I just set out 2 gardens. One at my son's house and one at mine that both families are going to share in. Make sure you have picked a very sunny spot for your garden.
Corn...very easy. Plant in the row 4 inches apart and 1 to 1 1/2 inches deep. Space your rows about2 to 3 feet apart.
Tomatoes.....just go buy some ready to grow plants at LOWES or Walmart. Dig a hole deep enough for the base of the plant. You can also tear of a couple of the leaves at the bottom of the plant to help stimulate growth. Water with a bit of Miracle Gro every other week. I try not to fertilize mine too much. Never water a tomato from the top of the plant; always at the base and preferably NOT in the HEAT of the day.
Potatoes....dig your furrow 'row' pretty deep. I cut my potatoes where there is an 'eye' on each part. Then I plant them close together in the furrow. Cover and "HILL" them up. You will have to 'hill them up' on occasion as they need plenty of room to root out. Also you want to make sure you don't have any potatoes showing through the dirt causing them to turn 'green.' There will be what we call "potato bugs" on the plants at times. They look like an orange beetle. Get you either some pesticide dust or simply go down the plants and pop the bugs between your fingers which is much better than adding pesticides. (Your fingers will turn a bright orange) but is well worth it.
Green beans and beans of all types except "pole" beans. Plant these as you would corn. Most of these are 'bush' type beans and grow in the row together in one long line.
Squash and zucchini, okra, and other veggies...just read the back of the package and it will tell you how to plant, how deep and your row spacing. Don't forget to water preferably in the late afternoon. Don't forget to save some space on the side or in a spot by itself for some good watermelon and cantaloupe.
You can make your own 'natural' fertilizer by adding leaves, twigs, pine cones, potato and veggie peelings and other organic matter that will break down. NO MEAT. Add water and cover. Put in a sunny place and let the stuff break down naturally. Make sure it is a big enough container. Stir periodically. After about a month, get an old jar and gather the juice. Add the juice to your watering can and add water to make it look like tea. Your plants will love it.
Also collect and rake leaves and grass cuttings and simply put them to the side of your yard somewhere. Add organic material, peelings and such and let these ferment for a time. Continue adding stuff periodically. Turn with a pitchfork or some tool on occasion. This will eventually turn to some great garden mulch.
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Oh thank you for making me laugh. I got home at about 11:30 with the kids. That was after I cleaned a few things for her and went outside to plant some onion sets and some garlic cloves, then I hilled up my potatoes and got the weeds out from between the rows. It was hard trying to do that and keep up with Ninky because her other 3 brothers refused to watch her while I did this task; but I got it done. You simply have to look at it as a 'Labor of Love' for when the time comes to 'chomp' into some of that fresh produce that God's loving sunshine and rain so tenderly helped spring to life for our benefit.
I did leave out a few crucial things like Make sure you weed and hoe the garden; unless you're laying down plastic between the rows. But with todays inflation, who's got the spare money. I put on my "Gumbo Mudders" that is my rain boots and some garden gloves and a floppy straw hat and go to work. Thats all there is to it. You work hard, then you reap the benefits of a good harvest. Amen.
Got to go, time to cook Supper. I'll read you when I can. Take care my friend.
Also you can throw down certain herbs and flowers which will actually improve the taste of the veggies and keep bad bugs away. Thyme, marigolds, basil are all very easy to grow.
Not an expert Gardener myself but I've done tomatoes the last few years and yes, this kind of thing (basil around the tomatoes) is supposed to also help with pests.
Late on my garden this year, been injured. This OP serves as a much needed reminder!
Nasturtiums also kept the aphids away. Also using big tin cans cut on both ends around the plants keep out varmits and then the plants draw the heat from the can.
My experience with marigolds is they attract slugs so when cooking we keep all the egg shells all year long in a bucket and we crush them and pour the shred on the soil when we plant the tomatoes and others : slugs hate crawling on shredded egg shells. Then, before the sun gets down, I take my shears and go behead any slug approaching the vegetables for a night snack, the ones coming later will focus on eating their cadavers. Slugs really are a pest.
If you plant corn, plant a lot. Even 10 stalks is not enough. Two dozen would be a minimum to ensure the flowering process is successful.
YouTube and rumble videos are verrrrry helpful. Lots of backyard farmers out there sharing their experiences. It can be a lot of r&d and expenses. Learn from their mistakes! Less costly.
YES! Everyone loves that corn on the cob in the summer months. Fresh cut fried corn on the stove. Mmmm! Reminds me of my grandmothers. And how we canned the corn by the quarts. Nothing like home canned good corn in the cold winter months.
Thank you! Anything else you recommend I plant in 7a for August? I have seen cabbage and root veg do well. I have a greenhouse that is getting way too hot and humid so im moving it into a shady spot of the yard to try to use it this year.
Good. We are all here to help one another out in times of need. God bless. Hope your family are all well and safe. Always ask if you need something. Someone on here will come to your aid; that's what we do.
I just set out 2 gardens. One at my son's house and one at mine that both families are going to share in. Make sure you have picked a very sunny spot for your garden.
Corn...very easy. Plant in the row 4 inches apart and 1 to 1 1/2 inches deep. Space your rows about2 to 3 feet apart.
Tomatoes.....just go buy some ready to grow plants at LOWES or Walmart. Dig a hole deep enough for the base of the plant. You can also tear of a couple of the leaves at the bottom of the plant to help stimulate growth. Water with a bit of Miracle Gro every other week. I try not to fertilize mine too much. Never water a tomato from the top of the plant; always at the base and preferably NOT in the HEAT of the day.
