How does your garden grow 2016

[growalot]

How are those gardens coming along...this hot sunny weather is a killer...love it though...I have been able to plant 54 tomato plants, 24 swt. peppers 7 hot. The new strawberry plants look awesome. None of the seed is up but  did plant zucchini /cuke plants added some more spinach plants to what is already up basil,cilantro,sage plants...Planted 2 Goji berry bushes in a food plot and a apple sucker. I have the hills done to pop in more summer and winter squash ...just too hot to plant the brassica plants...I may plant some now (Brussel sprouts)  and a few broccoli then pot up the others for a later planting...heat ...heat will cause them to bolt and not produce good firm heads. Melons need to find a spot ....

[turkeyfeathers]

Rabbits are brutal here. Hoping for better results than last year. Lil bastids ate $100 of decorative plants in 2 nights. 3rd they ate the sugar snap peas. 24 plants overnight. They chewed holes thru the plastic snow fence to get into garden. 6 tomato plants of mixed variety , 4 types of peppers , peas , bunch of lettuce. Nothing big but fun to appreciate.

[maytom]

Been working on a raised bed next to my shed for a tomato garden. Just finished the frame yesterday, and dug out the sod and put down 20 bags of top soil.

Think it will need more after it settles.

 

 

 

 

[growalot]

they really do not like that bird netting...24.00 for 100x7ft I cut it to fit what I need...they get tangled in it so avoid it....Then again I have clover every where and they have preferences...also garlic and onions planted around a gardens edge help they don't like the smell...do that around your fruit trees to help with bugs and gnawing .

[ATbuckhunter]

Tomatoes are starting to grow really well, peaches already have almost 18" of growth on them, strawberry's are just starting to ripen up, and the figs are finally starting to grow again. 

[turkeyfeathers]

they really do not like that bird netting...24.00 for 100x7ft I cut it to fit what I need...they get tangled in it so avoid it....Then again I have clover every where and they have preferences...also garlic and onions planted around a gardens edge help they don't like the smell...do that around your fruit trees to help with bugs and gnawing .

wife planted garlic last year. Maybe 10-12 plants. Tops are a good 24"-28" now. What's the key? Pick in late summer / fall when tops turn brown and dry out ?

[mlammerhirt]

Tf cut the tops when they start to get curly...will help the garlic bulb grow bigger....exactly like you said pick late when when the tops get brown.

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[Rockspek]

wife planted garlic last year. Maybe 10-12 plants. Tops are a good 24"-28" now. What's the key? Pick in late summer / fall when tops turn brown and dry out ?

I always cut the scapes off when they first curl around and cook them.  I almost get more excited for scapes then the actual garlic.  It's like a bonus.  Then keep an eye out for when each leave started to brown.  I was told that each leave that is still green will make the papery layers that protect your garlic.  I make sure there are three green leaves left when I dig them up.

[mlammerhirt]

People have told me to cook them.....but what do you mix them with?

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[Rockspek]

I put them with anything you would put garlic or onions with.  Also you can cook them in a little butter or oil and put them on top of a dish to fancy it up a bit.

[growalot]

So  this rain really got things growing weeds too...the strawberries now have several leafs and look great! the spinach and peas though spotty...have really taken off...my beets are up and I can pick lettuce...the cuke plants and zucchini plants look great and have the beginning of flowers...corns not up yet...I planted yellow squash and more zucchini and I planted more cuke seed. dusted for bugs...fly and flea beetles are bad!....All the knee could stand ...but winter squash will go in in a little bit...still working on those other plants that need to go in......lunch and ice....

[maytom]

Just got done edging, mulching, planting a new shrub, and planting some tomato and pepper plants. Whew.....beer break!!!

 

[maytom]

Put up some tomato stakes and string, and fencing around the garden to keep the bunnies out.

 

[growalot]

I picked two plastic grocery bags of spinach leafs today...crisp and sweet...two more rows have popped up and are growing great nice cool weather helps now. there are 2 tiny zucchini on one of my plants and I am picking the blossoms off the strawberry plants...Ever bearing...pick all blossoms now to make big healthy plants...they re-flower late summer and we can pick a few berries then...carrots are up and looking great..We will have a lot of beets this year , I love beets

[turkeyfeathers]

Hmmm, our sugar snap peas stems are yellowing a bit. Don't think we over nor underwatered them .Once I got the wife to move our strawberry pot more into the sun they are going crazy. Tomaters, peppers and lettuce seem to be doing quite well.