Gardening

[Uncle Dave]

Be sure and let us know when it's available, for viewing, Uncle Dave.

It's gonna be a while. Talked to her this morning to set a time for tomorrow. She has a case of covid in her house and is in isolation until October 24. I'm very concerned. She has a beautiful 16 month old daughter.

[Lighthouse]

It's gonna be a while. Talked to her this morning to set a time for tomorrow. She has a case of covid in her house and is in isolation until October 24. I'm very concerned. She has a beautiful 16 month old daughter.

Praying for her and her home.

[Uncle Dave]

And back for a Low Tunnel check in...

[Uncle Dave]

More on floating row covers....

[Matt Dillon]

Interesting stuff, Uncle Dave, keep it coming.

[Uncle Dave]

Just placed an order for 90% of what I need for 2021. Most is on backorder which is normal this time of year. Last year I experienced covid delays and I hope to avoid that this year.

[Uncle Dave]

Low tunnel December discussion....

Sealing the tunnel....

For those of you following along, I'm super impressed with this system. It produces low cost, quality veggies. Also, the seed order I placed December 2 will not ship until February 1. Not good. If you need seed or supplies you may want to get orders placed. Same for all you who raise chickens or feeder pigs. Don't wait to place your orders!!! I checked one of the hatcheries recently and their February hatch dates were already selling out of layers and meat birds. That applies to feed and equipment. Last spring lots of suppliers sold out because of covid and many folks went without.

[Uncle Dave]

Low tunnel mid January discussion and getting ready for the spring garden.....Time to get your shovels all sharpened and polished up!!!!

[Blue Heaven]

^Great Uncle Dave! Back to basics as far as food is concerened. Anyone can have a garden anywhere. Your info is much needed and extremely valuable. I love the info you give forth.

[Matt Dillon]

^Great Uncle Dave! Back to basics as far as food is concerened. Anyone can have a garden anywhere. Your info is much needed and extremely valuable. I love the info you give forth.

Agree 100%.

[Uncle Dave]

^Great Uncle Dave! Back to basics as far as food is concerened. Anyone can have a garden anywhere. Your info is much needed and extremely valuable. I love the info you give forth.

Wow!! Thanks guys....really do appreciate it. I've made an effort NOT to post more often. Didn't want to grandstand. My job with Jeff. Co. Extension is the best job I ever had. Only problem is it took me over 60 years to get here. I'm gonna be on a zoom call with my boss and folks from Catholic Relief Charities. I'm certainly passing along your all's feedback. It means a lot. She'll be elated.

[Uncle Dave]

Interested in learning about gardening? Follow along with this new on-line tutorial. Five weekly classes lasting about one hour each. Comprehensive, plain English, common sense information from Jeff. Co. Extension and Jeff. Co. Soil and Water Conservation.

As posted earlier, this publication is also excellent...

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/id/id128/id128.pdf

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[Matt Dillon]

Thanks, Dave.

[Uncle Dave]

Thanks, Dave.

You're welcome!!

[Dwight Schrute]

Question for you guys. I have a spot in my yard where I've dug up a garden that gets perfect sun but seems to have poor soil. I've tried multiple years to get a garden going in this spot and haven't had much luck. I get tomatoes that are the size of a golf ball, a few zucchinis, no peppers, etc.

Is it worth it to try to build raised beds, and if so how much can I expect to spend on soil for them? My guess on the size would be roughly 8x4x12" high, but possibly bigger.