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Quoted: So are they hinged at the top and were just sitting on top of the beds? If so, they'd have blown down first thing if I did that up here. We have to anchor everything. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Never thought I would be making a post about the three trellises being blown over. A bad line of storms came across the southeast in the past 48 hours. This morning when I was getting my daughter to daycare I noticed all three trellises were down. All three were tipped over. Two were tipped onto the fence. Those winds must have been perfect because each trellis had a wide base but nothing else was damaged. If you look at the last set of pictures I posted, the last picture has the two that tipped over the fence in the background. http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_1308_zpswb3rlr0b.jpg~original http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_1309_zpsbeii2yrt.jpg~original So are they hinged at the top and were just sitting on top of the beds? If so, they'd have blown down first thing if I did that up here. We have to anchor everything. I have been thinking of anchoring them since this happened. But I had hoped the wide base + weight of each one would prevent any tipping. Another lesson learned. |
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Hinged at the top, spread open at the base and sitting in the grass/walkway. I have been thinking of anchoring them since this happened. But I had hoped the wide base + weight of each one would prevent any tipping. Another lesson learned. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Never thought I would be making a post about the three trellises being blown over. A bad line of storms came across the southeast in the past 48 hours. This morning when I was getting my daughter to daycare I noticed all three trellises were down. All three were tipped over. Two were tipped onto the fence. Those winds must have been perfect because each trellis had a wide base but nothing else was damaged. If you look at the last set of pictures I posted, the last picture has the two that tipped over the fence in the background. http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_1308_zpswb3rlr0b.jpg~original http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_1309_zpsbeii2yrt.jpg~original So are they hinged at the top and were just sitting on top of the beds? If so, they'd have blown down first thing if I did that up here. We have to anchor everything. I have been thinking of anchoring them since this happened. But I had hoped the wide base + weight of each one would prevent any tipping. Another lesson learned. And when the plants turn them into solid walls, they'll catch even more wind, so you're probably smart to anchor. It only takes that one gust coming from the right direction. I lost a frame of four tomatoes this past summer when the wind hit my garden and the support had rusted through at the bottom (I didn't know this--hadn't paid attention. The conduit supports have been standing out there for ten years.) Very frustrating. |
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Part of the reason why I garden is the learning/discovery aspect. Today I pulled a leek and a garlic. It is amazing how similar they look. The garlic actually tasted like garlic, but had a ton of heat. That was an "italian" garlic. http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_0463_zps2vajabjq.jpg Edit: something I have noticed recently is the supervisors have become very interested in the garlic, but don't eat it. They like to sniff it constantly while I am working in the garden. View Quote Did you think the leeks were easy to grow? I've never tried them. |
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Have you grown leeks before? How do you use them in cooking? Are you hilling them up?
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Quoted: Did you think the leeks were easy to grow? I've never tried them. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Part of the reason why I garden is the learning/discovery aspect. Today I pulled a leek and a garlic. It is amazing how similar they look. The garlic actually tasted like garlic, but had a ton of heat. That was an "italian" garlic. http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_0463_zps2vajabjq.jpg Edit: something I have noticed recently is the supervisors have become very interested in the garlic, but don't eat it. They like to sniff it constantly while I am working in the garden. Did you think the leeks were easy to grow? I've never tried them. Quoted: Have you grown leeks before? How do you use them in cooking? Are you hilling them up? This is my first time growing them. I got these from DixonDale and couldn't be happier. I know some people say the onion sets don't take, but I have had 100% take on the onions so far and only 1 leek died. Their CS is awesome too. I had an order issue with the leeks they remedied extremely quickly and without giving me the run around. The ones I pull right now are being used in salads or just eaten raw. Mrs. Samiam loves onions but not the power of a raw onion. She loves raw leeks though. Onion taste but not as much as raw onion. I am going to be playing around with recipes. I watch Jacques Pepin on PBS and he uses leeks a good bit. His recipes normally turn out well, so I'll try a few of his. A couple friends are interested in them too. I'll be getting any recipes they rave about Before I planted them I dug trenches in the bed. Then I poked holes the height of the leeks and slipped them in. Watered the holes shut and gradually closed the trenches. The leeks in stores here only have 3 or 4 inches of subsurface growth. Mine have a smidge more than that because of the trenching and filling. I won't be hilling them now that the bed is flat. I want the plants to be able to grow bigger leaves so they can get fatter quickly. On another note, it was almost 90 here today. I hope this isn't going to be a record breaking summer heat wise. |
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I want to try growing leeks but have never eaten them. It sounds like they are just used as an onion substitute?
