Not too much went on this week since I was sick. The seedlings are all coming along fine, the weather had been beautiful & I took the plastic off of my hoop house. The grandkids were here on Saturday and Pop helped them plant potatoes. They used the big tubs/totes & planted Yukon Gold, Kennebec and Red Pontiac. Everything went very well without me, except Pop forgot to wet the mix before planting the taters & had to dig them out, wet the mix and start over, but no biggie. They all had fun.
I'm finally feeling a little better, so maybe tomorrow will transplant some lettuce & spinach. After being in bed for over a week, I probably won't get too much done.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Garden Update
Well, things have really been busy lately and I am behind in my updates.
My summer garden is practically finished. I have 3 more tomatoes that are almost ready to ripen - they have lots of blooms, but I don't know if they will "make" or not. It has been terribly hot here - upper 90's to 100, & really humid. I have pulled all the other vines up & destroyed. It was really weird, but they got the blight as usual, but after most of the leaves died, they started putting out new growth like crazy & are absolutely full of blooms.
I have had fantastic luck with my cucumbers. I have planted them on trellises at the end of 3 beds at various intervals through the summer and the last section is just starting to bloom. I planted Boston Pickling cuke & Carolina Pickling. The Carolina seems to be a bit longer & more slender, but both have performed equally well & I have made lots of pickles, sweet relish & even added some to my chow chow recipe. My carrots have met with lots of bad luck (my son's hybrid wolf keeps getting out of the back yard & digs them up to lay in the cool dirt). This has become a big issue around here. He is in in a very large yard with chain link fencing, keeps finding a way out. We have 10 acres and he comes to the front of the house & messes up my garden. I still have several of these carrots growing, but haven't had any harvest yet.
Another great success story has been with the winter squash, even though I planted the first ones in the Spring. I have Delicata, Honey Boat Delicata (Larger fruit than regular Delicata) and Sweet Dumpling. They have produced exceptionally well & we have really been enjoying them. The first vines are still producing and I planted 6 more plants on a trellis & they are full of fruit and blooms.
FALL GARDEN:
I have been cleaning up my beds & starting some fall seeds. I also planted some grocery store garlic last week, big purple bulbs, and it is up already. I found a great site if you want to try a variety of garlic & not have to buy a whole pound. We Grow Garlic. You can purchase as little as one bulb of a variety. I ordered 10 different types to see what grows best in this area. My order has shipped & I'm anxious to get it.
So far I have planted the following:
Carrots: Chantenay, Jaune Obtuse Du Doubs yellow, Muscade. They are sprouting nicely.
Leeks: Giant Musselburgh & American Flag. The first flat of Giant Musselburgh evidently baked because I never did get anything to sprout. I had it in the shade on the front porch & kept moist, but no luck. Last week I started some more seeds & kept them in the house & they sprouted in just a few days.
Parsnip: These were planted 8/20 & no signs of anything yet, but I read they are slow to germinate, so I haven't given up on them, it has only been 5 days.
Rutabaga: It seems they came up overnight.
Lettuce: I have planted a few of all of these: Red Wing Mix, Rocky Top mix (both from Baker Creek), Cimmaron Red romaine from Ron's Seeds on E-Bay (highly recommended, great service), Parris Island romaine, Red & Green romaine mix from Walmart. I'll continue to plant them these every 2 weeks for as long as I can.
Cabbage: Copenhagen Market, Bok Choy, Pak Choy, Premium late flat Dutch, Perfection Savoy drumhead.
Cauliflower: Snowball Self blanching.
Brussels Sprouts: Long Island improved.
Turnip: Purple top. We don't care for the greens, but love the roots. I'll plant them this next week.
I guess that is all for tonight.
My summer garden is practically finished. I have 3 more tomatoes that are almost ready to ripen - they have lots of blooms, but I don't know if they will "make" or not. It has been terribly hot here - upper 90's to 100, & really humid. I have pulled all the other vines up & destroyed. It was really weird, but they got the blight as usual, but after most of the leaves died, they started putting out new growth like crazy & are absolutely full of blooms.
I have had fantastic luck with my cucumbers. I have planted them on trellises at the end of 3 beds at various intervals through the summer and the last section is just starting to bloom. I planted Boston Pickling cuke & Carolina Pickling. The Carolina seems to be a bit longer & more slender, but both have performed equally well & I have made lots of pickles, sweet relish & even added some to my chow chow recipe. My carrots have met with lots of bad luck (my son's hybrid wolf keeps getting out of the back yard & digs them up to lay in the cool dirt). This has become a big issue around here. He is in in a very large yard with chain link fencing, keeps finding a way out. We have 10 acres and he comes to the front of the house & messes up my garden. I still have several of these carrots growing, but haven't had any harvest yet.
Another great success story has been with the winter squash, even though I planted the first ones in the Spring. I have Delicata, Honey Boat Delicata (Larger fruit than regular Delicata) and Sweet Dumpling. They have produced exceptionally well & we have really been enjoying them. The first vines are still producing and I planted 6 more plants on a trellis & they are full of fruit and blooms.
FALL GARDEN:
I have been cleaning up my beds & starting some fall seeds. I also planted some grocery store garlic last week, big purple bulbs, and it is up already. I found a great site if you want to try a variety of garlic & not have to buy a whole pound. We Grow Garlic. You can purchase as little as one bulb of a variety. I ordered 10 different types to see what grows best in this area. My order has shipped & I'm anxious to get it.
So far I have planted the following:
Carrots: Chantenay, Jaune Obtuse Du Doubs yellow, Muscade. They are sprouting nicely.
Leeks: Giant Musselburgh & American Flag. The first flat of Giant Musselburgh evidently baked because I never did get anything to sprout. I had it in the shade on the front porch & kept moist, but no luck. Last week I started some more seeds & kept them in the house & they sprouted in just a few days.
Parsnip: These were planted 8/20 & no signs of anything yet, but I read they are slow to germinate, so I haven't given up on them, it has only been 5 days.
Rutabaga: It seems they came up overnight.
Lettuce: I have planted a few of all of these: Red Wing Mix, Rocky Top mix (both from Baker Creek), Cimmaron Red romaine from Ron's Seeds on E-Bay (highly recommended, great service), Parris Island romaine, Red & Green romaine mix from Walmart. I'll continue to plant them these every 2 weeks for as long as I can.
Cabbage: Copenhagen Market, Bok Choy, Pak Choy, Premium late flat Dutch, Perfection Savoy drumhead.
Cauliflower: Snowball Self blanching.
Brussels Sprouts: Long Island improved.
Turnip: Purple top. We don't care for the greens, but love the roots. I'll plant them this next week.
I guess that is all for tonight.
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