All plants grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Gardening personality relaxed and experimental, purist about very little. Growing Days approximately 135 Mid April is …
Read more “My Garden Chore List for April 15-30, USDA Zone 4/5”
Some items on the To Do list for the USDA Zone 4 and 5 garden. Inventory. Tune-up on your mower and other garden equipment. Inspect and sharpen. Also…
Probably be boring for anyone else reading this. Tracking doc for germination of peppers. Peppers are started in 4″ pots instead of Jiffy Peat, as has been done in years past. This is causing the peppers to take longer to germinate as there is more soil to heat for each seed, and the seed is …
An Artichoke Harvest in South Dakota? As an annual? Yes.
The List & Pics Tubers Saved by Me from 2022 (21 varieties) Bonaventure – Also Cuttings Cabana Banana – Also Cuttings – First Cutting Ever Cornel Crichton Honey – Also Cuttings Encore Fired Up – Also Cuttings Ice Tea Jowey Nicky Lake Ontario – Also Cuttings Lollipop Mango Madness Mardi Gras Mercury Millenium Mystery – …
Read more “Dahlias I am Growing 2023 – South Dakota Gardens”
List of flowers I am growing this year, including vendor and other info. Excluding my dahlia collection. All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from …
Read more “Flowers We are Growing in 2023 – South Dakota Garden”
I see now why there are almost 60,000 cultivars of dahlia. According to the body that classifies dahlias, the Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/plantsmanship/plant-registration/dahlia-cultivar-registration/dahlia I suppose technically, there are infinite colors combos for this flower. This year, I have at least 25 dahlia seedlings, hybrids that I have no idea what they will look like until …
Before Morning of Feb 22nd, 2023
All seeds grown in the high wind, lower rain prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Growing Days approximately 135. Gardening Personality: Relaxed, experimental, purist about very little. We practice …
You may not know this, but watermelons do famously in South Dakota. In fact, the town of Forestburg provides the state with watermelons, and it’s good business. Glaciers cut through East-Central South Dakota in ancient times, leaving the sandy silt of moraines along and within its path. While much of eastern South Dakota has clay …