Starting garden yet?

[charlz]

The Cukes are along the fence-line, and I hope to train them to run up the fence for easy pickings.

I train mine up some of those 'fence panels' the kind with like a 4x4 or 4x6 inch holes. Works really well, you do have to go out almost daily to weave the leaders up the fence before they become a tangled mess. I also plant 60 cuke plants so maybe not so often if you have less to get tangled. You get lots of nice, straight, evenly green, clean cukes though!

 

[Deere Hunter]

60 Cukes! I could see how that would be a daily exercise. The fence around my garden is 4x4 welded wire. It sounds like it will work!

 

[4720 OWNER]

The onions are up, but they are from last year, but very tasty.

Just put in 1/2 row out of 6 of lettuce and carrots. I think it is the earliest i have ever started.

Any weeds went to the laying hens for their enjoyment.

Tons of worms in the raised beds.

 

[newcountry]

What is everyone using for keeping the varmints out? My garden is smallish, but still didn't make me feel good to come out and have everything eaten one morning. I saw some metal fencing around one garden today about 4ft tall that looked good- wouldn't keep the deer out but I don't think that's my main concern at this point.

 

[dmccarty]

We have a "temporary" fence that with 5' and 8' TPosts, 4' tall square fence and HT wire. The garden is roughly 50'x25'.

The tall fence posts are in the the corners with two more spaced along the 50' sides of the garden. The smaller posts are in between to hold up the 4' fence. We have two strands of HT wire above the 4' fence held up by the taller T posts. The highest wire is about 6' up. One side of the garden has two chain link gates I had on hand. They are "attached" to two tall T posts that act as the gate posts. I took the pipe posts that would have been used to hold the gates and put them over the tposts. The gates then just attach as normal to the pipes.

Its complicated to read but not do.

The fence is 6 feet tall which I have been told is not tall enogh to keep out the deer. Last year I put up the fence and we had no problems with the deer. I suppose they have other things to eat now so they dont go after the garden.

I they do ever jump over the fence I'll just get some taller Tposts and string another HT wire up there.

Once we finish landscaping and expanding the garden we will put up a more permanent fence.

Later,
Dan

 

[jeffinsgf]

I put in three strands of electric wire --- one at 3" for the squirrels, one at 6" for the rabbits and one at 30" for the deer. Used a solar powered rechargeable energizer, so I didn't have to string 110VAC or remember to replace the batteries.

 

[newcountry]

Thanks for the responses. Electric is a great idea. I've got t-posts installed and will be picking up some fencing tomorrow.

 

[Ray2310]

Electric fence has kept all unwanted critters out of my garden for the last several years.

 

[Ray2310]

How is the growing season going for everyone? Its rained here 14 of the last 20 days. Was able to get some corn in the ground on the 5th. Its starting to come up. Been eating alot of onions, radishes and lettuce. The plants I have in the greenhouse are getting pretty big and need to get in the ground.

Greenhouse

Radishes and onions

 

[jinman]

Ray, I'm just waiting for the right time to post a picture of my garden spot. The entire thing is overgrown with basketflowers. When they bloom, it should look beautiful.

My tomato seeds germinated and popped up in no time at all. After that, they seem to be stunted in growth. I just can't get them going. The seeds were planted in potting soil and this last weekend we put them into bigger pots and outside in partial sun. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but the plants might not survive. I'm a bit baffled.

Your stuff looks great. I can just taste those radishes. We are still eating out of our freezer from last year, but that fresh stuff is hard to beat.