Here is a video on growing leeks from one the the You Tube channels I follow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzjdIRNE8Hc Hope you don't end up with any gritty shafts. |
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I want to try growing leeks but have never eaten them. It sounds like they are just used as an onion substitute? Here is a video on growing leeks from one the the You Tube channels I follow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzjdIRNE8Hc Hope you don't end up with any gritty shafts. View Quote It depends on what you're cooking. Leeks are substantially milder. If you're cooking beef, that can stand up to--and maybe NEEDS--an onion. Dishes that don't have a strong flavor, but need some embellishment...that's when i would choose a leek over an onion. Uxb does not much like onions (he can't eat raw onions at all) but he will eat dishes I cook with leeks, even if the leeks are a lot less "cooked" than a comparative onion. There's just not the strong "pucker up your face" flavor with leeks...at least to me. I didn't discover leeks until a few years ago. Now I'm interested in growing them because they're so useful in the kitchen. |
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I did a bunch of weeding last night. Beds are all clean now. Garlic is 30 inches tall from the soil to the tip of the freestanding leaves. Even taller if I straighten them out! |
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Looks great. Every year I end up with an ant hill or two in my raised beds. In your last picture are you using diatomaceous earth to combat the ants? I have had mixed success with it but have never actually used it in one of the raised beds. I may have to try it this.
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Really coming along. Looks great!
I'm a slacker so far. Too many other irons in the fire. Happens every year. |
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Quoted: Looks great. Every year I end up with an ant hill or two in my raised beds. In your last picture are you using diatomaceous earth to combat the ants? I have had mixed success with it but have never actually used it in one of the raised beds. I may have to try it this. View Quote |
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I wish my garlic looked that good. I think I planted a bit late (early January).
At least some of my onions are beginning to bulb out. I planted young onion seed starts from Dixondale. I've got a few putting out flower stalks but most look like they will make nice bulbs. |
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Leeks are coming out this weekend. I noticed a bunch bolting today. What should I replace them with? Needs to be heat tolerant.
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Quoted: It looks like you will have a whole bed to use so I would do zucchini/squash/melons if you don't have any growing already. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Leeks are coming out this weekend. I noticed a bunch bolting today. What should I replace them with? Needs to be heat tolerant. It looks like you will have a whole bed to use so I would do zucchini/squash/melons if you don't have any growing already. |
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Leeks came out this morning. I broke them down to whites while still in the garden. They filled a 7.5 quart bowl (you can see it on the far edge of the bed). I'll fully clean them this afternoon. The bed has been cleaned and prepared for peanuts. They'll probably go in sometime this week if not next weekend. Mrs. Samiam was really really hoping for watermelon but I wanted something easier. I think my hands are tied on watermelon next spring . http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_2350_zpskrmbk7dk.jpg~original http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_2351_zpslgibkpzr.jpg~original http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/samiamgarden/IMG_2352_zpso3tzoaaj.jpg~original View Quote With your season, it's not too late for watermelon is it? You could grow some of those little ones. |
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Quoted: Nice! View Quote I stumbled across 5 empty pots hiding behind the firewood. I filled them with dirt and black kow today. I made 6 cups with sweet picuante peppers so hopefully I'll get them transplanted here soon. After prepping the pots I figured out the plants grow 5 feet tall. These are 2 gallon pots. best of luck to them! |
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I planted two types of beans last year and one of them were Fortex. I remember being disappointed until later in the season and then they produced a ton of beans almost all at once. To me it seemed like they were more of a determinate type of bean plant (not sure if that is really a thing or not). The point is don't give up on them yet.
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Quoted: I planted two types of beans last year and one of them were Fortex. I remember being disappointed until later in the season and then they produced a ton of beans almost all at once. To me it seemed like they were more of a determinate type of bean plant (not sure if that is really a thing or not). The point is don't give up on them yet. Grove View Quote |
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Yes definitely, keep it out of the archives.
Your daughter is a cutie. I don't understand the stacked beds. (I have very slow internet, so sometimes miss photo posts when the thread if photo heavy). What are you doing with that? I like it. I just don't understand it. |
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House is sold. I got two and a half plastic grocery bags full of peanuts. I'll post pictures when I have good internet.
We are working with a draftsman on drawing up a new house now. |
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Sam's garden is moving????
Why don't you try porch gardening in containers or a Mel Bartholomew raised bed for the season you are there? I admit that I would be hesitant to plant on property I do not own because I'd have no control of it. Hard to put love into a garden and watch it get bulldozed if that property sells, or bushhogged if they decide it needs it. Or have everything stolen by people who live two streets over and have no integrity. Just thinking out loud. Your situation may be different. glad you got your peanuts! Priorities. |
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