Straw Bale Gardening - 2008 - General Discussion - PART 20

J'nette: I was confused by that recipe from Perry, because it contained some sort of ingredient mix that you and he had apparently discussed in a previous post (to the one where he gave the recipe), but I wasn't able to track it down. Can you put the entire recipe on again, for those of us that didn't get it all?

I went to check on my peat pots today (I planted them on the 2nd, and set the tray on a heating pad set on low, with a plastic bag over it). I couldn't believe my eyes- about half of them (25 out of 50) had not only germinated, but several were 3-4" tall!!! That's really faster than I wanted them to grow! I also found a deer tick on/in my neck this afternoon- doctor's visit tomorrow.

If Kent (or anyone) knows anything more about applying the urea, let me know- I think I'll do that tomorrow. 3 days of soaking should be a good enough start.

Namaste- Suz

Suz: with all of your bales I wouldn't tote urea dissolved in a tub/bucket to each bale. Just do like Russ and sprinkle it over the bales and lightly water it in.

Kent

Thanks, Kent.

Hi ,i've been reading this thread with total facination. ,I'm in the city very small yard but I'm going to check and see about the hay bales and my X has extra lot on his property and my daughters and they said if i want to try this to go for it. My sons will hve to help if i can obtain the hay but this really great ,ill let you know if we can get it started ...Sharon

Good for you Sassy!!

Susan I will look for it tomorrow. It is late now.

Jeanette

Susan,

You wanted to know where to get the nutrients for the fertilizer:

Try this. http://foodforeveryone.org/garden_store

It is at the very bottom of the page. $10 +.

Jeanette

Thanks, J'nette- $10 is a little steep for me- I'd sooner use it on another bag of Urea . . . but thanks. I'll just go back and try to find Perry's recipe and try to figure out what "extra ingredients" he was talking about. I did the second Urea treatment of my 403 bales today- it takes 2-5 lb. bags each time (I'll need 2 more and then, hopefully, will be through with the conditioning part).

I had fun tonight and made a sign for the garden- I'll take a picture of it tomorrow and post it . . . It's the "Glory Bee Garden of Peace and Abundance" (or, at least, that's what I'm working on!)

Goodnight, gardeners. (OMG! I got so into painting the sign, I hadn't realized- it's quarter of 3 am!)

Namaste- Suz

Hahaha! OOPS! That's 43 bales- (only seems like 403 when I'm watering them!)

You can tell I'm sleepy.

Suz

Boy Suzan, I'm sure glad you changed that. I about choked on that 403. Thought you were going to feed the world.

I think the Miricle Gro would do you just as well.

Jeanette

Yup, Barb & I had a chuckle over that too.
Russ

Russ, how is your weather now? Would you believe we haven;t had a night time temp above freezing since October and they are predicting 70 degrees day time temp for a day or 2 this weekend? Now, they said one night MIGHT get up to 40.

Jeanette

Jeanette, I think warmer weather is coming your way. We have had a couple of really nice days and last night I didn't have to move my sdlg. tomatoes inside. Temp only got down to 36 degrees. Spring might be here. Hurray

DonnaS

That is really good news Donna. I will keep my fingers crossed. I hope it is today and tomorrow because I am going to Seattle Monday and it will probably rain all the time I am there.

Jeanette

Jeanett; Spring is on its way. We've had snow and rain the past couple days and temps in the lower thirties. Tomorrow is promising up to 50 then Mon and Tue, much better may even get back up to 70.
This nasty stuff has left a lot of moisture behind though, so I don't think I'll be able to do any tilling yet. I really need to get my onions in, and some radishes. Some have found out that I will be selling some produce. So they have requested some white radishes already.
Just hope I don't disappoint anyone. LOL
I know I certainly am ready for warmer weather.
I spent a couple days constructing a greenhouse. Yesterday my canvas shed took flight and landed on the other side of the fence. It would probably have gone further but a rope caught the fence. More work right?
Well I wanted to move it any way, to make room for more garden space. Not over to the neighbors though. This time it gets a steel post at all four corners. not just a small stake. Well for a while my mowers, skid loader and other lawn and garden equipment will be uncovered.
I really hope this was winters last blast before letting spring take over.
I have a couple tomato plants starting to bloom. They really need to be out. However today is cold and wet, and we spent most of the day, celebrating two of the GG children's birthdays, and all I feel like now is heading for the recliner. To be honest that is exactly what I plan to do. LOL
Russ

LOL, Russ, those people are used to getting the produce for free. What happens when they don;t get any at all?

Sounds like our whether is going right on East. Donna told me it was coming, and I now have all the doors in the house open, airing it out. So, I am sure you can count on it in a couple of days. It is 67 right now, so maybe in an hour or so it will be 70. That is in the shade on the north side of the house where we still have snow.

My tomato plant in the nutrients is budded. I got some bloom fertilizer yesterday so will change the water tomorrow and maybe by the time I get back from Seattle I will have ripe tomatoes. LOL

Have your nap Russ, you deserve it.

Jeanette

Jeanette, hope you have a good trip West.

Temp did get up to 71 degrees yesterday. First day to work out in yard in short sleeves. Had to do some irrigating , has been quite windy this week and so ground is drying out very fast. Not sure I kept the soil moist enough where I planted the poppy seeds. I could plants some tomato plants, they are large enough but it is still early April and I know we will get more cold weather.

DonnaS

Oh, yes, for sure Spring is here! How do I know? Because the first wasp crawled out of the woodwork in my greenhouse yesterday (completely freaking me out--I'm terrified of the darn things!) and my DH had to squash his first yellowjacket out in the barn!

Could someone please tell me where the full instructions are for starting the strawbales? I really want to try that this year and I need to get them started! I know I've seen the instructions posted several times so I hate to ask for them again; it would be nice if there were a link at the top of each thread.

Russ and Donna, your ponds are both just lovely.

Hi, look in the thread that says" whos hay baling this year". hope yhay helps !!..sharon

Let's continue in Chapter 21 - http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/833937/

(Long threads take longer to load for those using dial-up.)

Thanks,

Kent