2020 Garden changes

[mindfold]

I usually grow a random mix of stuff every year. Been very hobby like for me and want to keep my green thumb skills fresh.

Anyone changing up their gardens this year seeing the depleted grocery stores? Focus on one or two things only? I do have limited space. 20x 6 fenced.

Most bang for your buck?


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[Irving]

Yes, but just because we grew a bunch of stuff last year that we didn't eat.

[DFBrews]

Hobby gardening is just that. A hobby it will never be economical it will never be as shelf stable as commercial. It will never be a thing to rely on.

That said my garden is 24x50 I just added all the dollars of various organic amendments due to nutrient issues due to poor compost from the year before.

I garden excessively
Currently have 4 72 plant flats germinated going with the years production of peppers tomatoes etc my hydro garlic is about 4” tall
Kratky method lettuce is about 3 weeks from harvest have some Hempy style cilantro about 2” tall and we had a fresh micro green brassica salad tonight from the grow cabinet

[Irving]

I don't know what to do with my compost. I never get around to turning it, so it's not really where it should be. I just dug the entire thing out yesterday and it's sitting in a huge pile in my garden bed. I cleaned out my chicken coop for the last time so I need to mix in all that dry stuff. My compost is mostly chicken poop, pine shavings, grass, and the parts of vegetables that we didn't eat all last year.

[DFBrews]

Cats are doing well this time of year

[Gman]

I usually grow a random mix of stuff every year. Been very hobby like for me and want to keep my green thumb skills fresh.

Anyone changing up their gardens this year seeing the depleted grocery stores? Focus on one or two things only? I do have limited space. 20x 6 fenced.

Most bang for your buck?

Zucchini

You'll have so many you'll be giving them away.

...and your neighbors will be tired of them.

[Great-Kazoo]

Cats are doing well this time of year

You using the standard 7-4-4 on the cat, or something a little higher in nitrogen?

[buffalobo]

Zucchini

You'll have so many you'll be giving them away.

...and your neighbors will be tired of them.

^^^This.

[clodhopper]

I don't know what to do with my compost. I never get around to turning it, so it's not really where it should be. I just dug the entire thing out yesterday and it's sitting in a huge pile in my garden bed. I cleaned out my chicken coop for the last time so I need to mix in all that dry stuff. My compost is mostly chicken poop, pine shavings, grass, and the parts of vegetables that we didn't eat all last year.

I had this issue. I added about 10% soil (introduces some native biologicals) and started soaking the pile at least once a week. We are just so dry here that the pile wont stay moist enough to break down, and yours sounds like too much brown matter, again, pretty normal for around here. Gotta add moisture. Turning helps, but water is more importanter.

[Mtneer]

I had this issue. I added about 10% soil (introduces some native biologicals) and started soaking the pile at least once a week. We are just so dry here that the pile wont stay moist enough to break down, and yours sounds like too much brown matter, again, pretty normal for around here. Gotta add moisture. Turning helps, but water is more importanter.

Yep, more greens (kitchen scraps, coffee grounds, etc) and watering during the dry months. I turn about once a month except when frozen; keep a 5 gallon bucket w/lid outside the kitchen door and when it's full, it's time to add and turn. Just harvested my compost yesterday and got three wheelbarrow loads of black gold full of worms. Sifted out the big stuff, which went back in the pile, and distributed on top of my raised beds.