WHATS IN YOUR GARDEN?

[capi75rs]

Well the time is getting close to start the garden again. What are some of the things your planting? For me: sweet corn (peaches and cream) tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, onions, green beans, and lettice. I really use to hate helping my family in the garden when I was younger, as I became older I realize just how important that garden is. Not only for the food savings aspect, but also for the family bonding. So whats in your garden?

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

This year we are going to have peppers, tomatoes and onions

 

[dooleysm]

Let's see here...

Left over from last year (2nd year for each) is asparagus and rhubarb. Already planted are yukon gold and red la soda potatoes. Also ruby red lettuce, arugala, 2 kinds of radishes, red and white onions, and carrots. Coming soon will be, buttercrunch lettuce, silver choice corn, black diamond watermelon, jumbo hale cantaloupe, porterhouse, big mamma, and 4th of july tomatoes, jalapenos, green peppers, cucumbers, zuchinnis, green beans, and pumpkins.

I think that's it?

 

[MossRoad]

WHATS IN YOUR GARDEN?

Right now? Mud!

Yellow raspberries, grapes and Jerusalem artichokes are about all that's left from last year. As it warms we will have big tomatoes, medium tomatoes, yellow pear tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, Hungarian peppers, peas, beans, carrots, cukes, pickles, pumpkins, radishes, spinach, beets, and whatever else we feel like!

 

[polo1665]

Tomatoes, several varieties of peppers, carrots, cabbage, green beans, cucumbers, squash, sweet corn, and whatever else the deer, rabbits, and groundhogs might find tasty

Mark

 

[Uncle Doug]

We planted most of our garden a few weeks ago. We kinda get a head start down here on the gulf coast. We put in about 300 foot total of sweet corn. Never had much luck with sweet corn before so we went bigger to try and get a good crop. We have the other usual, tomatoes, bell peppers, Jalapino peppers, green onions, green beans, purple hull peas, cucombers, okra.

Still to plant are squash and cantalope.

This is my first time at a big garden. I got my insperation from the large garden (about 3/4 - 1 acre) we are putting in at the church. I tilled it up for them about a month ago and we just finished planting everything there this past weekend.

most of the corn is up 6-10 inches. I did stagger the planting in 3- 10 day plantings. Bean plants are about 10 inches also and looking good. The okra and cucombers are slow to take off but it is warming up real good in the afternoons now.

The transplanted peppers and tomatoes are doing good except for a couple the died out. I think to much fertilizer when transplanting did them in.

I have been off work for 4 months after hernia repair and the garden is great light activity that keeps me busy. I even have time to weed this year. In the past I never bothered.

 

[forgeblast]

7 differnt tomatoes, 3 different bell peppers, 2 different eggplants, lots of bush shell beans, i love the jacobs cattle ones. pumpkins, carrotts, lettuce, corn, peas,potatoes, cabbage, cantalope, watermelon and squash. i also grow some wheat on a small bed that had potatoes in it the year before to kind of green manure it.
I am going to try this this year. I will put down cardboard, and using a hole bit for my drill (got a cheap set from HF) i am going to place the plants in the holes to cut down on the amount of weeding. plus i mulch heavely with grass and double ground harwood mulch (i get a lot of it to mulch around my blueberry bushes too.)

 

[ToadHill]

About 1/2 acre of pumpkins, also tomatoes, onions, potatoes, green beans, several kinds of squash, lettice, oh yea and did I say pumpkins.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Good thread!

Every thing that we plant in our garden is Heirloom seed and i started
our tomatoes and peppers from seed last month.

We already have some things planted but will have to wait till May before we can plant the rest.


*Tomatoes--pike county orange__T.C. Jones yellow__Brandywine.

*Peppers--fat-n-sassy__chocolate peppers__hot peppers.

Corn__green beans__peas__pickling cucumbers__potatoes__sweet potatoes.

Cabbage__salad mix__onions__carrots__turnips__mustard__beets.

Spinach__radishes__garlic__zucchini__butternut squash__pumpkin.

Watermelon__cantaloupe__European melon__rhubarb__sunflower.
_________________________________________________

-----------The fruit that we have on our property.-----------

3-different types of apples__2-different types of cherry's__pear's.

