What did you do in the garden today?

[MotherofOrpies]

Ahhh, could be that I was kind of worried the other trees could catch it, this time, I really paid attention the roots of the new cherry tree were spread out, dug a big hole and filled it with the good stuff ( old chicken poo, some horse manure, horn chips and earth )

 

[Sally PB]

I agree, I am growing just for the family but still not great.

Same here. We have a couple sour cherry trees, four apple trees (and several wild apple trees), and blueberry bushes.

Fruit is a BIG crop in this area, and the west side of Michigan in general.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

One of the happy notes from yesterday’s work is the White Sage plot did not get crushed, and looks great. One of the fruit trees we planted last year did make it… bummer side, big Apple tree went down and crushed the lime tree so both will have to be replaced. Will need to move the soil in crushed beds and rebuild them… herb garden completely destroyed except the white sage.

Anyway we will see what survived and replace as we shift trees, downed fencing, damage sheds and coops… the brambles always survive. I wish I could keep a goat here.

 

[rockethoe]

Waiting for the land to dry up enough to move 100 ton of manure out to the garden. The ground is like a nuns knickers where I am - sopping.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Waiting for the land to dry up enough to move 100 ton of manure out to the garden. The ground is like a nuns knickers where I am - sopping.

Yikes

 

[DiggySoze]

Waiting for the land to dry up enough to move 100 ton of manure out to the garden. The ground is like a nuns knickers where I am - sopping.

Man. Have I been going to the wrong church. Lol

On the menu in the garden today? Calcium. Been dissolving egg shells in plain ol vinegar and applying it according to the directions on a commercial calcium acetate product.

 

[jerryse]

Question: Anyone use a grow tent to start your transplants? Is it worth the money?

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Man. Have I been going to the wrong church. Lol

On the menu in the garden today? Calcium. Been dissolving egg shells in plain ol vinegar and applying it according to the directions on a commercial calcium acetate product.

That’s cool.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Question: Anyone use a grow tent to start your transplants? Is it worth the money?

No but I’ve been wanting to try it. I know folks who have and it seems to work.

 

[gtaus]

Heard we are supposed to receive some more winter weather after the warm we have been having lately, some of the fruit trees have starting to bud... not ideal..

Strange winter in terms of being so mild here in northern Minnesota. Almost all the snow was gone weeks ago. Makes you want to start your seeds early to take advantage of the good weather. But, no, tomorrow's high of 60F will be followed up with snow in the forecast for next weekend. Last year this time we still had a couple of feet of snow on the ground.

Still have to remind ourselves that "normal" winter season has many weeks left. Our last frost date is end of May for zone 3b. Will start my seeds at the end of this month, but not before, despite the tempting warm weather this winter.