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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 7, 2005 19:39:42 GMT -6
The temps are Just right...The soil Is almost Perrfecttt! The weather is suppose to be good till next Tuesday! My  Is goin like a Wild Eyed Child On Christmas Eve! Someday, I may out grow this feeling, But I hope not! The seeds...are sorted, The potatoes..Ready to cut,let dry overnight, and plant! Tomorrow, I ready the tiller...Oh Laura...Ya ready for the Tator Planting? Oh and the peas and onions too! Gosh I love this Time of year...just wished it came a little sooner than it does here in Minnesota!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2005 20:36:05 GMT -6
I know EXACTLY how you feel!
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Post by chips on Apr 8, 2005 0:04:23 GMT -6
I really envy you guys your enthusiasm. It must be hard on you not to follow your hobby for a part of the year.
I wish you the success in the world for your coming growing season.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 8, 2005 4:13:37 GMT -6
Thanks Chips! It does get us down a wee bit in the winter...But There is always planning, seed catalouges, Talking abbout gardening, heck, I been known to start some lettuce in a container mid-winter....just for something GREEN, besides, nothin like a fresh salad, even if it comes from Boughten sunlight!
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Post by jeanette on Apr 8, 2005 4:21:42 GMT -6
i grow house plants to keep me going through the winter.. once we grew a lima bean indoors, that was way cool. it even grew beans..
i can't wait for the tiller guy, i'm going to plant, radishes onions, kolrabi, peas, brocolli and carrots today.. i think unless the ol man puts me to work running tanks.. if i get right out there this morning i should have time to do both while we are still working the home farm.. oh yeah!!
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Post by seadog on Apr 9, 2005 10:03:28 GMT -6
well chips, by the time the frost comes here in mid october I'm ready to be done with it all. But by late December I'm looking through the seed catalogs again.  |
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Post by squashnut on Apr 9, 2005 10:06:02 GMT -6
I know what you mean. i get so tired but out there every morning to plant more. We have almost all our cool weather crops planted. still have potatoes and one 5z46 bed left to go to plant in cabbage family transplants. we bought about 4 pounds each of kenebec and yucon gold potatoes. I hope this will give me some idea on how they will grow here.
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Post by squashnut on Apr 9, 2005 10:06:39 GMT -6
I know what you mean. i get so tired but out there every morning to plant more. We have almost all our cool weather crops planted. still have potatoes and one 5z46 bed left to go to plant in cabbage family transplants. we bought about 4 pounds each of kenebec and yucon gold potatoes. I hope this will give me some idea on how they will grow here. |
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Post by douglas on Apr 9, 2005 16:15:13 GMT -6
Garden is all tilled and I'm ready to go, May throw in some peas tomarrow. What a great day it was Thumb
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Post by jeanette on Apr 10, 2005 5:56:02 GMT -6
thats right i've got peas too. has anyone tried the sugar ann snap peas, they are supposed to be bush style. i love sugar snap peas.
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Post by squashnut on Apr 12, 2005 11:45:38 GMT -6
i grow the oregon giant snow peas. noticed yeaterday they were starting to sprout. i grew them last year and froze gallon bags of the pods. i have tryed other types of snow peas and have never gotten the production I get from them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2005 12:50:43 GMT -6
Squashnut, when you freeze those how do ya retain the crispness?
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Post by squashnut on Apr 12, 2005 13:27:20 GMT -6
I don't think anything is as crisp as fresh. but the snow peas are good in stir fries and we are love raman noodles and it is great in those. i don't thaw first but just throw the frozen pods in the pot. i am not sure if i blanched those before freezing or not. will have to look it up.
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Post by jeanette on Apr 12, 2005 16:54:17 GMT -6
what i like about the sugar snaps is that you can use them like snow peas when they are small, you can eat them raw right from the garden the whole time, then when they grow peas inside you can eat them pod and all or you can shuck them for just peas.
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Post by seadog on Apr 12, 2005 20:10:25 GMT -6
Can't beat em. I'm gonna try short ones tho.  |
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Post by chips on Apr 14, 2005 3:08:44 GMT -6
Meanwhile... back at the Southern Ranch... Chip's sniffs Autumn and saunters down to the pub.
Has a few glasses and has a secret smile at all the industry going off in the States.......
"Here's too you, (hic) you have my full support." (Pour a scotch in that stout will you bar-keep?)
LMAO
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Post by Songbird on Apr 14, 2005 7:42:24 GMT -6
Uh huh!! We've heard about you and your pubs!
Knock one back for me!
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Post by seadog on Apr 15, 2005 18:44:35 GMT -6
I'll take a stout thank you Alcoholic but gotta pass on the scotch :red_eyes:
I got some homebrew stout aging in the basement. The recipe is advertized as an Australian stout, but I don't know how thats different from an Irish stout?
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Post by Songbird on Apr 16, 2005 19:02:18 GMT -6
Awww heck, jes' gimme a brewski
Alcoholic
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