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Greetings from SW Ohio!

I am new to the forums, and relatively new to SFG (2nd year), but not new to gardening. I was raised on the "truck farm", and have been gardening for the past 60+ years. Several years ago, I migrated from an in-ground garden (30' x 60') to raised garden beds - I currently have 3 beds: 1 3.5' x 14'; 1 3.5 x 10.5', and one 3.5' x 17.5'). I have always done intensive gardening, but last year I began using SFG. With SFG, planning & maintenance is easier than it was before. I produce a lot of compost, so the beds are all very rich in home made compost, and the vegetables respond so well to it that we cannot keep up with the harvests - a lot of it goes to the local food pantry.
I am now in the process of cleaning out 2 sections of one bed and getting ready to plant some fall vegetables.
Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
Thanks, Sanderson! I just returned from a southern California - Mojave - to see my grandbaby. It was hot out there!
Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
Thanks, AtlantaMarie! I used to live in north Atlanta, and graduated from Ga Tech. While there, back in the 70's, I taught classes in Organic Gardening.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
NICE! I like GA Tech. Although the area around it is now high-crime... Remember the Varsity? They're about to celebrate 90 years!
Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
Quite an impressive garden you got there.
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Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
AtlantaMarie wrote:NICE! I like GA Tech. Although the area around it is now high-crime... Remember the Varsity? They're about to celebrate 90 years!
How could I forget the Varsity? Still trying to digest some of that grease! LOL
We made a nostalgic trip down to Atlanta a few years ago, and were amazed at the changes around Tech, and our old home is now a MARTA station near Chamblee. What a difference 50 years makes! LOL
But, still....
Georgia, Georgia
The whole day through
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
Thanks, Sqwib! Gardening has been my passion for many years - a hobby that keeps us fed! LOL
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
VERY nice garden Ohio. I think I have "Tomato Envy"....
Your tomatoes still look green and healthy while mine have already turned brown here in S/W Illinois. I've taken most of my tomatoes out and now only have three.
I used a heavy layer of straw for mulch and tried to water on a regular basis but once they started to turn brown, they went fast.
I have some fall turnips coming up now and getting ready to start the rest of my fall garden. I have two 4x8 hoop houses that did really well for the past few years. I was pulling fresh carrots last year from the hoop house in January.


I used a heavy layer of straw for mulch and tried to water on a regular basis but once they started to turn brown, they went fast.
I have some fall turnips coming up now and getting ready to start the rest of my fall garden. I have two 4x8 hoop houses that did really well for the past few years. I was pulling fresh carrots last year from the hoop house in January.

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Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
Where in SW Illinois are you, MrBooker? I lived for 7 years on a mini-farm between Baldwin & Sparta - loved it there! It had been a hog farm in years previous to us buying it, and it had the most fertile ground I have ever seen. We grew fruits & vegetables there that were unbelievable! At that time, though, I was commercial beekeeper, and gardening was something I just did in my spare time.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
We live in Millstadt, Il. I'm sure you know where that is. Baldwin in about 30 miles S/E of us.
We bought two lots in town back in 1988 which was also a hog farm at one time.
We in-ground gardened it for some years and it also was awesome. My wife picked five, 5 gallon buckets of green beans from a 30 foot wide row one year and sold them all that same day.
I still have two small in-ground gardens which I framed in and topped them off with Mel's mix to make them raised beds.
If you search this site for: "Mr.Bookers Garden-2018", I have some pics on there. This year I cut back on having so much garden and went a lot of container gardening.
We bought two lots in town back in 1988 which was also a hog farm at one time.
We in-ground gardened it for some years and it also was awesome. My wife picked five, 5 gallon buckets of green beans from a 30 foot wide row one year and sold them all that same day.
I still have two small in-ground gardens which I framed in and topped them off with Mel's mix to make them raised beds.
If you search this site for: "Mr.Bookers Garden-2018", I have some pics on there. This year I cut back on having so much garden and went a lot of container gardening.
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Re: Greetings from SW Ohio!
Yes, I am familiar with Millstadt - I was stationed at Scott AFB at the time I lived there, so I saw a lot of the country.
I checked out your posts in the Garden-2018 - lots of good gardening there. I've been downsizing a little too, since reaching my mid-70's, but I am still addicted to gardening. LOL
I checked out your posts in the Garden-2018 - lots of good gardening there. I've been downsizing a little too, since reaching my mid-70's, but I am still addicted to gardening. LOL
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"

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