I think I will give this a shot this year.

What an inspiring video!!!! Come on folks...its only 11 minutes and I will guarantee you will be a fan of Mr. Finley!

Hey guys...new to the garden thread, I haven't been planting too much the last couple of years. But this year it's gonna happen, I broke up 3/4 acre and am excited about getting going again.

taters in the 4th.

Watching for rain on the 10th so I busted butt Saturday the 9th and put out my onions, greens, cabbage, radishes, peppers. They got a good soaking the next day. Hopefully by Easter the rest can go in.

Pictures posted soon.

Started planting tomatoes

Here's a video of the ultimate homesteaders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCmTJkZy0rM

Cool find, Damon.

Look how great my tomato plants are doing.
even have squash

Not really there from last year

I bought a couple of Fourth of July tomatoes today. I've never planted them before. It says I should have tomatoes in 45 days. Anybody else ever planted them?

No but I'm lookin' for 'em. Supposed to be heat tolerant . They're new so it'll probably be 5 years before they show up in Mt. Podunk.

Where did you find them?

Roach Feed Store in Garland. But I read it wrong, it's 49 days not 45. Damn my old man eyes! I bought a couple of Heatwave II tomato plants at Rohdes in Garland. The tag said they will produce in 100 degree weather. We'll see.

Heat isn't my problem its grasshoppers

Try any of these :

1) Put a bird feeder in the middle of your garden with only sunflower seed ( so you don't get weeds) .
2) Get a bluebird house.
3) Buy a few guinea fowl . They'll walk down the garden rows and eat all the bugs without damaging the plants like chickens do while scratching .

I planted another bunch of onion sets around the 'mater bed today as well as "sweet" and "boxwood" basil in the bed. Basil helps tomatoes' flavor and growth . Still putting off planting the 'maters cuz I'm kinda nervous about an early Easter.

Sowed " Peaches and Cream " early hybrid corn with yellow crookneck / straight neck squash and "Kentucky Wonder " pole beans . Gonna plant the pumpkins on the back fence next weekend .

I planted three small varieties of watermelon on the east fence by the garden. Just in case y'all don't know , I grow all my melons on chain-link fence and support the fruit with hammocks made from old pantyhose. If y'all have any extra please send 'em to me.

I found some nice habanero and cayenne chilis ( 8") today at Wally World. Might be a bit early but I went ahead and planted them along with jalapenos.

Bought a 50' "pocket hose " this weekend . I'm impressed. After turning on the water , it filled up really well and did the job. It has a control on the end so you can stop the flow to attach sprinklers / wands / etc. Got dirty ( it's fabric ) but when I turned off the water it shrunk up better than me in a cold shower.

1. Haven't tried that but going to.
2. Can't no tree close to put said bird house.
3. No few reasons too noisy, my yard has no fence, I live on a busy county road.
But have found they don't like okra.