Our Veggie Gardens!

Thanks. Love new sig.


Here's. The slug assassins
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how could those cute little baby birdies ever kill anything,, no way,,, awwww,,,,

looks like your next day off is the day after harvest,, 2020 or so,, wow,, energy to burn,, keep growin,, help feed the world,, great job,, cheers
 
Come December they make good soup...the slugs are long gone by then
 
I am not sure if I mentioned it DP but there are some plants that can be grown to fortify compost, here is some info from a webpage, makes it easier to paste rather than to type, I have been using comfrey for a while, it has an extremely deep tap root that can mine the minerals from 4 to 5 feet into the ground. Then you can harvest the leaves a few times a year and compost them, or you can make a large tea in a barrel, stinks like a Mother though hee hee.

Some organic gardening methods, including biodynamic and biointensive gardening encourage the gardener to grow crops specifically for the compost pile. While very devoted adherents to these types of methods might use more than half of their available gardening space to grow compost crops, you don’t have to go that far. And the good news is that you can grow plants specifically for your compost pile
that, in some cases, will feed your family or local wildlife as well.

A very simple way to grow plants for your compost pile is to grow alfalfa or red clover. Both of these plants can be tucked between rows or planted at the edges of your beds. When the plant gets tall (you determine how tall is too tall!) just shear it back and toss the clippings in the compost pile. It will continue growing. The best way to shear it back is to use some grass shears or clippers, collect the clippings, and compost them. A mower could work, but if you have the plant in your vegetable garden, that’s not really a viable solution.

If you have some spare room, consider growing biennial yellow clover near your garden beds. The roots will fix nitrogen in the soil, and you can toss the top growth into the compost pile for extra nitrogen. You can usually harvest yellow clover at least twice during its biennial growth period. This works better in an out-of-the way area (not interplanted with vegetables or used in paths) because it tends to grow fairly tall and it could shade out your other plants.

For garden beds that are in production during the growing season, consider planting winter rye a cover crop when you’ve finished harvesting for the year. Annual cover crops such as winter rye help add nutrients to the soil and also protect the soil during harsh winter weather. You can either mow it and put the clippings into the compost pile in the spring, or till the soil well before planting.

Brassicas

Another group of plants you might want to consider is the brassicas, also known as “forage brassicas.” Thee include daikon radish and kale. You’d seed them more heavily than you would for traditional vegetable gardening, but you can still harvest plenty of kale leaves, plus have plenty of stalk and stems for the compost pile and strong roots to help feed and aerate your garden soil. You can find seeds in bulk at farm supply stores and from some seed vendors.
.For another crop that supplies both your table and your compost pile, consider edible beans such as red cowpeas or black-eyed peas. Simply grow them as you would any other bean, harvest when ready, then cut the vines down and add them to your compost pile, leaving the nitrogen-fixing roots in place in your garden bed. Soybeans (or edamame) can also be grown, harvested, and used this way.

Herbs for the Compost Pile

There are two herbs you may want to consider growing for composting. Borage and comfrey are both great choices; they accumulate zinc and phosphorous and grow rapidly, producing plenty of organic matter for your compost pile. In addition, you can use both as you would any herb, and, if they bloom, they’ll provide food for bees and butterflies.

All of these are excellent choices for compost crops. If you don’t have a ton of space, you can likely still tuck in a few here and there; every little bit helps! Of course, if you don’t have the room for any of these crops, you can still make perfect compost with kitchen scraps, grass clippings, and fall leaves. The suggestions in this article simply provide more nutrients to the mix.
 
Meta tron said:
I am not sure if I mentioned it DP but there are some plants that can be grown to fortify compost, here is some info from a webpage, makes it easier to paste rather than to type, I have been using comfrey for a while, it has an extremely deep tap root that can mine the minerals from 4 to 5 feet into the ground. Then you can harvest the leaves a few times a year and compost them, or you can make a large tea in a barrel, stinks like a Mother though hee hee.

Some organic gardening methods, including biodynamic and biointensive gardening encourage the gardener to grow crops specifically for the compost pile. While very devoted adherents to these types of methods might use more than half of their available gardening space to grow compost crops, you don’t have to go that far. And the good news is that you can grow plants specifically for your compost pile
that, in some cases, will feed your family or local wildlife as well.

