2015 Garden Planning - Page 3

mellifera · 03-01-2015, 12:47 PM

I had great luck with spaghetti squash a few years ago--I planted it, forgot all about it, and in mid October I went out and found a bunch of perfectly hardened squash.

Chaos Coordinator · 03-02-2015, 02:50 AM

Mmm I love spaghetti squash. I wish we could grow squash and pumpkins but seems like a bad idea in our drought.

SewingGreenMama · 03-10-2015, 08:51 PM

anyone use square foot gardening?
I'm trying to figure out how much i can fit into 3 4'x4' boxes.
I cant afford to buy more then absolutely necessary

RiverRock · 03-11-2015, 10:47 AM

When I did square foot gardening, I printed off a chart from the internet with spacing. Some squares can be replanted, too, as early crops are harvested. My computer is loading too slowly to link a chart for you but mysquarefootgarden.net looks like a good place to start.

Chaos Coordinator · 03-21-2015, 07:01 PM

I started some plants today but I have no idea how sustainable it will really be. I have to keep it to hand watering only and preferably with saved water from
Showers. So I had a packet of bush beans. I planted something like 36 cells. But I am so NOT going to be able to sustain 36 bean plants.

Can I save the leftovers for next season in hopes that we will have a better gardening environment? Anyone know? How do I save my seeds?

tempus vernum · 03-24-2015, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Chaos Coordinator

I started some plants today but I have no idea how sustainable it will really be. I have to keep it to hand watering only and preferably with saved water from
Showers. So I had a packet of bush beans. I planted something like 36 cells. But I am so NOT going to be able to sustain 36 bean plants.

Can I save the leftovers for next season in hopes that we will have a better gardening environment? Anyone know? How do I save my seeds?

I don't start bean plants - I plant direct in the ground and 36 bushes is not much for us

I usually do almost an entire raised bed which in our size ends up 50 or so plants. They don't get big and just need water and weeding

That said, I keep my seeds year to year but rarely go beyond 3 years as the sprouting rate drops every year. In general, the rule of thumb is low humidity and I store in paper not plastic (paper bags).

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Originally Posted by RiverRock

When I did square foot gardening, I printed off a chart from the internet with spacing. Some squares can be replanted, too, as early crops are harvested. My computer is loading too slowly to link a chart for you but mysquarefootgarden.net looks like a good place to start.

I did the same thing -- printed off spacing and planned

. Now I just know about what fits where and customize my small city garden for maximizing space.

Chaos Coordinator · 03-24-2015, 11:48 AM

I can't put them directly into the ground due to watering restrictions. So imagining 36 bean plants in containers on my patio makes me a bit boggle eyed.

HuggaBuggaMommy · 03-24-2015, 01:22 PM

Started my tomatoes and eggplant.

Beds are still under about a foot (or more) of snow.

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Originally Posted by SewingGreenMama

anyone use square foot gardening?
I'm trying to figure out how much i can fit into 3 4'x4' boxes.
I cant afford to buy more then absolutely necessary

I do! I use this chart when planting to figure out how much goes where, and then layout on paper:

http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/plant-spacing/

tempus vernum · 03-24-2015, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaos Coordinator

I can't put them directly into the ground due to watering restrictions. So imagining 36 bean plants in containers on my patio makes me a bit boggle eyed.

Containers? That makes sense then

Hmm. . . can you do more than one per container. A 9 inch pot would hold 4 plants easily. I plant mine 4 inches apart.

Soliloquy · 03-26-2015, 06:09 PM

I planted 3 rows of sugar snap peas today.

CelticJourney · 03-26-2015, 07:35 PM

Well....on the down side my big organic garden was to help with ds's health issues, but we got his food sensitivity panel back today and other than peas there is nothing to plant for him. Literally, if you could think to put it on or in a salad, his is highly sensitive....even to lettuce

...on the up side, dd now has free reign to go crazy and will have a great time picking out her garden.

Chaos Coordinator · 03-27-2015, 11:26 AM

Sowed more seeds today and I have a tray of seedlings sprouting up. They are so cute how they first sprout up and unfurl from their shells. They really do seem to have personalities!

houseforjoy · 03-27-2015, 11:41 AM

i'm in. i won't be able to plant till sometime in may, but i am hoping to do a square foot garden this year. i have two good sized raised and am hoping to put a third in this year. last year the garden was mostly left to dh because gardening 8mos preg thru newborn was just not happening

but this year i hope to have a better variety put in and try out the sqg method

Soliloquy · 03-27-2015, 12:35 PM

Went to buy chicken feed and they had a great sale on gooseberry canes so I bought two.

. I'm so excited! I also picked up 6 more rhubarb plants, 3 more strawberry plants, and asparagus because my chickens killed my asparagus last year. I'm going to plant the rhubarb somewhere in the yard since deer won't be an issue.

Going to plant kale, spinach, and carrots today and tomorrow. I haven't started my tomatoes yet.

Elspeth · 03-27-2015, 01:31 PM

I've started my windowsill herbs. Rosemary, echinacea, german chamomile, and spearmint. So far the german chamomile has sprouted really well. Lots of seedlings. One spearmint seedling, and no rosemary or echinacea. Might need to redo those pots.

03-01-2015, 12:47 PM	#31
mellifera Rose Trellis Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,590	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I had great luck with spaghetti squash a few years ago--I planted it, forgot all about it, and in mid October I went out and found a bunch of perfectly hardened squash.

