Gardening

[AussieBear]

Wow that seems complicated, im just spreading and tilling cow manure and some horse manure for next years crop.
But i live in the far north

man i be lazier dan that.. i used a 2 yr old seaweed fertilizer in me old beds only a few days before randomly dropping 3-4 yr old seeds.. i saw some mustard greens poking through today.. but not much else..

i might try mo better next yr..

a couple of yrs back when i cared mo n had me green house up..i just used the cow dung too.. i was very fruitful dat yr..

 

[RacerX]

Wow that seems complicated, im just spreading and tilling cow manure and some horse manure for next years crop.
But i live in the far north

It looks and sounds like a lot of work, but i was able to source all the ingredients primarily from a local garden materials superstore and the balance from Amazon.

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

It looks and sounds like a lot of work, but i was able to source all the ingredients primarily from a local garden materials superstore and the balance from Amazon.

I'm guessing you don't have a rich black soil to work with.

 

[Fatman LOU]

man i be lazier dan that.. i used a 2 yr old seaweed fertilizer in me old beds only a few days before randomly dropping 3-4 yr old seeds.. i saw some mustard greens poking through today.. but not much else..

i might try mo better next yr..

a couple of yrs back when i cared mo n had me green house up..i just used the cow dung too.. i was very fruitful dat yr..

You must be close to the water. I heard about seaweed as a fertilizer recently.

 

[Fatman LOU]

I'm guessing you don't have a rich black soil to work with.

I dont but if want to play in a sand box i can hook you up.

 

[Fatman LOU]

man i be lazier dan that.. i used a 2 yr old seaweed fertilizer in me old beds only a few days before randomly dropping 3-4 yr old seeds.. i saw some mustard greens poking through today.. but not much else..

i might try mo better next yr..

a couple of yrs back when i cared mo n had me green house up..i just used the cow dung too.. i was very fruitful dat yr..

Just have to make sure that cow dung is not to hott, so im spreading about three inches then rotary tilling it in , ready for the spring.

 

[Fatman LOU]

man i be lazier dan that.. i used a 2 yr old seaweed fertilizer in me old beds only a few days before randomly dropping 3-4 yr old seeds.. i saw some mustard greens poking through today.. but not much else..

i might try mo better next yr..

a couple of yrs back when i cared mo n had me green house up..i just used the cow dung too.. i was very fruitful dat yr..

Also using the wood shavings in the chicken coop for fertilizer.

 

[AussieBear]

You must be close to the water. I heard about seaweed as a fertilizer recently.

seaweed is bigly in south australia iirc.. they export a lot to asia.. im sure the same market produces the concentrated seaweed i use. however, back in the day i used it more as a biweekly feed.. not to do a quick fertilization.

in duh past.. just cow shit, compost and soil.. would mix and let it rest for many many weeks.. just didnt have time this yr.. wasnt planning on doing anything.. but the kid bugged me and wanted to drop seeds..

once i figure out me greenhouse solution.. ill get back into it.. maybe ill put up another temporary greenhouse this winter... but i want a more permanent structure. then ill have motivation to start my seeds inside during winter again..

 

[Burque]

Does anyone use coffee grounds and egg shells? Something that I use a bunch of but havent ever put into my soil.

 

[Tater]

Does anyone use coffee grounds and egg shells? Something that I use a bunch of but havent ever put into my soil.

I've used some, but it's hard to tell how much they helped because I added other things at the same time. It definitely didn't seem to hurt though and if you already have some why not put it in, feed the worms if nothing else.

 

[brett05]

Does anyone use coffee grounds and egg shells? Something that I use a bunch of but havent ever put into my soil.

I did one year and had great tomatoes but also rot from my romas. Was it the grounds?

 

[Fatman LOU]

Does anyone use coffee grounds and egg shells? Something that I use a bunch of but havent ever put into my soil.

Yup everything plus fruit.

 

[RacerX]

I'm guessing you don't have a rich black soil to work with.

Soil (generally) in the Bay Area has a high concentration of clay. We're not that far geographically from the Central valley which is the primary produce producer for the country, but a world apart in terms of soil quality.

 

[RacerX]

Also using the wood shavings in the chicken coop for fertilizer.

Same....but turning the compost pile is prob my least favorite task of all, nothing but messy grunt work.

 

[Fatman LOU]

Same....but turning the compost pile is prob my least favorite task of all, nothing but messy grunt work.

You need a small tractor with a bucket, makes life easier for us retired folk.

 

[Burque]

So I am a little afraid. I am going to have about a hundred ghost peppers in the next two weeks.

Some ripened early and were small and uhhmmm Yes they are hot straight off the vine to say the least.

 

[Tater]

So I am a little afraid. I am going to have about a hundred ghost peppers in the next two weeks. Some ripened early and were small and uhhmmm Yes they are hot straight off the vine to say the least.

Run a thread and needle through some of them and hang them to dry. After a couple months (maybe less in a dry state) you crush them up with a mortar and pestle, or as I did, just smash them up in a plastic baggie. I've done it with Cayenne's and it makes a great seasoning. Just put the crushed pepper in a small spice container.

 

[Burque]

Run a thread and needle through some of them and hang them to dry. After a couple months (maybe less in a dry state) you crush them up with a mortar and pestle, or as I did, just smash them up in a plastic baggie. I've done it with Cayenne's and it makes a great seasoning. Just put the crushed pepper in a small spice container.

i am definitely going to do that with a few. Great idea!

I am actually going to make some stupid sauce and put it in little bottles and give it away as presents. The key is that it has to taste good I am not in it just for the **** you but rather the "Damn that tastes so fucking good..... OMG what have you DONE!"

 

[Burque]

been on the brink of freezing the last two nights, hoping to get some respite over the next few days and get this last batch of tomatoes finished. Going to be really down to the wire with the damn weather.

 

[DB51]

been on the brink of freezing the last two nights, hoping to get some respite over the next few days and get this last batch of tomatoes finished. Going to be really down to the wire with the damn weather.

What's your elevation? Your pretty far south for frost this early?