Small Garden in East Texas

[gary s]

Getting everything going, Took up old landscape timbers, increased my garden size from 10' x 32' to  16' x 34'  Replacing the Landscape timbers with treated 4x4's.

 Grandson tilled up the new part and helped me lay the 4x4's.

Got to rake it out ans smooth it over and get my onions planted

Pics Later

Gary

 

[gary s]

Here is what I planted today, I'll take a couple of pics tomorrow,

TX 1015-Y SUPERSWEET

TX 1015-Y Supersweet produces a beautiful, sweet onion with yellow skin and delicious white flesh. 
It matures a little later than other short day varieties so it will produce better a little further north than other short day varieties. TX 1015-Y will also store better than other short day varieties.

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Yellow Granex

Yellow Granex is the variety that produces the famous Vidalia onion grown in Georgia. It also produces the Noonday grown close to Tyler, Tx. It is extremely sweet and best suited for southern gardeners. 

Red Burgandy (Short Day)

Red Burgandy is the best red onion for southern gardeners. 
Beautiful bright red, flat shaped onion with a tasty red ringed flesh. 
It is ideal for salads and sandwiches. 
 

 

[crankybuzzard]

You're braver than me Gary, I've started a few things in the house, but I'm betting on another good freeze before it's over.

Always love your garden threads!

 

[gary s]

Oh I'll hold off on the rest but onions need to be planted in Jan. or Feb

Gary

 

[SmokyMose]

You're braver than me Gary, I've started a few things in the house, but I'm betting on another good freeze before it's over.

Always love your garden threads!

I'm jealous that he's planting and I'm looking at snow on the ground...
3 months before any planting gets done here.

 

[crankybuzzard]

Oh I'll hold off on the rest but onions need to be planted in Jan. or Feb

Gary

Well, that shows what I know! I've never planted an onion in my life. :biggrin:

I do tomatoes, okra and herbs, but never onions, sounds like I could get some in if I do it now though.

 

[gary s]

I got mine in late late last year because of all the rain I planted toward the end of Feb.

Gary

 

[HalfSmoked]

Lead the group on and teach them Gary onions can stand some cold if you miss one from the year before it will sprout most of the time before I get to work the garden the next year. How ever I'm envious because I will have to wait til the end of March most years. Not sure I would have used treated lumber though.

No pics til we can all grow something

Warren

 

[gary s]

Been using landscape timbers if you read about them they are surface treated rot out in a year or two, I know where you are going with this and I don't know if the pressure treating chemicals leach out into the soil ?

Gary

 

[gary s]

Here are a couple of Pics, I take some better ones with my camera

New Border  4 x 4s     

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• gary s
• Jan 29, 2017

Look hard and you can my onions   about 175

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• gary s
• Jan 29, 2017

 

[HalfSmoked]

Looking good Gary

Warren

 

[sqwib]

Been using landscape timbers if you read about them they are surface treated rot out in a year or two, I know where you are going with this and I don't know if the pressure treating chemicals leach out into the soil ?

Gary

Your fine just don't eat the wood.

 

[gary s]

You know I have used everything from Rail Road ties to landscape timbers to border different gardens we have had over the years never noticed anything affecting me, affecting me, affecting me.

# 2 son was over yesterday dropping off some Hickory and Pecan wood, he said think about it and make sure the size you want and I'll pour you a concrete border. (He is in the Steel erection/Metal building erection and Concrete Business)

Gary

 

[HalfSmoked]

Now that is a great idea but wait he comes up with this after you already bought new lumber and installed it man o man.

Warren

 

[gary s]

That's OK , I'll wait till they need replacing.

These may last a long time !!  Hope so.

Gary

 

[gary s]

 A couple of pics today

Got the rest re-tilled yesterday

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• gary s
• Feb 8, 2017

A shot of my Onions and in front of the I got out Lettuce, Arugula, Spinach, and

Carrotseeds

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• gary s
• Feb 8, 2017

Wife brought home a bunch of white stones to re-do the back flower bed 

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• gary s
• Feb 8, 2017

 

[whistech]

Your garden looks great Gary and it looks like your onions are starting to grow.     I planted my potatoes today.

 

[pc farmer]

Great Gary.

Calling for 6-10 of snow here tonight

 

[gary s]

Great Gary.

Calling for 6-10 of snow here tonight

Dang, You and Bear have been getting some snow !!

Gary

 

[pc farmer]

Dang, You and Bear have been getting some snow !!

Gary

It's actually been a easy winter. Snow comes then melts right away. Gonna be in the 40's by the weekend