tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post6835481202646858446..comments2023-06-27T09:54:42.250-04:00Comments on ATLANTA VEGGIES : Garlic! Potatoes! Etc.!Amy W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-80838337954395666182012-06-17T21:58:35.077-04:002012-06-17T21:58:35.077-04:00Thank you this is very helpful!
KatieThank you this is very helpful! <br />Katiekatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484014532635594001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-17529620389627324972012-05-29T06:45:37.251-04:002012-05-29T06:45:37.251-04:00Hi Katie - It's great to meet another gardenin...Hi Katie - It's great to meet another gardening neighbor! This year my seed potatoes were from the Williams grocery store in Choctaw, OK. I had been visiting my Mom in late Feb., after her hip replacement surgery, and when I went into the local store for groceries, there was a bin of onion sets and seed potatoes right in the produce section. I had similar luck a few years back, but I'm not usually in Choctaw at the right time of year. Most years, I pick up seed potatoes at Ladd's Farm Supply outside of Cartersville (in Euharlee).<br /><br />Here at the "top end" of metro-Atlanta, most fall crops like cauliflower need to be planted in the garden in mid-to-late August (depending on the variety's time-to-maturity). The cauliflower I grew last year was from a six-pack of transplants from either Home Depot or Lowes. If you are going to start cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, or Brussels sprouts from seeds, that needs to begin in early July. I usually start getting my fall garden plan in order when those "Christmas in July" craft-store fliers start to show up in my mailbox.<br /><br />Hope your garden is off to a good start this year! -AmyAmy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-57841180436834835312012-05-28T20:56:48.996-04:002012-05-28T20:56:48.996-04:00I harvested my potatoes (half of them) today too a...I harvested my potatoes (half of them) today too and mine looked just like yours! where do you get your seed potatoes from? Also, I saw you had some really nice cauliflower earlier this year and I was curious what is the best time to plant that around here? I'm in Woodstock. Love your blog!katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484014532635594001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-48519104960669302322012-05-28T08:27:26.116-04:002012-05-28T08:27:26.116-04:00Nikki - My garlic and zucchini (and potatoes) are ...Nikki - My garlic and zucchini (and potatoes) are nearly a full month early, so I'm not surprised that the same crops in other gardens aren't as far along. The whole garden ecosystem - plants, insects, diseases - is off-kilter this spring!<br /><br />I bought a small batch of multiplier onions several years back from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Each year, I've saved some of the bulbs over the summer to replant in the fall, and we've been able to eat some, too. The flavor is somewhat stronger than regular onions, so it's been OK that a lot of the bulbs are smaller than our other onions.Amy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-7758584320512603212012-05-28T08:13:06.152-04:002012-05-28T08:13:06.152-04:00Most of our hay has come from the pet stores, but ...Most of our hay has come from the pet stores, but not all brands are as eagerly munched by my bunnies. Right now, the Timothy hay that we have is the brand "All Living Things," and it seems to be actually hay, rather than a lot of straw and a little hay, and the bunnies like this brand better than the last couple of brands we tried. However, I also get some hay from the rabbit rescue place out on Shallowford Road. They buy hay in enormous bales and will share (at cost) "flakes" of hay with owners of small pets. The shelter's URL is http://www.houserabbitga.com/. Good luck!Amy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-66708722811973460462012-05-28T02:32:49.221-04:002012-05-28T02:32:49.221-04:00Gosh we are so far away from harvesting zucchini o...Gosh we are so far away from harvesting zucchini or garlic. I just pulled the scapes yesterday! I'll have to look into multiplier onions.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250815507879755948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-26700056195494737902012-05-27T19:29:38.445-04:002012-05-27T19:29:38.445-04:00Where/how do you get your hay? I have a couple of ...Where/how do you get your hay? I have a couple of guinea pigs and live in the Atlanta/Marietta area and am looking for a local source for fresh and/or bulk hay for them but feel like the "hay market" is a wholenother world, haha... I hate buying that dry, sad, expensive pet store stuff too.Casey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215792248774042117noreply@blogger.com