Vegetable Garden

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.

Junkie mustard greens are good table fair. I cook them just like collards. Onion garlic and some smoked ham hocks.

My issue is the weeds around the garden. My chicken coop runs along the one side, and I like to keep that full of weeds as it offers the birds extra protection from hawks/eagles. I'm going to try to stay on top of weed whacking the tops to keep the weeds from going to seed and see if that helps, but the section from the picture and 1 other section are always the worst areas. Rest of the garden isn't too bad so we just learn to deal with it. Once we get it all weeded, like we did this weekend, then we are usually good for the rest of the year. 

Had a group of kids drop off about 20 carp for my corn patch this weekend. The wife loved that   

I only till my natural ground garden and I do it by foot with a shovel.  It's only 8'X12' so it doesn't take me long to turn up the soil once a year.  I don't get very many weeds.  In my raised beds the dirt is loose enough that whatever weeds I do get I just pull them by hand.  I think one key to not having as many weeds is to fill the garden up as much as possible.  I don't usually have much space left in the garden to grow weeds once I'm done planting! My "weeds" are other plants, lol!

If u know me,u know I change it up 🤣
Pole beans,cucumbers,and tomatoes...indeterminate also cherry tomatoes. Let's see what happens 🤣
Also had 3 Crimson Sweet watermelon plants germinate. Gonna see if I can break my #20 record...🤭

I'm excited to see how those cucumber trellis' turn out Skillz! Are you growing all cucumbers on them or changing it up?

I cover drop with winter wheat, ​it doesn't come in super thick so idk how much it actually helps. But it at least makes me feel like I'm doing something to help the soil over winter. 

Looking good Junkie4ice!!!3rd year no till... still got weeds lol. Exercise and way to be outside. I have no problem doing dirty work while I'm still blessed. Do u cover crop @ end of season?

Built a garden table and gate to keep the chickens out. I had high hopes of building a nice ​live edge table with a stainless steel sink and run water out to it to wash veggies before bringing in, but after 3 years of using a cattle ​panel to keep the chickens out it was time to at least build something lol. It'll ​due for now.

Haven't tilled in 4yrs. It sure is easier though! Been hand flipping and yanking weeds and grass roots by hand. Every year gets noticeably better though. Need to put up some basic edging. 

All plants have taken to the new soil and they're just starting to take off. Nice to watch the difference everyday now with regular watering. 

I do have a little garden Weasel I run down the rows occasionally, but I hardly call that tilling. Lol

That's why I till multiple times a ​season 😅 no way ​to do no till with our garden sizes. Though I do agree it's ​way better than tilling if you do it the right ​way!

🫢That's why I quit tilling 13yrs ago😉

What my garden looks like if I don't weed 😅

Apparently my seeds got messed up, or my ​eyes are getting old. Meant to plant green and purple cabbage, but ended up with mustard greens and purple cabbage. Anyone grow mustard? ​Not sure what to do with them all.

Speaking of, I just picked up 50# of bone meal today. Most that will be going on my potatoes. 
Also grabbed 10# of blood meal, I'll give the peppers and tomatoes a nice dosing of that before shifting to a lower nitrogen higher potassium fertilizer. 
Finally a little snack from the garden, which my son ate most of lol

Phosphorus for root growth. Bonemeal is a good,natural,supplement for phosphorus  

Also JB thanks for mentioning dill. I 4got to plant some...
Bush beans gonna get sown also...