Lets talk Gardening!!!!

[favoritos]

We have tried the tt hanger pots. The biggest worry is watering properly. Tomato plants do not like the soil along the stem. Water carefully and you will get good growth in full sun.

Lately we have been growing the veggies mixed in with perennials. It is kinda cool to have the veggies right in the front yard. We tell the neighbors to have their pick.

BTW, I do not take any credit for the gardens. It is her green thumb that keeps them looking that nice.

 

[windingtrailgal]

Agreed, favoritos, the trick to the TT is the watering. Has to be slow and right down the center. I messed up the frist year and used crappy loose soil and it didn't work out so hot. Not to mention realized too late that although I THOUGHT I had them in a sunny site, they were getting too much shade from the overhang of my deck roof...all I had to do was lower it a few inches and then got a ton more sunlight. Just took some jaggin. Last year had a nice tomato crop.

Am gonna do cucumbers in the earth boxes this year and see what happens. May even use one of my TT for some cucumber plants too since they are long and viney. And am gonna pick up some of those TT for strawberries - if they aren't all sold out. Looks like Walgreens is the cheapest place to get them around here. Go figure.

 

[favoritos]

I have done cucumbers on a wire fence. That actually works pretty good if you stay ahead of the vines.

We have tried tomatos in various spots around the yard. They do not do well if they do not get full sunlight. In fact, most of the veggies seem to need strong sun. It has been a challenge around our yard. We have a lot of nice shade.

 

[polarisrider1]

Hey PR1, you should already have some of the gardening tools in your snowmobile backpack.

You got me! Lol.

 

[ezra]

It probable cost me seventy-nine cents to read your post. I know that some love to garden and like the time out there in the dirt being one with the bugs. Do you raise your own beef? Now that is expensive. I live on a boat or at my cabin or at my maximum lot saturated (with structure) home. I would need to purchase land, gardening tools, etc. This makes that pepper a deal.

fyi I have a bud on the river who has 3 big pots on his dock 1 for pepers 1 tomato 1 cellery why well fresh produce for bloodys of corse been dooing it for yrs

 

[polarisrider1]

fyi I have a bud on the river who has 3 big pots on his dock 1 for pepers 1 tomato 1 cellery why well fresh produce for bloodys of corse been dooing it for yrs

OMG, I am sitting here on my boat having a bloody Mary eyeing the bucket of tomato plants a few slips down and thinking the same thing. Too funny! Its a small world. Now all he needs is an olive tree.

 

[Firecatguy]

does vodka grow on trees???I would cut all my trees down and start over....lol

 

[windingtrailgal]

does vodka grow on trees???I would cut all my trees down and start over....lol

Ditto!!

 

[Firecatguy]

does anyone here have any experience with "suckers" I was thinking about doing this with the matters that are in the ground...not sure if you can cut all the "suckers" or do you have to do it when they start?

 

[skiroule]

Left at Zywiecs? Don't remember seeing any Firecats parked around there. Maybe behind the mulch piles?

Not to worry, my son and his wife get amazing tomato and pepper production out of their little terrace garden on the south side of their house - not to mention the all-important Cilantro. Fresh salsa, nothing better (OK, maybe a little in the Bloody Mary). I'm sure they won't miss a few items

 

[Firecatguy]

Left at Zywiecs? Don't remember seeing any Firecats parked around there. Maybe behind the mulch piles?

Not to worry, my son and his wife get amazing tomato and pepper production out of their little terrace garden on the south side of their house - not to mention the all-important Cilantro. Fresh salsa, nothing better (OK, maybe a little in the Bloody Mary). I'm sure they won't miss a few items

I just messin with ya....hehehe I cant wait to get fresh salsa going again...mmmm

any one have salsa recipes they like to share????I love the fresh stuff but by far my fav is the cooked stuff......

