Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

[heirloomgal]

These articles excited me bc I have supplies on hand. My old small tomato cages haven't really worked well, even for peppers, who often outgrow them, Too. That's why I went to 6 ft fencing for my tomatoes.
https://www.epicgardening.com/cabbage-growth-stages/
I have a good supply of chicken wire and I think I can combine the two to make cages for my 2025 cabbages.
I didn't know that chicken wire to stop these nasty white moths.
My biggest past mistakes were:
1) starting cabbage (all brassicas) too late in the Spring
2) cabbage moths--I could see the big holes in the leaves as they slowly withered
We, as a family can go through a LOT of slaw, and we also like to cook cabbage. Since DD has figured out how to take the unused beef cut and make it into corned beef, we will also enjoy That if I can grow them this year.
Garden dreaming....

A gardening friend has the most pristine, gorgeous perfect cruciferous vegetables I've ever seen. Just spectacular cabbages, and she is in a difficult zone too, one lower than me. She uses that translucent crop cover fabric, as row covers. After last years cabbage experiment I'm thinking that's about the best way to go with preventing the moths from getting to them. I've never tried chicken wire, I hope that works for you.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

I told you congrats to becoming the mayor and now I'm telling you congrats from escaping from being the mayor!!

 

[ducks4you]

@Rhodie Ranch, THANKS for having my back!!

 

[ducks4you]

The seeds of great things are often small.

 

[ducks4you]

Why Are Restaurants Selling Beef From Dairy Cows? - Modern Farmer

The American barbecue brisket that popped up on the menu at NYC bistro ACRU was a bit different than what one would typically expect from a Greenwich

modernfarmer.com

 

[ducks4you]

THIS article really piqued my interest bc I have a gardening use for paper bags. Right now my only source of paper grocery bags is to purchase them for groceries when I shop at ALDI, 7 cents/bag--maybe it's 10 cents now?
Our system doesn't make it easy to recycle plastic grocery bags and they are SO cheap!

On the Ground with Grocery Stores Ditching Plastic - Modern Farmer

Lea Rainey knew that if all the plastic encasing the food she was buying at the grocery store was her pet peeve, other people must be frustrated by it as

modernfarmer.com

I Save the plastic bags I get when shopping at Rural King, Farm & Fleet and Menards, bc they are better quality, and I can use them as small trash can liners and to bag up used cat litter.
I also still have a roll of biodegradable white plastic kitchen sized (13 gallon) garbage bags. They weren't that pricey and I feel ok using them in my garden.

 

[ducks4you]

Biodynamic Farms Are One Thing. What About Biodynamic Businesses? - Modern Farmer

For decades after the concept of biodynamic farming was introduced in 1924, there was an aura of witch and wizard mysticism and charmingly earnest

modernfarmer.com

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

@ducks4you great article. Lov the name of the farm Good Feet Farms. It works well if animals are equally available to perform other than leaving droppings .
Similar in the way I garden using recycled hay in the form of sun heated horse manure to burn out weed seeds mixed with yard compost and walla. Black gold beautiful soil for the garden. Never rototilled with the horses.Yikes hard labor. Some of the gardening techniques are similar to Organic.

But I have been known to attach back pack saddles on the horses while roaming thru the forests to collect moss for ground cover and collecting mushrooms that grow on trees for decorative art painting pics or garden labels. Bract mushrooms are usually grown on fir trees. With permission.

Then there’s ‘ Electroculture Gardening’ .

The 'Electroculture' Gardening Trend Is Making a Comeback. Here's What to Know About It.

Electroculture is a real thing, and well, using it in your garden is as sci-fi as it sounds. We explaing the latest gardening trend.

www.sunset.com

 

[ducks4you]

Interesting article! @Shades-of-Oregon

 

[ducks4you]

While reading @secuono's thread on growing in containers I came across two articles regarding lasagna planting

Lasagna Style Bulb Combinations: Tips For Double Decker Bulb Planting

If you're growing bulbs in containers, consider the lasagna bulb planting technique to ensure you get the most bang for your container buck and constant color and spring long. This article will help get you started.

www.gardeningknowhow.com

How to Plant A Bulb Lasagna - Layering Bulbs For Endless Spring Blooms

If you’ve ever thought that cooking and gardening have a few things in common - mainly using “ingredients” and following a “recipe” to create something out of nothing - you’re going to like this article

www.bloomingbackyard.com

I think when I dig up my two beds flanking my front door walkway towards the street, I will consider this by adding some bulbs that will come up later than my tulips and daffodils.
I actually planted 5 potatoes, one that had sprouted last month, cut into 4 pieces, growth resembling Romanesco Cauliflower, in a "self watering pot", 1/2 that I had purchased last winter that has a place to water low from the outside. I put it next to the west facing window in the basement, cool, but cave temperature, no drafts there. I like This article

how to grow potatoes in containers - - Video Search Results

The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web.

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that shows growing potatoes in paint buckets, same I use for carrying in the winter for my ponies shows putting a plastic bag over the opening, which is what I was thinking about doing today. You have to treat them like crystal or they will crack, BUT, once they Do crack, you can grow in them, like potatoes! I have a cracked bucket waiting by the barn for Just this purpose.
I thought to plant potatoes when DD gave me a 10 pound bag and darn it! every potato save 2 of them had sprouted in the bag.
Pointless to eat them...
As I work my gardening in among the other winter chores, I hope to plant the other "self watering pot" (both black,) 2 teal planters and one terra cotta colored ALL plastic, and those three have drainage holes that I made a few years ago.
Dunno WHY places sell pots without them.
Here is how to grow potatoes in a cardboard box.

I figure to put all potato pots outside on the west side of the house cement porch around my picnic table mid May, after all frosts. They will be 2months/4months along. Like harvesting carrots, it's easy to puncture potatoes, so I look forward to simply pouring the contents out in a garden bed to harvest, then Probably replant.