Browning Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I know it's more weather based but roughly, when do you till up your land? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I won't start doing bed work for at least another 2-4 weeks I think the big farmers however have already started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I was debating to do it next time the ground dries up a little. I have some things that could already go in the ground. I am impatient and started stuff indoors early lol Also, what do you guys do for weed prevention? Been looking up on placing newspaper or something down then putting mulch or straw over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I hand pull everything and use vinegar sprays. Organic as possible yo! I have a bucket-oh-weeds I carry around and send em out wih the lawn clippings. I have tomatoes and peppers inside right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 deets on the vinegar sprays? I have a little of everything planted inside right now, even 30 corn so far. Most dislike starting corn indoors but I like the jumpstart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 http://www.garden-counselor-lawn-care.com/vinegar-weed-killer.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 No action up here in corn country yet and my neighbor who is a full time farm market farmer isn't doing anything to soil, but his wife has been out in the greenhouse the last few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I wish I had a greenhouse. KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 No action up here in corn country yet and my neighbor who is a full time farm market farmer isn't doing anything to soil, but his wife has been out in the greenhouse the last few days.no action out here in the sticks yet either. I wish I had a greenhouse. KillJoy You and I both. I've actually been checking into them here lately, so maybe next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Ground is still too wet. Have to wait till it drys out a bit to till. Also, shouldn't really be planting a lot until the last frost, which I beleive is scheduled to be around the last week of April here in Ohio this year. You should definitely be starting your garden plants indoors by now, or in a little mini greenhouse. You can get little ones for < $100, and they will be big enough to start pretty much anything you would want to grow. We have a little one that we use indorrs with sopme grow lamps, and it is enough to get started on our 12,000 sq ft garden. For a insecticide, try using Neem Oil. Organic, and it doesn't actually kill the bugs, it just tricks them into thinking that they are not hungry....so, they do not eat. It also keeps away funguses like powdery mildew. Good shit. You may also try plating garlic, marigolds, or peppers around plants you want to prtect, as most pests tend to shy away from those. For weeds, you can either use a little cultivator like a Mantis, or you can put down ground cover around your plants, like straw or a plastic tarp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I normally don't do my first till until about 1-2 weeks before I plant. So it will probably be mid-late April until I till up the garden. Normally put my plants into the ground around mother's day. That is normally after the last frost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Like I said I am impatient. Broccoli, lettuce and things like that could go in now. I called the utilities number today to have the yard at my moms marked out so I can get it tilled, at home I have no worries about anything in the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris1632X Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 A lot of the farmers around here got fields done already. We got some of ours a couple weeks back when it dried out a bit. Now it is way to wet. If you don't wait until it dries enough you will not be doing your soild any justice by increasing compaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Been watching around here for farmers to start on the fields but nothing yet. I thought about waiting for a few dry days and tilling a small spot for plants that can handle some cold and then doing the rest later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Impatience in gardening don't mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 sure it does lol, just doesn't mix well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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