My 2014 Spring Garden

[Travis_R]

Here it is 3:20 am with very heavye lightning, thunder, and rain. Did I mention RAIN?

The garden looks like a lake

Sure hope the little potato sprouts survive.

 

[Travis_R]

The weather was extremely bad last night. Couldn't even tell there was a garden because of so much water, looked at the potato row and the little sprouts are still there! So that's good. But THANK GOD I didn't plant last Friday after dark like I wanted to when I got in from work.

Most of the water is gone but I'm still gonna have to re-till and row it all up again.

 

[Daver1963]

I can't eat tomatoes except every now and then on a BLT. I may be alergic to them or something, not sure. The acid leaves blisters in the roof of my mouth!

Try some yellow tomatoes. Less acid. But if you do locate them a far piece from the red ones. They tend to crossbreed and yellow seems to be dominant.

 

[Travis_R]

Try some yellow tomatoes. Less acid. But if you do locate them a far piece from the red ones. They tend to crossbreed and yellow seems to be dominant.

I honestly don't care enough about tomatoes to even plant them. But I love ketchup!

 

[Gordon Gould]

The weather was extremely bad last night. Couldn't even tell there was a garden because of so much water, looked at the potato row and the little sprouts are still there! So that's good. But THANK GOD I didn't plant last Friday after dark like I wanted to when I got in from work.

Most of the water is gone but I'm still gonna have to re-till and row it all up again.

Enjoying your photos.
Heard about your weather in the national news. I am glad to see that all in all it looks like you made out ok considering. Hope you didn't get any more water last night. We used to risk early planting but not any more. Seems like up here if the early stuff makes it then it grows so slowly we don't gain anything compared with the stuff planted later.
We got our first 50* day yesterday but have a way to go. This is my wife yesterday morning standing on her gralic patch which is already up at this time some years.



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[DJ54]

Some of your rain made it here yesterday, and still some through today. Glad I haven't turned the garden over just yet. Hope to set my little 4 flat greenhouse up this weekend to get some 'maters, peppers & such going.

 

[Travis_R]

Enjoying your photos. Heard about your weather in the national news. I am glad to see that all in all it looks like you made out ok considering. Hope you didn't get any more water last night. We used to risk early planting but not any more. Seems like up here if the early stuff makes it then it grows so slowly we don't gain anything compared with the stuff planted later. We got our first 50* day yesterday but have a way to go. This is my wife yesterday morning standing on her gralic patch which is already up at this time some years. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=369681"/> gg

I like the pic. Wish we could get pictures of us in snow down here!
I'm not sure when I'll get to plant now because my tractor is down. Hopefully I can get it going before the garden dries. Having cooling system issues. Race against time now.

Just about all the potato sprouts have come up and they survived the weather!

 

[lakngulf]

Glad your potato sprouts are still showing and ready to go. April showers bring May "good looking potato vines".....or something like that.

 

[Travis_R]

Glad your potato sprouts are still showing and ready to go. April showers bring May "good looking potato vines".....or something like that.

Lol I sure hope you're right bud!

I really didn't wanna tell my age because people tend to look down on you and/or try to make you mad here on TBN but I'll post it anyway. At least this has been my experience anyway. (But have since learned you can block users in your home settings).

I'm 29 years old. This ain't but the second time I grew potatoes. Grew my 1st crop 3 years ago I think when it was. I was well pleased with the yield! That's why I decided to plant them again.

Last 2 years I couldn't get in the swampy garden in February. So I took a chance this year in mid to late march when it dried up. And its looking like that chance worked in my favor so far.

PLUS the seed potatoes I planted were not far from being rotten. I literally got the last pick at the hardware store.

I have learned for next year that I'll HAVE TO buy the seed potatoes early (early to mid February) in order to get the better seeds to plant in March.

If I get another good yield this year, I won't second guess planting in March again.

 

[Travis_R]

Got some new corn seeds today that I ordered in the mail! Never tried them before. They're a new variety of sweet corn called "Serendipity TripleSweet".
I haven't ate any of this variety either, but I heard it's supposed to be the best. We'll see.

Said it's supposed to be better than G-90. When it comes to sweet corn, I personally didn't think G-90 could be beat! With this said, I have Very High expectations of the TripleSweet. Sure hope the yield is as good.

 

[lakngulf]

I will be interested to get your opinion of the new corn variety early July or so. I am still planting Silver Queen, (1) because I have planted it so many years (2) I still have some seed. I will be reordering though this year and will try something new. There is one that starts with an M (Merit maybe) and some folks swear by AMBROSIA.

 

[Travis_R]

I will be interested to get your opinion of the new corn variety early July or so. I am still planting Silver Queen, (1) because I have planted it so many years (2) I still have some seed. I will be reordering though this year and will try something new. There is one that starts with an M (Merit maybe) and some folks swear by AMBROSIA.

Yes, I have heard of Merit. Never ate it though. It's readily available down here in South LA. I don't think I recall anything about Ambrosia. I've never tried Silver Queen either. But I have seen the seeds in the hardware store.

