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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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Got my pole bean trellis strung up.
Actually, nitrogen promotes the above ground top growth. Phosphorus and potassium make the roots grow big. People who put too much nitrogen on their lawns have weak root systems that leave the grass prone to certain diseases. I used to have a lawn maintenance company back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Actually, nitrogen promotes the above ground top growth. Phosphorus and potassium make the roots grow big. People who put too much nitrogen on their lawns have weak root systems that leave the grass prone to certain diseases. I used to have a lawn maintenance company back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
I finally have one garden fully planted, plus my buckets and grow bags that are on the grill patio. In the one garden I have 8 tomato plants, 5 pepper plants, a couple rows of lettuce, couple rows of onions, and 2 rows of potatoes. My newest garden has 3 rows of onions, 4 cucumber plants, and a row of carrots. Still quite a few things left to plant and I haven't even started green beans yet!
I bought one large container tomato plant in addition to the dozen normal seedlings I usually buy. It had four tomatoes on it when I bought it 3 weeks ago. Picked one today. Will take the next one to my 97 year old mom. She looks forward to fresh tomatoes from the garden.
Sorry about those early radishes, Junkie. Those miscommunications with the wimmin, sheesh. Dont get me started.
Igor- plant those radishes as early as possible, they can't stand heat. Mixing some sand in to make the dirt loamy also helps. Also, I put 13-13-13 fertilizer on to promote root growth
Igor- plant those radishes as early as possible, they can't stand heat. Mixing some sand in to make the dirt loamy also helps. Also, I put 13-13-13 fertilizer on to promote root growth
Igor - too high of nitrogen in your soil is generally the cause of good green growth but no bulb. Supplement with a high phosphorous fertilizer to help with bulb growth.
I'm jealous JB - my wife did our initial planting of radishes, lettuce, spinach and weeds took over the lettuce/spinach. I had her till up those patches but we miscommunicated and she tilled up the radishes too. So my first planting still has a week or so to go and with these temps, I don't think I'll get a second planting this year. Radishes are hands down my favorite too!
I'm jealous JB - my wife did our initial planting of radishes, lettuce, spinach and weeds took over the lettuce/spinach. I had her till up those patches but we miscommunicated and she tilled up the radishes too. So my first planting still has a week or so to go and with these temps, I don't think I'll get a second planting this year. Radishes are hands down my favorite too!
Yup, the stuff I use to tie my tomatoes is a stretchable plastic kind of stuff. Some of it I leave on my tomato cages and use it year after year until it's too small or it no longer stretches. Over time the stuff gets hard due to weathering. But I do love the stuff because you can tie it pretty tight to the tomato and as it grows the stuff will stretch and not hurt the plant.
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