FarmGirl Friday Blog Hop- #46

Welcome Friends!

Hello farmgirls and boys!  I hope this post finds you in the midst of a great and productive week.    We've been busy here on our little homestead.  Here's a quick run down of what's been going on this week...

berry fence construction

raspberry, boysenberry, and blackberry canes planted

blueberries planted (they do not self-pollinate well, so I planted two varieties)

3 varieties of strawberries planted in strawberry pots

3 varieties of seedless table grapes planted

onion bulbs planted 

3 varieties of potatoes planted

seedling trays prepped for seeding this weekend... and that's about it.

Here's a quick tip for growing bulb onions from the Weekend Gardener website:

Long-day vs. Short-day Onions

"When you are shopping for onion varieties to plant in your vegetable garden, you will often see them listed as either short-day onions or long-day onions. Which ones to grow depend upon where you live.

Most onion varieties begin to form a bulb when the temperature and the number of daylight hours reach certain levels. Varieties listed as short-day onions bulb up when the day length is between 12 and 14 hours. Long-day onions, on the other hand, begin to form a bulb when the day length is between 14 and 16 hours.

Northern gardeners should plant long-day onions. In the North, daylight length varies greatly as you get farther and father away from the equator. Winter days are very short, but summer days are long. Long-day onions will have a chance to produce lots of top growth (hence produce bigger bulbs) before the day length triggers bulbing. If short-day onions were grown in the North, the onions would bulb up too early and they would be small by comparison.

Southern gardeners should plant short-day onions. In the South, there is much less variation in day length between seasons than up North. If long-day onions were planted in the South, they may not experience enough day length to trigger the bulbing process."

This link HERE  will take you to their great site.  It's full of helpful garden information.  The site is written by gardeners, not industry professionals.

Now it's your turn to share.  Let's hear what YOU'VE been up to this week on your homestead...  Have a great weekend.

HAPPY FRIDAY FARMGIRLS AND BOYS!!!

     

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