A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[Chic Rustler]

The black eyed peas are going wild. It should be a good harvest

 

[Chic Rustler]

One of my figs has fruit even tho it died to the ground last winter

 

[Chic Rustler]

The first tree i planted 2 years ago. Who says woodchips dont help? (Shes 5' 9")

 

[Chic Rustler]

I think we planted this peach

in early spring 2018

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Everything looks great! You're definitely doing something (everything) right!

 

[Lazy Gardener]

I love your raised beds. I brought home (8) 2 x 8's last weekend. Planning to use them in the garden for raised beds. I have great soil, so really don't need raised beds. But, thinking it will help me to organize. Force me to curtail my propensity to plant WAY TOO MUCH. And, give me some hard core boundaries to make some chook tunnels to go EITHER between the beds, or OVER a bed.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

What kind of fig? I bought a Brown Turkey seedling from Starks this spring. I have it potted in a ?14" pot, with intent to let it go dormant this fall, then move it into the garage (under the bedrooms, not heated) until weather gets real cold... then slide it into the basement where it should resume growth if I put a light on it, to get a jump start on next season. What is your lowest winter temp? Any periods below freezing? How long?

 

[Lazy Gardener]

I'd love any words of wisdom from you re: fig culture.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Heck i dont know what kind of fig it is. All i know is freeze kills it to the ground. Gonna build some kind of covering for them this winter.

Last year we got down to 15°f. It was blooming cold!

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Not much blooms here at that temp! We often see 15 - 20 below.