How does your garden grow?

[Sawyer Rob]

I had work I wanted to get done on my sawmill shed today, but when I got that done, I did dig more of my garlic,

I'm happy with what I dug today, and when I get more time, i'll dig the rest of it...

SR

 

[lakngulf]

 

[oosik]

Good Lord - you guys are already harvesting - squash, garlic, tomatoes---- I just came on to say that my Acorn squash are just about ready to bloom. Hope there are enough bees this year for proper pollination.

 

[Larro Darro]

Good Lord - you guys are already harvesting - squash, garlic, tomatoes---- I just came on to say that my Acorn squash are just about ready to bloom. Hope there are enough bees this year for proper pollination.

I'm on my 2nd planting of most everything. There are blooms on the {3 week old} cucumbers, and the acorn squash are just starting to vine. The peas, melons and Armenian cucumbers are doing nicely. But the hot, dry weather toasted my corn. I'm giving it another week, then deciding if I plow it under and plant again. The three rows that I mistakenly planted between the rows of peas is all that looks worth saving.

Sadly about 3/4 of the cucumbers I transplanted a couple of days ago are burnt to a crisp. And a few of the Armenian cucumbers that looked so good yesterday are toasted too. I'll fill in the skips on Sunday and Monday, as well as putting out the yellow and acorn squash.

 

[TomSeller]

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Those tomatoes sure look good!

 

[Larro Darro]

I worked on getting cucumber and acorn squash transplanted this morning. I had one cucumber live out of all I did laast week. This time I went to extremes to make sure they had enough water. I hand watered, strung out the soaker hoses, turned on the sprinkler and wished up a soaking thunderstorm. Didn't get pictures, but there are little cucumbers on the older vines, and blooms on the acorn squash.



This afternoon I worked on regular squash and Armenian cucumbers. There are blooms on the Armenian cucumbers I transplanted a couple three weeks ago.

 

[Larro Darro]

I cut the burnt corn under this morning and planted 6 rows of peas, 4 rows of corn and 3 rows of green beans in it's place. I alternated corn and green beans, trying to use the corn to shade the beans. If they make it that far. This heat is too much for about anything but peas and peppers right now.

Had a nice shower after I planted.



I got soaker hoses laid to the Armenian cucumbers. It was so hot when I was doing it, I turned on the sprinklers. Later on we had a huge down pour. Some of the smaller transplants are covered up. I'll try to dig them out in the morning.



There are almost ready peppers on the sweet banana peppers. Been so busy didn't notice them until today.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

My gardens are producing like crazy, here's what my "back" gardens looks like,

As you can see, I "mulch" heavy,

and I have almost zero weeds,

These pepper plants are a bit shorter than last year, but they are still producing nicely,

These are Yukon Golds... I looked under the mulch, they are doing great!

The heavy mulch really cuts down on the watering too....GREAT stuff, well worth the time it takes to put it down!

SR

 

[Larro Darro]

Your garden is looking great, SR.

 

[Oaktree]

This heat is too much for about anything but peas and peppers right now.

I didn't think peas liked hot weather. Here in N.H. they're one of the few things we can plant in May.

 

[lakngulf]

The heavy mulch really cuts down on the watering too....GREAT stuff, well worth the time it takes to put it down!

SR

Very good looking garden. Happy Mulching! Would be great to be weed free!

 

[Larro Darro]

I didn't think peas liked hot weather. Here in N.H. they're one of the few things we can plant in May.

When I say peas, I mean cow peas. This year I have pink eyed purple hulls.

 

[Larro Darro]

These pictures were taken yesterday morning. The heavy rain buried just about all my new transplants. I was able to unearth most of them though. There are little cucumbers on the older of the 2nd planting. The bees were really working all the vines.

 

[Larro Darro]

My sweet corn started sprouting since yesterday morning. Too early yet to tell what kind of stand I'll have. But the peas look pretty solid.

 

[Tororider]

Finally starting to see some fruits of my labor.

 

[DFB]

Well here's my first batch! Just made it now.

4 types of zucchini, diced tomatoes, cubanelle pepper and onion, seasoned with fresh cut celery, parsley, marjoram, basil,and greek oregano from my herb garden.

I have it all growing except for the vadalia onion and of course my own tomates aren't nowhere near ready yet.






Now I have to go to work

Will harvest about a half dozen big eggplant when I get back tonight...then I HAVE to make some Parmigiana!

 

[Larro Darro]

Both those harvest look good. I still haven't planted any zukes, and my saved Cubanelle seeds never sprouted this year.

 

[Larro Darro]

I saw the first blooms on the peas and Sugar Baby melons today. It was too wet to be plowing, even before the rain started. But with everything starting to vine, it's now or never. The rain did get too heavy for me to finish. I picked the first cucumbers from the 2nd planting today. And the only prep work I did on my salad for lunch was to pick it and wash it. {I did de-seed the peppers} I just took a bite of the rest of it as I came to it.

 

[farmer2009]

Picked most of a 5 gallon bucket of Blue Lake Green Beans yesterday. Along with a wheel barrow load of peaches and cream sweat corn. Figured I'd better get the corn out. Thursday evening watched 3 masked bandits run out of my corn patch.

 

[Larro Darro]

I took lots of garden pictures this afternoon, but photo loader is not working right. I'm having to post on FB, then copy and paste image url. So just a couple for tonight. Little peas on 2nd planting of purple hulls. First acorn squash on 2nd planting.