Garden and Landscaping 2012
 

It's going to be time to start that garden pretty soon. We've got potato planting coming up pretty soon for us in NC.

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Lets see what you've got for getting ready for 2012 season!

I got a "New" cultivator today!! No sleeve or 3 point hitch necessary!!


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If my QL1000 will not pull it, I might have to trade it off to one you smoker owners!!:bigthink:

:Wave::Woo: That sounds like a great idea :biggrin2:

Here's some pics of Evan helping me get our garden plowed for the up coming season.

He acts like he knows what he's doing, hehehehe. Looks like you all had some fun. :beerchug:

The first couple of passes he needs some reminders but after that I can go do something else has he'll finish it up for me without any more help.:biggrin2: We always have fun with our cubs!

That's what it's all about!

Some video's I've posted before of my buddy Andy and myself plowing his garden. We got carried away and expanded it as well.:beer2:

We used the 1650 with a brinly 12" plow. Now that I've got my tiller belt I'l have to make some video's of some tilling action.:beerchug:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBLox-nivdg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2na6rvlypN8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yum0QEBpTrs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJJzhFAna2k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P_E8W6y5JI

CADplans. your 1000 will pull it. i have to just like that i pull with my 1250.

I've pulled 2-3-4 & 5 bottoms before. This year will be my 1st with a single 10 inch plow and I am looking forward to it.
Those spring tooth harrows only need to scratch the surfave the 1st time over, then set in a bit more 2nd time over. too deep and they just pull the trash to the surface, doesnt take much horsepower. I wish I hadnt scrapped my bigf set.Coulda broke em down for the small tractors..

I had several requests for larger photos of my method of supporting tomatoes, so I put the photos and a description here;

http://www.sweetmk.com/2012/02/the-s...without-cages/

I planted 10 feet of onions today. I hope to have my cabbage and broccoli plants the first of march! Then on the 7th its on to potato and sweet potato planting. :biggrin2:

I'm wanting to try potato's this year which do you plant and any advice for a tater rookie?

Actually this is only my second year of gardening. I have learned what little I know from my neighbor who is a garden king. I can tell you a few things but its not advice by any means.
Last year I got seed Potatoes from walmart ( WORST IDEA EVER ). I would suggest getting seed from the local farm and seed store. Even though it may cost a few extra dollars its worth it because they know what they have and can usually tell you about it.
I plant my seeds in march so for N.C it shouldn't be that much different. I am planting early this year because of the weather we have, even if the frost hits them a little it wont hurt. For the planting I usually dig about a 2" furrow, plant the seed and cover flush with the ground. They say to mound the dirt as they begin to grow but this year I am going to mound up about 5" when I plant. My reason is its hard to get dirt Around the plants.
From then on out just keep enough dirt around them till fall. The more dirt the bigger and better your taters will be.
Im sure someone will come along and give you alot more useful info and correct my mistakes.
If you aren't too overwhelmed and anything else just let me know. :BlahBlah:

What about "fertlize" !!??

Thanks for the info! I called my local farm and garden store and nows the time I should be putting them in depending on how wet it is. Mounding helps with the drainage. Plant 8" apart with 3ft row spacing. Then once they start growing pile more dirt on them.:bigthink: I hope to plant this weekend depending on how much rain we get.:biggrin2:

I'm got some parts coming for the 1650 ISO mounts and then it's time to get the tiller setup on the 1650. I plan on taking lots of pics and making a video of the tiller in action.

I think I am going to change all my row widths so I can expand the "in row composting"!!

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Keeps down the weeds, keeps in the moisture!!

Maybe 50". I got the room, and I want a better garden!!

Guess who has to use that grain shovel to move the compost!!?? :bigthink:

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Not me as I plan on using my FEL to turn it over.:biggrin2: I've still got some reading to do I've been to busy with deals and need to take the time to do some reading.

