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Post by super on Feb 17, 2015 5:50:39 GMT -6
I won't be planting any corn Korn this week.
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Post by Anonymous on Feb 17, 2015 6:55:32 GMT -6
This worked well for me for many years - it's a simple, weed-free way to grow lettuce, spinach and even radishes. Take a 2 cubic feet bag of potting soil (I used Miracle Grow), rumple it around quite a bit to loose the soil, poke quite a few holes in the back side for drainage, then lay the bag on a smooth surface that will allow drainage and not get too hot, and cut out the top, leaving about a 4 or 5 inch border all around. Lightly rake through the soil to even it out and loosen it even more, then carefully, and evenly sprinkle the seeds around. I put my salad green seeds in an old spice bottle with large shaker holes, added some cornmeal, shook it all up to mix well and sprinkled them out of it. I put the cornmeal in there to allow me to see that I had covered the soil evenly. If doing radish seeds or spinach, just make lines the depth mentioned on the seed pack, plant the seeds and cover appropriately. For salad greens I sprinkled a lite covering of soil over the cornmeal and seeds and then spray-misted to water them in. I put my bags on metal sawhorses and grates to make them waist level. This kept the bags off the hot concrete and I didn't have to bend over when cutting my salad. When harvesting, just use a pair of scissors and cut what you need - don't pull the plants out. Same goes for spinach - they will grow back almost magically overnight, and you can't tell where you cut. Spray mist the seeds and plantlings at first when watering, until they are established, then you can water more vigorously as the plants mature. You will probably need to water more often, since the depth of the bags are not as deep as a regular in-ground garden. I just kept mine moist, but not sopping wet. Had I not read this on Facebook I would have thought this was a firsthand account of this technique by you. Have you done this yourself? How did it work for you?
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Post by toshiko on Feb 17, 2015 7:25:43 GMT -6
Way too much work!
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Post by helencrump on Feb 17, 2015 10:22:47 GMT -6
Anonymous, i think that would be a great thing for someone older, or anyone with back issues. Or in a wheelchair, so they could still garden!
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Post by capncrunch on Feb 17, 2015 10:32:56 GMT -6
This worked well for me for many years - it's a simple, weed-free way to grow lettuce, spinach and even radishes. Take a 2 cubic feet bag of potting soil (I used Miracle Grow), rumple it around quite a bit to loose the soil, poke quite a few holes in the back side for drainage, then lay the bag on a smooth surface that will allow drainage and not get too hot, and cut out the top, leaving about a 4 or 5 inch border all around. Lightly rake through the soil to even it out and loosen it even more, then carefully, and evenly sprinkle the seeds around. I put my salad green seeds in an old spice bottle with large shaker holes, added some cornmeal, shook it all up to mix well and sprinkled them out of it. I put the cornmeal in there to allow me to see that I had covered the soil evenly. If doing radish seeds or spinach, just make lines the depth mentioned on the seed pack, plant the seeds and cover appropriately. For salad greens I sprinkled a lite covering of soil over the cornmeal and seeds and then spray-misted to water them in. I put my bags on metal sawhorses and grates to make them waist level. This kept the bags off the hot concrete and I didn't have to bend over when cutting my salad. When harvesting, just use a pair of scissors and cut what you need - don't pull the plants out. Same goes for spinach - they will grow back almost magically overnight, and you can't tell where you cut. Spray mist the seeds and plantlings at first when watering, until they are established, then you can water more vigorously as the plants mature. You will probably need to water more often, since the depth of the bags are not as deep as a regular in-ground garden. I just kept mine moist, but not sopping wet. Had I not read this on Facebook I would have thought this was a firsthand account of this technique by you. Have you done this yourself? How did it work for you? Yes, I should of put I got this off of facebook. No I have not done this. But I am going to try something new with potatoes this year. And, yes, I got the idea off of facebook.
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Post by Anonymous on Feb 17, 2015 10:37:21 GMT -6
Anonymous, i think that would be a great thing for someone older, or anyone with back issues. Or in a wheelchair, so they could still garden! I agree. I think it sounds similar to those hanging tomato plant bags.
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Post by helencrump on Feb 17, 2015 10:42:43 GMT -6
Im trying to figure a way to do vertical garden. But it needs to be free standing. I want to do lettuce, spinach, peas, etc in that, and double as priacy on my deck.
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Post by capncrunch on Feb 17, 2015 12:06:02 GMT -6
Im trying to figure a way to do vertical garden. But it needs to be free standing. I want to do lettuce, spinach, peas, etc in that, and double as priacy on my deck. Gardening and Outdoor Living > Rain Gutters Garden - Vertical Gardening Ideas How to Plant a Vertical Garden As long as you've got a blank wall or bare fence that needs beautifying, you can tend edibles, annuals, even perennials with these vertical gardening ideas — all of which inspire high hopes for the season ahead. By Rebecca Sweet plants 4 of 4 4. Found Objects How They Work: As these rain gutters (planted with euphorbia and creeping wire vine) demonstrate, salvaged finds can double as excellent, and unusual, vertical gardening systems. Just remember to drill holes in the bottoms of your scores, if necessary, for drainage. Other ideas for repurposed planters: burlap bags and shutters with slats wide enough for you to tuck succulents inside. Plant Them With: Use common sense. The more soil a given item can hold, the bigger the plant — and root system — it's able to sustain. And before planting edibles, make sure your cast-off container is nontoxic. I found an article for vertical garden for yeah, if your interested or are planning on doing. Here's the article:
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 14:58:58 GMT -6
When exactly do you plant potatoes? Last year, I did not plant potatoes and would like to this year.
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Post by super on Feb 27, 2015 8:38:02 GMT -6
My garden is still frozen ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 8:52:56 GMT -6
My garden is still frozen ? You're kidding
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 12:00:54 GMT -6
My garden is still frozen ? You're kidding lol
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Post by super on Feb 27, 2015 12:57:46 GMT -6
only -11 down here this morning...should get the flame thrower out there and thaw it I guess?
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Post by dive61364 on Feb 27, 2015 16:04:31 GMT -6
I am growing some Icicle Radishes and iceberg lettuce right now super.
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Post by toshiko on Mar 1, 2015 7:21:43 GMT -6
When exactly do you plant potatoes? Last year, I did not plant potatoes and would like to this year. My dad always said Good Friday, but Easter is early this year.
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