A very simple way to grow plants for your compost pile is to grow alfalfa or red clover. Both of these plants can be tucked between rows or planted at the edges of your beds. When the plant gets tall (you determine how tall is too tall!) just shear it back and toss the clippings in the compost pile. It will continue growing. The best way to shear it back is to use some grass shears or clippers, collect the clippings, and compost them. A mower could work, but if you have the plant in your vegetable garden, that’s not really a viable solution.

If you have some spare room, consider growing biennial yellow clover near your garden beds. The roots will fix nitrogen in the soil, and you can toss the top growth into the compost pile for extra nitrogen. You can usually harvest yellow clover at least twice during its biennial growth period. This works better in an out-of-the way area (not interplanted with vegetables or used in paths) because it tends to grow fairly tall and it could shade out your other plants.

For garden beds that are in production during the growing season, consider planting winter rye a cover crop when you’ve finished harvesting for the year. Annual cover crops such as winter rye help add nutrients to the soil and also protect the soil during harsh winter weather. You can either mow it and put the clippings into the compost pile in the spring, or till the soil well before planting.

Brassicas

Another group of plants you might want to consider is the brassicas, also known as “forage brassicas.” Thee include daikon radish and kale. You’d seed them more heavily than you would for traditional vegetable gardening, but you can still harvest plenty of kale leaves, plus have plenty of stalk and stems for the compost pile and strong roots to help feed and aerate your garden soil. You can find seeds in bulk at farm supply stores and from some seed vendors.
.For another crop that supplies both your table and your compost pile, consider edible beans such as red cowpeas or black-eyed peas. Simply grow them as you would any other bean, harvest when ready, then cut the vines down and add them to your compost pile, leaving the nitrogen-fixing roots in place in your garden bed. Soybeans (or edamame) can also be grown, harvested, and used this way.

Herbs for the Compost Pile

There are two herbs you may want to consider growing for composting. Borage and comfrey are both great choices; they accumulate zinc and phosphorous and grow rapidly, producing plenty of organic matter for your compost pile. In addition, you can use both as you would any herb, and, if they bloom, they’ll provide food for bees and butterflies.

All of these are excellent choices for compost crops. If you don’t have a ton of space, you can likely still tuck in a few here and there; every little bit helps! Of course, if you don’t have the room for any of these crops, you can still make perfect compost with kitchen scraps, grass clippings, and fall leaves. The suggestions in this article simply provide more nutrients to the mix.
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Yeah 36 and you are on the same page. That's what we are doing to our Veggie garden I'm all for that

But house and garden is gonna provide us with a fair pumpkin and a onion as well I want us to win at the county fair that would be awesome. Oh and talked to the food bank and there a go on taking the veggies.
I asked about using nutrients with them yesterday even though we aren't on 99% of it and they gave me a list of acceptable ones.

Funny how many cannabis friendly ones were on it. Lol.
 
House and Garden on the pumpkin,, you animal. I'm going to have to break out the heavy guns....

I was in a nursery today that's taken it's sweet ass time to reopen for the season.... oh my, some of the stuff they had there. I need help. :volcano-smiley:
 
I'm the same Meta tron. Not much snow left on my yard but I can see plenty around me. I've fortunately got something to keep me from going crazy. My, "other" garden ;)
 
Oh, and the most important part lol, my friends daughter helped me gather dandelion and nettles as well. The whole time she went on about how she loves gardening and she's gonna be good at it. I think she is 7 or 8, good to see interest in organic gardening at a young age.

So, dandelions and nettles added as mulch and to the compost pile.

Crazy! I did yard work, making the place look a bit better, and I improved my garden. I'm all about efficiency and re-using what would otherwise be waste.
 
36Gr0w said:
Oh, and the most important part lol, my friends daughter helped me gather dandelion and nettles as well. The whole time she went on about how she loves gardening and she's gonna be good at it. I think she is 7 or 8, good to see interest in organic gardening at a young age.

So, dandelions and nettles added as mulch and to the compost pile.

Crazy! I did yard work, making the place look a bit better, and I improved my garden. I'm all about efficiency and re-using what would otherwise be waste.
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I want nettles for indoor fertilizing tea. I may have to order seeds.
 

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