what you gonna grow for this season part 2

[Lrus007]

got 1/4" of rain last night. wish was more poppys need watered in.
some later this week. hope is a good amount. i walked around and
watered most everything outside. see some carrots think i see a beet.
checked artichoke seeds on paper towel. there hollow so seed i made
was not good. ordered some new seeds today. think i might direct plant
4-5 seeds a hole. see how it goes. checked yacon for tubers got only 4.
looking pretty soft but think least 3 will make it. i broke them off and going
to let dry overnight from break, then plant tomorrow. will put them under
the dome in greenhouse. got 2 pots of the 1st onion sprouts just a few in
them that made it. i might plant some of them outside tomorrow. think i
see 1 watermelon sprout in dome with heat mat. hope more pop overnight.

[Lrus007]

forgot to take a photo of the yacon tubers. planted them into
4 pots today. then let soak water from a tray. want top kind of
dry so hope they do not rot. then i figured fuck it. i watered
heavy part of the raised bed where onions will go. took the 2
pots that only had a few living onions in them. broke them up
and planted. then grabbed the tallest pot of onions. then finished
planting were i want them. repotted left over onions. and watered
them. i have 1 more pot that are sprouting well. from not enough to
lots of extra's. if bro wants some he can have some rest i think i will
just plant as green onions. so if you look close at photo's i got my onions in.

then the cantaloupe under MH looking mighty yellow. i think i will risk
putting them in a tray/dome in greenhouse. i see 2 watermelon sprouts under
heat mat tonight. they might go out also. hope more sprout overnight.

[Intrinsic]

what do you mean you break your onions up? Do they have to have the root bottom as part of them or just large enough pieces will sprout?


Well I emptied out my three compost piles to finish amending the garden. I filled two of them up with oak leaves last summer. Composted very nicely and really attracted the earthworms. I found a whole potato at the bottom of one pile, it didn't Sprout, it didn't compost, it looks fresh?? Odd as hell since the only potato i would have thrown away would have been rotten.
Yacon seeds have arrived at my post office so I'll be going to town today for that after I fix the battery rack on my truck. Then I'll be starting on my canna seeds. Oh boy more old seeds I have to sweat out if they'll germ. Thinking of trying munchy's floating method on some.

Oregano

[Lrus007]

breaking up onions. well there all in a pot. so break up soil
then pull each onion sprout out. then plant them.
the one on left i robbed 1/2 the onions out to plant.
looked today the ones i planted yesterday look good today.

then have some cantaloupe and watermelon seeds that sprouted.
last night i took 4 of those blue ice packs and put into a gallon
bag. then taped some black plastic onto it. for a heatsink in the
dome with melons. you can see it in the back.

hope that keeps them warm at night.

[Intrinsic]

The yacon seeds. Looks viable, Came from China, no tape so no customs inspection. .

Lrus where'd you get yours to start with?

[Lrus007]

i have never seen the seed before. it grows like a big bush.
under it on top just underground or a little above ground
are pink/red tubers. those are what get planted. under those
tubers are the fruit. i have never checked a flower for seeds.
dug for photo's here is the plant

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then here are the tubers. the big ones are the fruit and the
red ones are the planting tuber's. look top right of photo.

onions made the night. i had sprayed water from a 1/2 gal
pump sprayer last night. i did the same tonight.
more foxholes in poppy plot fucking cat's. we need rain.


oh i got mine 1 year as a free gift when i bought a wassabi plant.
noticed that question after i posted so is a edit. lol

[Lrus007]

got a little rain. says more over next few days. the rain barrel
i been dipping out of was near full. did not want to. but watered
the poppy plot with watering can. maybe cats will leave wet soil
alone. 2 of the watermelon had seed husks clamped on. so 1st one
squeezed husk and popped off ok. 2nd one was on tighter so really
pinched. then went to gently lift and poof my tremors, yanked it
right out. so 1 less melon hope more of the seeds sprout in the pots.
the planted onions look good today still. more rain the better.

[Intrinsic]

Big black oak. Quercus Kelloggii. I share the same aquifer for drinking water. Nice n healty

Yellow Oak pollen on my roof. It gets everywhere for the next 2 weeks.

Kentucky wonder pole beans.

[Lrus007]

got a little over 1/2" rain and lightly today. says a few days
of it. wish i would have held out watering poppys in with
watering can. oh well. spread more slug bait around. the
freshly planted onions are looking good. this rain def helps.
looked in carrot barrel looks sprouted well now. i did weed
it a little other day. will be thinning them soon. got the
artichoke seeds today. so replanted 10 jiffy pots 2 seeds per.
is on heat mat and dome/tray. no sunflowers have come up
yet in there yet. had another watermelon seed husk stuck.
this time i put finger on bottom of stem then pinched and
pulled off think it worked .lol the cantaloupe sprouts have
greened up in greenhouse. were a little faded under a 1k.
peppers under 1k are taking there sweet time growing.

[Lrus007]

parsley is taking off now and chives are happy.

leaf lettuce 2nd planting is sprouting now.

1st planting will be eating on soon.

then the 1st org onions i planted a few in a pot.
has been in greenhouse whole time.

onions i started and planted in raised bed are doing
good. we had a few days of rain. did not photo.
then melons got 1 pot with a lot of cantaloupe sprouts.
then 2 pots 1 watermelon in 1 and 2 in the other. hope
more sprout. then i set the pepper into dome with them.

carrots are up can thin soon. also potato's are up.
planted some artichoke seeds hope they come up soon.
none of the sunflower seeds sprouted. will plant more soon.