03-02-2015, 02:50 AM	#32
Chaos Coordinator Rose Garden They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Up to my earballs in little boys. Posts: 20,259	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Mmm I love spaghetti squash. I wish we could grow squash and pumpkins but seems like a bad idea in our drought. __________________ Joy Progressive Methodist Enfp mama to Sparrow, 10 Zion, 7.5 Baby Gus, 4.5 Preschool teacher. Musician. Timelord. Www.justicemercymayhem.wordpress.com "What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."

03-10-2015, 08:51 PM	#33
SewingGreenMama Rose Trellis Deuteronomy 11:19 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,052	Re: 2015 Garden Planning anyone use square foot gardening? I'm trying to figure out how much i can fit into 3 4'x4' boxes. I cant afford to buy more then absolutely necessary __________________ "Reflections like these lead one to spare the rod ... purely because it is not easy to find a punishment that does not defeat it's own ends." -Charlotte Mason Parents and Children pg. 171 "If punishment were necessarily reformative, and able to cure us all of those 'sins we have a mind to,' why, the world would be a very good world;" -Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children pg. 172 W&C 8/4/06; G 15yo , M 11yo , S 8/29/13 , V 8yo , Baby 2yo

03-11-2015, 10:47 AM	#34
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,767	Re: 2015 Garden Planning When I did square foot gardening, I printed off a chart from the internet with spacing. Some squares can be replanted, too, as early crops are harvested. My computer is loading too slowly to link a chart for you but mysquarefootgarden.net looks like a good place to start. __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

03-21-2015, 07:01 PM	#35
Chaos Coordinator Rose Garden They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Up to my earballs in little boys. Posts: 20,259	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I started some plants today but I have no idea how sustainable it will really be. I have to keep it to hand watering only and preferably with saved water from Showers. So I had a packet of bush beans. I planted something like 36 cells. But I am so NOT going to be able to sustain 36 bean plants. Can I save the leftovers for next season in hopes that we will have a better gardening environment? Anyone know? How do I save my seeds? __________________ Joy Progressive Methodist Enfp mama to Sparrow, 10 Zion, 7.5 Baby Gus, 4.5 Preschool teacher. Musician. Timelord. Www.justicemercymayhem.wordpress.com "What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."

03-24-2015, 11:48 AM	#37
Chaos Coordinator Rose Garden They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Up to my earballs in little boys. Posts: 20,259	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I can't put them directly into the ground due to watering restrictions. So imagining 36 bean plants in containers on my patio makes me a bit boggle eyed. __________________ Joy Progressive Methodist Enfp mama to Sparrow, 10 Zion, 7.5 Baby Gus, 4.5 Preschool teacher. Musician. Timelord. Www.justicemercymayhem.wordpress.com "What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."

03-26-2015, 06:09 PM	#40
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I planted 3 rows of sugar snap peas today.

03-26-2015, 07:35 PM	#41
CelticJourney Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 34,561	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Well....on the down side my big organic garden was to help with ds's health issues, but we got his food sensitivity panel back today and other than peas there is nothing to plant for him. Literally, if you could think to put it on or in a salad, his is highly sensitive....even to lettuce ...on the up side, dd now has free reign to go crazy and will have a great time picking out her garden. __________________ Elizabeth "Truth without love is divisive and hurtful & love without truth is anemic"--Pastor Estep Arise, cry out in the night...pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children..; Lamentations 2:19

03-27-2015, 11:26 AM	#42
Chaos Coordinator Rose Garden They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Up to my earballs in little boys. Posts: 20,259	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Sowed more seeds today and I have a tray of seedlings sprouting up. They are so cute how they first sprout up and unfurl from their shells. They really do seem to have personalities! __________________ Joy Progressive Methodist Enfp mama to Sparrow, 10 Zion, 7.5 Baby Gus, 4.5 Preschool teacher. Musician. Timelord. Www.justicemercymayhem.wordpress.com "What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."

03-27-2015, 11:41 AM	#43
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	Re: 2015 Garden Planning i'm in. i won't be able to plant till sometime in may, but i am hoping to do a square foot garden this year. i have two good sized raised and am hoping to put a third in this year. last year the garden was mostly left to dh because gardening 8mos preg thru newborn was just not happening but this year i hope to have a better variety put in and try out the sqg method __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

03-27-2015, 12:35 PM	#44
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Went to buy chicken feed and they had a great sale on gooseberry canes so I bought two. . I'm so excited! I also picked up 6 more rhubarb plants, 3 more strawberry plants, and asparagus because my chickens killed my asparagus last year. I'm going to plant the rhubarb somewhere in the yard since deer won't be an issue. Going to plant kale, spinach, and carrots today and tomorrow. I haven't started my tomatoes yet.

03-27-2015, 01:31 PM	#45
Elspeth Rose Trellis Hold on tight and pretend it's a plan. Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,590	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I've started my windowsill herbs. Rosemary, echinacea, german chamomile, and spearmint. So far the german chamomile has sprouted really well. Lots of seedlings. One spearmint seedling, and no rosemary or echinacea. Might need to redo those pots. __________________ Mama to Thor (6yo), Loki (4.5yo), Sif (3yo), and Jane (1yo) Breathe in peace, breathe out love. And drink coffee. Lots of coffee.

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