Peaches__plums__grapes_(concord & Thompson)__mulberry.

Strawberry__blueberry__blackberry__raspberry.


*Here is a link where we got our seed from.


Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - 1275 Heirloom Seed Varieties!

 

[Stimw]

Planting? How about picking?
I'm picking Broccoli, have been picking Cabbage and Taters.

 

[EastTexFrank]

Planting? How about picking?
I'm picking Broccoli, have been picking Cabbage and Taters.

Cut that out. I'm jealous but I have been cutting asparagus for weeks.

I've got all the cool weather stuff in: potatoes, carrots, onions, rutabega, leeks, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, cabbage, lettuces, radishes. My wife has her little garden planted too.

I'm going to wait another week or so before planting the warm weather veggies. It's still a little cool here in East Texas although I've got tomatoes, squash and cantalope started in peat pots. I'll get more tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc., from the nursery next week.

I'm hoping for a really good year. Hope springs eternal.

 

[dooleysm]

I'm jealous of your asparagus. I'm in the second year of mine, planted from seeds I got from my grandpa's bushes 2 falls ago. He planted his the spring after they moved to town, in 1963 I think. He said grandma told him there was no point to plant those seeds since it would take 3 years to get any asparagus. I kind of feel the same way right now, seeing a few spindly shoots popping up.

As you said though, hope springs eternal, and asparagus too!

 

[BB_TX]

Just a small garden. But I planted my onions about 3 weeks ago. Nearly ready to start pulling green onions already. Also planted tomatoes, green beans, okra, squash, and zuchini this week. May have to cover the tomato plants this weekend as they are predicting lows in the upper 30's.

 

[Western]

Great thread,

hybrid sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, bell peppers, sweet peas watermelon, cantelope, yellow squash,zucchini, onions.

We try to plant what we can freeze, or grow cheaper than I can buy off season.

Now all I need is one of you guy's to tell me where I can buy rib-eye, serloin and strip steak seeds.......

 

[capi75rs]

Great thread,

hybrid sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, bell peppers, sweet peas watermelon, cantelope, yellow squash,zucchini, onions.

We try to plant what we can freeze, or grow cheaper than I can buy off season.

Now all I need is one of you guy's to tell me where I can buy rib-eye, serloin and strip steak seeds.......

I'm told they grow these in TEXAS, Somewhere around Springtown I believe, maybe try starting there

 

[djw250]

Just finished with mustard greens, currently have brussel sprouts, tomatoes, peppers and onions. Soon to come are squash, okra, and maybe some watermelon. If I had more time, I'd do a lot more.

 

[Oil Slick]

ROCKS!!!! This is my third year for this garden spot and I'm still removing rocks. I have removed about 1200 pounds this Spring and about 3 1/2 tons total. They call this place Stone County for a reason.

It's in pretty good shape right now. I can run the tiller through it without digging up anymore rocks and it has been a challenge to get to that point. I will plow it with the tractor one more time and pick out the new rocks and till one more time and I'll be ready to plant.

Taters and maters and squash and beans and okra and watermelons. Hopefully I can start planting next week.

 

[Ray2210]

1/3 acre of 2 ft deep snow..........soon to be mud. We won't get planted till late May.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Will be planting a total of 3-4 acres. Currently potatoes and onions; soon to be, corn, 4-5 different peppers, okra, cucumber, squash, greenbeans, peas, cantaloupe, watermelon.

Fall crop of Indian corn, 6 different types of pumpkin.

Also a deer graveyard

 

[DUMBDOG]

ROCKS!!!! This is my third year for this garden spot and I'm still removing rocks. I have removed about 1200 pounds this Spring and about 3 1/2 tons total. They call this place Stone County for a reason.

It's in pretty good shape right now. I can run the tiller through it without digging up anymore rocks and it has been a challenge to get to that point. I will plow it with the tractor one more time and pick out the new rocks and till one more time and I'll be ready to plant.

Taters and maters and squash and beans and okra and watermelons. Hopefully I can start planting next week.

Make sure that you get all of the rock out, if you miss one, they will reproduce like crazy.