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Post by jeanette on Nov 12, 2004 4:40:52 GMT -6
ok my garden is really big 3500sqft, it is located on land that was once hog pasture then just grass, this last year was my 5th year of planting and now i am ready for some fertilizer. what do you all think i should use? this will have to be done by hand, although he is going to disc it down with the tractor.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Nov 12, 2004 5:02:05 GMT -6
First jeanette, a soil test would be advisable, short of that, depends if you want to go chemcal or organic. Our garden is 6000 sq. feet! I go for cattle manure(aged0) leaves, and compost, with a broadcasting of Neem cake( I am a source for this), at a rate of 1 pound per 1000 sq. ft., and lime, but this is where the test comes in, now if you had 34 years in to gardening, which you may cause I never ask ages, But I do the Old' pharmers test, soil in hand, I test for tilth, squeeze a handfull tight, and if it breaks apart easily, it is pretty darn good consistency, and ready to work, then a acid/alkaline test!...A TASTE , is it sweet, or does it have a lil bite? ya don't wanna do this test using chemical ferts! Your local Extension office should offer a free or cheap soil test, better hurry and get that sample though, cause soon it will have to be "CHISLED" out of the garden!
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Post by jeanette on Nov 12, 2004 8:22:40 GMT -6
thanks phil, i suppose i could get the ol man to taste it and check it for me he's been farming this lands for his whole life. i don't care that much about being organic although up untill now i guess it has been. hummm i will have to put some thought into that.
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Post by theresa on Nov 13, 2004 19:19:25 GMT -6
By tasting the dirt, wouldn't you be worried about getting worms?
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Post by Bump on Nov 13, 2004 21:40:04 GMT -6
I don't think it would hurt you unless you're putting pet waste in it , you shouldn't do that...
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Post by Laura on Nov 14, 2004 18:54:34 GMT -6
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Post by jeanette on Nov 15, 2004 6:25:49 GMT -6
i hear ya mines a little over half that but i do everything by hand, (except the disc down ). i can't say i put pet waste in there but i do have my troop of little diggers, i don't think a little taste on your tongue will give ya worms
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Post by YB on Nov 15, 2004 10:10:55 GMT -6
I like to test my dirt on toast with a little horseradish. If it don't have Bite by then it never will.
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Post by Laura on Nov 15, 2004 19:20:59 GMT -6
;D ;D Let's all give YB a Taste of our Dirt and he can guess what is in it.. ;D ;D YB'S our new taste tester!! ;D ;D
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Post by DougfromMN on Nov 15, 2004 19:50:29 GMT -6
I love the sweet smell of healthy soil. I've never had a soil test done. We've gardened in the same patch(about 6000 sq. ft.) for maybe 20 years. We do it organically, and haven't added much to it(except leaves in the fall, and table scraps, mostly just tilled in, as sheet composting). It isn't weeded immaculately. We mostly weed early on, until the plants are big enough to fend for themselves. Some crops get more weeding, than others. I think the tilled in weeds, and crop residues, help maintain the soil fertility. Crops have been consistantly good here. I may get some horse manure soon, for my giant pumpkin patches. I don't want to overdo it though. A soil test may be helpful for us here, but as long as yields are satisfactory, I'll likely keep doing what I'm doing.
Doug
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Post by jeanette on Nov 16, 2004 6:25:46 GMT -6
i meant to say my garden more than half that size yours is bigger. well the thing is it is not producing like it should, some things did real good like my green beans and tomatoes but my squash didn't do worth a crap, i still wonder if that wasn't due to so few bees to pollunate. i could'nt decide what to do so i will wait until spring.
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Post by YB on Nov 16, 2004 9:17:30 GMT -6
Mine is 2000 sf but I am scaling back, I just don't have the time to work it. Weeds overtook it. I my just take a large part and plant nothing but Garlic.
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Post by Laura on Nov 16, 2004 11:25:38 GMT -6
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Post by Bump on Nov 16, 2004 21:43:39 GMT -6
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Post by jeanette on Nov 17, 2004 6:29:24 GMT -6
i love garlic i put it in everything, we go through a lot of mouth wash around here
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Post by Laura on Nov 17, 2004 7:34:27 GMT -6
I never did care for the stuff. But I eat it if Phil put's it in something. He just planted some for next year.
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Post by douglas on Nov 17, 2004 7:54:51 GMT -6
Got to admit, I'm a garlic fan myself, put it in almost everything I cook.
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Post by Bump on Nov 17, 2004 8:25:48 GMT -6
man Doug hate to taste one of your Holiday cookies.....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2004 8:49:58 GMT -6
Laura try the greens of the garlic instead of the cloves.A much lighter flavor, you might like it!
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Post by YB on Nov 17, 2004 9:59:10 GMT -6
Around here, if you have a good crop with large cloves, you can make some $$$ selling it!
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Post by Laura on Nov 17, 2004 11:47:41 GMT -6
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Post by theresa on Nov 18, 2004 4:32:39 GMT -6
We have a lot of ginsing growing wild on our farm, thought about selling it! Don't know who to contact. Does anyone know? I need the money!And do you know when you dig it?
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Post by YB on Nov 18, 2004 12:35:13 GMT -6
I would say just do a bunch of internet searches under the headings; "harvesting Ginsing", "growing Ginsing" "Ginsing preperation" etc. etc.
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Post by lilsparrow on Nov 19, 2004 16:15:31 GMT -6
My brother in law used to go out and harvest ginseng and sell it, but I don't know who he sold to. He's up in WI, so I doubt that would be much help.
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Post by Bump on Nov 20, 2004 0:20:34 GMT -6
contact some of the health food stores or different culture stores in your area T..
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Post by YB on Nov 22, 2004 12:25:55 GMT -6
I am not doing any searches, but if you find something on successfully growing Ginsing, please let me know. Thanks
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Nov 22, 2004 16:54:35 GMT -6
Couple places around here grow it under lathe fencing, Myself, i used to go hunt 'sang', but in Missouri, the wild is about gone. There is a place here that buys it and sells seed for growing, not sure of the price. The health food stores may know, the herbal stores in the bigger cities may help with info, they usually are only interested in Siberian ginseng, but the place I mentioned here sells alot of it...somewhere!
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Post by theresa on Dec 11, 2004 4:16:32 GMT -6
Our woods is full of the wild. Maybe this would be a money making project for me to get into. I know nothing about it, guess I need to look into it before Spring. I can't wait for Spring. WE had 3 inches of Hell here yesterday.
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