Season Long Garden Log For 2008! (With Pictures)

Now have the rest of the peanuts dug and about a third of the pods stripped off the plants! ---had over 5-gallon bucket full so far!----roasted a 5 cup batch a couple nights ago and they are some very good eating!-----now if I can figure how to make our own peanut butter we will have it made!!--lol!
Nights getting really cold here now, so frost gotta be getting close!! thanks; sonny
 
Sonny...

How did the Chicken Corn do this year? Did it end up coming on or was it a bust?

Mike in La Crosse, WI
 
SONNY":b5wsromy said:
Now have the rest of the peanuts dug and about a third of the pods stripped off the plants! ---had over 5-gallon bucket full so far!----roasted a 5 cup batch a couple nights ago and they are some very good eating!-----now if I can figure how to make our own peanut butter we will have it made!!--lol!
Nights getting really cold here now, so frost gotta be getting close!! thanks; sonny
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Grind some peanuts in a blender. Might need a dash of oil,salt,and sugar. Ed
 
Chicken Corn is doing great so far stalks 10 feet tall ears 5-6 feet off the ground two ears per stalk on most of them----still kind of green but it is getting there. Nice ears, good quality deep kernels. Still waiting for it to dry down more--to wet to store at present time. Looks to be a lotta ears out there. thanks;sonny
 
Virginia just made a batch of p-nut butter in the food processor and it turned out perfect!---I think next year it's time to expand the nut garden!----hope to plant a couple additional varieties too!----Didn't think p-nuts would do that well here in Illinois, so will do another year as a test and move up from there!
Visitors to the gardens were amazed to find nuts growing here and doing so well!---so the ole 2 year test will be needed to see if they really can be grown with success here! thanks; sonny
 
Today I picked 4 short rows of the chicken corn,----still too wet, but I needed to drive around that corner of the garden to get into the x-tater patch with the 404 and 3-pt. plow to get it fall plowed!!---ground really plowed over good and I got a good deep job done to it too!
On the way out, I plowed up the x- peanut/eggplant garden and made it about 2 times bigger or more so that can winter out and by spring it will be nice and mellow ready for planting!! That garden may become the sweet corn patch for next year!
So far I have 3 of the gardens plowed up and sure hope that I can get the rest of the main ones plowed before the ground freezes! thanks; sonny
 
Got a chance to plow up more of the garden's today! ( so far a total of 8 with 2 more to go!!)
Harvested some onions that I missed when I pulled them in July!---They made some real nice tender green onion eating!!!
Need to mow one garden then plow it.---have to let the chicken corn dry more before it will be safe to pick and store it!---then if I can chop the stalks up a bit I can plow this area!!---getting close!!!lol!!----404 getting VERY weak too!(lots of blue smoke and plug fouling at the present time!)!!! thanks; sonny
 
FINALLY!!!---Got the chicken corn picked, (by hand), and by weight there were right at 150 bushels of ear corn from the half acre.---lotta corn. A friend of ours came to help us the last 2 days we picked.--Virginia and I picked for 3 days by ourselves, and were not getting anywhere.
After the picking I chopped the stalks down with the cub enough to get them to plow under, so now we have everything that I can get a plow bottom hooked under turned over!!!---have some strange lookin plots but that works for us!! (plowed around some stumps)!!

The garlic has come up and is about 3 or 4 inches tall now!---last night the temp. went down to 24 degrees here, (first time this year), so winter is getting close!

It has been quite a garden year for us here at New Acres Gardens and hope you enjoyed following the progress of all our activity!! We are looking forward to next year and have planed some of the crops/amounts/varieties/etc. that we would like to plant!

Would also like everyone to participate again next year in another season long garden thread! Thanks; sonny
 
So you are going to do a 2009 Season-long garden thread?

It was fun watching your progress, Sonny!

Mike in La Crosse, WI
 
I plan on doing a 2009 season long garden thread again for next year, and would like everyone to join in with their gardens too,---makes it more interesting with more participation!----This is about sharing ideas/methods/etc. on gardening and will benefit everyone!--Even if you dont garden, but like reading about it, this will be for you! thanks; sonny
 
I hope my garden does better next year than it did this year. I would like to have something positive to say next year. Thanks Sonny
 
Dan!!!---Never give up on a garden!!!---some years are not so good and some crops don't do too well some years!----just like big farming, they don't always have good years either, (I have been on that side of the coin too!!!), but for the garden,-- start thinking about what wasn't right!--sometimes even the weather related problems can be worked around for next year!---some folks may need to try raised bed gardens, around here we are lucky to be able to just plow and go, but I know some areas that won't work!---our biggest problem is getting water to our gardens when they need it the most!--I try to plant drought tolerant varieties if possible,--that helps a little! Keep the chin up and be here next year postin' in 2009 season!! thanks; sonny
 
Just as the weather was getting bad, I noticed that our garlic was about 4 inches tall and that would be right on target for it!--I covered it with peanut shells to help protect it from the winter cold/wind and the snow is helping a little too!

Did anyone else plant garlic? thanks; sonny
 
Just picked the last of the turnips. A few have a touch of freeze damage but still are very tasty. Most are still excellent.

I planted the whole garden to turnips after the early drown-out. Have been giving them to everyone I know. :)
 
Turnips are a cool weather crop, so I bet they are nice and tender!!! I only had the early planted ones here!--Too hot and dry to do the fall planting this year!!---maybe in 2009!!!
If I lived 500 miles closer I would be right over and get some!!! thanks; sonny
 
we grow nothing! well, Christian has a strawberry patch and one blueberry bush I got him last spring... we get a good bit of strawberries and he loves them. I am going to branch out a bit more this spring and see what i come up with. i enjoy your pics
 
Miss Farmall!!! expand your garden,---decide what you would like to grow,---then go for it!!! If you have questions ,or need info, just ask here and you will get methods and ideas of what has worked for other folks!---AND its free!!!
Charge up the ole' camera and post pics in the 2009 garden log for this coming season of your progress!!---also post pics of your garden equipment and the garden itself!---Its interesting to see how different the plant zones and season starting dates are across the nation!!
We are in plant zone #5 here in Illinois and our frost date is around April 15 or so,-- average date!---choose varieties that do well in your area and test a few that are not known to work, just for fun!!!
We grew some peanuts in 08 and they did great, they were way out of their climate area, so you never know what will work until you try a season and see!! thanks; sonny
 
Boldpsi, Wow that's some squash plants, Where I live I have trouble with squash bugs, You have any tips or recommadations, Thanks Dave F.
 
Miss Farmall":2kizt26l said:
we grow nothing! well, Christian has a strawberry patch and one blueberry bush I got him last spring... we get a good bit of strawberries and he loves them. I am going to branch out a bit more this spring and see what i come up with. i enjoy your pics
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i think tou need to get another blueberry bush of a different variety to get blueberries.....at least tha's what they told me when i bought mine last fall. :D
 
Been wanting to get some bluberries out the last 3 or so years but just didn't get around to it. I think I may try my hand at putting out some cuttings. The neighbor has lots of bushes and he'll be glad to let me try it.
Anyone ever grow popcorn???? Well I did this year. My Grandfather used to grow this stuff and I always remembered it. I finally found some seed on line and ordered it turned out rather well and it will be back in the garden this summer :D
Its called Strawberry Popcorn
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It pops up snow white and is smaller than the commerical stuff you get in the grocery store but is still very good :!:

Here's the garden overall and a close up of the popcorn on the stalk.....
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And last but not least my Little Helper, she had a ball this past summer in the garden for the very first time. She planted and grew her own watermelons that her Great Grandmother (my Mom) gave her the seeds for :D
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