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Jennifer Bradshaw
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Too excited not to share!
Yeah, okay, okay...so it's still too early to be expecting the carrots to be ready. But, given that this is the first time I've actually gotten carrots to sprout let alone grow, this has been an exciting and curious time for me and my 5 year old daughter, Samantha. Carrots aren't the only thing we've got growing, but they seem to have captivated her beyond imagination, especially the rainbow patch we have planted. Hopefully, all that thinning in that little patch, didn't thin out the purples…See More
Mid-July Garden update
The camera is still down, but the garden is coming out with a vengeance, despite the lack of press coverage:) The squash is especially loving the recent hot weather, unlike the peas, who are struggling... We're still getting handfuls of snow peas every day, and the tomatoes (whoohoo!) are not just flowering, but we have our first tiny tomatoes on at least a couple of the plants I put in as starts Rather unexpectedly, the topsy turvy tomato planters, with two plants in each, are doing so much…See More
Mid-July Garden update
The camera is still down, but the garden is coming out with a vengeance, despite the lack of press coverage:) The squash is especially loving the recent hot weather, unlike the peas, who are struggling... We're still getting handfuls of snow peas every day, and the tomatoes (whoohoo!) are not just flowering, but we have our first tiny tomatoes on at least a couple of the plants I put in as starts Rather unexpectedly, the topsy turvy tomato planters, with two plants in each, are doing so much…See More
"Happy I could be of such great help! I think you will really benefit from this. Just be sure to fertilize the bales like they instruct. My farmer friend told me that when they hay or anything composts, the process causes a loss of nitrogen. I needed…"
"Thank you so much for the info! We've got really rocky soil here, and no real enclosed yard, so this looks like it solves several problems at once! No rocky digs, no kitty-litter (or dogs trampling my seedlings!), and a ready source of ground…"
"Hi Jennifer. You place the straw bales on their sides and you have to water the heck out them for about ten days. They start to compost, but you need to give it time to cool a little so the heat doesn't kill your new plants (that's why you…"
"Thanks for the welcome! Tacoma is a nice place to grow...even if we are still holding our breath that the warm weather will hold for a few more days. Wild Blackberries, and a huge city-sponsored Blueberry Park... Looking forward to freezing berries,…"
"I found the site through facebook, too. But joined because of your post about using strawbales for planting...how exactly do you do that?"
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Too excited not to share!
Posted on July 13, 2010 at 6:57pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Yeah, okay, okay...so it's still too early to be expecting the carrots to be ready. But, given that this is the first time I've actually gotten carrots to sprout let alone grow, this has been an exciting and curious time for me and my 5 year old daughter, Samantha. Carrots aren't the only thing we've got growing, but they seem to have captivated her beyond imagination, especially the rainbow patch we have planted. Hopefully, all that thinning in that little patch, didn't thin out the… Continue
Mid-July Garden update
Posted on July 12, 2010 at 8:53am 0 Comments 0 Likes
The camera is still down, but the garden is coming out with a vengeance, despite the lack of press coverage:) The squash is especially loving the recent hot weather, unlike the peas, who are struggling... We're still getting handfuls of snow peas every day, and the tomatoes (whoohoo!) are not just flowering, but we have our first tiny tomatoes on at least a couple of the plants I put in as starts Rather unexpectedly, the topsy turvy tomato planters, with two plants in each, are doing so much… Continue
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- At 5:17am on June 29, 2010,
Debi Potts said…
- Happy I could be of such great help! I think you will really benefit from this. Just be sure to fertilize the bales like they instruct. My farmer friend told me that when they hay or anything composts, the process causes a loss of nitrogen. I needed to add more (I used a slow release fertilizer) as well as some organic dried manuer (sp?). It may be that my compost was the cause of the need for more fertilizer. I just went by the way the plants looked (when the plants looked yellow I added more fertilizer). The peppers really don't look happy in there but everything else is doing pretty well. I may have not planted them deep enough (I'm still a novice after three years of gardening!) Good luck. :D
- At 1:34pm on June 27, 2010,
- Hi Jennifer. You place the straw bales on their sides and you have to water the heck out them for about ten days. They start to compost, but you need to give it time to cool a little so the heat doesn't kill your new plants (that's why you have to wait the 10 days). I placed some compost on top of mine but they say you don't have to do that (I'll experiment next year with that!). The link I found info at is: http://strawbalegardens.com/ and also: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/201052. There is actually lots of stuff on the internet about it now. Just make sure you get straw . . . not hay. You want as few seeds as possible in your bales or else you'll be growing lots of things besides vegetables! lol. I did get some nice looking grass in mine, but it's not that bad really. I had to pay $6.00 a bale here in PA. My sister said they sell hay for half that price in Ohio. I would've liked to get more, but as usual, was too broke. I love the fact that the height makes it easier to weed and harvest, deters hungry bunnies, and cats who love to christen fresh dug gardens with their nasty little presents! You can stack the bales any way you want. It would be cool to have a ziggurate garden! Maybe if I could find a cheaper straw source. :)
- At 8:37pm on June 26, 2010,
Rachel Butler said…
- Welcome, Jennifer! I have some extended family up in Tacoma area. Still have not been. I have heard it is just beautiful! Welcome to FOOGS.org.
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