和njrookie PK菜园哈

[lynn0808]

[njrookie]

pasture raised chicken/lamb/cow taste so much better due to the green vege they consumed, as well as the space they have for ranging. they sell for 3-5 times the price of regular grocery store stuff.

[lynn0808]

[lynn0808]

正在长大的瓜瓜豆豆，准备选个黄道吉日把它们移到菜地里。

[lynn0808]

Sugar snap peas。这个好像挺耐热的，准备多种些。

[lynn0808]

已经挂果的西红柿。

[lynn0808]

西兰花的花儿黄黄的，不知道染啥病了？

[njrookie]

that tomato needs to be pruned:

1. no leaf below first cluster of flowers;
2. keep 2 stems at most and pinch off all other suckers.

if you do not trim, the air circulation is not good and it will get fungus and wilt.

honestly the ring case just does not work well for tomato. but it is perfect for pepper and eggplant.

[njrookie]

maybe farm or local farmer's market.

[lynn0808]

[lynn0808]

[quote="njrookie"]maybe farm or local farmer's market

Not sure about farms but no meat for sale in my local farmers market.

[njrookie]

if you pinch them off, and put it in damp soil, the suckers will grow roots and you get a new plant in 1 week.

[lynn0808]

[njrookie]

my garden is not pretty. but tomato/pepper/eggplant don't seem to care

[lynn0808]

Wow！ i feel I lost the PK. Thought you said it was still cold in nj? Your garden is so fruitful .

[njrookie]

that was last year's picture. this year's plants, other than stem lettuce, are not even in the ground yet

btw, chicken manure has lots of "N", which is good for leafy things. to get good fruits from eggplant/tomato/pepper, you need more "P" and "K". 1:1:1, or 1:2:2 work better.

bone meal and alfalfa meal will work. the latter is sold as horse feed and is much cheaper than organic fertilizer, which is a big ripoff.

here is a link for the breakdown:

http://www.hobbyfarms.com/crops-and-gar ... ction.aspx

njrookie

[lynn0808]

Thank you thank you and thank you! Now I am really learning and don't even have to pay a dime! Will try your tips for sure!

[lynn0808]

A minute ago I was pruning the tomatoes and my 18 months old daughter was there helping too- at least that's what she was thinking.

[SunshineInCA]

[人参公鸡]

I would like pretty females in the backyard and they can mate my kids...