Are you still growing your Garden?

[Eutycus]

It is a tad "warm" down here in South Texas. Maybe it's the heat,but my garden has not been producing very much. I've had a few cherry tomatoes , some yellow squash and a few Okra but the garden had been let's say kind of "dormant.Maybe I'm watering too much?

 

[nhmoose]

Planting here in NH Tomorow on Memorial Day. Time as usual. Planting before gets you disappointed and costs money when frost takes the garden out.

 

[SOLANCO]

Locals, mostly Amish, are selling really good tomatoes now here in Pennsylvania. They started them two months ago in plastic hoop house green houses.
Not QUITE as good as the genuine August beauties, but very good nonetheless.
Tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Pretty much live on that all summer.
Or take a salt shaker and pick a ripe tomato. Eat it like an apple with salt.

 

[nkbj]

Made cheese enchiladas and pico de gallo today. Cilantro from the garden, volunteer crop from last year's dropped seeds.

 

[Eutycus]

That reminds me , on my next trip to the other side of town,I need to drop in on the Amish and see how their gardening is comming along.

 

[sheriff john]

Management (wife) fell off the back porch, landed on left elbow, jammed broken bones into shoulder socket - 10 days ago. Looking at surgery, Question to doctor - "How long before I can run my tiller?"

Really bad, constant pain. I try to help - seldom get out of ear shot. She checked her garden today. Question to me "When are you going to shoot those rabbits? They've eaten off my peas and eggplants."

From her recliner, she sees rabbits outside, playing. "See, there's two out there right now." I knew she was tough. I knew she enjoyed the hard manual labor of gardening in 90 degree heat, canning, etc.

Didn't know she wanted critters to die. G' bye bunnies - it's either you or me. She still has one good arm, sharp knives in the kitchen, and I have to sleep sometime. Never mess with a busted-up Grandma. They can get mean.

 

[FiremanBrad]

Strawberries are ready at our house! Wife is going to make preserves today!

 

[Snake Pleskin]

Tomatoes out of control!

 

[pmccoywss]

Planting today, as it looks like sub-freezing at night is over. Have gotten a few small asparagus already.

 

[johnraleksa]

Finished transplanting bought plants last week. Planted green beans that I started sometime back in pots. Stopped picking asparagus because of way to much to eat and give away. Couple years ago started two new plots by seeds, just to see if they would grow. Old plot date back before 1933 and still going strong. Cabbage plants planted in first of May are doing great. So things so far growing good.

 

[NeilMacleod]

Nights still at 4c sometimes, no planting yet. Onions Garlic in.

 

[Bassdog1]

Planting Today just taking a break. Tomatoes, Peppers, Green Beans, Cucumbers and squash. Asparagus I will let go to fern now to guarantee a big crop next year had way more than we could eat and giveaway this year.

 

[nhmoose]

Garden tilled today planting this week Tomatoes and peppers in greenhouse now.

Have cut asparagus twice now will cut rhubarb this week.

 

[Eutycus]

There won't be much "giving away to the neighbors" this year. I'll pull up the already-dead squash plants tomorrow. For some reason my garden is way under par in production this growing season. I thought maybe it was the heat but I got a theory that it's the hot wind in addition to the heat.Some gardens that are blocked by a garage,some structure, a clump of trees, etc. appear to be doing okay.A hot blowing wind can be very dehydrating, I would think.It sure kept the bugs away too.

 

[Marshhawk]

Will be picking Costa Rican Sweets before too long. Also cayenne and Panamanian bird peppers. Finished drying the first batch of basil yesterday. The Carolina Reapers are always late to produce...probably August. The deer fences seem to be holding.

 

[Eutycus]

How can you tell when a "non-red" tomato is ripe? I got a Cherokee Purple that I'm not too sure of.

 

[cynthialee]

How can you tell when a "non-red" tomato is ripe? I got a Cherokee Purple that I'm not too sure of.

It will be mottled mostly dark with a little green.
These are my favorite tomato all around. I make sandwiches and sauce from them.

 

[oldwood]

Wasn't going to do my garden this year. August ,last year , a strong straight line wind flattened all my prize tomato plants , cages and all. Staked pepper plants flat , as well .. Lost most of the late season fruit , and became frustrated. Lotsa work gone. Decided to quit , but my sick wife went out and bought some of my favorite Big Boys ,German Johnson's , bell peppers , squash. Though she has been in and out of hospital , and lately , last week had a mild coronary , she doesn't want me to quit my garden.
Tilled my 20' x 20' plot today , plants go in tomorrow , unroll 125' water hose. Repair the anti- animal fence, fertilizer ready , shovel , hoe , and pocket knife. Fruit will start to arrive with squash in July. Ummm!!!!!!............Weather permitting??????????

 

[johnraleksa]

Wasn't going to do my garden this year. August ,last year , a strong straight line wind flattened all my prize tomato plants , cages and all. Staked pepper plants flat , as well .. Lost most of the late season fruit , and became frustrated. Lotsa work gone. Decided to quit , but my sick wife went out and bought some of my favorite Big Boys ,German Johnson's , bell peppers , squash. Though she has been in and out of hospital , and lately , last week had a mild coronary , she doesn't want me to quit my garden.
Tilled my 20' x 20' plot today , plants go in tomorrow , unroll 125' water hose. Repair the anti- animal fence, fertilizer ready , shovel , hoe , and pocket knife. Fruit will start to arrive with squash in July. Ummm!!!!!!............Weather permitting??????????

Yes it is a lot of work to have a garden. per pound plus labor cheaper to by at store maybe, but love being out there and doing it.

 

[3Setters]

Lettuce is growing well, as is the asparagus. Already made 2 strawberry/rhubarb pies. Just warming up enough for the rest of the garden to take off. It'll be a couple months until I'm picking peppers, tomatoes, and cukes.

Apple trees are spotty, which means less thinning for me. Blueberry plants are fuller than I've ever seen them.