Had some extra money and decided to support this site and get a membership. Now its Glog Time.
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This is what I will be growing. I apologize in advance. This is the first time I have done this pictures and posts thing.
OCD Chilehead 2014 Glog
- Thread starter OCD Chilehead
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Don't like your lows for sure. And I was complaining about 41.
Wishing you all the best on anything you got out.
Wishing you all the best on anything you got out.
Threw some plastic over the raised bed. I'm thinking of building some more beds. Dont have any idea on how many supers I can get in a 8x2 bed 10 in. high.
Picked up a new air pump for compost tea. 571gph/2.47psi/20w
Had a late lunch around 2pm. Decided to skip dinner and went strait to dessert. My take on strawberry shortcake.
I hope everbody had a good weekend.
Picked up a new air pump for compost tea. 571gph/2.47psi/20w
Had a late lunch around 2pm. Decided to skip dinner and went strait to dessert. My take on strawberry shortcake.
I hope everbody had a good weekend.
Snow on my car down here this morning, i know the my insulation blanket got wet, hope the plants under it survived, supposed to be 25 tonight. Nice shortcake!
That sucks Mikey. I hope they survived. Just some rain last night. My plastic helped. I think I'm going to leave it on all day today and see if I can get some heat in the ground.jedisushi06 said:
Weather for Parachute, CO
10-Day Forecast:
Monday
AM Showers 49°F / 26°F
Precip: 40%
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny 55°F / 30°F
Wednesday
Sunny 63°F / 36°F
Thursday
Partly Cloudy 68°F / 40°F
Precip: 20%
Friday
Partly Cloudy 74°F / 45°F
Precip: 20%
Saturday
Partly Cloudy 79°F / 45°F
Precip: 10%
Sunday
Mostly Sunny 82°F / 45°F
Monday
Partly Cloudy 77°F / 43°F
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny 75°F / 44°F
Precip: 20%
Wednesday
Scattered Showers 72°F / 43°F
Precip: 30%
sweet yeah it's supposed to warm up here starting friday!
Thanks Mikey. We need to get the gardens going. Getting anxious looking at everyone else's gardens. Especially Scott's. LOL. That is going to be fantastic if we get some good weather. Everything needs to come out of the garage and get some real air and light.jedisushi06 said:
Thanks Essegi. I like to get out and hike. Better than the gym. I'm trying to stay healthy. Lost 70lbs this last year. Thanks for reading.Essegi said:All is looking great, plants and food too! Loving hiking photos!
Thanks Jeff. I think they'll be fine. I hope. It needs to go away so I can play catch up. Maybe we will get a trade off and get a late fall. That is something to hope for.Jeff H said:
Plants made it through round 1. Tonight's round 2.
Weather for Parachute, CO
10-Day Forecast:
Tuesday
(null) 0°F / 28°F
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy 60°F / 36°F
Thursday
Partly Cloudy 67°F / 42°F
Friday
Mostly Cloudy 72°F / 42°F
Precip: 20%
Saturday
Mostly Cloudy 78°F / 46°F
Precip: 10%
Sunday
Mostly Sunny 81°F / 44°F
Monday
Mostly Sunny 78°F / 44°F
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy 74°F / 44°F
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny 70°F / 43°F
Thursday
Partly Cloudy 70°F / 43°F
Precip: 10%
The air pump I purchased had good results with the tea. Sorry no pics. I know. No pics it didn't happen.LOL. I'll post pics the next time around with the addition of another stone. Found a cool article on AACT. Probably not new to some of you but I figured I would add link http://www.microbeorganics.com/#What_is_Compost_Tea_
Weather for Parachute, CO
10-Day Forecast:
Tuesday
(null) 0°F / 28°F
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy 60°F / 36°F
Thursday
Partly Cloudy 67°F / 42°F
Friday
Mostly Cloudy 72°F / 42°F
Precip: 20%
Saturday
Mostly Cloudy 78°F / 46°F
Precip: 10%
Sunday
Mostly Sunny 81°F / 44°F
Monday
Mostly Sunny 78°F / 44°F
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy 74°F / 44°F
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny 70°F / 43°F
Thursday
Partly Cloudy 70°F / 43°F
Precip: 10%
The air pump I purchased had good results with the tea. Sorry no pics. I know. No pics it didn't happen.LOL. I'll post pics the next time around with the addition of another stone. Found a cool article on AACT. Probably not new to some of you but I figured I would add link http://www.microbeorganics.com/#What_is_Compost_Tea_
Have been busy working I the yard all day. Had to go to the landfill. Stacked a couple cords of wood so I could get my travel trailer out. Moved the plants outside today. WhooHoo. Planted some tomatoes, zucchini, thyme, and a variety of basil. Also made some soil, dinner and dessert. I'll feel it in the morning. Still have more to do tomorrow. Monday comes to soon.
