tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83032845820199935.post1787151030324688836..comments2016-04-13T00:40:32.806+10:00Comments on Fat Happy Cows Blog: Things I have learned from my vege gardenMichelle Cronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005752525363655062noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83032845820199935.post-86526832997871553612012-02-04T21:59:14.238+10:002012-02-04T21:59:14.238+10:00I'm not really sure Trish. We used old yard r...I'm not really sure Trish. We used old yard rails then filled it with sandy loam from around the house. We topped it off with soil from up at the yards. I've put some photos in the original post.Michelle Cronerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005752525363655062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83032845820199935.post-61963681031165024222012-02-04T19:40:11.834+10:002012-02-04T19:40:11.834+10:00Question what is the best material , besides tract...Question what is the best material , besides tractor trees to use to make gardens beds ?♥.Trish.♥ Drumboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482654455512269065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83032845820199935.post-91381320536859037352012-02-04T19:38:07.332+10:002012-02-04T19:38:07.332+10:00Such great ideas I am just about to start my farm ...Such great ideas I am just about to start my farm vegetable garden.♥.Trish.♥ Drumboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482654455512269065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83032845820199935.post-16982095786202311482012-02-01T10:45:26.955+10:002012-02-01T10:45:26.955+10:00Hi Shell,
For not being a gardener, I certainly t...Hi Shell,<br /><br />For not being a gardener, I certainly think your doing pretty good at it..after all it goes back to Dawson's theory of natural selection - if it dies well it doesn't work, if it survives, hurrah....a couple of tips:<br /><br />1 - manure, manure manure - no doubt you've got plenty of that around and i'm sure it's what you've got predominantly already...just makes sure it's dried and well composted...<br /><br />2 - all you excess tomatoes, prick 'em and zap in the microwave for like 20 seconds - the skins should peel off easy enough, then boil, roast or pulverise in large batches, then freeze into smaller containers - makes the best spag bog and pasta sauces, especially as you say the tomatoes are ripe red on the vines....oh and just on fresh tomatoes - always eat at ambient temp, never fresh out of the fridge - ok to store in the crisper but put some out the night before for the taste to improve...and keeping the green stalk part on will help them store longer...<br /><br />3 - your not an idiot on the pumpkins - just grown in the summer to store and use in the winter....argghhhhh - i see.....tip here is to cut the pumpkin from the vine with about an inch of the stem still attached - they'll store then for ages somewhere cool dry and dark...should get you into some rockmelons and honeydews later this year - you know where to get seed...<br /><br />4 - potatoes also do very well in old tractor tyres filled with, yes you guessed it manure....just cut up some that are sprouting (look for the eye :) shape on the skin, in the kitchen and bury them about 100mm down - plant anytime from the end of March - mulch to keep moist when the tops are growing - potatoes are ready to harvest either after they flower (they may not) or when the lower leaves start to die off - cut any top leaf growth off and use for compost, and leave the potatoes to 'cure' for 3-4 weeks before harvesting - they'll then store better...sweet potato also can be very easy to grow and a good way to cover a large area quickly - the vines will usually keep spreading but jsut 'trim' with a shovel to contain in a given area...you'll have coming out of your ears...<br /><br />5 - Lettuce - the easiest way to combat is to put down a thick layer of mulch that way during rain or hap hazard irrig, the sand doesn't get up into the head or leaves...<br /><br />6 - actually exhuasted all my thoughts now...<br /><br />Hope it helps....I should send you some seeds...shouldn't I???..<br /><br />Trevtrardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165715073358546533noreply@blogger.com