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Well I got a row of Longstanding Bloomsdale Spinach planted and I'm excited to see how it does here, I also have a hill (double row about 70 plants) of Cobra Onions. Chris

Ya, your best to call them Rouens, since Mallards need a Federal Migratory Bird Permit. ;) Chris

Thank you, I have 3200 sq. ft. and still think we need more room. ;) Were going to add a 4' x 20' raised bed to the south side of the new greenhouse and a 4' x 10' raised bed to the east side, these raised bed will hold mostly strawberries but will also have herbs like Basil, Parsley, Sage, and...

I always add Green, Brown Manure, and Compost to the garden (compost is mostly chicken, goat, rabbit and cow manure, grass clippings, dried leaves and garden waste) and our soil here is mostly sand and composted plant matter since most of this area was all swamp land. The problem is that my...

I thought I would do a update on this years garden. After the soil test I did I found out that I needed to add some fertilizer, the soil was about dead on for pH at around 6.5 the P and K was a little low but the Nitrogen was way low so I'm adding some triple 12 [12-12-12] and Ironite to the...

It took about a year to get things under control but between the 3 truck farms and me I think there somewhat under control. I have to send the wife's Rat Terrier down a whole after a ground hog now and then and the 2 outside dogs chase a deer off about once a month but we don't have much...

The garden this year was tilled with a tractor with a rotovator and it worked out nice but in the past I used a older front tine Husky/TSC/ MTD tiller and I'll be using it the rest of the season. Chris

Thank you, I'll let you on to a little secret, When fall starts to set in DON'T pull the weeds out, let them grow and just cut them down also if you can let grass grow in the walk ways for most of the growing season and keep it mowed that way you have a living mulch. By letting the grass grow...

Good dogs and good shot :D I have 2 good dogs outside that keep most of the unwanted critters and I am a fairly good shot with a gun so I keep the stubborn critters out. Chris

Well I got the garden/s tilled to day. Garden one the larger of the two is 18' x 100' Garden two smaller of the two is 14' x 100' Now I have to do a soil test, I'll do that tonight and then I will know where my N, P, K, and Ph is at but will have to wait two or three day on the soil...

They finally changed N.E. Ohio to zone 6. For the longest time they had us at zone 5 but for the past 4 years I been planting as if I were zone 6. I guess I was ahead of the USDA. :lol: Chris

Soil its more than dirt Soil is a living, breathing organism that, when properly managed, is a farm's best defense against an environmental disaster and a farm's best offense for financial stability. By understanding the makeup of soil, farmers can shield themselves against potential dangers...

http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ The above link is to the new 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Chris

Here are some places I have found that sells Indigo Rose tomato seeds. http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-8711-indigo-rose-og.aspx http://www.highmowingseeds.com/Organic-Seeds-Indigo-Rose-Tomato.html http://www.territorialseed.com/product/13098/new_products Chris

When your a expert, are we ever a expert? ;) I think I may try some of these if not this year maybe next. Chris

Information put out by American Vegetable Growers, February 1, 2012 New Purple Tomato The tomato comes from a program at Oregon State University that is seeking to breed tomatoes with high levels of antioxidants. The Indigo Rose tomato steps out this year as the first really purple variety to...

This was printed in American Vegetable Growers March 5, 2012 by Ajay Nair, Mathieu Ngouajio. Greenhouse Transplant Production Tips High yielding vegetables rely on careful planning and optimizing resources. Soon many vegetable growers will be rolling up their sleeves to start transplants for...

The information on Rutgers tomato was printed in a seed catalog sometime ago. I get most of my information from Ohio State University's site, here and there on the net, American Vegetable Growers Magazine and old seed catalogs. I have folders full of pages from old seed catalogs that had printed...

Grow_my_own You might want to read this, http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/nchfp/factsheets/pressurecookers.html Chris

Please do some research.. The codes has nothing to do with Genetically Modified Organism's. In 1934 at Rutgers University there was a cross of the Campbell soup tomato "J.T.D." and the old Marglobe tomato this cross was later named Rutgers and this Rutgers variety was Fusarium Resistant and...