 

[Firecatguy]

I built the frame for a 4 by 8 raised bed...I'm trying to figure out what i can fit in it it!!! no need for Tomato's thinking corn,radishes,cucumbers,banana peppers and green peppers......any help in how far you plant these all apart??first garden for me....

 

[98panther]

I'm down to the last 4 jars of salsa, probably won't make it until the tomatoes are ready.
Maybe I can find some at the farmers market to get us through.

 

[mezz]

I just messin with ya....hehehe I cant wait to get fresh salsa going again...mmmm anyone have any salsa recipes they like to share??? [/QUOTE}

I put this out a year or so ago, but one of my fav's on the grill is a Southwestern Burger. Get your favorite ground beef & mix in your homemade salsa into the beef & press into patty's. Depending on the fat content of the ground beef, you may want to refrigerate the patty's for a bit before putting on the grill as the patty may not want to hold together so well with the salsa in it. Ground chuck is a bit more difficult due to the leaner meat.

BTW, I grow all of the following in my raised bed garden which measures 16'L x5'W x12"D, cucumbers, Tomatoes (Better Boy & Beef Steak, Huskey Cherry Red, Sweet 100),Green Beans, Garlic, Cilantro, Onion, Carrots, Bell Pepper, a few varieties of Hot peppers Chilli, Hot Cherry, Jalepeno etc.. You cut down a little on the plant spacing with the larger veggies, it takes a little planning when planting so you don't over crowd things, but it works great, especially if your in an area that has so-so soil. The nice thing is weeding is very minimal, you just have to make sure to keep up with the watering on a regular basis as the soil will dry out a little quicker.-Mezz

 

[mezz]

I built the frame for a 4 by 8 raised bed...I'm trying to figure out what i can fit in it it!!! no need for Tomato's thinking corn,radishes,cucumbers,banana peppers and green peppers......any help in how far you plant these all apart??first garden for me....

There may be some information of "Square Foot Gardening", I picked up on that from a friend of mine a number of years ago, I'll have to see if I can find the specifics. If you look at the recommended planting spacing & cut it down about a third for the larger plants, you would be suprised at how much you can get to productively grow in a smaller area.-Mezz

 

[favoritos]

I built the frame for a 4 by 8 raised bed...I'm trying to figure out what i can fit in it it!!! no need for Tomato's thinking corn,radishes,cucumbers,banana peppers and green peppers......any help in how far you plant these all apart??first garden for me....

Just keep in mind sunlight, nutrients, and water. The corn needs heat units to mature, so it needs to be planted soon for the best results. Do you have another spot to plant the cucumbers? Two of those could take the whole raised bed.

The radishes can grow to maturity before the other plants really need their space. Plant them around the edge with recommended spacing. Can you plant the peppers in pots? If so, then plant two rows of corn at the north end of the bed and place the cucumbers in front of the corn. The corn should have spacing similar to field corn.

Keep in mind that the plants you have selected will do best in full sun. Planter placement will be crucial to the success on a full harvest. The corn will also take a beating during storms with that much loose soil, so try to place the bed in a somewhat protected area for wind.

BTW, corn kernel depth is probably even more crucial than spacing. Watch that closely while planting.
Also put out a do not enter sign in rabbit and squirrel language.

Good Luck, I hope we get to see some good pics this summer.

 

[Firecatguy]

Thanks mezz and favoritos...got the bed put together today....Got a great Idea for all my Hanging stuff and maybe a place or two for pots..thanks again for all the info...i see i will have to cut back what i want to grow!!!The pot idea for a few the items might be a good idea......

 

[snoeatr]

This picture is three days after I planted my garden. Its over by the fence under 2 ft. of water. So it dried up finally and I replanted. No joke the day after it flooded again. Not as bad but enough with the rain here. Now half is ok and the lower half needs to be reseeded. Guess that's what happens after 12+ inches of rain in 2 weeks. 4" in 45 minutes.

 

[snoeatr]

Oops forgot a step!

 

[Firecatguy]

wow....that looks bad......wow....alot rain...has your yard ever been that deep before?