My Garden is Almost Planted

[Hovannes]

Title edited for caps. Rule 9!

Tomatoes---
San Marzano; Roma; Big Beef--there are already some blossoms!
Eggplants---
Black Beauty; Ichiban
Cucumbers---
Armenian
Squash---
Black Beauty Zucchini
Peppers(so far)---
Fresno Chilis; Curly Italian
Onions(so far)---
Red


I hope to add some Red Bell and Anaheim
Green Onions, Radishes and Sugar Snaps
Time will tell.

 

[ChippewaAce]

Good deal! Best to your growing season!

 

[Servant King]

Lucky sonofabitch! You're down in the flatlands of the San Joaquin, so you can grow year round. Here in Frazier Park, we're reduced to either coldboxes, or indoor pots, the latter of which we've got going. Hard to grow much of anything in this, except maybe pine trees:



From November until sometimes as late as the end of May, this is my backyard. Anyway, got some scallions, basil, and cilantro growing indoors. First time trying to grow anything, so not bad I guess. And +1 on the above, cheers to your growing season, and may it be ample!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Great stuff. Not too unlike my garden in Winters. (Sacto area) Plus a half dozen artichoke plants outside the fence.

 

[Jimmy_Jack]

That’s awesome man. My wife has an amazing ability to grow a garden. Looking forward to tomatoes this year.

 

[STP]

Ground is still snow coved here… I usually wait until after Mother’s Day to start my garden, and I still had to cover everything serval times over the past few years due to frost ?

 

[pantsBoots]

Love it and glad to hear you've got it up and running! I'm sick of the schizophrenic weather here in TN, so I'm all-inning my spring garden starting today before yet more rain. Cole crops, lettuces, and arugula going in. Will start root crops (taters, carrots, beets) as time allows.

 

[kcghost]

Most of the stuff you are planting isn't to my liking but that's not important. What is. is you are happy with it and are enjoying the garden.

 

[kola]

I'm jealous. Nothing here goes in the ground until June 1st. Root veggies and greens mostly although I can pull off tomatoes some years. Nights are too cold even in Summer.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Tomatoes---
San Marzano; Roma; Big Beef--there are already some blossoms!
Eggplants---
Black Beauty; Ichiban
Cucumbers---
Armenian
Squash---
Black Beauty Zucchini
Peppers(so far)---
Fresno Chilis; Curly Italian
Onions(so far)---
Red


I hope to add some Red Bell and Anaheim
Green Onions, Radishes and Sugar Snaps
Time will tell.

Did that once and a hard frost occurred in April.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Tell me what meat to bring and I'll pop over for Sunday dinner

Regards,

Jay.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

For those interested in an indoor garden, AeroGarden is low fuss and has a variety of herb, veggie, lettuce, and flower pods.

At a minimum, it is worth looking into.

 

[Hovannes]

I've planted a red Bell pepper this morning.
I'll try to find an Anaheim tomorrow.
I'm kind of running out of time as I've got two more cardiac stents being installed on Saturday
so no shoveling for awhile, until my wrist heals.

 

[Kooky]

Congrats... here in FL last frost is Never 31st. Growing season is January 1st - January 1st.

My garden is still very much in the works, both functionally and aesthetically. I am maximizing suburban space. I use dead space along the ground to plant things where soil is Native FL soil (literal sand), like watermelon and squash. Sod will most likely be placed in the spots I do not use once the setup is finalized. I am also going heavy on the side of the house with pots to try and sell at markets. I planted the Native American 4 sisters on the other side of the house (corn, black beans, squash, and sunflower... all hundred year old heirlooms).

Okra sprouting, remnants of winter garden, letting some things go to seed so I can reduce carbon footprint and save money, broccoli rabe was planted late. Fava beans, adzuki beans, and Chinese yard long beans sprouted and growing near the unfinished bamboo trellis.


Use of dead space without soil, potatoes, guava tree, pineapples, squash, sprouts... Two plantain trees to canopy the entranceway when they grow. Cactus patch in back to keep me focused. It hurts if I jolt into it.


New traditional medicine bed filled with medicinal herbs (not done, most are transplants due to harsh summer heat), shaded in all directions. Extra space with pots. Growing a tamarind tree and hawthorn tree (to dry flowers for medicine)


Native American 4 sisters have started growing... Besides using the sunflowers as a decoy against birds, I can use them to dye clothes black. All my transplants and hopefully enough to sell at market.

12 inch path stones for reference

 

[jpmcwjr]

Wow!
Tomatoes? Any where tomatoes grow well will support tobacco.

 

[Kooky]

I've got Roma tomatoes and heirloom Oaxaca tomatoes going, oh and I think some cherry tomatoes. I've got about 10 different kinds of peppers though which take up tomato slots. I know they're more specialty for such a small garden but I hope to transition this to how I feed myself someday.

This is my first year square foot gardening. In SFG yields are slightly smaller but you can add an absurd number of crop in some situations. Like for carrots, last year I planted one row, maybe 2 carrots per square foot max. With SFG you plant 16 carrots per square foot and they grow fine... Some things can only have one crop per SF, like peppers and tomatoes, okra as well. Cucumbers can have 2 plants per SF, etc...

Here's a chart :

Square Foot Garden Plant Spacing Chart

We hope you enjoyed our first article Plant Spacing Chart for Veggies. As promised, this is the follow up with plant spacing info for square foot gardening. Square foot gardening allows you to plant much closer. In order to make growing a garden easier, we have put together a plant spacing...

www.marysheirloomseeds.com

 

[Hovannes]

FWIW a garden is a fine place to enjoy a pipe----it's so peaceful!

 

[Hovannes]

After surgery, I'm supposed to limit my physical activities for a week.
No physical exertion warns my cardiologist.
Fortunately putting in onion sets requires no physical exertion
----just poke a wooden dowel in soft soil, insert an onion set and cover.
So today is going to be an onion day.

 

[Hovannes]

The local ag college had a plant sale today. I added 3 strawberries, a Marconi pepper, a Sweet 100 tomato and an Orient Express eggplant.
The garden is starting to look awesome!

 

[pantsBoots]

Bought a new house last year in an historic hay field. Heavy clay and no truck mean no manure to start transforming this soil into magic. Still, I had fantastic luck last year with One Sucker Burley, so this year, I'm experimenting some more: