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Harvest Time For Cars 108 Garden

Stu Allen — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:58:44 +0000

The weather didn’t do much to help the Cars 108 Garden this year. Lots of 90+ degree weather and very little in the way of rain led to a disappointing harvest. We didn’t find Jimmy Hoffa either.When my wife and I put the garden in just before Memorial Day, we had high hopes. We planted [...]

How is Your Garden Growing This Summer?

Stu Allen — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:14:03 +0000

I have a garden at home and one at the radio station. The two couldn’t be more different. The one at home I am able to water regularly. The station garden requires frequent trips with a watering can. My home garden is flourishing with tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers and potatoes. The radio station garden [...]

Cars 108 Garden is in the Ground and Growing!

Stu Allen — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:35:08 +0000

Last weekend, my wife and I planted our garden at home. This weekend we took the seedlings that were left over and put them in the ground behind the radio station. We had already planted potatoes on the station property in mid-April, and they are doing very well. Apparently, we missed a few from last [...]

Have You Started Your 2012 Garden Yet?

Stu Allen — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:47:40 +0000

The thermometer read 22 degrees this morning, but my garden is already off to a good start. Most of it is beginning indoors, but my peas handled the cold with no problem despite being outside where it was frosty! As we are closing the month of April, there is still plenty of time to [...]

Cars 108 Garden 2012

Stu Allen — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:33:42 +0000

Every year, I plant a small garden on the Cars 108 station property. This year I am starting a bit earlier than usual. My wife and I got the soil ready by tilling in some cow manure for fertilizer. I have been saving the coffee grounds from the Cars 108 coffee pot and tossing them on the garden patch since last season. The soil here drains really well, and is great for growing potatoes.

Cars 108 Garden Harvest Time

Stu Allen — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:43:46 +0000

It's been a good year for the Cars 108 garden. Almost everything we planted produced prolifically. Between my garden at home and the one at the radio station, I had enough tomoatoes to can for soups and chili and plenty to give to friends and co-workers. The potatoes did very well, as I dug up a 5-gallon bucketful of spuds. The sweet potatoes were the only disappointment as they didn't get very large. I still plan to throw a couple of them on the grill and see how they taste before calling them a failure.

Cars 108 Garden Is Ready For Harvest

Stu Allen — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:47:45 +0000

When we started the seeds back in early May we didn't know what to expect. When we put them in the ground on Memorial Day weekend, we hoped for the best. Now that Labor Day weekend is upon us, it's time to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of our efforts. Most everything we planted has produced, although the deer that live near the radio station got to the cayenne peppers and the green beans before we did.

Cars 108 Garden Almost Ready For Harvest

Stu Allen — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:56:18 +0000

Since Memorial Day weekend when my wife Shelia and I planted the garden behind the radio station, I have been showing you updates on how things are growing. Here’s the latest. Most everything we planted is doing great, but we have encountered some problems with the deer that roam around the area. They (Bambi and [...]

Cars 108 Garden Still Growing (So Are The Weeds)

Stu Allen — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:31:39 +0000

Like many of you, I love to grow things and really enjoy the part when it's time to eat them. So far, everything that I planted in the patch out back of the radio station is doing quite well. So are the weeds, but I have been doing my best to keep up with them! As of this week, a few tomatoes have started to form to go along with some small pumpkins and some chili peppers.

Cars 108 Garden Still Growing!

Stu Allen — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:46:26 +0000

Two weeks after putting seeds and seedlings into the back 40 at the Cars 108 radio ranch, things are growing in a hurry. So far, the vegetables are ahead of the weeds. My wife and I put in tomatoes, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, peppers, green beans and a couple of sunflowers. Between the rains and my [...]