How does your garden grow?

[Larro Darro]

The watermelon radishes are up! Never tried a spring planting before, but I like 'em so much. Butter bread sandwich with a sprinkle of salt, or on a slab of Vermont Cheddar cheese.

Oh! I do hope the weather stays cool...... ;-)

It's been too hot for them here for a couple of months. Back when I truck farmed, there was a large Asian community in Panama City Florida. They were always well represented at the Bay County Farmer's Market, where we sold our produce. I saw lots of produce that was native to that part of the world. I got a kick out of the old Asian women choosing huge cucumbers that we would have fed to the hogs.

Larro

 

[Larro Darro]

My newest farm implement:



It's the most modern and up to date hundred year old technology money can buy It came with three attachments, and I have a few more if I need them. I wanted to work the gourds with it this morning, but I ran out of time before I got to it. The few test rounds I did in the garden were easier on the back than the bike plow.

Larro

 

[sseelhoff]

Ate my first garden grown tomato last night. Good stuff. Lettuce is about done (too hot). Potatoes are in, and onions are about ready, too.

 

[whynot162]

man, I am so.... jealous. We are just getting started here, and will not see much from the garden for a few months still. Maybe I need to move... Your gardens all look great! wish mine would look as good.
But hey, the lettuce looks good, if I can keep the slugs out of it, and keep it from being waterlogged!

 

[Western]

Tim, I remember those now that I saw the photo. duh , my grandparents had a couple all steel ones. Granny couldn't use it since she was small, like 4'3":laughing: But she was good at showing us G kids what needed done. PITA in the Ozark mountains (rocks)

 

[TomSeller]

man, I am so.... jealous. We are just getting started here, and will not see much from the garden for a few months still. Maybe I need to move... Your gardens all look great! wish mine would look as good.
But hey, the lettuce looks good, if I can keep the slugs out of it, and keep it from being waterlogged!

I am in Arizona right now. 102 degrees. Too hot for mid May for me, but I bet anyone here would have great tomatoes already.

 

[Larro Darro]

Tim, I remember those now that I saw the photo. duh , my grandparents had a couple all steel ones. Granny couldn't use it since she was small, like 4'3":laughing: But she was good at showing us G kids what needed done. PITA in the Ozark mountains (rocks)

With my sand it is pretty easy to push. A fellow at the hardware store where I bought the plow was telling me about a two wheeled one his grandfather had made. He said he was able to use until he was in his late 80's. I saw one online, and would like to try building one. I think it would offer more control and more options as far as plow placement. Now I love the hard work of pushing it because of the calorie burn, but as I get older, ease of use will become more important.

Larro

 

[TomSeller]

My newest farm implement:

<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/rural-living/375457-how-does-your-garden-grow-002-jpg"/>

It's the most modern and up to date hundred year old technology money can buy It came with three attachments, and I have a few more if I need them. I wanted to work the gourds with it this morning, but I ran out of time before I got to it. The few test rounds I did in the garden were easier on the back than the bike plow.

Larro

Looks good, I should get one. Did this replace the bike plow altogether?

 

[Larro Darro]

Looks good, I should get one. Did this replace the bike plow altogether?

Not if I'm needing a different plow and don't want to take the time to change it on the new plow. You have to loosen two bolts and take one other one completely off to change implements on the new one, but only one bolt on the bike plow.

Larro

 

[Larro Darro]

I saw my first few squash this morning. I planned on taking a picture, but I ran out of time. I spent all morning doing that kind of gardening you will never get a bite out of. I enlarged Margie's flowerbeds, and planted some purple flower seed she had brought home. She said she wanted flowers by her birthday {in less than 3 weeks}. She may have plants, but not any blooms. In fact there are lots of volunteers coming up from last year's flowers. It makes it tougher working around them.

Larro