How does your garden grow?

[lakngulf]

I just put my corn in the ground today, along with field peas, and squash. The peas are starting to trellis already, and potatoes are going crazy

I just put some silver queen in the ground also. But I start some in flats to fill in where I do not get good germination, or the birds get 'em. Had never started corn in the greenhouse until a few years back. Two grandsons were "helping" me in the greenhouse. We were organizing the seed I keep in the greenhouse frig. After we finished I gave them each a flat filled with potting soil and let them plant whatever they wanted. One picked rattlesnake beans and okra and the other picked silver queen corn. The corn sprouted, grew, and was viable enough to transplant to the garden.

That year, they were visiting for Father's Day weekend and we had fresh beans AND fresh corn from the seeds they had planted.

 

[Larro Darro]

I just put some silver queen in the ground also. But I start some in flats to fill in where I do not get good germination, or the birds get 'em. Had never started corn in the greenhouse until a few years back. Two grandsons were "helping" me in the greenhouse. We were organizing the seed I keep in the greenhouse frig. After we finished I gave them each a flat filled with potting soil and let them plant whatever they wanted. One picked rattlesnake beans and okra and the other picked silver queen corn. The corn sprouted, grew, and was viable enough to transplant to the garden.

That year, they were visiting for Father's Day weekend and we had fresh beans AND fresh corn from the seeds they had planted.

That is cool. I have a couple of small cousins that live in Tampa. Last fall they helped me move some broccoli from the garden into the greenhouse. The little one gets too excited about helping though. I sent a few plants home with them. They don't get up here as much during the school year, so I didn't hear how they did.

 

[Larro Darro]

I have sprouts of everything from my first planting. Green beans, sweet corn, soybeans, peas and field corn. Also sprouts from some of the stuff I put in trays. I didn't bend down and read the {high tech milk jug} name tag, but I think it was the Armenian cucumbers.

 

[aarolar]

Corn is breaking the ground and I fully expect to see beans today or tomorrow. These high 80s are really making everything jump.

 

[Larro Darro]

Corn is breaking the ground and I fully expect to see beans today or tomorrow. These high 80s are really making everything jump.

Now if we will just get some of this rain they have promised for the next three days.

 

[aarolar]

Yep if not I know where a rainbird is

 

[LA Confederate]

Today I went to get some dirt for some soil samples. After the 9.5" of rain we got at the end of last week, and even with several days of drying, the kids were still up over their ankles in mud. Guess I'm glad I didn't bother building rows and planting yet.

 

[Larro Darro]

Today I went to get some dirt for some soil samples. After the 9.5" of rain we got at the end of last week, and even with several days of drying, the kids were still up over their ankles in mud. Guess I'm glad I didn't bother building rows and planting yet.

You would be killing it with rice though Hope you dry out enough to plant soon.

 

[aarolar]

Want some advice from yall. I have buckwheat to plant as a cover crop, we are supposed to get rain this weekend and I would like to take advantage of that but it's also supposed to cool off but then warm up by middle of the week again. Should I wait to put it out till the cool spell passes or go ahead and take advantage of the rain? I have no experience with buckwheat but I've read it can't handle cool temps.

 

[Larro Darro]

Want some advice from yall. I have buckwheat to plant as a cover crop, we are supposed to get rain this weekend and I would like to take advantage of that but it's also supposed to cool off but then warm up by middle of the week again. Should I wait to put it out till the cool spell passes or go ahead and take advantage of the rain? I have no experience with buckwheat but I've read it can't handle cool temps.

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According to the Farmer's Almanac, the 23rd and 24th are the next good days for sowing grain. I try to plant by the moon signs when I can.