How's your garden doing?

[catocom]

My potato plants look really nice.
I don't know if they will Make anything, but they look nice.

 

[catocom]

I got about 7 cucumbers off today.
Maybe I'll be able to have a 'mader sandwich by this time next week.

 

[Gonz]

Didn't plant until Saturday after Memorial Day weekend.

Plants started indoors didn't do real well but most survived the transplant.

They are all just starting so to all you southerners

 

[catocom]

we'd be doing much better if the ground had any mosture in it.

It's dry....dry deep dry.
We need a loooong slow rain.

 

[catocom]

My potato plants look really nice.
I don't know if they will Make anything, but they look nice.

oh and...
the potatoes are dead now.
Dried up.

Luckily they are still fair priced in the store.
I'm going to try them again in a late crop, along with,
onions, carrots, lettuce, cabbage, and mixed greens.
Probably plant, and or re-plant in Sept.

I just replanted some of the okra, and planted the pumpkins.

 

[Gonz]

there's an easy fix t that

 

[catocom]

not so easy when the biggest garden spot is 1000' feet from the spigot,
and the second biggest spot is 400.
Not to mention both are uphill.
Besides, as much water as they need, I could buy store bought for the
price of the water/and or electricity.

I love homegrown, but I'm also a realist.

The first original spot is about 150', and I can water it easier, but it's
been doing pretty good with just a 'can' hand watering.
I've got some golden sweet corn in in and man, one stalk is going to have 4 ears.
The stalk diameter on that sucker is near 2 inches.

 

[Gonz]

Rain barrels

 

[catocom]

I have been looking at that, but when there's no rain for a month.....

I'm going to try to tap into the lake drain soon, and see if I can get enough pressure to move it.
I may not be able to get the most far away spot, but maybe I can get 3 of 4.

 

[catocom]

I just got a replant of crowder peas and okra in, and we got rain now.
A good rain.

 

[ResearchMonkey]

Hey cat, have you looked at using a gravity stand to move your water? You could use a solar powered system to pump your head and let gravity do the rest.

Whats the lift from the spigot? What the lift from the pond?

 

[Gonz]

Even the local paper gets involved

 

[catocom]

Hey cat, have you looked at using a gravity stand to move your water? You could use a solar powered system to pump your head and let gravity do the rest.

Whats the lift from the spigot? What the lift from the pond?

I've got city water, and the spigot would push it, but it'd 'cost'.
Solar, I've looked into, but the prices are still too high.
Wind would be cheap, after building it, but the building is kinda high too atm.

I don't know yet what kind of pressure I've got on the lake drain, but
I'm probably going that way soon, so I'll see.
I know I can get enough pressure for at least one on my spots.

Any kind of pump is going to run into money.
If I had a big bladder/tank, I could shoot compressed air to, that might
be the cheap option, but I don't have a big enough tank.

 

[ResearchMonkey]

Of course, there's always child labor

 

[catocom]

I don't have ant children of my own Own.
I only have a limited say on the God-children.
They cost mr money too.

 

[Gonz]

If they live in the same house as you, explain to them that food comes from God. God said "here are the seeds, now get your ass outside & help otherwise I keep my food".

Hunger is a great motivator.

 

[catocom]

the thing is, my mom also lives here, and she has Legal custody.
We split the mortgage, and bills..., so, it gets complicated.

 

[ResearchMonkey]

Too bad you don't have any young girls around. You can hella'va lot work out of the 'dogs' that come around. I can get 3-4 boys workng in my yard on a good saturday afternoon.

 

[ResearchMonkey]

Also, we might be having those eCAT's in the next few years. Perfect application.

 

[catocom]

Too bad you don't have any young girls around. You can hella'va lot work out of the 'dogs' that come around. I can get 3-4 boys workng in my yard on a good saturday afternoon.

got one, and she's turning 16 next month.
All the guys that come around though end up playing video games.

I'm an impatient person when it comes to work....
If you ain't ready, I'm not waiting, I'm outta here, and on it.
(if it's anything I can do at all)