How does your garden grow?

[Larro Darro]

I had side dressed and hilled up all the viney stuff last week. But the hard rain had packed the dirt and washed much of the fertilizer away. So I did it all over today. We had quite a bit of sun and only one short shower, so the garden is drying out.



I also planted a bunch of grapevines and a few blueberry bushes. No pictures of that though.

Larro

 

[Larro Darro]

The gourds will be needing their fence real soon. I saw blooms on my green beans today. Squash are growing. Silver Queen sweet corn. Field corn and Filipino pole beans. Margie had a few more of the Iraqi cucumber seeds. Since I didn't have a good stand, I planted some of the skips. Transplanted another row of Jalapeno {the last few were younger and didn't have enough root formation, so they will stay in the cups for a few more days}. Also did a row of Chili peppers and replanted the Bells that had cashed, but no pictures of them. One of the six blueberry bushes Sister potted for me.

 

[KevT]

The summer squash has squash growing as well as more blooms popping out every day. Not sure what we are going to do with all that squash. The garden peas and sugar snaps are also producing little pods with lots of little blooms. Corn is about 2 foot tall. Turnips, beets, okra, carrots, patty pans, and acre peas are growing but don't see eating any for a couple of weeks yet.

 

[Larro Darro]

I think I planted my sugar snaps too late. They are not doing much of anything.

 

[TomSeller]

My early cabbage and broccoli are coming along. I was a little late getting started. Today I planted the red cabbage I use for kraut.

 

[lakngulf]

I think this is about all I can get on the little pier:

 

[Tororider]

I think this is about all I can get on the little pier: http://s854.photobucket.com/user/lakngulf/media/000--2013-073/petc1_zpsee88abv4.jpg.html http://s854.photobucket.com/user/lakngulf/media/000--2013-073/petc3_zpswu2krk50.jpg.html

I hope it has a strong foundation.

 

[TomSeller]

I think he has a good foundation, I see tomatoes, corn, green beans?, many of the things needed for a good well rounded meal.

 

[KevT]

Our garden is growing nicely. Corn, green beans, peas, carrots, everything else is blooming and producing little veggiesView attachment 421740

 

[KevT]

 

[Larro Darro]

I think he has a good foundation, I see tomatoes, corn, green beans?, many of the things needed for a good well rounded meal.

Add squash and you have the Three Sisters, what this country was founded on. {well, it's really corn, beans and squash, but you have to allow for a little poetic license}

 

[Larro Darro]

Kev, your garden is looking good. That shade will feel good when you are hoeing.

 

[KevT]

Kev, your garden is looking good. That shade will feel good when you are hoeing.

Hoe? Whatta ya mean hoe? Are you telling me this stuff doesn't just jump in the kitchen begging to be cooked?

 

[Duwop]

I think this is about all I can get on the little pier:

Lake you could expand to aqua farming maybe grow some water cress it's a super food.

 

[Duwop]

In support of a local pick ur own I took Anne to pick asparagus Friday morning. We have been to this farm before for strawberries. They no longer grow them the owner said when she turned 75 three years ago she said the strawberries were to much work. She now is only doing asparagus and raspberries we will be going back for those also. While there I inquired about where I may find wild blackberries as I love to put them up for cobblers during the winter and they invited me back in late June and July to walk the farm and get all I want free of charge. Really nice people and btw the asparagus was $3.00 a pound we picked 3 1/2 lbs and enjoyed them with a Loundon Broil and rice/Mexican

 

[Larro Darro]

While there I inquired about where I may find wild blackberries as I love to put them up for cobblers during the winter and they invited me back in late June and July to walk the farm and get all I want free of charge. Really nice people and btw the asparagus was $3.00 a pound we picked 3 1/2 lbs and enjoyed them with a Loundon Broil and rice/Mexican

When I was growing up I thought blackberry jelly was the only kind folks made. We always made enough to last the year. Speaking of berries, I went to the pond a couple of days ago to check on the huckleberry crop. There were just a few ripe on each bush, but in another week or so they should be reaching their peak. With all the rain we've had, it should be a bumper crop. Maybe not as sweet though.

 

[Duwop]

Anne likes to make the Blackberry jam to give as gifts, she doesn't eat jam but I like it on my pbj or toast.

 

[Larro Darro]

This afternoon was the first chance I had to get in the garden this week. My boss's dad died, so I have office relief everyday. I managed to get some soaker hoses laid, hilled all the viney things {again} and saw the first green beans. The bad storms over the weekend knock down some of the corn.

 

[Larro Darro]

I transplanted a row of chili peppers into the garden after work. I wanted to do some Roma tomatoes, but spent too much time repairing old soaker hoses. Saw a few squash/blooms.

 

[KevT]

We did a little harvesting... peas on the left, sugar snap on the right. Only got 1 pepper because my SIL stole the other 5 yesterday.