June 2009

[ncboman]

Gardening

June 2009

1-2 Poor period for planting. Kill plant pests, clear fence rows, clear land.

3-5 Favorable for planting peas, beans, tomatoes, and other fall crops bearing above ground. Sow grains and forage crops. Plant flowers.

6-7 First day extra good for planting fall lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, collards and other leafy vegetables. All above ground crops planted now will do well. Second day favorable for planting beets, carrots, radishes, turnips,peanuts, and other root crops as well as other leafy vegetables. Both days good for planting seed beds.

8-9 Poor planting days. Cut hay or do general farm work.

10-12 Plant late beets, potatoes, onions, carrots and other root crops.

13-14 Poor days for planting. Kill plant pests, spray, fertilize, do general farm work.

15-16 Favorable time for planting late root crops. Also good for vine crops. Set strawberry plants.

17-18 Cut hay or do plowing on these barren days.

19-20 Good days for planting root crops.

21-22 Seeds planted now tend to rot in ground.

23-25 Plant tomatoes, beans, peppers, corn, cotton, and other aboveground crops on these most fruitful days. Plant seedbeds and flower gardens.

26-30 Poor period for planting. Kill plant pests, clear fence rows, clear land.

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/home_garden/gardening

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Best Days

Here are a few of the most popular best days as published in the Farmers' Almanac. Each activity is followed by the best day of the current month.

Bake 3, 4, 5, 23, 24, 25
Can Fruits and Vegetables 7, 15, 16
Dry Fruits and Vegetables 8, 9
Cut Firewood 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Cut Hair to Increase Growth 6, 23, 24, 25
Cut Hair to Retard Growth 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21
Mow to Increase Growth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Mow to Retard Growth 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Castrate Farm Animals 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Dig Holes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Dig Post Holes 13, 14, 19, 20
Harvest 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Pick Apples and Pears 8, 9, 17, 18
Prune Trees 7, 10, 11, 12
Wean 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Hunting 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Quit Smoking 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21
Potty Train 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16
Demolition 8, 9, 17, 18
Wash Wooden Floors 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21
Wax Floors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30
Wash Windows 8, 9
Paint 13, 14, 19, 20, 26, 27
Marriage 3, 4, 5, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Start Diet to Lose Weight 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18
Start Diet to Gain Weight 23, 24, 25
Kill Wild Onions and Weeds 13, 14, 21
Best Days to Hunt 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Advertise To Sell 8, 9, 19, 20
Ask for Loan 19, 20
Buy A Car 8, 9, 21
Buy Clothes 3, 4, 5
Buy A Home 23, 24, 26, 27
Entertain Friends 3, 4, 5, 26, 27
Host A Party 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 21, 22, 26, 27
Travel For Pleasure 22, 26, 27
Write 21, 22

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/best_days/month

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ncboman

[ncboman]

3-5 Favorable for planting peas, beans, tomatoes, and other fall crops bearing above ground. Sow grains and forage crops. Plant flowers.

6-7 First day extra good for planting fall lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, collards and other leafy vegetables. All above ground crops planted now will do well. Second day favorable for planting beets, carrots, radishes, turnips,peanuts, and other root crops as well as other leafy vegetables. Both days good for planting seed beds.


One of my internet friends sent me some golfball size acorns and I planted some of them today in one of my planters. I'll probably plant the rest over the weekend.

One of my hobbies is growing specialty oaks from acorns so these may be interesting. :)

ncboman

[Bushman]

How are you fixed for red oak acorns? Every two years my 6 oak trees bless me with a bumper crop of acorns and this is their year again. My neighbor that knows trees said those brown, strand things that are falling all over everything this year are their flowers. Well, they sure don't look like flowers and are a huge nuisance. If the amount of those "flowers" is any indication, I'll have thousands of pounds of acorns this fall. Without my Bear Cat lawn vacuum a.k.a. the nut sucker, I'm not sure I could cope with the harvest.

[ncboman]

thanks for the offer but red oak acorns aren't in the plan right now ... and I already have plenty anyway. :D

Various varieties of white oaks are the plan for now. The ones I'm planting at present are Burr Oak acorns like the ones in this short video;

http://www.ehow.com/video_2329375_grow-germinating-oak-acorns.html

Now anyone with access to English Oak (http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/trees/oak_eng/tabid/5393/Default.aspx) acorns or most especially, varieties of the evergreen Holm or Holly oak (http://www.forestry.pt/holm-oak.html) acorns could be a real pal and send me a pm. :)

ncboman

[ncboman]

man this stuff really works. :)

June ain't the best time to plant or move grapevines but a friend gave me a scuppernong from one of his ancient vines on the 16th and I promptly planted it. I kinda halfway expected it to wither away but today it looks very happy, like it's been growing there all along. :)

ncboman

[Bill Gunn]

I walked out the back door early this morning, and out of the corner of my eye I caught a woodchuck running from the garden..... :( :(

I moved the CZ .17 HM2 close to the back door .... :mad:

[dave-t.]

I've got rabbits like a plague.

Took care of the g-hogs a couple years ago. Must have shot 12 the first summer we were at the new place. Less and less every year since then. None this year.:cool:

[ncboman]

killed off your 'seed'. :D

My garden is kickin. Been eating squash and beans for awhile. Maters are starting to ripen. Sweet corn has tasseled and is makin. :)

ncboman

[dave-t.]

Those g-hogs were living under the shed, behind the garden, and making their way under the barn. Killing off the seed was just what I needed! There is still a good sized hole by the garden, but if he's there, he hasn't showed himself yet.