06-03-2019, 05:56 AM
Ok, I'm back to this again.
I have been fumbling around working my way through getting this going.
While trying to cultivate an area in front of the trellis, I found that a ripped lot is not conducive to tilling a nice deep area of soil.
[It also follows that I won't be using a trencher to bury cables for the new video security system.]
I broke my o'o, a 6' steel San Angelo bar, trying to pry a boulder out.
It smacked me in the forehead, almost cold cocking me, when it broke.
It was time to rethink the project, as soon as my head cleared.
I was down 4 to 6", so I picked up some redwood 2x6's and made a raised bed, filed it with soil, and am now ready to begin planting.
I have decided what will be planted.
16'x 2' is not much growing area, especially for vining types.
Being as this is an experimental project I've decided to stay with vines and have added a musk melon [cantaloupe] and a mini watermelon to the list.
Each 8' section of the raised bed will get 5 items planted:
Cucumber, kabocha, musk melon, watermelon and tomato.
The kabocha, cantaloupe, and watermelon will be started from seed.
The cucumber and tomato will be from HD seedlings.
Today, I'll transplant the cucumber and tomato seedlings, then set the kabocha, cantaloupe, and watermelon seeds.
The Leilani Estates Squash Farm is now operational.
If this works well, I may add another 16' of trellis, doubling the growing area.
I have been fumbling around working my way through getting this going.
While trying to cultivate an area in front of the trellis, I found that a ripped lot is not conducive to tilling a nice deep area of soil.
[It also follows that I won't be using a trencher to bury cables for the new video security system.]
I broke my o'o, a 6' steel San Angelo bar, trying to pry a boulder out.
It smacked me in the forehead, almost cold cocking me, when it broke.
It was time to rethink the project, as soon as my head cleared.
I was down 4 to 6", so I picked up some redwood 2x6's and made a raised bed, filed it with soil, and am now ready to begin planting.
I have decided what will be planted.
16'x 2' is not much growing area, especially for vining types.
Being as this is an experimental project I've decided to stay with vines and have added a musk melon [cantaloupe] and a mini watermelon to the list.
Each 8' section of the raised bed will get 5 items planted:
Cucumber, kabocha, musk melon, watermelon and tomato.
The kabocha, cantaloupe, and watermelon will be started from seed.
The cucumber and tomato will be from HD seedlings.
Today, I'll transplant the cucumber and tomato seedlings, then set the kabocha, cantaloupe, and watermelon seeds.
The Leilani Estates Squash Farm is now operational.
If this works well, I may add another 16' of trellis, doubling the growing area.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.