How does your garden grow?

[Western]

Actually picked to very small melons today, had one sugar baby that wasn't to darn bad:thumbsup:

 

[farmer2009]

Started picking zucchini and yellow crook neck today. First planting of corn is tasseling. And tomatoes are trying to ripen. Potatoes are making also. Beans look bad crabgrass out grew them over our vacation.

 

[Larro Darro]

There were a couple of the squash vines that were almost 6 feet. The fence they are hanging on is 4 feet. I only found four little squash on them when I pulled them up. I guess it was the heat, but the squash and green beans just stopped producing. Today and tomorrow is supposed to be good planting days, so I'm going to try to get something in the ground before I have to go to work.

Larro

 

[lakngulf]

Lucky neighbors, you are very generous. Produce looks absolutely great.

Thanks.

I have some crazy lake neighbors, with too much time on their hands. One thanked me for the produce by posting this picture on facebook, with the caption "Got a visit from the Mater Man"

 

[sixdogs]

Not as fortunate as some of you guys but our first batch of sweet corn is maybe 18 days away.

 

[Larro Darro]

Not as fortunate as some of you guys but our first batch of sweet corn is maybe 18 days away.

That is a good looking corn patch. The bad thing about your garden getting ready early, is it gives out early too. You can still eat my corn, but it is getting harder everyday. You better have pretty good teeth to try it on the cob

I have pulled up my squash, green beans, black eyed peas, and the stunted corn. This morning I tilled those spots and replanted squash, green beans, purple hulls and sweet corn. We had a passing shower, but it didn't hang around. I did run the sprinkler for a while, but rain would be nice.

Larro

 

[sixdogs]

Larro--We run corn in three batches and staggered maturities. See photo.
Also, some of our tomatoes are in rugged cages and some get staked with metal posts. No weeds because we spray roundup before we plant and then use Preen to keep weeds down. After a few years of doing this we don't get much in the way of weeds.








Finally, our gourds for the year climbing the wire panels. Some are the snake gourds from last year and some are "dipper" gourds that ought to be pretty neat if they work out.

 

[Larro Darro]

Finally, our gourds for the year climbing the wire panels. Some are the snake gourds from last year and some are "dipper" gourds that ought to be pretty neat if they work out.

I should have used panels for my gourds. Or at least fence with bigger openings. The dipper gourds won't be too much of a problem, but there is at least one snake gourd that will have to be cut to get it out of the wire.

Larro

 

[TomSeller]

. No weeds because we spray roundup before we plant and then use Preen to keep weeds down. After a few years of doing this we don't get much in the way of weeds.
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Yum. No offense, but I don't put chemicals In the garden.

 

[Larro Darro]

Yum. No offense, but I don't put chemicals In the garden.

Now, I'm no chemist, but the steel in your hoe has lots of iron in it, and iron {Fe} is still on the periodic table :2cents:

I don't like to use chemicals either. I do use a little insecticide on the peas and tomatoes, but I use just as little as possible. I try to spray really early so the butterflies and bees are not at work yet. Last year when I used old hay for mulch, I had a lot more bug troubles. This year the river was flooded {and the hayfield was underwater} when I was needing to get a roll of hay. By the time the river had gone down and the field had dried out enough for me to drive across it without bogging down, I had decided not to use mulch. With the two push plows, and the stirrup hoe, I have been able to keep the weeds in check.

Larro