How Does Your Garden Grow??????
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MICHI-CAN
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I like to think I have a bit of a clue. But agree with both.
xtsho
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It's starting to look like a garden.
The artichoke is getting big. I counted about ten chokes starting and there are new shoots coming up from the ground and all over the plant. It's hard to get a picture showing them but they're there. I have another choke still in a pot but I don't know where to put it.
The peas are starting to bloom. They had been growing straight up and I was going to get them supported but I waited too long and we had some wind that knocked them all over into a tangled mess. I propped them up as best I could but I was doing too much damage to the vines so they'll just have to grow in a tangled mess.
Strawberries in bloom and lettuce getting big. I have onions planted all throughout as well. I hope they're good companions. I didn't bother to check before planting them.
My first ever Fava beans. They overwintered and I thought they might be done by now but they seem to be going on a growth spurt. I have Walla Walla onions planted all throughout.
The artichoke is getting big. I counted about ten chokes starting and there are new shoots coming up from the ground and all over the plant. It's hard to get a picture showing them but they're there. I have another choke still in a pot but I don't know where to put it.
The peas are starting to bloom. They had been growing straight up and I was going to get them supported but I waited too long and we had some wind that knocked them all over into a tangled mess. I propped them up as best I could but I was doing too much damage to the vines so they'll just have to grow in a tangled mess.
Strawberries in bloom and lettuce getting big. I have onions planted all throughout as well. I hope they're good companions. I didn't bother to check before planting them.
My first ever Fava beans. They overwintered and I thought they might be done by now but they seem to be going on a growth spurt. I have Walla Walla onions planted all throughout.
xtsho
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The Tayberries are starting to bloom and it looks like there is going to a good yield from my small patch. The raspberries are budded up and ready to bloom as well.
I might even get my first pears from my pear tree. It's pretty loaded. I just hope they don't all fall off like they did last year but it seems like they're just getting bigger rather than turning yellow and dropping. I gave a good fertilizing at the right time and have been watering the tree. I can't believe I have to water a pear tree this early here in Oregon. I guess that's what a drought will do. I also counted about a dozen peaches on that tree.
I'm not 100% sure what this plant is but it must be some kind of cross of something I grew. Or it could just be some wild mustard that got there on it's own. I did grow mustard greens but these are somewhat different than what I planted. Tastes really bitter. I'm going to make FPJ out of it. Excuse the mess. That's the pile. The lady keeps ragging on me about it.
My 30 gallon trash bin/ghetto worm farm is about full and the worms are on top. I'm going to scoop out the top layer with the worms and collect the EWC pretty soon. 30 gallons of EWC from vegetable scraps is a pretty good deal. I'm going to get another trash bin and double the amount I make.
Oh crap! I just noticed those slugs. I guess I'm going to have to play executioner.
I might even get my first pears from my pear tree. It's pretty loaded. I just hope they don't all fall off like they did last year but it seems like they're just getting bigger rather than turning yellow and dropping. I gave a good fertilizing at the right time and have been watering the tree. I can't believe I have to water a pear tree this early here in Oregon. I guess that's what a drought will do. I also counted about a dozen peaches on that tree.
I'm not 100% sure what this plant is but it must be some kind of cross of something I grew. Or it could just be some wild mustard that got there on it's own. I did grow mustard greens but these are somewhat different than what I planted. Tastes really bitter. I'm going to make FPJ out of it. Excuse the mess. That's the pile. The lady keeps ragging on me about it.
My 30 gallon trash bin/ghetto worm farm is about full and the worms are on top. I'm going to scoop out the top layer with the worms and collect the EWC pretty soon. 30 gallons of EWC from vegetable scraps is a pretty good deal. I'm going to get another trash bin and double the amount I make.
Oh crap! I just noticed those slugs. I guess I'm going to have to play executioner.
Bareback
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My greens are more bitter and look different after they bolt , collards are eatable and so are the turnips but I usually just feed them to the goat and collect some seed.The Tayberries are starting to bloom and it looks like there is going to a good yield from my small patch. The raspberries are budded up and ready to bloom as well.
