How does your garden grow?

Larro Darro · Jun 1, 2016

Most everything but the chicken and roll is out of the garden.

MossRoad · Jun 2, 2016

That's a nice looking meal! :licking:

Only thing I've picked so far this year is rhubarb and I'm picking strawberries tomorrow. Maters and peppers are growing nicely. Fall Gold raspberries, too. Beans didn't germinate. But peas, carrots, cukes and spinach did nicely. Will replant beans with new seeds later this week.

lakngulf · Jun 2, 2016

Larro Darro said:
Most everything but the chicken and roll is out of the garden.

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Wow, that looks GREAT

Duwop · Jun 2, 2016

Larro, your killing me with that plate im about 8-10'weeks before I can harvest that much from the garden this year. Enjoy your feast!

rmk700 · Jun 2, 2016

It's crazy you guys are picking stuff already. Just barely planted and have to cover the tomatoes and squash at night. Still getting down to freezing temps some mornings.

Larro Darro · Jun 3, 2016

rmk700 said:
It's crazy you guys are picking stuff already. Just barely planted and have to cover the tomatoes and squash at night. Still getting down to freezing temps some mornings.

Our low for tonight is 72F, and the high was 96F this afternoon. I'm running sprinklers and soaker hoses every morning and evening. I just saw on weather underground that we can expect a Tropical Depression next week. That is the best news I have heard in weeks.

Larro Darro · Jun 5, 2016

Yesterday's picking. {the first Acorn squash of the year}

I planted more Muncher cucumbers today. We are really liking those. Also did a few Straight 8's. Planted another round of the three kinds of squash. Planted four trays of the 6 pack things with peppers, Armenian cucumbers and cilantro. Will plant Armenian cucumbers, some more Acorn squash, plus some winter squash tomorrow or Tuesday.

Green beans

Larro Darro · Jun 6, 2016

I got the Armenian cucumbers and Acorn squash planted {in the rain} this morning. Plan on putting some saved melon seeds and black eyed peas {dry, from the grocery store} in the food plot behind the house tomorrow. And the other squash, if there is time.

DFB · Jun 6, 2016

My latest weekend score...lovin it!

Just need to figure where to plant it now.

dragoneggs · Jun 6, 2016

Larro Darro said:
I got the Armenian cucumbers and Acorn squash planted {in the rain} this morning. Plan on putting some saved melon seeds and black eyed peas {dry, from the grocery store} in the food plot behind the house tomorrow. And the other squash, if there is time.

You are in for a bunch of rain it appears

Larro Darro · Jun 6, 2016

DFB said:
My latest weekend score...lovin it!

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Just need to figure where to plant it now.

That looks spicy

Larro Darro · Jun 6, 2016

dragoneggs said:
You are in for a bunch of rain it appears

It stopped here a couple of hours ago. It's going just to the southeast of us, over in the Big Bend area. But I'm thankful for all we did get.

Larro Darro · Jun 7, 2016

I planted a few more rows of squash today. {starting at the Acorn squash and going east} it's 2 rows of Early White Bush Scallop, 1 row of Waltham Butternut and 2 rows of Winter Mix. Also did six more 6 packs of peppers. 2 of Mini Sweet, and 1 each of Chocolate Bell, Habanaro, Hot Banana and Cayenne. I also put 12 more of the Chinese orange seeds in soil. None of the last ones came up.

I was after dark getting it all done. Sunset was worth it.

DFB · Jun 8, 2016

Well I have a few more tomato plants to try to squeeze in...some heirloom Brandywine, Old German, and Pineapple.

Last year at this exact same time we had a frost earlier in the week.

Feels downright cold today only mid 50's right now

with mid 40's tonight. That'll slow things down.

String beans are up and cukes still need to go in. My gladiolus are being wicked slow though. I put them in the opposite end of garden from last year and they are catching too much afternoon shade from a nearby tree so that puts some limits on both the amount of light and the soil warmth they are getting. Hoping for the best there!

Everything else is going pretty good. Got a great start lots of early heat most days in the 80's for the past 3 weeks.

Here's a shot of the garden from last year with no plastic down really does make a differnce here. Took a lot of hand weeding to around cleanup those eggplants. Just needing to walk my Troybuilt pony tiller between the rows of plastic soon. Ideally if I had the room my rows would be wide enough to use my JD4100 and 50" BH tiller in between

LA Confederate · Jun 8, 2016

Here's a pic from several days ago of my corn patch. Can't remember off hand which breed of corn this is but it likes my soil. The other 3 breeds not so much. This corn has grown at least another foot and tassled nicely.

Larro Darro · Jun 8, 2016

DFB said:
Well I have a few more tomato plants to try to squeeze in...some heirloom Brandywine, Old German, and Pineapple.

Last year at this exact same time we had a frost earlier in the week.

Feels downright cold today only mid 50's right now with mid 40's tonight. That'll slow things down.

String beans are up and cukes still need to go in. My gladiolus are being wicked slow though. I put them in the opposite end of garden from last year and they are catching too much afternoon shade from a nearby tree so that puts some limits on both the amount of light and the soil warmth they are getting. Hoping for the best there!

Everything else is going pretty good. Got a great start lots of early heat most days in the 80's for the past 3 weeks.

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Here's a shot of the garden from last year with no plastic down really does make a differnce here. Took a lot of hand weeding to around cleanup those eggplants. Just needing to walk my Troybuilt pony tiller between the rows of plastic soon. Ideally if I had the room my rows would be wide enough to use my JD4100 and 50" BH tiller in between

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That black plastic does help with heat. Plus you have most of your weeds beat before you get started. I worked over at Mamma's garden today. Man, I wish I had got in there a couple of weeks ago. The grass was the tallest thing there, and the okra the shortest. She hasn't got in the garden too often, but she does turn on the sprinkler everyday, insuring maximum weed growth:confused3:

Larro Darro · Jun 8, 2016

LA Confederate said:
Here's a pic from several days ago of my corn patch. Can't remember off hand which breed of corn this is but it likes my soil. The other 3 breeds not so much. This corn has grown at least another foot and tassled nicely.

The corn looks good. My 1st planting was uneven. A couple of rows did great, but other rows didn't grow much at all. And if I was to trench my corn patch, it would be the other way round. I would plant in the bottom of the trench

Larro Darro · Jun 8, 2016

There was an unwanted visitor in Mamma's garden. He had ate most of the tops off a nice Pruden's Purple tomato plant.

DFB · Jun 9, 2016

Larro Darro said:
There was an unwanted visitor in Mamma's garden. He had ate most of the tops off a nice Pruden's Purple tomato plant.

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Oh man I had hornworm infestation a couple of year ago and wow can they strip a plant clean! Tough to see them...great camouflage pattern.

Larro Darro · Jun 9, 2016

DFB said:
Oh man I had hornworm infestation a couple of year ago and wow can they strip a plant clean! Tough to see them...great camouflage pattern.

I found one in my tomato patch the day I picked the first tomato. I sprayed the one time. Haven't seen any more, but it's about time to spray again. And over at Mamma's too.