How does your garden grow?

[Larro Darro]

It's good to see everyone getting startted

 

[lakngulf]

It's good to see everyone getting startted

Late Easter this year, so it will be interesting!

 

[Gunny]

Everything on hold in this area for a bit, the next ten days all have over a 50% chance of rain, just hope things dry out by the first of May now.

 

[Larro Darro]

Late Easter this year, so it will be interesting!

Margie has been urging me to get started, then she reminds me about how late Easter is this year. :confused3:

I was out much earlier last year, and got burned.

 

[Larro Darro]

Everything on hold in this area for a bit, the next ten days all have over a 50% chance of rain, just hope things dry out by the first of May now.

I've got all the sprinklers going on the planted part of the garden. We have dried out pretty quick. It is cloudy today.

 

[Larro Darro]

Yesterday's planting, in the south side of the garden going east to west. 3 rows of Acorn Squash,



3 rows of Muncher cucumbers,



Then skip a couple of rows where I put in more cukes today, then the proverbial garden path, then 7 rows of Crimson Sweet melons.

 

[Larro Darro]

Today I put in 2 rows of Straight 8 cucumbers between the Munchers and the path.



To the west of the Crimson Sweet's I put in 4 rows of Spaghetti squash the BIL hooked me up with. 2 rows of 2009 seeds, and 2 rows of 2016 seeds.



Lastly I planted 3 rows of Armenian cucumbers. You guys may remember that some of my seeds got crossed. Also how my fool proof seed test with 4 different sets of seeds in 4 different, and plainly labeled sets of trays, from last year went great, right up until the sun and rain washed all the ink off my labels. So this year the seeds are going right into the ground and I marked the seeds 1, 2, 3 & 4. Row #3 is 1/2 number 3 and 1/2 number 4, with the change coming at the soaker hose of demarcation. I used up all the 3 and 4 seeds.

 

[DFB]

You guys have made with all the early plant starts

Stll have snow and cold here


I ordered up some rattlesnake pole beans and some romano bush beans and costata romensco squash seeds today Burpee has Free shipping right now it seems


I see this story online today I could hardly imagine having this kind of weather during the Summer months. Tough enough that the growing season as it is here is only about 100 days!

1816: The Year Without a Summer - New England Historical Society

 

[Larro Darro]

You guys have made with all the early plant starts

Stll have snow and cold here


I ordered up some rattlesnake pole beans and some romano bush beans and costata romensco squash seeds today Burpee has Free shipping right now it seems


I see this story online today I could hardly imagine having this kind of weather during the Summer months. Tough enough that the growing season as it is here is only about 100 days!

1816: The Year Without a Summer - New England Historical Society

There was a cold spell in Northern Europe from 1695 - 1710 or so that was really bad. Caused the herring and the Scandinavians to migrate south. The cost of herring fell out so bad the fishermen couldn't make a living, and the cost of wheat got so high no one could eat bread. Lost of folks starved. Good furs though. Said to be some of the best beaver taken. {which was my angle when I was doing the research a few years back}

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Had our first mess of green onions last evening; they were set out mid February. Have radishes, lettuce and cucumbers coming up, but just barely. Need some rain. About two weeks early for tomatoes, unless you are among the brave and don't mind watching the weather closely and covering them if the occasion demands.

 

[Larro Darro]

Had our first mess of green onions last evening; they were set out mid February. Have radishes, lettuce and cucumbers coming up, but just barely. Need some rain. About two weeks early for tomatoes, unless you are among the brave and don't mind watching the weather closely and covering them if the occasion demands.

We have a few green onion volunteers, plus a few in pots from last year. Need to remember they are there when I'm cooking.

 

[Larro Darro]

I'm running the sprinklers again this morning. Friday is our next good chance of rain. I had moved all the trays of sprouts {plus the bigger pepper and tomato plants} to the underground bunker when I had that frost. I sat the trays out of the hole and covered with wire to keep the cats off them. Must have been too much sun too soon for the brocolli. About 90% of them were cashed yesterday. I did forget to water them, and they were in the 48 count tray, so not much soil per sprout. I'll put some more seeds down tomorrow or the next day. This time in a pan full of soil, not the high count tray. Tomato and pepper sprouts looking good though. Will need to up-pot in about a week or so. Corn, peas, beans and any other above ground seeds I can round up going in Sunday or Monday. I may have to till up the north half of the garden before I proceed too far along that path.

 

[lakngulf]

After losing my first few plants due to three nights of COLD temps, I am back in business with veggies on the Pier.

Some fresh compost from the farm in the pots and the tomatoes are responding.

And some more plants ready to go!

 

[DFB]

My big perennial planter of Chive was growing back nicely and getting all greened up when I went into to the greenhouse. So I watered it and then cut up a big bunch to use. Scrambled eggs and chives for breakfast then spaghetti with butter and chives for dinner! :licking:

Dang yesterday was such a nice day too smoothed off the muddy ruts in my driveway using the tractor's bucket loader as most of the last snowstorm accumulation had pretty much melted off

but it's snowing again right now though and expect sleet and freezing rain later. Been a perpetual mud season since mid Feb this year! :confused2:

 

[Larro Darro]

LnG, those look great. I have a few little peppers and tomatoes showing now, but the plants still have to go into bigger pots soon. I don't have enough soil mixed to up-pot all of them. Might have to gift a few.

DFB, dang snow Glad you are getting something green.

 

[Larro Darro]

I got back in the garden today. Planted 5 rows of okra, 6 of pink eyed purple hull peas, 6 of sweet corn, 6 of green beans, and 1 of cilantro. Going to sow some kale seeds in a pan when I get some soil mixed. {I've got to go to the old house to get my hoe to do the mixing} Most everything is starting to come up. That includes lots and lots of grass and weeds. I knew that is what would happen from running the sprinklers, but it was really dry.

 

[Larro Darro]

Yesterday afternoon I planted some more pepper seed in 6 packs. 4 Grand Bell Mix and 2 California Wonder Bell in one tray, and {in alphabetical order from front to back} 2 Cayenne, 2 Cubanelle and 2 Hot Lemon. I'm going to dig out the seeds and do a few more this morning before the storm hits. Most likely have to sow in aluminium trays because I don't think I can lay my hands on six more 6 pack trays.

I'm hoping the rain isn't too hard. Last spring we got 6 inches in one day, and the ground was so packed that planting never really recovered.

 

[Duwop]

No pictures but I've planted beets and onions. Getting ready to mow down the salad patch to plow, till and plant red potatoes and Kennebec.

 

[Rustyiron]

Sunday I had the snow blower on the tractor and blowed a little bit of the garden to get a jump on things:laughing:
In the past week or so I'm able to see just the top of that little fence that we grow peas on :confused3:. The 12" we got on April fool's day is just about melted.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wow, your cotton is doing good.