How does your garden grow?

[Larro Darro]

It looks like two of my banana cantaloupes got together and had a baby I am amazed at the amount of genetic diversity among them this year. I guess it is from the saved seeds. I'm getting four or five of them a day now. More than we can eat.

Larro

 

[Fragger]

We recently bought this place so I was a little late on starting my garden , 1 row purple hull, mustard greens spinach and cilantro

 

[bcjmmac]

4th year garden. Clay soil is coming around & this looks to be a good year.
A little bit (understatement) behind some of you "Southerners" - we're still on peas, etc. Don't expect ripe tomatoes before August! LOL

 

[Larro Darro]

I got the rest of the string up for the pinto beans just in time. They were already out growing what I had put up last week. I saw the first beans on the vines. Picked the first picking of the brown crowders. Mowed the old corn and peas today.

 

[lakngulf]

I got the rest of the string up for the pinto beans just in time. They were already out growing what I had put up last week. I saw the first beans on the vines. Picked the first picking of the brown crowders. Mowed the old corn and peas today.

Those beans and peas look some kind of healthy. Enjoy!
My parents used to have a huge garden, with most of the space taken by sweet corn and purple hull peas. We did lots of corn freezing and shelling peas. My Mom had some peas for our lunch last time I was there. She was lamenting because she just cannot find store bought peas that are even close to what she used to put up. If I can work it out I am going to buy her some already shelled peas at a farmers market and let her freeze them. Will not be minimum "field to freezer" time like she sought but should be better than current store bought.

Sams and other stores have some very good frozen lima beans, but no one seems to have decent peas for sell.

 

[Larro Darro]

Those beans and peas look some kind of healthy. Enjoy!
My parents used to have a huge garden, with most of the space taken by sweet corn and purple hull peas. We did lots of corn freezing and shelling peas. My Mom had some peas for our lunch last time I was there. She was lamenting because she just cannot find store bought peas that are even close to what she used to put up. If I can work it out I am going to buy her some already shelled peas at a farmers market and let her freeze them. Will not be minimum "field to freezer" time like she sought but should be better than current store bought.

Sams and other stores have some very good frozen lima beans, but no one seems to have decent peas for sell.

I have bought frozen field peas at Walmart. They were alright, but nothing to write home about. Our local Piggly Wiggly has fresh and frozen peas that are better, but they cost more.

Larro

 

[Larro Darro]

I got out after supper and watered the peppers, picked cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers. Also clipped a few melons and banana cantaloupe. Then I worked my young squash plants with my stirrup hoe, and plowed the young peas, corn and green beans. I worked until it was too dark to see. I need to spray the peas, but I ran out of time. Maybe tomorrow.

Larro

 

[lakngulf]

I got out after supper and watered the peppers, picked cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers. Also clipped a few melons and banana cantaloupe. Then I worked my young squash plants with my stirrup hoe, and plowed the young peas, corn and green beans. I worked until it was too dark to see. I need to spray the peas, but I ran out of time. Maybe tomorrow.

Larro

No matter how much you do in the garden, there is always "something else" that could/should be done. So glad you get some production from your work.

 

[Larro Darro]

I thought you guys might like to see what a couple three hundred dollars looks like rolled up and laid on the ground

I did start putting some of them back out today, but the rain ran me off before I could get all the new plants soaker-ed up.

Larro

 

[lakngulf]

I did NOT get any of this corn. The animals beat me to it and had corn stalks scattered for 150 yards. They must have enjoyed