BarG 2015

[BarG]

I started my seeds on 3-17,

Prilep 66-9/7
Bezuki
Dixie Shade
Katsuyama [1St grow out from grow out in 2013. ] I want to test them in the field.
Maryland 609
Dom Olor
Samsun Madun [Not sure if madun is spelled right]

The prilep,Samsun and Katsuyama germinated by this morning. 2 1/2 -3 days. Don had my seed grow outs returned to sender so This is where I am at so far.

I finally found some decent seed starter recently which has always been a problem where I live. It is the miracle grow .03 .03 .03 Very fine witch it says up to 6 weeks of nutrients and the potasium is sulphate.

I got my ground broke during an unusual lull in the rains and it has stayed muddy ever since. The temps have finaly risen above frosts and I am glad I waited so long this year. It wasn't that intentional I just had more pressing concerns.

I may add more later on varietys but we'll see.

 

[Knucklehead]

I've used the Miracle Gro Seed Starting Mix for the past two seasons. I really like it. I usually have to start supplemental feeding well before six weeks are up though or the seedlings start turning yellow.

 

[BarG]

This is the first year it's been available. I don't want to make my own. By the way I am currently smoking some Samsun madun in an original Knucklehead briar pipe .

 

[Knucklehead]

That was serial #2. The second pipe I ever made. I hope it is smoking well.

 

[BarG]

It smokes very well. I had never tried Samsun in a pipe and just realized how much I like it thanks to JBD. I have a couple lbs. of it from 2013.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Good Luck this yr.
BT

 

[bonehead]

i use miracle grow potting mix to fill up to about 3/4 full then top it off with the jiffy seed starting mix. it seems to hold moisture longer that way and you still have the fine stuff on top. they seem to do good for me that way.

 

[bonehead]

i fire cured some bs samsun from the already primed plants because i didn't want to throw it away in the late fall rite before the frost (small leafs that eventually got big but i thought it wouldn't cure in the 30s and 40s) . i tryed some in a bowl and it was suprisingly good that way. in the spring i can't wait to try a mix in a cob while fishing. now i need a straw hat and see how many double takes i can get with a beer,funny hat and fishing pole in april on the side of a lake.

 

[BarG]

There aint nuthin wrong with a straw hat no matter how funny you look in it. I make em look good!Yeah I do.Heh Heh I have several straw and beaver. I like the short brim. A lot to be said for sitting under your hat with a pole in the water.I am moving my homade playground to our farm to put it by the lake where my kids and grandkids pitch there tents. It has slides and swings and a ladder for the fort. It can also double as a Deer-Hog blind Happy easter everyone.

My plants are still sprouts.

 

[Chicken]

i dont prefer a straw hat myself,,,,,

but i do go to the river a lot during the summer. and i like a hat that will hold water, [ when were at the springs ] i like to get a hatfull of that water and drink it before it makes it in the water bottles.

and i think im gonna start using that same seed mix myself, in the future, people have been having a lot of sucess with it,

 

[BarG]

All my 72 plants are still sprouts and nothing to show off. Rain rain everyday, I can't even plant my veggies. It's a good thing I like meat. I may be on a meat diet this year. Same as every year but more. I have a good stockpile of tobacco aging so I don't plan on running out. I went from 700 -72. I plan on having 72 bad sons of guns. I am using composted black cow manure, not white cow or red cow but Black Kow manure. Specially made in Texas and shipped all over the country.

 

[deluxestogie]

Last I heard, Black Kow is made in Florida: http://www.blackkow.com

It is truly fine stuff.

Bob

 

[BarG]

My bags say made in Texas in big red letters at top left corner with a Florida distributer address at bottom of bag. Regardless it helped give me my first best crop.

 

[deluxestogie]

My bags say made in Texas in big red letters at top left corner with a Florida distributer address at bottom of bag.

So, I guess there are cows in Texas too. Makes you wonder if Texas cow poop is different from Florida cow poop.

What is important about Black Kow composted manure is its guaranteed N:K analysis: 0.5: 0.5: 0.5. The cheap "composted manure" sold at big box stores at half the price is 0.05: 0.05: 0.05. So you'd need 10 times as much.

Next thing you know, they'll have cows in Wisconsin.

Bob

 

[BarG]

You can't call it Texas tea but it is black gold.



Your comment reminded me of a joke:
How come goat, rabbit and deer droppings look like little pellets?
How come Horses make make road apples and a cow makes big flat pattys.
Well if you don't know than you just don't know shit!

 

[USHOG]

You want to hear something funny. I live not to far from you but haven't had much rain at all in march and April. I think that for some reason south westerly storms do not rain much here at the house. But 4 miles south of me had a bunch of rain the other night but nothing other than a sprinkle here. Already having to irrigate the tobacco garden here.

 

[BarG]

Your lucky, I usually plant my vegetable garden in early march. I could plant to day but they are predicting severe storms again so will wait a week. My seedling tobacco plants will be ready in 3 weeks +. I think Your about 20 miles from me as I am 3 miles from town. We have gotton lots and lots of rain. I managed to give another till today and it was barely dry enough for tilling. I'll be able to give a manicure till next time and plant.

 

[BarG]

Wow' I have a lot of reading to do on grow blogs this year. In the past week my plants doubled in size and leaves put on. I tilled a new area for tobacco because I planted more veggies to make up the last couple years of less veggie and more tobacco. I am at a point where I can have a happy medium since I still have so many preserved veggies from before my tobacco and so much stored tobacco.. I am not giving any haircuts unless it looks like plants are stunting. Maybe a few days before planting just to help with wind and wilting. since it will be a late plant out for me.

 

[BarG]

Here is my Whopping 1 tray of plants this year started on march 17.

The east side of the tray seems to be doing best with morning and full sun. { left of tray is due east] . 72 cell tray.

I got hammered with at least 2" of rain early morning and my gardens are soaked and flooded. I planted corn an peas saturday, I hope they don't rot before they sprout.

 

[Knucklehead]

You don't see field pay phones much anymore. Damn cell phones. lol. I like your greenhouse.