I normally plant yukon gold and red potatoes every year. The never produce and are very small. This past year, I amended the soil and planted yukons and kennebecks this year on the suggestion I got here. The yukons were not that large of plants and got quite weedy (my fault). They died back already. But the kennebecks (back ground) are sprawling plants and still green. Curious to see how they turn out.
What's Growing in the Garden
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I think you'll be happy with the Kennebec. My go to for long season, over-winter storage.
I'll dig the first Norland on Friday. That is Dad's birthday and we always dug the first ones on his birthday. May only be golf ball size, but they will just melt in your mouth.
I'll dig the first Norland on Friday. That is Dad's birthday and we always dug the first ones on his birthday. May only be golf ball size, but they will just melt in your mouth.
I'll dig my yukons next week after it dries out from tomorrow's/weekend rain. They will be small, but I'm starting to get peas and they go good together. My Mon use to make small potatoes/peas dish that was excellent. I've never been able to duplicate. As you said melts in your mouth. So I know what you are saying. This is the first year in ages that I'll have peas (fingers crossed).
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That wasn't the weed. I waited to respond until I found another one. Went to a different weed patch in the garden and found several. All along the stalks and leaf stems are fuzzy thorns.Yes, deer love roses, and fresh tender raspberries too.
I snap off the garlic scapes as soon as I see them, they are tender then, and better to cook with if you want. Sooner is better than later, and later is better than not at all. With scapes removed, more resources are diverted to bulb growth.
Look up "Smilax". Many different species, but fits your description.
Smilax (greenbriar)
crops.extension.iastate.edu
I finally got pumpkins, squash and melons in today. Fertilized and tillled before last rain. Today was spraying herbicide, waiting for it to dry, then mudding them in and watering with fertilizer and a systemic insecticide. Then spraying them with a different insecticide and a fungicide. Still have gourds and a couple specialty squash to go, but they will have to wait until next week, expecting another 2-4" of rain tomorrow.
Just buy a 110 volt fence charger, wire, and insulators at any farm supply store and your good to go. Why would you care if the neighbor knows? Other than some temporary discomfort they are pretty much harmless to pets and humans. Around here we don't ask if the fence is electric we ask if it's plugged in.
It's not growing but it's a score ( I think). I stumbled into this beast for $200 yesterday. We put fresh gas in it and she fired right up but the carburetor float was stuck open. I just got done cleaning the carburetor and have had the old battery on slow charge all day, it may not be any good but there's no harm in trying. The starter solenoid is bad so I will get one later today. Hopefully a few little tinkers and it will be working again. I know the guy that I got it from well and he said it was working fine when he put it in his barn 10 years ago and I have no reason to doubt his word.
Tea for the Tillerman.
Ah yes. Beautiful song too. My first name is actually Tillman. Everyone calls me Dan (my middle name) or Daniel because my dad was also called Tillman. So was my granddad. My granddad was called big Tillman. Small Tillman was my dad and I go by Daniel because my mother said she needed to be able to tell us all apart and seeing as we looked so similar (barring the age difference) the name stuck. Also, it’s easier for people to spell.
Did they ever call you "Tiny Tillman"?
.............. NubsNope. Would have been funny though.Did they ever call you "Tiny Tillman"?
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Those old tillers are worth a few bucks to get going again. They were built right and are beasts in the field.
Score!!!
Yeah I've got a 70's vintage that I repowered with a predator, it's a little rough but works. This one is a bit newer and has the big Kohler engine. I took the carburetor apart this morning and it was pretty well goobered up and I didn't hold my hope. I cleaned as good as I could, I also repaired the starter rope. I still need to work on the electric start. After I got the carburetor back on I was able to start it with the manual start. After a little warm up and a healthy shot of sea foam in the gas it ran perfect. Everything except reverse is working fine. I changed the oil while it was warm. I'm done for today, it's always nice to quit after success.