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Post by grungy on Nov 7, 2009 14:50:09 GMT -5
Believe me oldfatguy it is is, it really is.
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Post by stratcat on Nov 9, 2009 17:43:02 GMT -5
Jewel Tone on November 9-  |
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Post by grungy on Nov 9, 2009 20:05:32 GMT -5
delicious!
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Post by Alan on Nov 15, 2009 20:29:19 GMT -5
Very Nice pic strat cat!
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Post by mnjrutherford on Nov 15, 2009 21:18:11 GMT -5
I have NEVER had a decent pepper until this year and I am STILL bringing 'em in by the arm load! On Halloween morning I planted 4 heads of GRIN garlic as well as some 200 or so cloves of garlic from heads purchased at Sam's club. I separated the tiny cloves and planted them for "fresh" garlic in the spring. Mike covered them with about 6" of grass clippings. It started raining on Tuesday and didn't stop until we got about 7". The garlic bed, that also has "shallots", onions and fall potatoes was standing under water until yesterday. Today we went out and the GRIN garlic is poking its little green shoots out from the mulch!?!?! Amazing, just amazing.
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Post by Alan on Nov 15, 2009 21:29:41 GMT -5
It has been so nice here in Southern Indiana over the past two to three weeks one would almost be hard pressed not to believe it was spring version 2.0. This partially explains my continued absence from the web as I just can't bring myself to stay inside as long as that fat old sun is out there shining. Too much to do that could be done now as opposed to in the cold death that is winter in Indiana!
I have lettuce and onions and kale, collards, cabbage, raddishes and turnips still going crazy. Would normally have much more in the greenhouse this time of year but I decided to revamp the greenhouse and add a soil based floor for growing directly into next spring as well as deciding to put up a small shelter next to the house into which the wood stove which had previously heated the greenhouse has now been moved in order to heat the house and thus save on the electric bill. All part of moving the farm in a direction even more so self sustainable.
Not to mention working on those two projects I've also been continiously busying myself working on getting all the new nursery and orchard stock started, planting out many perrinials which I've had in containers while it is still nice outside and clearing some of the "scrub" woodland still for the future ungrafted experimental orchard.
And then there is that whole cutting wood for the house, cedar posts for the trellis systems and for winter money thing!
Add to that building rabbit hutches and you are possibly speaking of the busiest November I have ever known on this small farm.
Oh yeah, and at some point I actually found the time and the equipement to build a small irrigation pond in the new orchard coupled with all the squirrel and rabbit hunting I can stomach.
It's been a good year, but will be so nice to wind down for a bit soon and start posting a bit more on hear and hearing some more from my friends the world over!
Oh, to those whom are still waiting on some seed from me, don't fret, they will be there soon, that is a promise!
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Post by stratcat on Nov 15, 2009 21:49:27 GMT -5
Thanks Val and Alan. Alan-Good to see you're getting some really nice weather. It's so great to be outdoors! We've had some 60's this month, even yesterday.  |
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Post by pugs on Nov 15, 2009 22:44:04 GMT -5
Jo,
Which garlics did you get from GRIN? There are some I'd like to try next year and if you got them, maybe we can do a trade. I'm still waiting for the rain to stop long enough to get my garlic in the ground. I may just have to mud it in over Thanksgiving.
Pugs
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Post by mnjrutherford on Nov 16, 2009 6:38:13 GMT -5
Hey Pugs! All four of the garlics I got were from Spain. They were identified only with numbers. I added some data based on observation as I broke them for planting.
W6-1961 - 25 gm bulb. 10 medium to large cloves, 1 small clove. Red skin, hard central "stem" (I believe this feature says it's a hardneck?)
W6-8403 - 20 gm bulb. 2 layers of cloves, 5 in first layer, outer skin multilayered and 2 layers of inner skin covering additional 6 cloves. 1 clove from inner layer is small, all the rest are medium to large and cream colored.
W6-8404 - 30 gm bulb. Thick, tight, white skin. 8 large cloves. White to light cream in color.
W6-8417 - Bulb or bulbs were broken upon receipt. 30 - 40gm total weight. 11 cloves, loose red skin, hard central "stem".
The soil was amended with oak leaves in preparation for being used as our potato patch after the garlic is harvested. Soil was also amended with a heavy addition of lime as our entire property has a VERY low ph. Each row is covered with about 4" to 6" of grass clippings, but as I think I said, the greens are already popping through the clippings. I don't know if I should be worried about that or not.
I will certainly be happy to share some of the results with you. I'm planning on sending some back to GRIN as well.
I am a bit nervous, I confess. Each year we have some successes and some failures. This is our first time with garlic, but I've been boning up and HG has really gone a long way to flesh out my "education". So, I have pretty high hopes for success even on this first time.
Our friend left for Afghanistan this past Friday. I didn't say good-bye. I told her she had a mission to come back with garlic and apples.
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Post by pugs on Nov 16, 2009 20:17:04 GMT -5
Thanks Jo!
My list was by numbers too. I don't think there were any from Spain on it, but I'll check.
I wish your friend well. My neighbor goes 13 months from now for a year. I'll be baby sitting his wife, who is high maintenance, but a great woman. I may go nuts that year.
He'll be looking for garlic for me too. Also, one of the war rugs with helicopters and rifles on it.
Oh, it is nice to have you back too!
Pugs
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Post by bunkie on Nov 23, 2009 16:03:27 GMT -5
why strat, that's just what my Jewel Tones looked like this year....and were they ever tasty! thanks!
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Post by stratcat on Nov 24, 2009 0:21:29 GMT -5
Glad they turned out for you, Bunkie. Thanks for growing them! john |
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