I've got my garden tilled and ready. Seeds have been started in the garage.
I'm planting onions this weekend.
I'm planting onions this weekend.
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Don’t have the personal experience with contenders but we plan to try a row (double row in fact). I will put down drip tape, the cover it with my high arch wheel hoe. That will leave me a furrow on either side of the drip tape. Plan to see the beans in both furrows, cover them, then put my trellis between the rows. Twice the plants per garden row. We are only limited in space because I’ve sworn to stop expanding the dang garden every year!!Originally posted by eradicator View PostI guess nobody plants Kentucky Wonders anymore? Usually what I plant in the spring if I grow green beans. Blue Lake in the fall if I plant them. I have limited space so green beans are down the list, but I get a notion now and then
For those that grow Contenders, how prolific are they compared to other types? And what are the other benefits.....taste, space, etc?
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Originally posted by salth2o View Post
Do you use a grow light in the garage?
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How would a person knowOriginally posted by Michael View Post
If this would be beneficial for their garden? I’ve heard some soils like this can make it too ‘hot’ with nutrients.
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The mushrooms consume most of the nutrients. It’s more for compost and enriching sandy soil.Comment
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2023 Gardening Thread
Originally posted by txtimetravler View Post
No. I have a window I keep the plants near.
My neighbors kid has a grow light, but I don’t think we’re growing the same thing. [emoji3]Comment
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Originally posted by salth2o View Post
Haha.
Gotcha. No windows in my garage so I’ll go the route of your neighbors kid….organic okra of course
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Blue lake bush. High yielding, delicious beans. Not too stringyOriginally posted by PhotonSlinger View PostComment
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Looks like I’ll add Blue Lake to the list this year. I had a poor crop a while back, but could have been me.Comment
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Originally posted by SaltwaterSlick View PostDon’t have the personal experience with contenders but we plan to try a row (double row in fact). I will put down drip tape, the cover it with my high arch wheel hoe. That will leave me a furrow on either side of the drip tape. Plan to see the beans in both furrows, cover them, then put my trellis between the rows. Twice the plants per garden row. We are only limited in space because I’ve sworn to stop expanding the dang garden every year!! 
Post your results please sir.Comment
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You in Madisonville? Is it still $10 a load?Originally posted by Michael View PostI just picked up about 3 yards of mushroom compost to mix into my native soil.
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This is in Gonzales. It was free, but they said I had to load it with a shovel. I was about 1/5th in when a guy with a front end loader came by, scooped a bucket full and finished the job for me!
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Originally posted by txtimetravler View Post
As indicated, I don’t think this is as “hot” as typical compost. I did a (at home) soil test last week, which indicated I was pretty deficient in N and P. I will mix the compost in with the existing soil at about 1/3 compost to soil and then maybe apply a thin top dressing after I plant.
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Spring
Elms, tallow & mulberry gettin leaves, Got ragweed aready needin some weed killer, Intellicast predicting low in the 50's for the next 10 days, well into March. Time to plant the garden! Have a few spots tilled and ready for corn and tomatoes. Have cukes, maters & pepper plants in the greenhouse ready to go. It's time!Comment
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How many plants do y’all plant roughly? I was looking through a few guides for a family of 4 and as I plant the seeds, it feels like I’m feeding an army. I don’t want to over do it but not come up really short either.Comment
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