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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 21, 2008
07:11 PM Post #4692513
| weeee
i m very excited on growing spuds this season :)
i have all them oak trees on our property , lol :)
and the woods floor is covered iwth oak leaves ,maple and black walnut
only one question so far . You said any leaves will do ?
would that include black walnut and maple too ?
thanks
sue |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 21, 2008
08:11 PM Post #4692721
| I'd be a bit careful with the black walnut leaves. I'm not sure if the leaves contain jugrones or not. But either or both of the others will do just fine. I'm thrilled for you, hope it goes well and you get lots of taters. :) |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 21, 2008
08:15 PM Post #4692735
| good to know
i do remember someone telling me of the black walnuts . Of course i wouldn't know a black walnut leaf from a oak leaf lol
good think we only have two black walnuts lol
thanks again
hopefull with any luck i will be able to get pics as soon as they are ready
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doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 21, 2008
08:20 PM Post #4692758
| Well, if you're planning on planting anything under those black walnuts, do some research first. They don't play nicely with other plants. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 22, 2008
09:30 AM Post #4694517
| Oh no im not planning on planting anything under them. Just raking up the leaves from the oaks, next to them. does that makes sense?
sorry if i didn't make sense , been on a diet and i think i m not eating enough protein ? a bit fuzzy lately lol :)
going to get some extra eggs today from the farmer down the road. :)
:) |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 22, 2008
04:14 PM Post #4695828
| I must be on the same diet, cause I understood you...LOL I have daffodils and iris planted under mine. I want to add crocus out there next year. :) |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 22, 2008
05:19 PM Post #4696032
| OOhhhh sounds pretty
Hey did you check out the hosta co - op ?
didn't know if you like them or not ?
great prices :)
I had to leave all my daff's and bulbs at our old house :( but i swiped my peonies. LOL :) wasn't leaving with out them babies.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/824189/
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doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 22, 2008
05:35 PM Post #4696077
| Unfortunately, black walnuts appear to not play nicely with hostas. These are old mature black walnuts that bear fruit, so the jugone off them is some kind of righteous. Have to be very careful what I put under and around them. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 22, 2008
07:01 PM Post #4696384
| good to know
i know that when handleing them they can be a mess ? black stuff all over your hands.
I have ordered a bunch of hostas for our back porch are that oulooks the woods So we will have a shade garden out there or we will have a buffet for the deer. LOL which ever it is , at least i didn't pay full price for them lol
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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 29, 2008
09:39 AM Post #4725399
| Ok i ordered my first spuds from Johnnys. I went with a hybrid ? i m assuming . Since it is my first yr doing this .
I got Yukon Gold
i wanted a fingerling but seems they are all sold out at SSE :(
so i will follow your guideline and see what happens. I m looking forward to it.
i also got some onion sets from them. gonna try that too. :)
thanks again for your inspiration
sue
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doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 29, 2008
09:49 AM Post #4725451
| Sue, yukon gold are yummy, yummy. I wish you wonderful success. I hope everyone has a great harvest, otherwise I'll probably have to move...LOL I don't do onions. We just don't use enough of them to justify using the ground for those.
We're planting ours this weekend, I hope. I had delays in shipments I was not to pleased about. I normally have them in by March 17. The bed is all set up and ready to go. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 29, 2008
10:37 AM Post #4725704
| A raised bed is a good idea for the potatos ?
since i have so many trees that came down i thought i would use the large branches as a frame.
I wish you luck in your planting. Hopefully we get a good spring. ! :)
Sorry if this is out of topic but was wondering and have asked in other forums but ...
could i ask you here ?
" is there any bacteria in spring waters that would damage seedlings ? "
I m collecting water from our spring streams to use as a water source for my GH and was just thinking of that ?
thanks for any help you can give sorry if i m off topic :) *wink*
sue |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 29, 2008
10:48 AM Post #4725765
| Sure raised bed would work fine for taters, just make sure you have good drainage, they don't like wet footies. Same deal covering the blooms.
I would boil that water, honey. And maybe have a test done on the water, unless you are sure of it's source. You can however, collect rainwater to use, that works very well. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 29, 2008
05:03 PM Post #4727169
| my plan B is to hook up some gutter on our Gh i think dreaves gave a good idea on another site
the spring is just from our overflow of rain water that goes into our vernal ponds.
No other farms around that have run off that would lead into ours . ITs purely rain water .
but good to know on boiling it
sounds like an idea i can use .
when all else fails ? keep on moving foreward. :)
ok so good drainage on our spuds
thanks again
sue |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 29, 2008
06:19 PM Post #4727396
| No problem, I as so envious of your property. Makes me wish I was 20 years younger. LOL |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 29, 2008
07:32 PM Post #4727635
| I will send lots of pics. :)
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doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 30, 2008
09:05 AM Post #4729495
| Oh, please do. That would great...and btw would you like to share your e-mail address, just d-mail me? I've been having some problems both viewing and downloading pictures on Dave's. I've got a friend who knows computers who hopefully will come over next week and see if he can figure out what's wrong.
As ever doccat |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 30, 2008
09:33 AM Post #4729598
| Here i have a website too if you like
http://web.mac.com/taynors/iWeb/Raising of the Logs/Raising ...
username is taynormom
password is savannahrose
I hope this works for you :)
my email is taynors@mac.com
sincerely
sue |
