Gardening

[tk]

I know its late for some of you on here. But here in good old western PA we just had a big frost on Monday. I like to put my garden in on Memorial day weekend and will. But I cant remember when it hasn't frosted in the first or second week of June. My wife so many times has planted her flowers memorial day and they froze a couple days after. But its a gamble and plants are going in the dirt no matter what. My next problem will be that it wont rain while we are gone and the neighbor feeding my dogs forgets to water. My onions have been in but the banana peppers (sweet & red hot) green peppers ,cucumbers and tomato's are waiting patiently in the shed. I don't grow much garden anymore. But hope to grow bigger ones again someday when we both have time to mess with it. That reminds me of a joke.

[El]

The only things I planted that you didn't was cantaloupe, sweet potatoes, strawberries (okay, I didn't plant these...they are third year berries), and lemon squash. Oh yes...and both white and yellow onions. I also planted some white tomatoes, but I don't think anyone is going to like them. They are supposed to be low acid tomatoes.

I did not plant radishes, spaghetti or summer squash, or sugar snap peas because I already have a ton of them in the freezer.

Your garden is looking good, Julie!

[Betty Buckshot]

We planted:
Red, yellow & white onions
potatoes
sweet potatoes
yellow summer squash
buttercup & butternut winter squash
jalapeno & bell peppers
green beans
okra
beets
carrots
garlic
strawberries
rhubarb & asparagus (already there)
cucumbers, celery
basil, oregano, cilantro & chives
dill
tomatoes & 1 cherry tomato
elderberry & comfrey to ship next week
peppermint is going in tonight as soon as I get the bed put together

I think that's it. My daughter takes gardening in 4-H. She keeps the list of all the varieties for her fair entries.

[Betty Buckshot]

An interesting thing about celery - a lot of you probably already know.

When you buy celery at the store, but off the end and put it in a bowl of water on the counter. In about 2-3 days you will see it growing a new celery plant right in the middle. After about a month (or so) it will be 4-6 in tall. Pot it (winter) or put it out in the garden. I started 1 about 2 mos ago. It is a little bigger than the ones we bought to plant. It goes out in the garden tonight.

I just think it's really cool that it grows a whole new plant. My daughter really impressed the judge at the fair last year. He didn't know.

[DMH]

Betty, I am glad you brought that up about the celery. I came across this the other day.

http://eatgreen.foodandwaterinstitute.org/?p=1000

(16 foods that will regrow) My friends does the green onions and she says it works great.


My little garden consists of:

Tomatoes (reg and heirloom)
Cucumbers
Red and green bell peppers
Yellow squash
Zucchini
basil
cilantro

My neighbor and I worked out a little "sharing" program. He has the green beans and beets.

[Tex]

We are so far behind, I'm beginning to think we're ahead. A garden is looking iffy this year. We got it tilled under once and we have a boatload of onions that have reseeded from leftovers from previous years. We are still holding out hope though that we will get it in. If not, I won't worry too much because we can just trade for stuff.


Tex

[AD]

Shit Tex you will have all kinds of free labor in about 2weeks. Put those suckers to work!

[Betty Buckshot]

^^That's what I was thinking. Get it tilled & seeds ready!

[Betty Buckshot]

http://preparednessmama.com/testing-your-soil-ph-without-a-kit/

Here's an article on how to test your soil ph (DIY) -- no I haven't tried it yet.

[southernmom]

We have:
zippers
black eyed peas
pink eye purplehull
green beans
florida speckled butterbeans
green limas
okra
corn
sweet potatoes
potatoes (about gone)
tomatoes
hot peppers (jalapeno, banana, grove pepper bush)
bell peppers
cucumbers
zucchini
yellow squash
onions that still need to be pulled
I'm sure I'm forgetting something.

[W.Lynn]

We could each show up with some seeds or starts, not tell him what, and plant them in zig-zaggy rows, and odd-shaped groups, and see what happens. ("Oh that? My friends did that." "Uh huh, trapezoids, pentagons, wtf is that?" "...8, 9, 10, 11, 12 sides, dodecahedron, don't ask.")

[Betty Buckshot]

We could each show up with some seeds or starts, not tell him what, and plant them in zig-zaggy rows, and odd-shaped groups, and see what happens. ("Oh that? My friends did that." "Uh huh, trapezoids, pentagons, wtf is that?" "...8, 9, 10, 11, 12 sides, dodecahedron, don't ask.")

Yes! Let's do that!

We could even plant some cucumbers & watermelon, squash & pumpkins next to each other so they will have some interesting crosses.

[JulieNY]

Or do it in the shape of the brand so people flying over would think its crop circles!

[Tex]

Y'all are dorks. LOL. I still claim ya though. We bought a bunch of different peppers the other day and I think she is going to try and get them in today. We plant our peppers in a long strip garden we have in the back by the fence to keep away from the regular garden. The regular garden is getting some sand today.



Tex

[Betty Buckshot]

Y'all are dorks. LOL. I still claim ya though. We bought a bunch of different peppers the other day and I think she is going to try and get them in today. We plant our peppers in a long strip garden we have in the back by the fence to keep away from the regular garden. The regular garden is getting some sand today.





Tex

Dorks or not...We're coming! Be nice or we'll bring SEEDS! hahaha