General Discussion
Vegetable Garden
6/30/04 @ 1:47 PM
Who's got one ? what are you growing ? and how's it coming along? Mine consists of sweet corn , cabbage , brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli ,cucumbers, zucchini, peas, tomatoes , peppers , acorn squash, pumpkins, and assorted spices. The cold wet weather hasn't been very conducive to good growth so far for me. But with warmer weather in the forecast things should turn out. I hope those of you growing fair better.
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Tomatoes and peppers got their last transplanting before going out into the garden. We were gone for 4 days and came back to a jungle. Using mostly 2 gallon buckets and planted 2-4 plants in each. That should give them plenty of room to work with for a few weeks. Fingers crossed weather cooperates to get things in the ground mother's day weekend. We have peppers pushing a foot tall, tomatoes about 18" but potted them down to ~6-12". Definitely didn't need to plant as early as I did, but glad I did with how well they've been doing. A little concerned about how the onion transplants are going to do, I didn't harden off very well, planted right before the big rainfall and then had multiple nights of soft freezes. But they are pretty hardy so we will see.
I'd say ~75% of my garlic is popping through. They had 5" of mulch/compost and were planted 2-3" deep so they had a long ways to poke through. Should produce some monsters this fall! I spent the last 4 days between MKE and GB, it's crazy the difference in how much stuff is growing between the areas. People already cutting grass, just crazy!
I'd say ~75% of my garlic is popping through. They had 5" of mulch/compost and were planted 2-3" deep so they had a long ways to poke through. Should produce some monsters this fall! I spent the last 4 days between MKE and GB, it's crazy the difference in how much stuff is growing between the areas. People already cutting grass, just crazy!
Here's some of my seedlings as of a few days ago. Tomatoes have also all come up in the last couple of days. They only take a few days to germinate but some peppers take almost a month! I'm trying to put these in the ground at a much smaller size this year, much like when you buy a 4 or 6 pack at a greenhouse. I think I'm on good track. A lot of the peppers I planted about 3 weeks ago are starting to grow their first set of leaves. Once they get a second set of true leaves I'll transplant them into bigger cups, which I mostly use Dixie cups. I tried Styrofoam cups one year and they didn't root as well, plus they really only lasted once. Dixie cups I can use over and over again. I wash them in a light bleach solution then rinse well and they're good to go for the next season!
Wow BMR that sucks that the critters even eat your onions! Long as I put them in the garden that's close to the house they tend to stay away from them. I remember two years ago when I planted a few in my back garden a squirrel dug one up and replanted it about 6 feet away. That's the one that gave me the seeds last year, lol!
Most of my tomato seedlings are up. Some peppers are too but a few to go. I plan to start cherry tomatoes, a couple zucchini and couple cucumbers indoors on may 1st. That'll be everything for starting indoors.
Most of my tomato seedlings are up. Some peppers are too but a few to go. I plan to start cherry tomatoes, a couple zucchini and couple cucumbers indoors on may 1st. That'll be everything for starting indoors.
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