That looks terrible.Three inches of rain yesterday and some of our garlic beds are underwater, hope they survive!
It would be nice if we could get some of this rain in August!
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I bet, you folks had a lot of rain last year!That looks terrible.
We live on a slope, with precious few level spots. I used to think it was a bad thing, but after this year, I really appreciate the drainage.
Wonder if the old el patterns are going to hold in light of the changes? My guess would be, expect new patterns to form, or if CO levels keep rising, expect lots of volatility until they stabilize and allow new patterns to form.Wow! Sorry to report there is a chain of storms coming. Unusual for an el Nino year.
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Here's where we're at. Every year for the past 4 yrs. these have been opening up a week or two earlier then the prior year. At this rate we'll be celebrating Christmas with daffodils in less than a decade.
It should help. Half of our yard is deer fenced. It's the only way we can grow plants and fruit trees around the house.Installed 1000' of deer fencing this week...hope this keeps them out of the garden!
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We could almost direct seed everything here, it's been that warm. This from today...
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Yes, just kidding! Most of our seedlings will be purchased from local farmers this year. At our last place we had a great greenhouse where we started everything. We're so busy trying to get the property dear fenced and orchard planted I didn't have time to build a green house. My wife is is the "head gardener" around here - she's the one with the permaculture certificate( and a handful of English degrees) and calls most of the shots, and I'm the "infrastructure and physical implementation and installation" guy - I just build the barns fences, and greenhouses and dig holes for plants!Whenever you post those pictures, I’m surprised at how similar our temperatures are. I could have posted almost the exact same thing on Thursday. We’ve been heading up, however, while it seems that you have some cold coming in.
Even with all this warmth, I wouldn’t consider trying to sow pepper seeds directly at this point. (I assume you were using hyperbole.) I keep debating getting out my seedling heat mat for them because the room they’re in doesn’t actually have heat, though it’s wide open to a heated part of the house. I haven’t done it yet because the temperatures aren’t low, and it’s okay with me if things germinate slowly.
@AlbergSteve, do you Canadians use the USDA hardiness zones commonly or a different measure? I’ve read some about it on a government site, but I wasn’t clear in the end how Canadians speak of their zones. We’re in USDA 8b down here. @begreen, are you the same?
I cleaned up one of our indoor scrap containers (a 10-quart stock pot, I think) a couple days ago, and my husband took it to the Starbucks in his building yesterday. He brought it home full of coffee grounds, and he brought another large bag as well. It totaled almost thirty pounds. This morning I get to play with those if the rain holds off. Fun!
I did terracing, 4' wide on the most level spot in the yard, using timbers I cut from my woodlot, and salvaged lumber. The wood is about 5 years old and mostly rotted, but about 80% is still holding together enough.ED 3000- you stated that you do not have much level ground. I have some level ground but its all clay. My best soil is on about a 30 degree grade. What do you do, or anyone else or that matter, do to garden on ground that is far from level?
I am building a stone terrace for one, but its a hell of a lot of work just for a small gardening plot. I have fruit trees planted and have started a blueberry patch but I would like more ideas if anyone has them.
Yes, just kidding! Most of our seedlings will be purchased from local farmers this year. At our last place we had a great greenhouse where we started everything. We're so busy trying to get the property dear fenced and orchard planted I didn't have time to build a green house. My wife is is the "head gardener" around here - she's the one with the permaculture certificate( and a handful of English degrees) and calls most of the shots, and I'm the "infrastructure and physical implementation and installation" guy - I just build the barns fences, and greenhouses and dig holes for plants!
We are zone 8b here and unfortunately we're having much drier summers than in the past so water is becoming an issue.
Mmmm...coffee grounds! Whenever we're returning from Vancouver on the ferry, I make a trip to the coffee shop in the terminal for free bags of grounds.
Here's a link to the garden at our last place - grew some amazing stuff there in a small space.
We wanted more space, went from 1/2 acre to 2 acres. Starting a small market garden/mini farm. Hoping to "retire" to the garden from my current part time job. Ordering the next batch of trees this week.Why did he move? I suggested that it may have been to get more space to be even more impressive.
I think he's good to about -10C, but that's a rarity for us. The first week of February last year we averaged about +12C!That's great and impressive! Wonder how they are doing today with the cold wave that just blew in? Unfortunately our property and house don't afford the shelter that he has rigged up. I hope our lemon tree and olive in the greenhouse make it.
Satsumas might be a stretch, but we'd like to try them. Bob Duncan lives about 6 miles to the east of us on a 1/2 acre suburban lot and it is amazing what he's growing on his property! We've been there when he's had olives, grapefruit and oranges on the trees.
Here he is growing lemons and limes...at 2:02 you'll see an olive tree that reaches almost to the top of his house.
That's great and impressive! Wonder how they are doing today with the cold wave that just blew in? Unfortunately our property and house don't afford the shelter that he has rigged up. I hope our lemon tree and olive in the greenhouse make it.
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