What's In your Fall Garden? (or do you have one?)

it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--

garlic has been planted, and swiss chard is still growing and has been planted--

I was reading an old "Country Side and Small Stock Journal", a couple weeks ago and saw an article about this kid that started his own seed company. Well now that kid is about 30 and still has the company. There are good descriptions and a lot of seeds for things you probably have never heard of.

http://rareseeds.com/

"What was taken from the boomers, it ain't there, what was taken from the X'ers it ain't there, what is being taken from their great, great, great squared grandchildren it ain't there. Some generation just has to have the guts to quit passing it on." Me

Just cleaned out all the dead plants, cut vines and some plants to stubs. Been preparing my soil for the spring in hopes that my veggie garden out back produces wonderfully this coming season. I hoed the soil then spread organic cow manure from grass pastured cows all over the flower and veggie garden.

Got the ladder out of the garage finally at the back apple tree. I am finally studying how to trim it down. Its pretty intricate. Lots to know. The deer eat a lot of my apples that fall to the ground. We agree that will be theirs.

When I plant my seedlings, I will sprinkle some of Mike Lawson's(DPer) mineral powder for additional nutrients. Cleared a large table in my studio to plant my seeds in a couple months from now. I am determined to start early this year.

Think I'll grow a couple tobacco plants along with my herbs. I'll grow some healing herbs(golden seal to spread in my woods, cone flowers,nettle, mullein).

My husband and I have been filling the steep ravine on the side of our house for 2 years now. We are almost done. Pretty soon we'll have access from the front yard to the back so we can drive the tractor up this pathway. Boy I have been wanting this done for over 10 years now and its almost there. Wheel barrel by wheel barrow!! I have already planted white bridlepath Spirea bushes so I can have a 15 - 20ft high 'fence' with our neighbors : ). I plan to continue planting these bushes all along the edge of the property (200ft) so we can have peace with those folks already! We have wild cannabis growing in our fields out in the nature preserve oh so innocently. The birds flock to my yard where I have so much for them. My home is a sanctuary for humans and animals. Several beautiful areas for quiet contemplation.

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I have heard that carpet padding serves as a weed blocker that you can likely get for free from your local carpet store vs spending a bunch of money for the real thing. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

What are you fightin' for?
Caught in the middle?
Freedom is only for those with the guts to defend it!

Peas, carrots, radishes and a few leafy greens. First time I've ever tried gardening. Basically using the square foot gardner method. So far so good, and very cool btw.

I just have flower gardens. No veggies.

Ive dug up my caladium and lilies and am prepping the soil and replanting my bulbs in better locations for this year. I live down south and the lilies do not like direct sun for more than 5 hours. This year my house should look like something out of better homes and gardens!!

Ive made a lily garden, a shade garden, a rock/cacti garden and a butterfly/hummingbird garden. The only problem I have is with the armadillo's eating my bulbs!

I only got into flower gardening last year, but I certainly love it. I have about 100 different types of plants growing and learn something everyday.

Its rewarding and relaxing. Plus from March-July I have beautitul cut flowers in my house smelling the place up. (the ladies dig it too)

different events derailed me on that. :( All of my plants died, except for my bell pepper plants, which are very full and are blooming. We'll have lots of bell peppers soon, hopefully!

"There is no news. There is only the truth of the signal. What I see. And, there's the puppet theater the Parliament jesters foist on the somnambulant public." - Mr. Universe, Serenity

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Here in Alaska, some people put stinky bar soap on sticks for moose. I assume if you put them in the holes they will not like the smell either.

We have peas, carrots onions, a lot of different lettuces, dill, fennel, cilantro,beans,cabbage, broccoli,brussel sprouts ,peppers,basil,thyme,lots and lots of stuff for the butterflies and hummingbirds,and bees. We got a giant bowl of green beans for dinner tonite they were yummy. Good luck with your garden. My favorite thing is to check the garden first thing in the morning. I love to see how thing are growing. The last few weeks we have a lot of monarch butterflies.

