sonic
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Post by sonic on Oct 18, 2020 2:00:25 GMT -6
While I've been out of action nursing this elbow injury, I have taken the opportunity to make a plan for next season. I have done a viability test on the seeds I had saved from my last garden 3 years ago and I am happy to report there was a good germination. I have 5 varieties of winter squash to test and see which ones grow best in this area. I've got 4 varieties of summer squash/courgettes to trial as well. As I will only have half the plot ready, I have decided to concentrate on crops that I use a lot of or are expensive to buy in the shops. The next step is to roughly measure the plot and put the plan on paper.
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Post by handmaid on Oct 18, 2020 6:42:52 GMT -6
I have to tweak the layout and rotation schedule. My garden is small, so finding a way to plant so that tomatoes arent planted after potatoes or in the same bed as previously in the past three years is a challenge. This year I tried any wierd edible plant, and I think that will change. With the learning curve of starting from seeds, tripling the garden, and learning to can, it was just too much. So next year I want to focus on a few main crops and do them well. Let the new skills settle and grow before expanding. With that said, we will be trying to landscape the front yard next year, and I wanted to have a covert raised veggie bed up front, so these plans might change depending on naiveté. Lol!
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Post by jonathco on Dec 18, 2020 12:03:49 GMT -6
Goodness, with the move this year, 2021's garden will be starting completely from nothing for us. One benefit will be the ground is already plowed up, as our front acre was being leased to a local farmer. I guess I won't get any play time on the old tractor plowing sod under. Nevertheless, we will be working to lay out a garden and put up fencing. It's always daunting but fun to think about a new garden plot!
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