Gardening 2024

[spencer rifle]

Onions and rhubarb coming up in the garden. Peas due to be planted on St. Patrick's Day.

 

[snapping turtle]

Three raised beds ready nothing planted as 28 degree low Sunday morning. The asparagus bed I cleaned the old out and weeded.
the old tomatoes got pulled from last year. I think the next step will be raking up the flank and trash vine then a nice little session with the flame weeder. Yes flame thrower for weeds. Those nasty’s growing already.
marigolds popped up like 4 days after seeded in the tent.
peppers tomatoe and second planting indoor onions nothing.
marigolds going to be health plants as they want to grow like Russia wants drones.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I've planted garlic as late as the first week of December and it's always been fine. Last fall, I planted my garlic on October 4. For the first time ever, I had garlic sprouting before the frost. The tips died back a couple of times, but I had garlic above ground pretty much all winter. Funny thing is, it's really not that much taller now than it normally is by this time of year.

 

[stocknup]

I've planted garlic as late as the first week of December and it's always been fine. Last fall, I planted my garlic on October 4. For the first time ever, I had garlic sprouting before the frost. The tips died back a couple of times, but I had garlic above ground pretty much all winter. Funny thing is, it's really not that much taller now than it normally is by this time of year.

I planted mine about the same time frame ( forgot to record it last fall ) Just partially uncovered this weekend . Looks like all survived and is about 3-4 tall . Pretty sure it is one of the Georgian varieties / Hardneck

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I planted mine about the same time frame ( forgot to record it last fall ) Just partially uncovered this weekend . Looks like all survived and is about 3-4 tall . Pretty sure it is one of the Georgian varieties / Hardneck

My garlic is a hard neck with purple-ish skins when freshly dug that turn more white as they dry. I have no idea what it's origin is. A friend of a friend gave me a few cloves to plant 21 years ago. Usually, one of my first garden chores each early March is to pull off the plastic netting that I put on my garlic patch to hold the leave-mulch from blowing off over the winter.

Another thing I've noticed with my garlic is that I've handled it very differently in different seasons, and it always stores about the same length of time. Some years I've dug it when the tops are still partly green, tied it in bunches to dry, some years I've waited until the tops are completely brown and dry before I dig it. One year I dug it, and immediately cut the tops and roots off, then washed the bulbs off. I've never noticed that it makes that much difference in storage time or quality. I suspect that's the same with a lot of things in the garden; not just one right way to do it. I figure I garden for the joy and relaxation that it gives me, so the only to do it wrong is to stress out about it.

 

[canebreaker]

Got my seeds planted in the greenhouse Sunday. Planted potatoes yesterday in one of my raised flowerbeds. A bit late for my area but it's done.
Will have to add a fence and cover to the flowerbed to keep cats out.

 

[stocknup]

Got my seeds planted in the greenhouse Sunday. Planted potatoes yesterday in one of my raised flowerbeds. A bit late for my area but it's done.
Will have to add a fence and cover to the flowerbed to keep cats out.

Great "Garden 2024 "thread already started right here....................

Gardening 2024

Here we go 2024! Here's to a great food forest to us all! If all goes well in the last few days of 2023, I should have some surviving collared greens, kale and possibly a dab of baby spinach...

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[KellyinAvon]

Prepare to merge!!

 

[stocknup]

Plants are doing pretty well .......Have a few cucumber sprouts , cherry tomatoes are 2` tall and have a tomato on each . Have been hand pollinating Cucs and Tomatoes .
Flowers starting to bloom , Have been eating some lettuce , Had to start some new Mountain Fresh tomatoes as the ones we had , had an accident ................Strawberry starts came in the mail and will plant them in a couple days ( starting a new patch )
Onions should be here next week ..........

 

[Expat]

Spinach sprouted really good. Need to thin them out.

 

[gassprint1]

What is the coldest over nite lows for you guys in southern Indiana that you plant brassicas and such??

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I've got one raised bed that has horseradish on one end and rhubarb at the other. I harvest the rhubarb each season, but I haven't dug the horseradish for several years now. They are encroaching on the rhubarb, and I meant to dig them up last fall and didn't. I think I may dig them this week and replant a few ,where I want them to be. I will probably process some to see if they're any good. Has anyone dug horseradish and processed in the spring?

 

[gassprint1]

I've got one raised bed that has horseradish on one end and rhubarb at the other. I harvest the rhubarb each season, but I haven't dug the horseradish for several years now. They are encroaching on the rhubarb, and I meant to dig them up last fall and didn't. I think I may dig them this week and replant a few ,where I want them to be. I will probably process some to see if they're any good. Has anyone dug horseradish and processed in the spring?

I did some 15 years ago when it had pretty good shoots coming out. Was trying to get rid of it by a building. I don't know how ling it was there by the rhubarb, but had to been a ling time with how much there was. I took a bite of it to show my daughter and boy it was hot and spicy. After a few minutes, there was a bad odd after taste.

 

[XDdreams]

Got some work done in the tunnel this past weekend, direct seeded spinach, salad mix, snow peas, and radish.

Had the pleasure of using my favorite farming implement, the broad fork!

This one is made by meadow creature, manufactured in the good old USA. Has a lifetime warranty, but I dont believe it will ever break. I've had it for 7 years now and it's still in great shape, and it's been used to break new ground and on tens of thousands of feet of bed prep.

 

[Bugzilla]

Tomato and pepper output was down the last 2 years. Part I believe is due to the trees keep growing and they are getting less sun. Have trimmed some trees last year and will do 2 more this spring. In the meantime I got 2 trailer loads of aged horse manure. Spread it last week and tilled it in the garden today. I’m sure this is why Purdue kicked butt because I was outside working!

 

[snapping turtle]

We had Canadian wildfire last year nearly all growing season. I do believe the filtered light slightly stunted growth.

These are some of my little plants still have about 5/6 weeks to get them strong and let them get hardened off before planting them.

 

[snapping turtle]

Planted radish, spinach, beets, and lettuce today with the weather looking warm and raining. Only watered the lettuce cause I am using the tape and you have to get the tape wet to sprout,

Potatoes are Going in to bags this year and will go in hopefully Easter Sunday.

 

[stocknup]

Pretty happy with the progress so far . Need to re-pot the tomatoes and cucumbers into larger pots .
Flowers are taking off , as well as the lettuce, broccoli , and peppers . Herbs always grow pretty slow .
Should have our onions and strawberries planted next week .

 

[starbreather]

Started 3/1 in seed domes and transferred in solo cups after 2 weeks.
1.Several varieties of tomatoes
2.cauliflower
3.broccoli
4. cabbage
5. potatoes
6. zucchini
7. squash: yellow, butternut, spaghetti
8. Cucumber
9. Peas
10. Please beans.

First year in my new place with raised beds.

 

[starbreather]

Pretty happy with the progress so far . Need to re-pot the tomatoes and cucumbers into larger pots .
Flowers are taking off , as well as the lettuce, broccoli , and peppers . Herbs always grow pretty slow .
Should have our onions and strawberries planted next week .
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