How does your garden grow?

[Larro Darro]

I also planted 48 Chinese Orange and 24 Sweet Kumquat seeds. Margie was told the Kumquat were from seedling stock, meaning not grafted. In a few years we will see if that is the case or not. I know the Chinese oranges are from seedling stock, as I grew the two trees down at the river camp from seeds. Each orange makes lots of seeds, so if I stick with it, I should have quite the orange orchard soon. But last year I moved the young trees into full sun sooner than I should have and lost 15 of them, leaving my only 1 for the year. But it looks good and will be going into the ground soon.

 

[aarolar]

Planted another style of tomatoes, some bell peppers and jalapeño peppers on the 10th. I'm probably a little behind but oh well.



Wednesday I put in 8 rows of silver king and 6 rows of silver queen. Should be room for 4 rows of okra on the far end and the cukes and squash will go on the near end.



Then today I put in cangreen and tendergreen beans and the trellis for the cukes.

 

[Larro Darro]

I should trellis my cukes. I have grown them on the fence before, but the deer eat the outside half. I'm growing field corn just so my pole beans will have something to grow on. I guess I could plant cukes in there as well.

 

[dragoneggs]

I should trellis my cukes. I have grown them on the fence before, but the deer eat the outside half. I'm growing field corn just so my pole beans will have something to grow on. I guess I could plant cukes in there as well.

Yes trellis your cucumbers. Best way to grow them in my opinion. I used a few metal fence posts and some left over welded wire mesh fencing. Works great and you can set up quick and easy.

 

[aarolar]

I should trellis my cukes. I have grown them on the fence before, but the deer eat the outside half. I'm growing field corn just so my pole beans will have something to grow on. I guess I could plant cukes in there as well.

What kind of deer fence do you have?

 

[Larro Darro]

What kind of deer fence do you have?

I use the 5 foot 2X4" fence. It had worked for three or four years, but last fall the deer did jump it and eat my last patch of peas. I've got to put up a 2nd fence, most likely electric, about 3 feet outside the other one. Lots of folks on here swear by the double fence. Deer have to see a clear landing spot before they jump. The double fence takes away that spot.

 

[aarolar]

I use the 5 foot 2X4" fence. It had worked for three or four years, but last fall the deer did jump it and eat my last patch of peas. I've got to put up a 2nd fence, most likely electric, about 3 feet outside the other one. Lots of folks on here swear by the double fence. Deer have to see a clear landing spot before they jump. The double fence takes away that spot.

Yea I've heard the same thing. I've been doing an electric fence with a exta large charger on it then baiting it with peanut butter. This year I'm just praying so far but that may change.

 

[Larro Darro]

I have peas up. They didn't really need it, but I plowed them anyway. It was in the 80's and I worked up a sweat. Man did that feel good.

 

[Larro Darro]

There were a few sprouts of the field corn up this morning. Not enough yet for me to plant the pole beans though. Last year when I planted them at the same time, the beans out grew the corn by a long way. They were too heavy for the young corn plants.

 

[KevT]

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