The kids and I planted potatoes one year. We didn't know what the heck we were doing but we did have some. Don't know what they were, but progress. Our ground isn't really good hear. Some really hard. We have planted carots and really strange looking ones. Ground to hard I think. You have alot of energy when it is going in, then the summer comes on 100-110. Not so much fun then and the weeds grow. It was my husband and I the last garden and there were more weeds than produce. So no more, I have thought some times of planting in a container on the deck and i could just take care of it. But then re-think it maybe no. Just running out of energy I guess. I look at the other ladies my age and usually they are sitting on their butt, no yard work or any thing,Going to lunch, Enjoying there later years. Usually husband gone. And here I am, husband with damentia, some days good and some days bad. Mowing and all. Oh -Oh, I feel tired coming on again. Kids out yesterday helping us. Tractor not working again so, mowing down some of the grass in the field with the riding lawnmower. Then cut off some of the branches hanging down on the black walnut trees because Kenneth doesn't realize they are there I guess. They are blooming and I gathered them up and in the wheel barell, well of course a warm day and I was sweating and before I came in I realized my arms were really broke out and itching. So into the shower wash hair and every thing, clothes in the washer. Hayfever worse this year. Hadn't had it for a long time, but starting up again. I used to get it really bad have to lay down with a cold cloth on my head and eyes. But thought I was out growing it. So just hope it isn't going to get any worse. But my eyes are sure itching. Well have to get busy. Not really griping, just one of those days. Every one enjoy the summer coming on. A couple of my grandchildren are at the BMX bicycle races in Oregon this week end and it was 24 degrees. Darn can't think of the name of the town. North of Bend, after I send this I will remember. Oh well. They were going to be glad to get back to Ca. Then he is having a problem with the reer end of the pickup. Noises, of course on a wing and a prayer money wise. Of course grandma has to worry until they get home. Louise in northern ca. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > Potatoes need to be planted real early...so you're late already! I found > a leftover fingerling potato lying on top of the ground, and > sprouting..from last summer ! Don't know why it didn't freeze and ruin. > The tops can get killed back by early frost and still grow again...I have > a bag of heavily sprouted potatoes I plan to plant somehow..Maybe lay > them on top of the ground in an out of the way garden spot and keep them > mulched. The potatoes will stay on top of the ground, so easy to rake the > mulch off and pick up. Not as heavy a harvest, but labor saving...Jeannie > T > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:06:39 -0400 "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> > writes: >> I tried to grow potatoes last year in a bin in compost. The plants >> were >> healthy and vigorous, but >> I only got about a dozen tiny potatoes. I'm thinking they didn't >> have a >> long enough growing season >> so I hope to plant them earlier this year. >> >> Lisa >> >> > ____________________________________________________________ > Refinance Now 2.75% FIXED > No cost and no fee mortgage! No SSN rqd. Free quote in minutes. (2.75% > APR) > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/516a307e354c6307e029est02duc > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
You might want to try one tomato plant in a container. Not too much work, and if you keep it watered & fertilized you should get a good yield. My dad & step mother grow tomatoes & herbs in pots. Their tomatoes were great last year. I gave my dad 2 artichokes in pots last year on father's day. They survived the winter in the garage and are about a foot tall now. Hope to have some artichokes this year. Lisa > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:memory-lane- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Louise Valine > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > > The kids and I planted potatoes one year. We didn't know what the heck we > were doing but we did have some. Don't know what they were, but progress. > Our ground isn't really good hear. Some really hard. We have planted carots > and really strange looking ones. Ground to hard I think. You have alot of > energy when it is going in, then the summer comes on 100-110. Not so much fun > then and the weeds grow. It was my husband and I the last garden and there > were more weeds than produce. So no more, I have thought some times of > planting in a container on the deck and i could just take care of it. But then > re-think it maybe no. Just running out of energy I guess. I look at the other > ladies my age and usually they are sitting on their butt, no yard work or any > thing,Going to lunch, Enjoying there later years. Usually husband gone. > And here I am, husband with damentia, some days good and some days bad. > Mowing and all. Oh -Oh, I feel tired coming on again. > Kids out yesterday helping us. Tractor not working again so, mowing down some > of the grass in the field with the riding lawnmower. Then cut off some of the > branches hanging down on the black walnut trees because Kenneth doesn't > realize they are there I guess. They are blooming and I gathered them up and > in the wheel barell, well of course a warm day and I was sweating and before I > came in I realized my arms were really broke out and itching. So into the > shower wash hair and every thing, clothes in the washer. Hayfever worse this > year. Hadn't had it for a long time, but starting up again. > I used to get it really bad have to lay down with a cold cloth on my head and > eyes. > But thought I was out growing it. So just hope it isn't going to get any > worse. But my eyes are sure itching. > Well have to get busy. Not really griping, just one of those days. Every one > enjoy the summer coming on. > A couple of my grandchildren are at the BMX bicycle races in Oregon this week > end and it was 24 degrees. Darn can't think of the name of the town. > North of Bend, after I send this I will remember. Oh well. They were going to > be glad to get back to Ca. Then he is having a problem with the reer end of > the pickup. Noises, of course on a wing and a prayer money wise. Of course > grandma has to worry until they get home. > > Louise in northern ca. