2024 Garden!

[Keep on]

Got 3 yards of mushroom soil spread on the garden and turned enough over to plant onion sets, spinach and lettuce.
Also planted a couple blueberry bushes and 2 apple trees I picked up last week.
Good to be getting the hands and boots muddy again.

 

[buckbull]

What are you guys using to test the PH in your garden?

 

[Keep on]

What are you guys using to test the PH in your garden?

Our county extension office will test for free if you bring a sample. I don't test my soil, only ammend for things I know need pH adjustment like hydrangeas, blueberries, etc.

 

[JShane]

spring and fall plantings going simultaneously

 

[JShane]

potato bucket and a volunteer tomato bush that's doing work.

 

[marshman]

View attachment 320605View attachment 320606potato bucket and a volunteer tomato bush that's doing work.

Well; I was going to ask when is planting season in Florida.
It looks like anytime you feel like it!

 

[marshman]

At 49 degrees latitude Walla Walla's and Sweet Peas are all that I can start for now. More soon.

 

[Bam Bam]

What are you guys using to test the PH in your garden?

I just use generic PH testing kits from a local store. They aren't super detailed, but they do let me know how much the PH levels move after adding soil amendments.

 

[NoWiser]

For the last year, every time my daughter finds a seed of any type in her food, she goes and digs a hole in my new lawn to plant it. I caved a few weeks ago and agreed to start a garden for her, if for anything just to keep her from destroying my yard. I’m currently resurrecting an old tiller from the dead. Should have it in good working order after this weekend. Seeds arrived in the mail last week. She and I have been laying out the garden on paper evenings this week. It was supposed to start out very small but it keeps growing. I have no experience. It could be a disaster. I’ve been struggling with lower back pain the last 8 months and something tells me maintaining a garden isn’t going to help. We shall see. Hopefully I can find some good advice here!

 

[NoWiser]

My daughter (1st grade) made a list of the vegetables we’ll be planting and crossed them off as I laid them out on my plan. About 5 hours working this morning and I had the tiller running great. Tilled up the garden this afternoon. I’m really happy with the soil I found. I’ll till in some old pony manure when I get a chance here and then we wait to plant.

All the dead grass/stubble you see is seeded in native grasses and forbs. It’ll be kept mowed this year to keep the weeds at bay while the natives are establishing themselves.

 

[JShane]

small but meaningful brussel sprouts harvest. Plants are still growing/producing. Some general update photos. Zucchini is getting close to fruiting, so to are green beans.

 

[Gellar]

We won’t be doing any gardening today, but the turkeys don’t mind.

 

[duckhunt]

We won’t be doing any gardening today, but the turkeys don’t mind.

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Drove from harpersferry to Lansing then back to harpersferry last Friday and saw turkeys strutting all over the place.

 

[Gellar]

Drove from harpersferry to Lansing then back to harpersferry last Friday and saw turkeys strutting all over the place.

I've been seeing them strutting, but I'm not hearing gobbles as much as I'd like. I'm still going to try and find one next week.

 

[Tiredofthebickering]

My soil last year in my raised beds was pretty terrible and didn't produce well. I mixed in a pile of mushroom compost this year which also helped fill the beds up a fair bit. I went in with most of my seeds after mixing it in really well. We'll see what starts coming up over the next couple of weeks.

In the bed I have the following. All are seeds except for onions, garlic, and potatoes:

Corn (planted a couple weeks ago and already sprouted)
Sugar Snap Peas
Bush beans
Pink Eye beans
Yellow onions
Bell Peppers
Poblanos
Jalapenos
Butternut squash
Straightneck Squash
Garlic
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Leeks
Two types of cabbage
Yellow potatoes
Red potatoes
Radishes
Lettuce mix


In the next few weeks I'll go in with the following:

Tomatoes (Cherry, Roma, Beefsteak varieties)
Herbs
Carrots
Cucumbers

I overseeded by a fair margin using the SF method. I'm sure I'll have to thin out a fair bit as things come up. But as much as possible I'm going to let the beds go and see what happens. Last year my harvest was pathetic so I have a low standard to beat lol.

 

[Keep on]

Had a light frost last night, but looks like my trees did ok, some buds damaged, but not the majority. No frost temps in the forecast for the next week, so may do alright with the peaches, cherries, asian pears and pears.

 

[JShane]

First couple of zucchini for the year and the first ripe tomatoes

 

[Nick87]

Was thinking about planting this weekend but looks like it's gonna get pretty cold next week at night..

 

[Gellar]

Was thinking about planting this weekend but looks like it's gonna get pretty cold next week at night..

It’s windier than a sack full of butholes here. Otherwise I was going to plant my cool season things. Looks like it will be cooler, but nothing scary cold here.

 

[Nick87]

It’s windier than a sack full of butholes here. Otherwise I was going to plant my cool season things. Looks like it will be cooler, but nothing scary cold here.

Windy here too. Haven't tilled yet otherwise if probably throw my onions in.