 

[DJ54]

I planted some last year. If you like really sweet, sweet corn, it should fit the bill. Actually, too sweet for my taste. However, it crossed with part of my patch of Silver King, making it a bi-color corn, and was just pretty tasty. I will intentionally plant the two beside each other this year for the same affect.

Not sure what you paid for it, but compare to here: Southern States Serendipity Sweetcorn - Southern States Cooperative

I bought my seed there last year, and was really pleased with all of it. And, free shipping on any amount of seed, although it says Free shipping with $50.00 minimum. Once you select your seed, and put it in the cart, it will tell you it's free shipping. Beats anywhere around here in bulk amounts by at least a couple bucks a pound. With free shipping..., why not..?? Be sure and check prices on all veggies. Especially the heirloom 'maters.

I ordered mine on a Wed. morning, and it arrived here on Sat. from Idaho. Not bad...

 

[Travis_R]

I planted some last year. If you like really sweet, sweet corn, it should fit the bill. Actually, too sweet for my taste. However, it crossed with part of my patch of Silver King, making it a bi-color corn, and was just pretty tasty. I will intentionally plant the two beside each other this year for the same affect. Not sure what you paid for it, but compare to here: Southern States Serendipity Sweetcorn - Southern States Cooperative I bought my seed there last year, and was really pleased with all of it. And, free shipping on any amount of seed, although it says Free shipping with $50.00 minimum. Once you select your seed, and put it in the cart, it will tell you it's free shipping. Beats anywhere around here in bulk amounts by at least a couple bucks a pound. With free shipping..., why not..?? Be sure and check prices on all veggies. Especially the heirloom 'maters. I ordered mine on a Wed. morning, and it arrived here on Sat. from Idaho. Not bad...

Very nice to know! Thanks.

I paid $4.00 for per ounce and ordered 5 ounces. May have paid too much, not sure. I just wanted to try it because of what that elderly man told me, comparing it to G-90.
I haven't mentioned it yet but if anyone hasn't tried Funks G-90 sweet corn, YOU ARE MISSING OUT. Not sure if it will grow in every state, but it does excellent down here.

I thought the Serendipity is supposed to be yellow and white kernels?

 

[Travis_R]

...Thought I'd post a pic of the G-90 that I just took out the freezer from last year's Spring garden.
Fixin to boil it on the stove! I just can't get enough of this stuff. I introduced it to my fiancée, who doesn't eat much out a garden and she loves it!
I freeze corn in the shucks. Never done it any other way but I would.

2013 Funks G-90 Sweet Corn

 

[TerryR]

I thought I'd provide an alternate view of what a garden looks like on April 10:

We haven't touched it yet - everything you see that's green are weeds. Nothing tender will go in until mid to late May. Average last frost is May 12, but we've seen some hard freezes after that. It's 65 and sunny today, but upper 20s are forecast as next Tuesday's low.

The only thing actually growing is the over-wintered kale seen in the far back on the left. It has a few sprouts trying to grow:


The peppers, tomatoes, and several kinds of greens are now enjoying the greenhouse:


Yes, that's a hornets' nest, from last summer. The one you see is very dead.

Terry

 

[TomSeller]

Yes, that's a hornets' nest, from last summer. The one you see is very dead.

Sure looks alive. Hate those things.

 

[Travis_R]

Yes, that's a hornets' nest, from last summer. The one you see is very dead. Terry

Very nice looking plants in the greenhouse!

My grandfather has a big hornets nest he got out of the woods many years ago. Has it hanging from the rack of a whitetail buck on his wall.

I seen a big hornets nest in the woods a long time ago. It was huge! I didn't go near it because it was already occupied and I didn't feel welcomed!

 

[Travis_R]

Just about got the tractor back together from working on a cooling issue that I may or may not had (yeah I know, confusing right..)

Garden is drying up quickly and I think I may be able to get in there and do some light tilling.... Till, let the sun and air hit it, till some more and let the sun and air hit it, and just keep repeating the process until it's how I want it.
You would be amazed how fast dirt will dry out by keeping it turned over like that.

Soon as I finish up with the tractor and get the dirt ready (yes, once more!) then I'm putting some corn in the ground!! Hopefully this will take place within the next couple days. If not, surely by the beginning or middle of next week if we don't get any rain.

The elderly folks around here have usually always planted on Good Friday from what my Grandmother was telling me.
But I don't wanna wait that long. If I have to replant anything (and I hope not, like last year!) I have the "EarthWay" garden seeder that makes planting so much easier. It's the model 1001-B.

I bought it in the Spring of last year from a place in Tennessee. I don't remember the name of the place though. I remember it being thru * bay. It was the cheapest price anywhere I could find at that time. There's other seeders on the market that are a lot better than this one, but for what I do, the EarthWay was well worth the money. I have no intentions as of now, but if I ever decided to upgrade I'd get the "Hoss Planter".

 

[TomSeller]

I have the "EarthWay" garden seeder that makes planting so much easier. It's the model 1001-B.
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I have one of those. If the soil is well worked and with larger seeds (corn, peas, etc) it works well. I don't like it on small seeds (carrots, etc.)