Thursday, September 6, 2012

Garden Update - September


The garden had been put on the back burner for a couple of months due to some unforeseen issues.  So I know we’re behind and will not be able to plant anything that would not harvest in the next 90 days or so.  We had our first freeze last year, just before Thanksgiving. 

Last weekend the Moose put up a water gutter for me to house small items, like salad greens.  They were up in 3 days.  This helps so I don't have to bend over as much for smaller items like greens.
 
He put up three more gutters for me this past weekend, and shaded another area too.  I was able to plant, peas, spinach, radishes, lettuce, herbs, beans, squash and carrots.  I also transplanted tomatoes and pepper plants. 

I still have more tomato, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts and cauliflower to transplant, but that’s for the upcoming weekend project.  I have heirloom watermelon that sprouted (see the bottom of this photo) from seeds that came along with the chicken coop compost and are well on their way.  That was the easiest bit of gardening I’ve had to do..

Now we wait and see. 
I have some asparagus growing, has anybody worked with it before?  What do I need to know?

8 comments:

  1. I had planned to do the gutter thing in the greenhouse this fall for our lettuce but never got around to it. The wife finally gave up and planted it in one half of a 55 gallon drum.
    Let me know how it turns out.

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  2. I love the gutter garden. And I can sympathize about being late with the garden because life gets in the way. I just figure, something is better than nothing!

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    1. Me too, I figure I planted the seed, so I may as well put it in the ground and see what happens. Maybe I'll be lucky this year and the cold weather will hold off.

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  3. Asparagus takes about 3 years to get any kind of decent harvest but once you have it you don't have much to do. Other than weeding and feeding I don't think there is much else to do. If I remember right I think there is an asparagus beetle that can be a real pest and the chickens like to scratch up the plants.

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    1. We'll be at the 3 year mark this spring. Do you cut down the old fern like stuff in the spring before the new ones shoot up?

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  4. Please keep us updated on this:) Did he line it with the clothe or just fill it? My aunt mentioned that I'd want to make sure it wasn't PVC but I don't know how to tell what kind is what I've got laying around here. I bet you could do this is a garage with lights in the winter. (I'm in waaay upstate NY)

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    1. We did not line the gutters with anything, just drilled small holes about 8" apart so they wouldn't get water logged. Ours are pvc, it's the same stuff pots are made of. I'd like to know why pvc isn't good. I may learn something from your aunt. Yes, in the garage w/lights in the winter as long as you can control the overall temps and maybe the lights will help with that too.

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