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 9:26 PM > Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > > > > Potatoes need to be planted real early...so you're late already! I found > > a leftover fingerling potato lying on top of the ground, and > > sprouting..from last summer ! Don't know why it didn't freeze and ruin. > > The tops can get killed back by early frost and still grow again...I have > > a bag of heavily sprouted potatoes I plan to plant somehow..Maybe lay > > them on top of the ground in an out of the way garden spot and keep them > > mulched. The potatoes will stay on top of the ground, so easy to rake the > > mulch off and pick up. Not as heavy a harvest, but labor saving...Jeannie > > T > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:06:39 -0400 "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> > > writes: > >> I tried to grow potatoes last year in a bin in compost. The plants > >> were > >> healthy and vigorous, but > >> I only got about a dozen tiny potatoes. I'm thinking they didn't > >> have a > >> long enough growing season > >> so I hope to plant them earlier this year. > >> > >> Lisa > >> > >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Refinance Now 2.75% FIXED > > No cost and no fee mortgage! No SSN rqd. Free quote in minutes. 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I saw an interesting video on the internet a few days ago on growing the upside down tomatoes and etc. In the video they brought up the point that the pots you get in the kits are just too small to hold enough water to develop a good plant and good tomatoes. *Instead they used a five gallon bucket and even planted flowers in the top.* * * *Marilyn* On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:14 PM, Lisa Lepore <[email protected]>wrote: > You might want to try one tomato plant in a container. Not too much work, > and if you keep it watered & fertilized you should get a good yield. > My dad & step mother grow tomatoes & herbs in pots. Their tomatoes > were great last year. I gave my dad 2 artichokes in pots last year > on father's day. They survived the winter in the garage and are about > a foot tall now. Hope to have some artichokes this year. > > Lisa > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:memory-lane- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Louise Valine > > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:13 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > > > > The kids and I planted potatoes one year. We didn't know what the heck > we > > were doing but we did have some. Don't know what they were, but progress. > > Our ground isn't really good hear. Some really hard. We have planted > carots > > and really strange looking ones. Ground to hard I think. You have alot > of > > energy when it is going in, then the summer comes on 100-110. Not so > much > fun > > then and the weeds grow. It was my husband and I the last garden and > there > > were more weeds than produce. So no more, I have thought some times of > > planting in a container on the deck and i could just take care of it. But > then > > re-think it maybe no. Just running out of energy I guess. I look at the > other > > ladies my age and usually they are sitting on their butt, no yard work or > any > > thing,Going to lunch, Enjoying there later years. Usually husband gone. > > And here I am, husband with damentia, some days good and some days bad. > > Mowing and all. Oh -Oh, I feel tired coming on again. > > Kids out yesterday helping us. Tractor not working again so, mowing down > some > > of the grass in the field with the riding lawnmower. Then cut off some of > the > > branches hanging down on the black walnut trees because Kenneth doesn't > > realize they are there I guess. They are blooming and I gathered them up > and > > in the wheel barell, well of course a warm day and I was sweating and > before I > > came in I realized my arms were really broke out and itching. So into > the > > shower wash hair and every thing, clothes in the washer. Hayfever worse > this > > year. Hadn't had it for a long time, but starting up again. > > I used to get it really bad have to lay down with a cold cloth on my > head > and > > eyes. > > But thought I was out growing it. So just hope it isn't going to get any > > worse. But my eyes are sure itching. > > Well have to get busy. Not really griping, just one of those days. Every > one > > enjoy the summer coming on. > > A couple of my grandchildren are at the BMX bicycle races in Oregon this > week > > end and it was 24 degrees. Darn can't think of the name of the town. > > North of Bend, after I send this I will remember. Oh well. They were > going > to > > be glad to get back to Ca. Then he is having a problem with the reer end > of > > the pickup. Noises, of course on a wing and a prayer money wise. Of > course > > grandma has to worry until they get home. > > > > Louise in northern ca. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 9:26 PM > > Subject: Re: [ML] Gardens and back yards > > > > > > > Potatoes need to be planted real early...so you're late already! I > found > > > a leftover fingerling potato lying on top of the ground, and > > > sprouting..from last summer ! Don't know why it didn't freeze and ruin. > > > The tops can get killed back by early frost and still grow again...I > have > > > a bag of heavily sprouted potatoes I plan to plant somehow..Maybe lay > > > them on top of the ground in an out of the way garden spot and keep > them > > > mulched. The potatoes will stay on top of the ground, so easy to rake > the > > > mulch off and pick up. Not as heavy a harvest, but labor > saving...Jeannie > > > T > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:06:39 -0400 "Lisa Lepore" > <[email protected]> > > > writes: > > >> I tried to grow potatoes last year in a bin in compost. The plants > > >> were > > >> healthy and vigorous, but > > >> I only got about a dozen tiny potatoes. I'm thinking they didn't > > >> have a > > >> long enough growing season > > >> so I hope to plant them earlier this year. > > >> > > >> Lisa > > >> > > >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > Refinance Now 2.75% FIXED > > > No cost and no fee mortgage! No SSN rqd. Free quote in minutes. 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