the cattle panels, though I don't have a means of acquiring them. The nearest Tractor Supply is 48 miles away. What we do have is masonry stores. They have similar welded wire that is meant to go into poured concrete for strength. I saw someone in California do it. Their tomatoes grew up 12 feet! I never thought about the amaranth in head form for the ladies. That is great! I am going to make and adhere to a plan in 2013. REALLY!Farmer Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596672416236302171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-26256565196390171742012-09-11T05:27:10.099-04:002012-09-11T05:27:10.099-04:00I've used cattle panels for some time now. Lo...I've used cattle panels for some time now. Love them! My favorite use is the arch for green beans. Easy picking and I plant lettuce and other greens that can use the shade during the heat of the summer under the arches.Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877959836671583682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-28262474197056233032012-09-11T00:55:36.814-04:002012-09-11T00:55:36.814-04:00I love the cattle fencing in your garden. I neede...I love the cattle fencing in your garden. I needed sturdier support too for my tomatoes and cucumbers. The cages toppled right over and really were not a big help. I'll definitely try this. Great ideas. Looks like you've got solid plans.Bernadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587313532492965871noreply@blogger.com