Okiemommy's Journal **What I realized today about our journey**

[dacjohns]

Cetta,

Pecans grow in the Lawton area so they should do OK where you are. There used to be quite a few at Ft. Sill.

 

[Okiemommy]

Grape tomatoes are awesome!! They are super good. I have had the homegrown ones too and they are exceptional. I forgot to mention those, but I will definitely be putting those on my list of things to grow.

Dac, last fall the Atwoods in Norman had Pecan trees, but I never got the chance to get down there and get any. I would love a few. We went down to Texas last summer to visit DH's parents, and they told us that they had cut down their evil pecan tree!

I said oh man, if we would have known you guys had a pecan tree we would have made a special trip each year to come out and pick the pecans up for you guys! (And to bring the grand kids to see them)


We had a fairly nice day today. In the 50's but a little chilly. Warm enough to take the kids out and play, so we let them loose in the backyard. The new neighbors were out riding four wheelers, and the little ones kept trying to escape the yard to see what they were doing. So DH got the lawn mower out with the cart and put the little ones in the cart and took them over to the neighbors while I climbed the massive hill between the properties. We visited with the neighbors for a while, and the kids rode the tractor with dad while their kids rode the four wheeler, then the little ones jumped on their trampoline.

We came home get dinner ready, and the twins crashed out cold on the floor, I was exhausted from all my activity, so I took a nap too. I woke up to find my husband making dinner and trying his hand at home made bread for the first time.

He had mentioned that it didn't rise, but went ahead and put it in the oven anyway, and baked it, and it didn't rise again lol. So his first bread making endeavor was a flop. I told him not to worry b/c there were plenty of people that are here on SS that still have bread that doesn't come out well sometimes. He picked up the yeast to put it away, and noticed that it said refrigerate after opening. HAHA he put it in the cabinet after he made pizza crust several weeks ago...So now we have to go buy new yeast ^_^

 

[Okiemommy]

DH got some t-posts and some welded wire fencing today to fence off the front part of the back yard. He put the posts up already, but has to get a few of the straightened out, and then he'll put up the welded wire.


My seed starts are growing like crazy!! I don't know what to do with them! As big as the radish and the peas are growing, I am wondering if I need to transfer them to bigger pots. I took the cover off a couple of days ago and they didn't grow much the next day, so I don't think it was time to take the cover off yet lol

Tomorrow it's supposed to be in the upper 60's and Thursday it's supposed to be in the mid 70's.

 

[FarmerChick]

you grew radish? usually those are always direct sow. I never tried in pots??? cause they need to be thinned and then the little plants won't have a good hold in their dirt in the garden.......I don't know, did I read that right, you seeded radish in pots?

just wondering?

 

[Okiemommy]

yep I seeded radish in a seed starting "greenhouse" I didn't know that you're not supposed to do that. Chalk it up to being a noob at gardening. I was just eager to get something going...having the spring fever already lol. I still have an entire package of radish seeds left.

So what should I do now sensei?

 

[FarmerChick]

well does this pack of radish have the growing info on the back? the kind of pack with a pic and directions on the back. it should say direct sow in ground at X time in X temps.

hey experiment with it now...no biggie.

but some seeds do better without being transplanted and the seed packs tell you which ones.


See for me on the farm.....we direct sow a ton of radish seeds in late Feb. We use a seeder that has the radish seed size dispenser and can do row after row real fast. That spaces them. If you just broadcast in a radish plot, then you have to truly thin them out because they can't crowd so much to give that radish room to grow big and plump. But (I haven't checked in a while mind you) I am sure it said direct sow and not a good transplant.

anywho, don't worry about it!

 

[Okiemommy]

It did say direct sow. I decided it was only a suggestion. I partly wanted to see what would happen if I started it in the pot. Like I said, a gardening noob. I wasn't too worried about them coming out okay because this was my first attempt at trying to start any seeds, and I was just eager to start something. The radishes were just one of the four packs of seeds that are cold hardy that I had on hand. I do have a list of what things are plantable when, but can you tell me what things are good for starting inside?

ETA: I am saving the rest of the pack to sow outside in the ground. That was the plan from the start. I just haaaaaaaaad to plant something!! haha!

 

[FarmerChick]

hey you could still get great radishes anyway....no biggie. I have done that with flowers and stuff....direct sow, huh, I ain't waiting, I will start them now..HA HA HA

Yea I also did things like that cause it was all I had on hand too......I know....you have me laughing cause I did it all also!


Alot of things don't do well being started. Like peas, for me are best direct sow also...only cause they are not stout. I like to start only things like cabbage, head lettuce, broccoli, tomatoe plants, cukes, etc. in pots cause they are stout. My peas are wimpy, leggy, type things and they seem to like to start in the ground and not be transplanted. They like to grab a wire or fence right off the bat as little guys to get the climb started. In pots they don't do well for me for some reason.

But you will see what does good in pots and not. It is all a matter of how they do, how fast you can transplant into the ground or large container plantings or whatever. Worst thing you can do is let plants get leggy...........but it is all trial and error and fun while doing it!!!!!

 

[Okiemommy]

Thank you for your help!! I learn best by doing and one on one, so this is great for me.

ha ha you didn't list anything that I have planted. I have green onions, peas, radishes, and baby spinach...owell My kids are having fun watching them grow. I'm waiting to get a bigger pot before I try my hand at planting some tomatoes that do well inside I'll plant a bunch outside too, but I just have the itch right now

Is there anything I can plant, vegetable or flower that will live this early?

I'm not sure what leggy is, but I think my peas and radishes are already that They sure are looong. Why is leggy bad?

 

[FarmerChick]

when you don't plant in the ground, during their growing season time, and you give them optiumum conditions like a greenhouse---plants might put more effort into producing leaves and stems and shoots etc. instead of doing what they are supposed too....they might not put alot of effort into the fruiting process.

So you might have real long radish tops that are beautiful and you pull one up and there is a nub of a radish.

I can't explain leggy well....LOL---but you know it on sight after raising stuff by trial and error.

your spinach will do very well in a greehouse....even smaller plants when established, the leaves can be pulled and eaten. good plant on that one.

green onions tops can be sniped as chives. Onions will not do well transplanting at all. they can't be pulled and replantedl, they can't take that well...good chance they won't get a new system re-established before they wilt and rot. But you can try..LOL

peas will have to climb something soon. They need to go up or across or something. they need to grab!

hope some of that helps you.....it is so hard for me to type out the explanations.--sorry!!LOL

But key here is have fun and experiment!!!