I've found some video's of potato growing and harvesting from the U of Maryland

Planting video with 4 planting styles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ua0rOrISFk

Harvesting video with total weight per style of planting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puqyf...eature=channel

Another random patato harvest video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=XxgKHnMsP4k

Neat vids! Thanks for sharing, Duke.

plow working better now
 

I found that my plow was twisting and causing it to sink and anchor ,so I took the moldboard off and attached it more directly to the hitch . Also it is a 8 in Blount Daisy plow ,a horse drawn hand plow from the 1890's ?
I plowed the garden the other day7-8 in with it holding soil as in pic 1
then I took a torch and heated it some and sprayed silicone on it . it started plowing so easy I could not believe it . last pic was after I disc 3-4 passes.




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3rd pic
 

heres the disc picture
going to plant tomatoes and banana peppers ,canalopes and corn out in the field

Sweet pics! We loved our banana peepers last year. Going to do atleast 28 peeper plants all sweet no hot stuff for us. We'll put a hurting on some bell peppers in my house.:biggrin2:

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing!

I planted 12 broccoli plants today, the local farm and seed doesn't have cabbage yet so this will have to do for now. Pics tomorrow.
Methos, I usually plant 10-15 peppers each year. A variety of jalapenos, sweet bells and banana peppers. :beerchug:
Teaser.
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Friday I picked up 5lbs of red and 5lbs of white potato's and some lettuce. Been wet so got to give it acouple of days to dry out. I got the ISO mounts today so I can get the 1650 ready for years to come.

I grow 100 # red chieftan, 100# Yukon Gold, 25# of red gold, 25# of all reds and about 50# kennebec as well as 25# of fingerlings. 500 feet of garlic and around 3,000 onions, couple hundred feet of snap beans and beets and a few other things.
I put the potatoes in the ground soon as I can till the soil. about 1 foot between pieces, about 4 inches deep and level off the soil. when they get about 5-6 inches I hill 1st time and once more when they grow out another 4-5 inches. Potatoes grow up and hilling covers the tubers so they doont get green which ruins them for eating. I drop about 1/2 handful of ferts between each seed tuber before coveri9ng then spray with a liquid fert every week-10 days as they grow. foliar feeding, especially during bloom, is about the most efficient way to get food to the plants. I begin digging within a few days of 75% bloom for early, small new potatoes and keep digging till they are all sold. Fish emulsion with kelp reall makes em pop. I hope I get tyhese Cubs rolling before too long, they are gonna have to work for a livin !

Got a few plants in so far. 8 broccoli plants, 12 spinach plants, 12 cabbage plants, 8 lettuce plants and a whole lot of onions. Can you tell I like salads? :biggrin2:

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This is next on the agenda.
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Great pics! You'll get to enjoy your salads this Summer.

Well My broccoli is staring to flower, and I pulled the first few onions today.
I have been procrastinating on the tater' planting and now its almost time for squash :Forgot:
Boy I cant wait for summer. :biggrin2:

Me either!

I shot some video's on my tilling a garden in my little hood. I have the back plate up so I could slowly backup to help break up the harder clay. In the video's you'll be able to see tiller vibrating and see me backing up and how smooth the tiller acts after I backup. I tried to get the dirt clumps before and after I used the tiller.

I had the lower pulley come off when I went to another garden. I didn't loose anything so I was able to put it back on and get it ready for the next time I use the tiller.:biggrin2:

Video #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7udU...ature=youtu.be

Video #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L42Fz1dtHtA

You're having way too much fun! :biggrin2:

Always do!:biggrin2:

That's right! :biggrin2:

We had a pretty massive storm last night, nickle size hail and widespread flooding. Every thing is alright except for the garden. Pics
Was lettuce
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Spinach?
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Where is the dirt?
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Found it.
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Every thing was hit hard except for one tomato plant, go figure. Now the question is do I till it up and start again or wait and see if the plants survive? :bigthink:

Welcome to gardening in Virginia!!

When I started my garden I decided it had to be flat, so,

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we moved a little dirt.

My daughter in the picture is 30 now.

Flat doesn't wash away.

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That red 4WD could have some real fun!!

Sorry, the bad storms messed your garden up.

Dang storms! Poor lettuce didn't stand a chance.

CAd do you do anything on a small scale?:biggrin2: Turned out great tho!