is your garden in yet?

**LowKey** · 05-08-2015, 09:10 PM

Will try to take some tomorrow. Nothing much up in the garden yet.
Here's one from last year I took after clearing that space down front to plant the second batch of broccoli. The tall things in the background growing up through the cucumbers are Asian radishes. The pods taste a lot better than the roots! The grass weeds got away from me a bit as I was incapacitated for 3 weeks last June-July.
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**LowKey** · 05-08-2015, 09:20 PM

Found the "Before" picture.
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**hunter63** · 05-08-2015, 09:45 PM

Very cool...thanks....Nice......

Couple of years ago...before surgery...
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Few years ago....this is one pic that was published in Mother Earth News....
For the tomato stand DIY

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**LowKey** · 05-08-2015, 09:55 PM

Nice! Looks like a fun space.
Those Rhubarb things get BIG, don't they? LOL. I have two plants next to my cold frame and they grow like some kind of dinosaur plant.
Yep surgeries do suck. I'm hoping I'm all good now for a couple years before the next thing falls apart.

**BornthatWay** · 05-10-2015, 10:52 AM

Got my garden in. I have pickling cucumbers coming up. My peas are growing but we were so wet they did not get in when they should have. I planted some old bean seed, 3 years old and they are coming up just fine. Sort of a test to see how long the seed is viable. I have cabbage and corn and beans then about half my garden dedicated to tomatoes. I can lots of them as well as juice and I also can spaghetti sauce. I prefer canning just in case we would lose power. I have only two zuchinni and two yellow squash as they usually produce enough to feed an army. Also have peppers of all kinds growing to make relish. I am trying hard to use companion planting and think I have succeeded pretty well. My garden is about 100 ft by 50 ft. Keeps me busy and well fed. I have been gardening all my life and even in years when I could not have a garden due to my health it feels good to see the garden coming along to know I still have the touch.

**tundrabadger** · 05-10-2015, 02:49 PM

My radishes are coming along nicely, and I have a few peas that escaped the local squirrels and birds and managed to sprout. Onions are doing well, still need to get my cukes in, and I WAS going to grow squash, but its looking less likely

**2dumb2kwit** · 06-05-2015, 07:36 AM

As of today, three of my four 'mater plants have maters on them. The first one to have 'maters on it suddenly had three. (Not even golf ball size yet.) It kind of surprised me. That plant isn't big enough to hold up a full size 'mater, yet. Hahaha

**Winnie** · 06-05-2015, 07:45 AM

I started planting out the tender stuff yesterday. So far the squashes, pumpkins, beans and some of the corn. Still have some runner beans, more corn and cucumbers to put out. Tomatoes are in the greenhouse and I still have to plant up the polytunnel.
Had a bit of a disaster with the melons. They look like they've been waterlogged (but they aren't), all yellow and haven't grown any. *Sigh* was looking forward to some home grown melon.

**Rick** · 06-05-2015, 07:51 AM

I'm battling spider mites and blister beetles this year. I sprayed soapy water on the beans and peppers to off the spider mites and picked up some diotamaceous earth last night to put out. Unfortunately, we have rain moving in today so I have to wait for dry weather. If the diotamceous earth doesn't work then I think I'll try spinosad. Gotta stay organic. Everything is finally in and my Hungarian Wax plants even have peppers on them. Yea!

**crashdive123** · 06-05-2015, 08:12 AM

Been eating 'maters for several weeks now. First one is always dedicated to a BLT.......and it was good. Canning sauce this weekend.

**Rick** · 06-05-2015, 10:08 AM

You, sir, are despicable.

**Winnie** · 06-05-2015, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Rick

You, sir, are despicable.

What he said.

**LowKey** · 06-06-2015, 04:57 AM

My garden is mostly all in. Only harvesting lettuce right now but the broccoli is starting to form heads. Haven't had any real rain for about 4 weeks but got a good two day soaker this week so everything is taking off. Including the weeds.

Picked up a couple galvi build-a-beds. Going to put one together over a couple pieces of weed block and plant my jerusalem artichokes in it. They're in pots right now and about a foot tall. Got the roots at a local farmer's market out of the bargain bin, about a pound for $2. They sprouted right up. Kinda surprised me. Actually got the galvi things for potatoes for next year but figured I'd try one out.

Winnie, are you still using the gutters to grow seed then planting the whole row at once?

**Uinta** · 06-06-2015, 09:41 AM

I have spinach, kale, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and radishes in. We had a mild winter here so been enjoying spinach and kale for about 2 mo now. just harvested some garlic this week. zucchini and yellow squash are in too.

**2dumb2kwit** · 06-06-2015, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Winnie

I started planting out the tender stuff yesterday. So far the squashes, pumpkins, beans and some of the corn. Still have some runner beans, more corn and cucumbers to put out. Tomatoes are in the greenhouse and I still have to plant up the polytunnel.
Had a bit of a disaster with the melons. They look like they've been waterlogged (but they aren't), all yellow and haven't grown any. *Sigh* was looking forward to some home grown melon.

Ummmm..............uhhhhhhhh.............never mind.