Potatoes....dig your furrow 'row' pretty deep. I cut my potatoes where there is an 'eye' on each part. Then I plant them close together in the furrow. Cover and "HILL" them up. You will have to 'hill them up' on occasion as they need plenty of room to root out. Also you want to make sure you don't have any potatoes showing through the dirt causing them to turn 'green.' There will be what we call "potato bugs" on the plants at times. They look like an orange beetle. Get you either some pesticide dust or simply go down the plants and pop the bugs between your fingers which is much better than adding pesticides. (Your fingers will turn a bright orange) but is well worth it.
Green beans and beans of all types except "pole" beans. Plant these as you would corn. Most of these are 'bush' type beans and grow in the row together in one long line.
Squash and zucchini, okra, and other veggies...just read the back of the package and it will tell you how to plant, how deep and your row spacing. Don't forget to water preferably in the late afternoon. Don't forget to save some space on the side or in a spot by itself for some good watermelon and cantaloupe.
You can make your own 'natural' fertilizer by adding leaves, twigs, pine cones, potato and veggie peelings and other organic matter that will break down. NO MEAT. Add water and cover. Put in a sunny place and let the stuff break down naturally. Make sure it is a big enough container. Stir periodically. After about a month, get an old jar and gather the juice. Add the juice to your watering can and add water to make it look like tea. Your plants will love it.
Also collect and rake leaves and grass cuttings and simply put them to the side of your yard somewhere. Add organic material, peelings and such and let these ferment for a time. Continue adding stuff periodically. Turn with a pitchfork or some tool on occasion. This will eventually turn to some great garden mulch.
HAPPY PLANTING. Hope this helps.
Some say only some roaches would survive a nuclear holocaust… but these roaches would be mercilessly crushed by our beloved indestructible u/Mary911 (and end in the compost) should they try to disturb her Godly peace.🤗💐
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Oh thank you for making me laugh. I got home at about 11:30 with the kids. That was after I cleaned a few things for her and went outside to plant some onion sets and some garlic cloves, then I hilled up my potatoes and got the weeds out from between the rows. It was hard trying to do that and keep up with Ninky because her other 3 brothers refused to watch her while I did this task; but I got it done. You simply have to look at it as a 'Labor of Love' for when the time comes to 'chomp' into some of that fresh produce that God's loving sunshine and rain so tenderly helped spring to life for our benefit.
I did leave out a few crucial things like Make sure you weed and hoe the garden; unless you're laying down plastic between the rows. But with todays inflation, who's got the spare money. I put on my "Gumbo Mudders" that is my rain boots and some garden gloves and a floppy straw hat and go to work. Thats all there is to it. You work hard, then you reap the benefits of a good harvest. Amen.
Got to go, time to cook Supper. I'll read you when I can. Take care my friend.
Also you can throw down certain herbs and flowers which will actually improve the taste of the veggies and keep bad bugs away. Thyme, marigolds, basil are all very easy to grow.
Not an expert Gardener myself but I've done tomatoes the last few years and yes, this kind of thing (basil around the tomatoes) is supposed to also help with pests.
Late on my garden this year, been injured. This OP serves as a much needed reminder!
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Nasturtiums also kept the aphids away. Also using big tin cans cut on both ends around the plants keep out varmits and then the plants draw the heat from the can.
Chamomile keep some bugs away
Yes Ma'am. I hear that marigolds are the best flowers to plant along the edges of your garden. Great hints. Thanks.
My experience with marigolds is they attract slugs so when cooking we keep all the egg shells all year long in a bucket and we crush them and pour the shred on the soil when we plant the tomatoes and others : slugs hate crawling on shredded egg shells. Then, before the sun gets down, I take my shears and go behead any slug approaching the vegetables for a night snack, the ones coming later will focus on eating their cadavers. Slugs really are a pest.
Quit stealing my ideas; haha. That's what I've been doing with mine.
If you plant corn, plant a lot. Even 10 stalks is not enough. Two dozen would be a minimum to ensure the flowering process is successful.
YouTube and rumble videos are verrrrry helpful. Lots of backyard farmers out there sharing their experiences. It can be a lot of r&d and expenses. Learn from their mistakes! Less costly.
YES! Everyone loves that corn on the cob in the summer months. Fresh cut fried corn on the stove. Mmmm! Reminds me of my grandmothers. And how we canned the corn by the quarts. Nothing like home canned good corn in the cold winter months.
Do i still have time to germ seeds? Zone 7a
Seeds germinate quickly for corn. You should be good to start now, but don’t plant outside until consistent 70 degree temps.
It is late to germ seeds now as they will be trying to mature in high summer, but you can plant in August and have a nice October harvest before frost
Thank you! Anything else you recommend I plant in 7a for August? I have seen cabbage and root veg do well. I have a greenhouse that is getting way too hot and humid so im moving it into a shady spot of the yard to try to use it this year.
You can do it in an InstantPot.
Wealth of knowledge! Thank you!
You're so welcome. Hope it is beneficial to you and others who may never have had the opportunity to plant something. Good luck and God bless.
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Good. We are all here to help one another out in times of need. God bless. Hope your family are all well and safe. Always ask if you need something. Someone on here will come to your aid; that's what we do.