And start planning for the Spring.

short of using poison? I don't want to contaminate my soil for next years garden. He is happily muching on the carrots from the roots!

and volunteer lettuce from the plants I let mature last year. I'll plant garlic when it gets a little colder so it will come up in the early spring. Another volunteer crop was edible weeds that I cooked and ate for several meals. I don't know their English name but in New Mexico everyone I knew called them verdelalas.

lettuce, multiplying green onions, chickens, deer, rabbit, and quail.

Bought the quail for a dollar a piece for my four year old to learn some responsibility, if nothing else we'll have a cheap meal or two.

"What was taken from the boomers, it ain't there, what was taken from the X'ers it ain't there, what is being taken from their great, great, great squared grandchildren it ain't there. Some generation just has to have the guts to quit passing it on." Me

NE Wyoming's short season was even shorter when I didn't get anything in the ground until JUNE 23rd!!! (UGH!) Bush Beans, Zucchini, Beats, some onions, Sweet Corn, and Pumpkins did really pretty well. Cucumbers, Spaghetti Squash, Raspberries and Garlic... not so much.

Hope to do Asparagus and get an earlier start next year... no plans for the fall... no idea what to do.

“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” - George Bernard Shaw

wants are unlimited, means are scarce...

Peas, lima beans, lentils, mustard greens, lettuce, basil, dill, and beets. All open pollinated, mostly heirloom from local native people.

Native Seed Search ftw in the Southwest.

I am in zone 8. I didnt get to plant a fall garden but got some buckwheat in at the beginning of october. Hoping it will bloom and give my honey bees one last nectar source before frost hits. It is also good green manure, putting back organic matter into the garden. Next year I am going to try planting dutch clover in the garden to choke out the weeds and put nitrogen back into the soil. Has anyone else experimented with this?

peas, kohlrabi, beets, turnips, radishes--end of the pepper & bean run
planted the garlic for next season

fall is a fantastic time for the 2nd round, everything germinates faster
cooler weather for harvesting, and the weeds don't grow near as fast

I love fall gardens

AND all my seeds are heirloom organic--I save alot of seeds from my plants
the rest I get from Bakers seeds in MO
fantastic place to buy...

I start seeds here in the greenhouse right after Christmas
everything goes in the garden end of April 1st part of May

A note incase some may not know this--if you didnt plant a whole package of your seeds this year, most will be fine for up to 3 years.
Store them in the refrig.

What are you fightin' for?
Caught in the middle?
Freedom is only for those with the guts to defend it!

The snow is late this year!
20 F degrees in Fairbanks, Ak.

Here in N.C. zone 7 we grow spinach,cabbage,turnips,mustard greens,kale,and radish.The kale,turnip,and mustard greens live all winter.I'm having turnip and mustard greens for supper tonight.mmm...good!

Last fall I planted spinach, green onions, radishes and lettuce in September. I covered everything but the spinach with coldframes I made using bubblewrap.
Everything lived all winter, but didn't grow much. The spinach lived uncovered under 7 inches of snow for awhile. In January I harvested carrots and tiny leaves of lettuce and a few tiny radishes.
In the spring the spinach produced well and I was still harvesting spinach through June. I let it go to seed.
The spinach seeded itself, and I now have spinach about 1 inch tall that will live through this winter!
I also have cabbage and carrots and beets and green onions in the garden. They survive frost until the ground freezes, and then they need protected.

To help us know what may or may not work in our area.
Frost free season and topography can be helpful, but not always a good indicator.
For instance, I live in a high altitude valley with mountains all around, and we have a fairly long 'growing season' which sounds good enough to raise corn and tomatoes well. Corn and tomatoes love hot summer weather, but they don't like the cool breeze every evening from the nearby mountains.
I started corn and tomato plants inside which helps a little---but especially the corn is a wasted effort.

Artichokes are still growing.. tomatoes are still flowering and producing

Prepped the grounds to encourage mushrooms when the cold comes.. boletes and chantrells

Just finshed a burn pile and I have three massive bull pines (about a hundred years old) to fell, so the fall garden is fire wood this year, but once that area's swamped, I plan to plant hazelnuts as the center of my "Food forest" http://www.youtube.com/wa...