I just realized that I probably have around 100ft of watermelon vines, around 50ft of cucumbers, 40ft of cantalope, tomato plants that are so long that the wire cages can't hold them up anymore. The sweet corn, jalapino's(sp?), barely(I think) isn't doing to good due to the shade. So far i've only had tomato's, which mostly I eat on ham sandwiches.. ummmm, and a couple cucumbers will be ready in a few days. Hows everyone elses garden progressing? Eric S.
How big is your garden?
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Unfortunately I don't really have a good place for a garden. Not even a tomatoe plant. I don't even try with all the shade and my dog. I have one area that does receive sun, but, being on the west side of my house it's more suited for baking bread than a garden.
Ours is about 50' x 20'. I divide it is thirds, moving everything one section East every year, and back West the third. This year it is row crops, corn, beans, parsnips, etc. then tomatoes, then squash, no zucchinis, but summer crooked necks and butternuts. We have plenty of rhubarb, and wild black raspberries behind the garden. I dig down and cut the walnut tree roots the years the tomatoes are at the end with the neighbor's tree.
We had our first squash and beans last night. Plenty of lettuce, radishes, and spinach. The corn is in tassel and we have green tomatoes. We plant Superstake tomatoes. They are an almost smooth hybrid of the old Beefsteak. They actually get ripe, unlike may of the modern varieties, crimson red, soft, and sweet.
Parsnips need to stay in the ground into the winter. Mostly we dig them in the spring.
We have let some of the dogs in the garden some of the time, but mostly keep them out.
It was the parsnips we served him that finally drew a comment from our son in law. He didn't grow up on squash, yellow beans, and parsnips.
We had our first squash and beans last night. Plenty of lettuce, radishes, and spinach. The corn is in tassel and we have green tomatoes. We plant Superstake tomatoes. They are an almost smooth hybrid of the old Beefsteak. They actually get ripe, unlike may of the modern varieties, crimson red, soft, and sweet.
Parsnips need to stay in the ground into the winter. Mostly we dig them in the spring.
We have let some of the dogs in the garden some of the time, but mostly keep them out.
It was the parsnips we served him that finally drew a comment from our son in law. He didn't grow up on squash, yellow beans, and parsnips.
We have two gardens that are about 20x20 in the back yard. I think we tried using them 5 years ago when we bought the place but now they are just boxed in bushes.
They can really grow vegetables but we don't have the desire...the gardnes are about 1 foot above the waterline of the swamp out back. There's even a little irigation ditch that goes across the street to a lake.
Steve
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Mine is about 2 x 10, puny in comparison to most, but it suits the purpose. I've got half of it planted with carrots, the other half string beans, with some alyssum along the edge to add some decoration. The plants are all doing surprisingly well, considering my awful clay soil. They get plenty of water and sun, though. I also have a rhubarb along the side of the house. That one's going gangbusters this year as well.
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Glad Matt chimed in here because mine sure don't compare to the others. Mines about the same 2x15. Wife loves fresh zucchini and I love fresh jalpenos. Proablem I'm having is what to do with the peppers. Last year I soaked them in vinegar and they weren't "all that". We were at this great Mexican restaurant in OKC last week and they had a jalpeno relish that was just unbelievable. That's what I'm going to try and do this year. This stuff had carrots, onions and peppers in it. I'm going to try pickling it with pickle juice. The vinegar stuff is just way to harsh. If anybody else got some receipes on this, I'd be open to it.
When my (now) ex-wife moved out, I ran the mower over the garden and threw grass seed on it.
I don't have the time or inclination to deal with it.
I don't have the time or inclination to deal with it.
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My garden has turned into a restaurant for rabbits.
I have a problem with weeds in mine, I'm guessing that it didn't get tilled deep enough. Next year I won't plant near as many seeds. I think had a earlier problem with squirrels, but I think they overheard me talking about using a harpoon and a barbecue because I haven't had any problems since.
About 50X50. Tomatoes, peas, cucumbers, radished and a few leaf lettuces.
We also have a couple 20' rows of grapes and a 20X20 raised strawberry bed.
We also have a couple 20' rows of grapes and a 20X20 raised strawberry bed.
Still eaten' my collards. Peas was good, several types. Wife grows all kinds of weird lettuce...I love it, the bitter ones is good.
Tomatoes are real slow to ripen here on account of no heat. It's mid July and I don't think we've hit 80°F even once. My three hot pepper plants are chuckling at me - blossoms won't set. Too cool.
Tomatoes are real slow to ripen here on account of no heat. It's mid July and I don't think we've hit 80°F even once. My three hot pepper plants are chuckling at me - blossoms won't set. Too cool.
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