chickens 2016 grow blog [ bigger and better ]

[Smokin Harley]

I just turned my soil over one more time ...I added 6 bags of sand to my low spot . It needed a little drainage help and maybe it'll help it not get so "gumbo'ey" after the rains. I also added about half a bag of Milorganite which formulates out to 5-2-0 .

 

[Chicken]

I just turned my soil over one more time ...I added 6 bags of sand to my low spot . It needed a little drainage help and maybe it'll help it not get so "gumbo'ey" after the rains. I also added about half a bag of Milorganite which formulates out to 5-2-0 .

That milorganite is some good stuff..you do know what it's made.from right ? Human waste..

At the plant they store it separate..it can spontaneously combustion..you should try to get ur hands on some organic matter..cow/horse poop..

 

[Smokin Harley]

oh I'm well aware of what it is made of...and to be accurate it is "deactivated sewage sludge"...don't forget I have a horticulture degree in turf management...I used to get this stuff at trade shows in sample sizes all the time. Its awesome for everything.
Yes, I already applied composted cow manure and mushroom compost the last time I tilled. Only thing I haven't applied this season is bone or blood meal(which rabbits are supposed to despise) I may pick up a bag of each to mix a little in each hole when I transplant to the field .

 

[Chicken]

I've only used blood and bone meal back in my pot growing days..but the bat poop I add in my mix is high in phosphorus..

You should price bat poop at a garden center..it's big $..luckily I know where they live.

 

[Smokin Harley]

you really know your shit ,Chicken

 

[Jitterbugdude]

If any of you guys want some homemade Milorganite stuff let me know... I'll start saving it for you...

 

[Chicken]

you really know your shit ,Chicken

Lol

 

[Chicken]

If any of you guys want some homemade Milorganite stuff let me know... I'll start saving it for you...

Isn't that what the Koreans do...poop in a pot and throw it in the rice fields..lol

 

[Chicken]

finally getting my plants in the ground..allthough they arent small... ive had them growing in big pots,

..

yesterday i run across a swamp that didnt have no water in it and grabbed me some extremelly rich soil from the middle of the thing,,, that water hole had been there for a long time... good black rich organic soil

..

i put my shovel head up against the base of this cypress for size comparrison

..

and a little look at what i supplement my sandy soil with

the finished product, ..

i come up with a good idea to hold my weed barrier mat down without having to bury it,,

i took 2' of survey stake and then made it into the shape of a cross. by nailing a 4' piece to it. and hammering it into the ground letting the 4' piece hold the mat.. i got more width.. and it works perfect

..

so far ive got 2 rows planted... about 120 plants.. and each day i do more. i got the next row ready to go..so this evening we do another 54 plants,,

 

[Gavroche]

Hey Chicken, I do not see the invoice of the hairdresser... You do not cut your leaves ?

 

[deluxestogie]

Grower supply stores sell "staples" for easily holding down fabric covers:

http://www.growerssupply.com/farm/s...Id=-1&division=GrowersSupply&productId=321887

The length is 6", with a flattened 1" crown. They should be fairly easy to make with wire coat hangers; perhaps a longer length for use in sandy soil. They push into the ground easily, hold fabric firmly, and pull back out vertically with little effort.

Bob

 

[Smokin Harley]

Used to use these by the bucket full while working on a golf course. every winter we would cover the greens with a white permeable poly cover to save from heavy freezing. very durable landscape staples.

 

[Chicken]

The staples.dont work too good in my loose sandy soil...I used them last year and wasn't pleased with them.

And no I don't give my plants a haircut..I grow them in bigger pots so overcrowding isn't a issue for me.

 

[Chicken]

welll guys i really been doing some planting and laying my mat... but i havent took no pic's of my plot..... kind of waiting to get my irrigation system up and running before i put any more plants in the ground... right now i got about 150 planted,

but i did make a delivery to a pretty big tobaccoo farm... so youll have to settle for these pic's.

...

they must have been growing 2 different types.... i noticed the ones on the right were short and flowering.... where the ones on the left were shorter, with no flowers,

and i passed this bad-ass ratrod on the interstate and had to get some pics,

..

damn thing was looking good... and i bet its loud when its running.. looked like it had 3.....2 barrels sitting on it,what they call a 6-pack

 

[Chicken]

Looks like my plants are in for a soaking.

Tropical storm Colin......is going to go right over my town 1 a.m. Tuesday morning

 

[Chicken]

Well I dodged that bullet...it may have only been a tropical storm but boy did it do some damage 60 miles from me..snapping poser lines in half..and many downed trees..

It is for this reason I have a survey stake for each of my plants.
It did lay most of my corn down..it's not big enough for me to tie them up yet..but my weed barrier mat didn't budge..I guess my hold down stakes I made are working.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Good to hear, I saw her on the news she made a mess in some spots.

 

[Chicken]

well... im getting her done.. little by little... as of right now i got about 275 plants in the ground and about 4 more rows to do...

i got all my materials for my irrigation system. just got to put it all toghter,

..my jumbo p-nuts are coming up good,

..

i want to get me a small tractor and one of these to do my tilling.... hopefully in the future

..

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Chicken, I've had a tiller like that setting in my field for about 10 years. I borrowed it from a friend of mine who died awhile back. I figured I inherited it. Anyway, I took it apart this past spring, put it back together and hooked it up to my Kubota Tractor. Let me tell you... that thing kicks some serious ass! What used to take me 1 hour to till now takes me less than 10 minutes and the dirt is smooth as silk. I'm kicking myself for letting it set in the field for so long before finally using it.

 

[deluxestogie]

I'm kicking myself ...

Subconscious guilt.

Bob