gardening

If you wanted cabbage or broccoli, you could go ahead with them outside.

 

Good luck with your garden - it's so wonderful having the land to grow it on, isn't it?

I've never grown garlic, but am really keen to. I have a friend that does, but he mentioned that there are basically only a couple of times a year that you can plant it. Do you know anything about this? I'd be keen to have a go at it.

dbj70 - I love that garden! Looks like you've got some great soil there too.

I forgot to take a pic of my chillies tonight - but here's a pic of part of my plum tree last month. Two weeks before harvesting .

 

Yes, it is wonderful to have land to grow on, just under an acre! See why it beats the apartment we were living in!

I've read up a bit about garlic. Book I really enjoy on kitchen gardens had some interesting info on it. I think you have to plant it in the fall here in the states. I'll look up the info.

Book by the way is Kitchen Gardens by Lucy Peel, from Harper Collins

 

My seedlings were growing tall and weak. I transpanted a some to larger containers, cut back on the water and keep a fan blowing on them gently. It's amazing how much they have bulked up after just twenty four hours.

 

Just curious - are charlotte locals allowed to water a food garden what with the drought restrictions?

 

From what I understand, as long as you hold the hose (pipe) you can water plants. You just can't use a sprinkler. I could be wrong though.

 

I believe you're able to hand water with a bucket, not a hose. We're still on the stage 1 voluntary restrictions here. That means they ask that you not water your lawn during daylight hours.

edit: You can use a hose, just no sprinklers.

http://www.charmeck.org/Departments...Mandatory+Restrictions:+What's+Restricted.htm

 

I'm trying to talk sprouts mf'ers

 

Have you pinched them back? That will beef them up.


Ie.... 'sucker em'.

 

No, but I did read you can transplant tomotos and bury them deeper such tha the soil suports teh stem and new roots will grow out of the stem. I did this and its amazing how quickly they transformed. That coupled with leaving the celing fan on made a huge difference.