The Garden Thread

[TheNJNole]

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Long time paisanoooooooooooooo......

How are you and the fam?

 

[Nape]

Long time paisanoooooooooooooo......

How are you and the fam?

All good pal. Living the good life. Ready to get the fuck outta IL. About a year from now we’ll be gone. Youngest needs to graduate HS first.


Garden is going nuts. Cool spring and now tons of sunshine.

 

[skramer100]

All good pal. Living the good life. Ready to get the fuck outta IL. About a year from now we’ll be gone. Youngest needs to graduate HS first.


Garden is going nuts. Cool spring and now tons of sunshine.
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You finally getting out of Illinois and heading to DeSantis land next year?

 

[Jtrain80]

 

[Jtrain80]

Long time paisanoooooooooooooo......

How are you and the fam?

Is that a Luois L'Amour reference?

Jubal was a bad ass character if it is.

 

[TheNJNole]

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Some nice stuffed and fried zucchini blossoms

 

[Nape]

You finally getting out of Illinois and heading to DeSantis land next year?

Can’t happen quick enough. We will see where our daughter ends up for college. It looks to be down to Iowa, USCjr, or Arizona.

 

[quickfeet]

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Looks like you have some weird hairy plant growing at the bottom

 

[TJHall1]

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Straight clay.

 

[Old Glory]

Pictures aren't in order but this is today.

 

[Jtrain80]

Straight clay.

Yup.

 

[Jtrain80]

Looks like you have some weird hairy plant growing at the bottom

Guardian of the Garden.


Straight killa

 

[quickfeet]

Guardian of the Garden.


Straight killa

Does he/she bring murdered rodents to your doorstep?

 

[sanction]

I’m already tired of squash and zuchinni. Picking at least this much every 2 days.

 

[Jtrain80]

Does he/she bring murdered rodents to your doorstep?

Oh, it is way worse than that.

She(Janice) brings wounded birds & small mammals so we can watch a re-enactment. Then she dines on their bones. Sadistic bitch.

 

[Jtrain80]

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Saving the Past for the Future

www.southernexposure.com

best heirloom peas.been growing them 20 years-no fall off

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Saving the Past for the Future

www.southernexposure.com

best bean

So, we are adding to garden and need some Okra seeds. I came here to see if anywhere else was having supply chain issues for it. Thank you, that link has some.


Any recommendations on which strain grows best in Oklahoma?

 

[noleology]

So, we are adding to garden and need some Okra seeds. I came here to see if anywhere else was having supply chain issues for it. Thank you, that link has some.


Any recommendations on which strain grows best in Oklahoma?

I'd get a heirloom variety..keep seeds back every year

 

[Old Glory]

Little garden update. Grew carrots for the first time and they turned out OK. These were some that were kinda close together so I just picked them to see what they looked like.

Fresh squash and beans have been fantastic.

 

[Old Glory]

Just started red, yellow, orange, and purple bells, and some Jimmy Nardello seeds today.

 

[ttyh]

Planting some russet potatoes at some point today. Bell peppers later this week. Banana peppers and tomatoes next weekend.

 

[kingsolomonwisdom]

Unfortunately, I'm carnivore. If I could I would grow a bunch of fruit trees.

 

[hmt5000]

I'm going big this year. My nephew is digging a trench for me and we will fill it with river dirt and plant potato's, beets and onions in it. I'm also going to do a long double line of watermelon on the river bank this year.

Food is going to be scarce I fear and I don't want to be short handed.

 

[Jtrain80]

Wife is isdrawing the layout. About to do a controlled burn so the tilling won't be such a bitch.

 

[Old Glory]

I'm going big this year. My nephew is digging a trench for me and we will fill it with river dirt and plant potato's, beets and onions in it. I'm also going to do a long double line of watermelon on the river bank this year.

Food is going to be scarce I fear and I don't want to be short handed.

I'm hoping the world hangs on long enough for us to get a bigger piece of property so I can go all out.

 

[Old Glory]

Peppers about 10 ish days old. Almost 100% germination which is cool. Started tomatoes a few days ago.

 

[TheNJNole]

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Peppers about 10 ish days old. Almost 100% germination which is cool. Started tomatoes a few days ago.

Tell me about your lighting setup

 

[Old Glory]

Tell me about your lighting setup

(Pack of 8) LED T5 Integrated... Amazon product ASIN B07FF3R16Z
Just some shop lights.



This is what I copied for my set up.

 

[sanction]

Met a lady that picks up plants for a community from a grower a few
hours away.

She claims that Bonnie Plant company grows so much inventory
that they have to apply a growth inhibitor to manage their plants.

I have noticed a lack of growth in some plants for a month after they
are planted.

I’m going to try the plants she gets.

 

[PawPower1981]

Jalapeños planted custom cages

 

[ttyh]

Just picked a few strawberries out of our garden this morning. Bell peppers are coming along nicely. My okra and zucchini are both struggling a bit due to some colder than normal weather.

 

[Old Glory]

Just picked a few strawberries out of our garden this morning. Bell peppers are coming along nicely. My okra and zucchini are both struggling a bit due to some colder than normal weather.

You must be somewhere warm. We've got snow in the forecast up here.

 

[ttyh]

You must be somewhere warm. We've got snow in the forecast up here.

League City, TX

 

[PawPower1981]

Blue Berries doin good this year

 

[ttyh]

Blue Berries doin good this year

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Nice. My strawberries have been the most productive out of the gate this season.

 

[Old Glory]

Blue Berries doin good this year

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My plan is to try some blueberries, raspberries, and maybe blackberries in containers this year.

 

[Goldhedge]

FYI

Cold Season Vegetables​

PLEASE USE THE “COLD SEASON” DROP DOWN MENU ABOVE TO BROWSE THE CATALOGUE

Cold season vegetables survive unexpected snow, frost and cold weather during a normal summer growing season. We encourage gardeners new to the mountains to choose exclusively cold season vegetables. Arugula, asparagus, fava bean, beet, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, Chinese celery, chicory, corn salad, kale, leek, lettuce, oriental mustard, onion, pac choi, parsnip, pea, radish, spinach, Swiss chard and turnip are all examples of cold season vegetables. Some are indestructible in all forms of frost and snow while others such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower need some protection when very young. Generally all will allow a gardener to ignore mid-summer frost danger.

For additional detailed information see our vegetable information page

Cold Season Vegetable Seeds — Seeds Trust

High altitude and desert region vegetable seeds for cold season. Open-pollinated, non-GMO

www.seedstrust.com