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tomccue Joined: 6/23/2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 3	Posted: Jun/23/2007 7:38 PM PST I am planting my first vegetable garden. The plot is 20x30 feet (actually I have 40 acres but thought I would start small and work my way up to a couple acres) with sun all day long. I will be planting sweet corn, onions, scallions, tomatoes,carrots,radishes, chives,peppers, cantelope, watermelon,lettuce, cabage, squash,dill,zuccini,beets, cucumbers and broccoli for starters. Any pointers or tips would be appreciated. I would like to keep it organic. Regards Tom Quote \| Reply \| Report

AngelsGarden Joined: 5/30/2006 Location: Central Louisiana Posts: 1261	Posted: Jun/23/2007 8:38 PM PST Welcome to GG!! Glad to have you, I dream of having acres and acres to plant. Good soil or amending the soil so it is better seems to be one of the most important things to start with. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Thumbelina Joined: 2/25/2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 234	Posted: Jun/23/2007 9:25 PM PST Welcome. I have bad luck with vegetables, so I'm sorry I can't help. Quote \| Reply \| Report

divaqs Joined: 4/10/2007 Location: Posts: 154	Posted: Jun/23/2007 10:05 PM PST Welcome to Garden Guides! I definitely agree with AngelsGarden that starting out with good soil makes an important difference. Plus being sure that things get adequate water. Quote \| Reply \| Report

mbvirtue Joined: 3/01/2006 Location: McFarland (Madison), Wisconsin Posts: 4582	Posted: Jun/24/2007 11:07 AM PST Welcome from South-Central WI! I would also think about getting the soil tested, so you know what you're up against, or so you know it's perfect and you can dive right in. University Extensions are also an invaluable source of local info. Have fun, and you're right to pace yourself, that's a lot of dirt you've got! Quote \| Reply \| Report

bensmom98 Joined: 7/26/2006 Location: Lake Champlain Valley Posts: 9121	Posted: Jun/24/2007 5:38 PM PST Welcome to GG from VT! Quote \| Reply \| Report

RKayne Joined: 11/09/2006 Location: Posts: 4090 Moderator	Posted: Jun/26/2007 3:31 PM PST Welcome...dirt..water...attentiveness....and an appetite! Quote \| Reply \| Report

Hoeandhope Joined: 6/02/2004 Location: Statesboro, GA zone 8B Posts: 895	Posted: Jun/26/2007 5:01 PM PST Welcome from Statesboro, GA, Home of Georgia Southern University. Glad to have you. I have a 20 x 20 garden. Right now I have okra, squash, cantalopes, zuchini, tomatoes and cukes. Really struggling to keep it watered. One tomato is turning red. Hope I can get it before the birds do. Quote \| Reply \| Report

tomccue Joined: 6/23/2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 3	Posted: Jun/29/2007 6:58 AM PST Wow thanks for all the warm welcomes. I have bought a soil test and show I am about 6.5 PH so I am slightly acidic. But should be in the proper range unless I read the ph guides wrong. I think it read 6-7 ph should be good. Thanks Tom Quote \| Reply \| Report

mbvirtue Joined: 3/01/2006 Location: McFarland (Madison), Wisconsin Posts: 4582	Posted: Jun/29/2007 10:30 AM PST Any plans for blueberries? I was going to try some this year but got scared off by the "takes two to five years to bear fruit..." Now I've read (elsewhere in GG, I think) that you can get some the next year! Good to hear the soil's ready, dive in and get muddy BTW, are you a yuuper, or over by Petosky area? I went to Petosky when young, have very vivid memories of the "summer homes", and lived in the Green Bay area so have lotsa friends up there still, ya know? Ya der hey!! Quote \| Reply \| Report

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