Recent content by rmonge00

Thanks for the advice major catfish! I have been looking into prices between PEX and poly pipe and PEX is way more expensive. Here is an example: at home depot 300 ft of PEX is selling at 282.00, while 300 ft of Poly pipe 200 psi is selling at 91.00. The weirdest thing is, is some of the...

Hi majorcatfish, I am irrigating a 1/3 acre garden and a 600 sq ft greenhouse. My water source is a well, and I plant to bury the whole thing... I am not sure about the gph, I guess I may need a fair amount to water that garden in the summer... Thanks for you help! Ryan

What type of pipe do you guys use for main line irrigation? PEX? Poly? PVC? And why? I would really appreciate some advice!! I am in Seattle, WA (zone 7-8) nad I need to run about 400 ft of pipe. Thank you! Ryan

Should I weed them out? If so, should I dig out the roots of the weeds or just rip out the plants as to not disturb the garlic? I planted teh garlic last fall as cloves, but they are definetely not looking ready, so I will leave them.. Thanks, Ryan

Hey everyone, I have been wondering when I should harvest my garlic... Some of the outer leaves are dying, but the bulbs are still tiny when I dig them up. Is there any chance they could still be good if I wait longer. We have been having hot weather for a month. Thanks, Ryan

Hello everyone, I have tomatoes and cucumbers growing in my greenhouse and they are both huge right now!! I haven't done any pruning so far, but the plants are getting so big and bushy that I am thinking that I should have.... Can I still take suckers off of the tomato plants, even though...

I have some healthy looking summer squash, but some of the leaves are turning yellow. They still look firm and healthy, but the yellow color is concerning. Does anyone know what this is? Thanks! Ryan

I have a bunch of little potatoes left over in my cellar from last years crop. They have been kept dry so they are not moldy and they haven't got any eyes yet either.... Can I use these like I would seed potatoes and plant them or is there something different about the seed potatoes that you...

I am looking for some cheap mesh bags to store some produce in (corn cobs, potatoes, artichoke roots, etc.) Any ideas of how to get these free or very cheap. So far, the best I can think of is the mesh bags that satsumas come in, in winter.... Ryan

I am looking for some cheap mesh bags to store some produce in (corn cobs, potatoes, artichoke roots, etc.) Any ideas of how to get these free or very cheap. So far, the best I can think of is the mesh bags that satsumas come in, in winter.... Ryan

Hi, I am letting some of my beans grow past their prime as green beans so I can harvest them as dried beans. Now the plants are dead and the beans are on the ground, but they are not dried out as it is very wet here (near Seattle)... Should I bting them in to dry?? Is this possible? Thanks...

Nice radishes! I grew some that didn't bulb either - anyone know why?? Ryan

Hey everyone, I am thinking about planting a cover crop this year and am wondering what peoples opnions about this are? I have never bothered before, but now that I have 10,000 sq feet of garden to deal with - I am thinking it may be a good option for weed prevention and soil fertility...

I wouldn't mind hearing more about what food you chip up for your chickens. What food do you chip and what machine do you use to chip it with? I would like to start producing some of my own chicken feed.... Nice carrots, by the way! Ryan

I have a few questions about corn.... 1. I planted sweet corn and indian corn right next to each other, but 2 weeks apart. I think they cross pollinated because the sweet corn is a bit starchy and has a couple of purple kernels per cob. This cross polllination happens in corn right? Next...