2011 Gardening Thread

[horseshoer]

Do you plant the same bulb and it grows another cluster of onions?

Yes. These originals, saying 1 order is 8-12 bulbs, each bulb will produce a cluster when planted. Those 8-12 clusters will represent quite a few bulbs. About 2 of those 8-12 clusters will be replacing yur original 8-12 bulbs and 6-10 clusters will be
the amount you have multiplied yur original stock by. Now you can do what you want, keep aside the same # of bulbs you started with for replanting for the following years' crop, and eat the rest,.... or keep even more aside for reseeding and have a really huge harvest the 2nd yr.

[horseshoer]

Some other things I aim to plant this year Brad include Delicatta winter squash, dent corn or flint corn, cranberry beans, turban squash, Purple Andes potatoes. Gonna have that kid of Happyspankers swing by and give him a Shoer Spud Sampler next summer with S. American blues, Yukon Golds, LaSoda reds, and Kennebec russets. Him & I are are going to do some bootstrap barter for some additions to my Jigs of the NFL series, which quite a few of the sites' tiers have made entries to inclusive in orders upon request. Yeah, ol Shoer been workin on a cpl projects behind the scenes that may be a cpl yrs before unveiling but should be worth the wait when shown in their entirety.

[wasabi]

My community garden has decided to erect an electric fence rather than a 7' tall deer netting style fence. We are doing this based upon the recommendation of one of our neighbors who says the electric fence works great. I am skeptical because I think the deer will simply jump over it. Our garden will have a perimeter of 50' x 160' with individual plots of 20x20 inside. Does anybody have experience using an electric fence to keep out deer? I suspect it will have 2 or 3 rows of wire, top row probably chest height to a deer.

[Big_Cat]

My Neighbor has an electric fence around his. Its about 6 strands going about 10 feet high.

I planted some asparagus yesterday. Think it was too late or early to plant it? I bought it from Stark Bros. online. I have had it for about a month refrigerated and they were looking a little dry.They have good prices and free shipping.I also bought 3 blackberry plants. 2 apple trees, 2 peach trees and a cherry tree.

[unknown 3]

My Neighbor has an electric fence around his. Its about 6 strands going about 10 feet high.

I planted some asparagus yesterday. Think it was too late or early to plant it? I bought it from Stark Bros. online. I have had it for about a month refrigerated and they were looking a little dry.They have good prices and free shipping.I also bought 3 blackberry plants. 2 apple trees, 2 peach trees and a cherry tree.

I don't know which part of VA you are in. I planted my asparagus bed about 5 yrs. ago. I planted early March, about the time the daffodills appeared. Since you probably planted deep, you'll probably be OK.

I'd pick around to check for growth about mid-March. Good luck. Asparagus is a great crop.

[fatslab]

my dad had big probs with the deer.he ran a single strand electric fence about 30 in high and put peanut butter on it occasionally,no deer even come close since

[Big_Cat]

I don't know which part of VA you are in. I planted my asparagus bed about 5 yrs. ago. I planted early March, about the time the daffodills appeared. Since you probably planted deep, you'll probably be OK.

I'd pick around to check for growth about mid-March. Good luck. Asparagus is a great crop.

What time of year are they picked? Thought it was late spring?

[unknown 3]

What time of year are they picked? Thought it was late spring?

March through June for me. You do know that you can't pick any for the first two years. If you do it will have a negative impact on long term production.

I was just recommending pulling dirt away to check for growth (just to make sure the plant was alive)

It took me a couple springs to get all my crowns going good, but now I don't think you could kill'em if you tried.

[Big_Cat]

I just went back and read the book that came with my plants and it says....

"Asparagus spears should be lightly harvested the first two years until the plants
are established. By the third year, you should have a nice crop from late April
until spears grow thin, usually late June.."

[unknown 3]

I just went back and read the book that came with my plants and it says....

"Asparagus spears should be lightly harvested the first two years until the plants
are established. By the third year, you should have a nice crop from late April
until spears grow thin, usually late June.."

So I guess I wasn't BS'ing you. I've been known to do that from time to time, but not about anything as serious as growing asparagus.