I might even get my first pears from my pear tree. It's pretty loaded. I just hope they don't all fall off like they did last year but it seems like they're just getting bigger rather than turning yellow and dropping. I gave a good fertilizing at the right time and have been watering the tree. I can't believe I have to water a pear tree this early here in Oregon. I guess that's what a drought will do. I also counted about a dozen peaches on that tree.
I'm not 100% sure what this plant is but it must be some kind of cross of something I grew. Or it could just be some wild mustard that got there on it's own. I did grow mustard greens but these are somewhat different than what I planted. Tastes really bitter. I'm going to make FPJ out of it. Excuse the mess. That's the pile. The lady keeps ragging on me about it.
My 30 gallon trash bin/ghetto worm farm is about full and the worms are on top. I'm going to scoop out the top layer with the worms and collect the EWC pretty soon. 30 gallons of EWC from vegetable scraps is a pretty good deal. I'm going to get another trash bin and double the amount I make.
Oh crap! I just noticed those slugs. I guess I'm going to have to play executioner.
What kinda pear is that? I have a moon glow that should give a few this year......really sweet pears .
xtsho
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It's a semi dwarf Comice. I've never had a Moonglow. A good pear is one of my favorite fruits and I haven't had a decent one in years. I'm looking forward to walking out into the backyard and picking a nice juicy pear. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. But I'm going to have to wait a few months. Those things in the grocery store are always a disappointment.
xtsho
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All that rain in the south and you're running a sprinkler. The way the precipitation hits certain areas and not others in relatively close proximity is crazy. We were supposed to get rain yesterday but it never came. I had to water some recently planted seeds and a few other things. Had a brief shower this morning and while it got everything wet less than an 1/8th down the soil will still be dry.
injinji
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The storm fronts have all passed just to the north of us this year. The water from the recent flood was from the county to our north. They got 10 inches of rain and we got a tenth.
xtsho
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We rarely get any late cold snaps here on the west coast and we have pretty mild winters compared to some of the weather going on back east. We get that flow off of the Pacific. When those cold fronts drop down from the north it keeps them away from us. Just this last winter that cold front dropped all the way down into Texas and I was wearing a t-shirt in the backyard.
It's supposed to be in the mid to upper seventies all week and not dropping before 50°F at night. We might even break 80°F during the week. I'm planting my tomato starts in the ground later today.
xtsho
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Weather here has been great. Things be growing.
Looking like a garden.
Time to start melting butter.
Got my hanging baskets of trailing Petunias and Geraniums hung up. I started all the plants from seed I collected. I have several Fuschia hanging baskets as well. It's going to be a floral party.
Frankterpene
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love your garden setup. I wish I have some area for that kind of garden. mine will be littleWeather here has been great. Things be growing.
Looking like a garden.
Time to start melting butter.
Got my hanging baskets of trailing Petunias and Geraniums hung up. I started all the plants from seed I collected. I have several Fuschia hanging baskets as well. It's going to be a floral party.
xtsho
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Thanks. But my spot is nothing compared to some of these people and all the land they have. I think I've done a fairly good use of the space. I made a few mistakes but I can live with them. The biggest was getting a semi dwarf peach tree instead of a true dwarf. It blocks the sun for part of the day. And I over fertilized and it shot up almost three feet in one year with just vertical trunk growth. Live and learn. It's family now and I love that peach tree.
I'm thinking about selling and buying a few acres somewhere out in the semi sticks.
BlandMeow
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I was finally able to get all my onion seedlings planted. Not sure if starting so late will impact bulb size, but it's my first year growing onion from seed, do I'm just along for the ride.
I'm now able to start hardening off my tomatoes! Gives me back tent space indoors for my mother plants to veg out.
About 16 inches tall, San Marzano and Amish Paste. Need to trade some of these for other varieties or other seedlings! I don't have the room for all these.
I'm now able to start hardening off my tomatoes! Gives me back tent space indoors for my mother plants to veg out.
About 16 inches tall, San Marzano and Amish Paste. Need to trade some of these for other varieties or other seedlings! I don't have the room for all these.
Frankterpene
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I did start some san Marzano too early here.. they are standing rpoudly.but really high.. the biggest reach 26 inches... I as happy to see wonderful weather in April... but late arpil and start of May.. my plans fell