EXTREME GROCERY SAVINGS THROUGH GARDENING #3 HARVESTING GIANT BEETS AND KOHLRABI JUNE 25 2010

[impalapez]

a friend told me that marshmallows are great for trapping racoons...

[cappykay]

where do you live? city /state? zone ? I can't believe the fantastic growth you have had in your garden.....absolutely beautiful garden....can I use liquid emulsion since I don't have the ability to compost?

[ledburnerss]

@cappykay

40 yrs ago I read about how Native American showed the Plymouth Rock pilgrims how fertilize by burrying Menhaden (moss bunker) oily fish under a group of 4 or so corn plants and let string beans also drink up these amazing fish nutrients causing highly productive micro gardens. Then I started using fish emulsion but raccoon ripped my gardens to shreds looking for fish being that fish emulsion stinks so badly. 30 yrs ago I started burrying fish heads bones guts, fins deep into compost

[ledburnerss]

@cappykay

North East Hardiness Zone 6B

Our zip is 6a -10 to -5 F but our micro climate is in a valley with great morning sun and southern exposure

so most likely 6b -5 to 0 F

Planting is all about timing. I take the temperature of my soil. I now have spinach, arugula, romaine lettus, and butter crunch lettus and 3 types of radishes under the florescent lights for fall. I cooked large quantities of tomato sauce and Eggplant Parm and froze today for winter. I need to turn over my compost.

[kerrysv1]

where did you get your fish compost or did you make it? Do you use the entire fish or just the scraps from gutting, scaling, and de-heading?

[ledburnerss]

@kerrysv1

You can see my tour of my compost windrows and information among my gardening videos. get there by just clicking on my name.

I bury fish racks (head guts bones fins) left over from fileting fish. I put lots in my last years windrow yesterday.

It is the majic of my gardens!

[myganesha1]

Hello Dear,

Do you feed anything to soil? Believe me ..i add compost . whenever i grow lettuce spinach beets or fenugreek..they germinate fine and then 1 inch foliar growth later they stop growing...but leaves on zuchini tomatoes are fine. how do you spray calcium on zuchini?

what am i doing wrong please help!

[ledburnerss]

@myganesha1

BLOOD MEAL IS MY SECRET FOR LETTUCE and SPINACH BUT I HAVE TO PUT IT BELOW THE SURFACE OTHERWISE IT ATTRACTS ROOT MAGGOT FLIES AND THEN I HAVE TO GET OUT THE WHITE VINGAR AND COTTON BALLS. MORNING SUN IS THE OTHER MOST IMPORTANT THING>

[vedder316]

Great looking garden. Those beets are amazing! How far apart do you plant your beets? Keep up the great work!

[ledburnerss]

@vedder316

I START 80 SEEDS IN THE HOUSE MARCH 1 AND PUT THEM OUT APRIL 10 2" APART.

I THIN THEM TO 4" APART AROUND MAY 15TH EATING LITTLE ONES TRANSPLANTING SOME AND GIVING SOME AWAY. I START EATING 2"- 2 1/2" DIAMETER BEETS IN JUNE AND HAVE THEM ALL PICKED AND OUT OF THE GARDEN BY THE EXTREEM HEAT OF JULY 20TH ON.

I WRAP 10 IN PLASTIC BAGS NO AIR KEEPING THEM IN THE COLDER VEG DRAW OF FRIG GOOD FOR 1 MONTH. I BOIL AND FREEZE 10 NOT BAD ALL WINTER. CHIOGGIA IS THE BEST!

[CrazyEnergy2]

wow 10 videos now.. Your Garden is in FULL effect.. "Space balls" are my favorite in your garden.. Don't know why though.. Chat with you later bud...

[ledburnerss]

My secret:

I keep a packed garden with early crops, mid season crops and fall crops to shade the soil from drying sun and prevent time consuming weeds!

I plant squash among spinach when they are 3/4 grown. When the spinach bolts and is done the squash is already taking off. These same squash also take over the beds where the earlier beets, arugula and radishes are finishing up.

I plant beans between snap peas when they are at 4' so when the peas are done the beans have a big head start.

[ledburnerss]

Double layer 3' fence, Deer guard to 7' and a L fence at bottom to stop the diggers.

Wood rats and chipmunks and birds still get in. I have have lots of cotton tail rabbits that stick their noses up against the fence smelling and staring in like watching TV.

I ask them "What Do You Want"!

[toojung2die]

Big change from when I saw your garden in early June. No woodchuck garden vandals yet this year I hope.