tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post6418121107248290217..comments2023-05-14T02:39:04.137-05:00Comments on Hoof 'n Barrel: What's in Your Garden?HossBosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-9453850238143493002010-04-11T12:56:01.604-05:002010-04-11T12:56:01.604-05:00Hello, Jen! The garden keeps us busy, but I guess...Hello, Jen! <br><br>The garden keeps us busy, but I guess that's good. Idle hands are the devil's workshop, right? Barring a scourge of insects or another record busting drought like last year, I'm expecting a sizable bounty from this year's gardening efforts. I'll probably have my grumbly times when I'm having to spend every spare moment canning or dehydrating to preserve it all. But when the gardening season is over and my shelves are lined with months worth of produce, it will have been worth it.WomanWhoRunsWithHorseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-66402589873220284722010-04-10T22:15:34.697-05:002010-04-10T22:15:34.697-05:00Woohoo! I love your garden! I also have done the s...Woohoo! I love your garden! I also have done the same thing with containers because of wind. The new plants need a wind block...you guys are doing wonderful!<br><br>JenHumble wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-7284235808039460672010-04-10T16:08:26.063-05:002010-04-10T16:08:26.063-05:00@Fel ...potatoes were easy when I grew them in Col...@Fel ...potatoes were easy when I grew them in Colorado. If you have good soft dirt, you can feel around and just pull up one or two spuds at a time. If you are careful and not too disruptive to the plant, it will just make more. <br><br>If they do well here too, we'll probably try to grow two varieties next year.WomanWhoRunsWithHorseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-29149749574972889022010-04-10T16:04:19.305-05:002010-04-10T16:04:19.305-05:00@AKA ...nope, no shortage of dirt. We hauled in t...@AKA ...nope, no shortage of dirt. We hauled in three yards of good riverbottom dirt when we built the raised bed garden. I still have about a yard left. The buckets are tall, 13 to 15 inches, so there is plenty of dirt for a good root system. The seedlings were half their current size when I put them in the buckets. The two inches or so of headspace provided a windbreak until they got a little bigger.WomanWhoRunsWithHorseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-35441227535228945412010-04-10T15:30:28.159-05:002010-04-10T15:30:28.159-05:00Looks like you guys are off to a great start :D W...Looks like you guys are off to a great start :D <br><br>We are going to be trying our hand at potatoes this year too. :)<br><br>Have a great weekend<br>Hugs~Fel~Felinaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07997272830181104083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-53484491393764822002010-04-10T12:48:21.405-05:002010-04-10T12:48:21.405-05:00Hey, are you short of dirt in Texas, or was there ...Hey, are you short of dirt in Texas, or was there some special reason you left the planters half full. This ain't like canning you know, they don't need headspace. ;-)<br><br>Nice start to a hopefuly great garden.AKA Angrywhitemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701159422341567263noreply@blogger.com