My girlfriends dad sent me a gift package from England. Very nice of him.
For dinner I made a pasta dish with mushrooms and zucchini. Sourdough baguette garlic bread.
Went for the shortcake again. This time I added cranberry juice, strawberries, and some of my raspberry/blackberry syrup. The best batch yet.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
My girlfriends dad sent me a gift package from England. Very nice of him.
For dinner I made a pasta dish with mushrooms and zucchini. Sourdough baguette garlic bread.
Went for the shortcake again. This time I added cranberry juice, strawberries, and some of my raspberry/blackberry syrup. The best batch yet.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
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Hey, Chuck, it looks like your raised bed plants made it through the cold snap in good
form. Nice save. Looks like your should be good to go weather-wise, but I know you
can get a cold snap anytime there. Looks like you need to always be ready for cold.
Bonnie uses Water Towers around her plants, or turns a pot upside down over them
on cold nights, and it seems to work pretty well as long as you don't forget to remove
the pots the next morning!
Are those sections of pipe you are using for planters? Awesome. Gives me some ideas!
Your array of plants in the first photo look great.
Oh, and I'm coming over for dinner.
form. Nice save. Looks like your should be good to go weather-wise, but I know you
can get a cold snap anytime there. Looks like you need to always be ready for cold.
Bonnie uses Water Towers around her plants, or turns a pot upside down over them
on cold nights, and it seems to work pretty well as long as you don't forget to remove
the pots the next morning!
Are those sections of pipe you are using for planters? Awesome. Gives me some ideas!
Your array of plants in the first photo look great.
Oh, and I'm coming over for dinner.
Thanks Paul for the tips. Yeah those are pieces of plastic culvert. They throw them out at work some times. I started taking them. I took a demo saw and cut grooves in between the ribs, all the way around for drainage and air. I added a nursery pot in the bottom. Going to try some peppers in a couple this year. Thanks for reading.PaulG said:
Thanks Jamison. Hoping my plants come out half as nice as yours. They are shooting out flowers left and right. I need to get some growth. I think the blossoms will drop with this weather. 84 today 30mph gusts. Thanks for reading.Jamison said:
Thanks Scott. That link is bookmarked. Still trying to educate myself. I have met a couple that is growing around 400 strawberry plants and other veggies. They will have a produce stand and a upick. They have invited me out to their place to check it out and exchange ideas. I will paste that link here again for anybody that missed it. AACT INFO http://www.microbeorganics.com/#What_is_Compost_Tea_Devv said:Very informative AACT link Chuck!
Glad the plants made it through the cold.
Love the foodies, I can't wait until we get decent Strawberry harvests. Maybe next year
Plants and pics look great too!
And like Paul said cool idea using the pipe!
How's the weather up there? It's windy here and cloudy!
It was windy today. Calm now. A little cloud cover. Smelled like smoke all day. Must be fire somewhere. The weather is looking good.jedisushi06 said:
Weather for Parachute, CO
10-Day Forecast:
Sunday
(null) 0°F / 50°F
Monday
Mostly Sunny 79°F / 44°F
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny 77°F / 44°F
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy 77°F / 47°F
Precip: 10%
Thursday
Partly Cloudy 77°F / 47°F
Precip: 10%
Friday
Partly Cloudy 77°F / 47°F
Precip: 10%
Saturday
Isolated T-Storms 74°F / 49°F
Precip: 20%
Sunday
Isolated T-Storms 71°F / 45°F
Precip: 40%
Monday
Scattered Showers 74°F / 45°F
Precip: 10%
Tuesday
Sunny 79°F / 47°F
Glad you like it. Just sharing the knowledge. That's what I love about this community. Time to make another batch this week. I think it's getting better each time. Have a good week.PaulG said:
OCD Chilehead said:Have been busy working I the yard all day. Had to go to the landfill. Stacked a couple cords of wood so I could get my travel trailer out. Moved the plants outside today. WhooHoo. Planted some tomatoes, zucchini, thyme, and a variety of basil. Also made some soil, dinner and dessert. I'll feel it in the morning. Still have more to do tomorrow. Monday comes to soon.
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My girlfriends dad sent me a gift package from England. Very nice of him.
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For dinner I made a pasta dish with mushrooms and zucchini. Sourdough baguette garlic bread.
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Went for the shortcake again. This time I added cranberry juice, strawberries, and some of my raspberry/blackberry syrup. The best batch yet.
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Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Can I be honest? Your plants are stunning...but, I want that pasta, bread, and short cake! I love good food, man!
Haha. Thanks RJ. The plants should bounce back as soon as they harden off. I made my first, and I'm sure not last mistake of the year and over watered. Like to cook, grow, and eat good food. Thanks for reading.Roguejim said:
I'll post my tea recipe soon on my glog if u want too try it!