2022 Garden Thread
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ekuhn
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My habs aren't orange yet almost tho....
Tomato's looking good other than those dried up leaves. No cracking in the skin! Tons of Cherries!
ekuhn
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SAM
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Well, I'm soooo late to this thread for 2022. What to do? Maybe I can post a month at a time until I get up-to-date?
I have a raised bed garden with four 4x8 boxes (kit), a ~3x3 octagon box (kit), and a 2x16 box (built myself). All cedar. Installed in Feb 2017 in time for the growing season. Now that I'm in the 6th season, some of the cedar is seriously rotted and will need to be replaced soon. In 2018, I installed a drip irrigation system and built a fully enclosed berry garden attached to the back of the raised bed garden.
Here is May:
I've been putting a row of snap peas to grow up the fence next to the 2x16 box for a few years now. Works well and I love snap peas. Here they are on may 14.
Here is a box on May 14 of early stuff planted in April. Upper left sweet white onions (slips from Bonnie), celery next to that, lower left to right radishes, carrots, spinach, and beets all just sprouted.
Left to right, this box has two Brussels sprouts and four broccoli plants (bought from Home Depot), cauliflower (I started myself indoors too late). May 14.
Harvested the broccoli on May 22. The tomatoes are planted in the cage behind.
Radish (May 26), first tomato coming (May 28), first peppers coming (May 29).
Next up, June.
I have a raised bed garden with four 4x8 boxes (kit), a ~3x3 octagon box (kit), and a 2x16 box (built myself). All cedar. Installed in Feb 2017 in time for the growing season. Now that I'm in the 6th season, some of the cedar is seriously rotted and will need to be replaced soon. In 2018, I installed a drip irrigation system and built a fully enclosed berry garden attached to the back of the raised bed garden.
Here is May:
I've been putting a row of snap peas to grow up the fence next to the 2x16 box for a few years now. Works well and I love snap peas. Here they are on may 14.
Here is a box on May 14 of early stuff planted in April. Upper left sweet white onions (slips from Bonnie), celery next to that, lower left to right radishes, carrots, spinach, and beets all just sprouted.
Left to right, this box has two Brussels sprouts and four broccoli plants (bought from Home Depot), cauliflower (I started myself indoors too late). May 14.
Harvested the broccoli on May 22. The tomatoes are planted in the cage behind.
Radish (May 26), first tomato coming (May 28), first peppers coming (May 29).
Next up, June.
SAM
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Okay, first half of June.
Radish harvest June 1.
Box of early stuff on June 13. Left to right top to bottom, onions, celery, radish, carrots, beets
Peppers and eggplant in the tomato cages on the right, zucchini on the right. June 13. Tried planting some corn in the middle of the zuchs, didn't work.
Tomato cage, June 13.
Tried something different this year. Planted cantaloupe, butternut squash, and spaghetti squash in box with a tomato cage to allow vines to go vertical. Here it is on June 13.
Snap peas climbing the fence on the left with, front to back, watermelon, cucumber, hot peppers, shikou eggplant on the right. June 13.
Harvest. Celery (June 17), Snap peas (June 18), blueberries (June 20).
Radish harvest June 1.
Box of early stuff on June 13. Left to right top to bottom, onions, celery, radish, carrots, beets
Peppers and eggplant in the tomato cages on the right, zucchini on the right. June 13. Tried planting some corn in the middle of the zuchs, didn't work.
Tomato cage, June 13.
Tried something different this year. Planted cantaloupe, butternut squash, and spaghetti squash in box with a tomato cage to allow vines to go vertical. Here it is on June 13.
Snap peas climbing the fence on the left with, front to back, watermelon, cucumber, hot peppers, shikou eggplant on the right. June 13.
Harvest. Celery (June 17), Snap peas (June 18), blueberries (June 20).
SAM
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Yeah, completely understandable. The drought is a problem for watering. The drip irrigation system is a very efficient way to water. It doesn't waste water to non target areas or via evaporative process. Even so, I've cut back on it some. I usually run it for 15 min once or twice a day and skip days if it is cloudy or we get any rain at all.
SAM
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Working on the July update now. July, Part 1.
Zuchs harvested on 4, 5, 7 & 11. Enuf already.
Some Shikou eggplant too.
Tomatoes & cucumbers July 11 & 12
Spaghetti squash (7 of 'em) and a butternut squash hanging off the tomato cage July 13
I've been using twist ties to support the fruit, so the vines don't break as they get larger.
Zuchs harvested on 4, 5, 7 & 11. Enuf already.
Some Shikou eggplant too.
Tomatoes & cucumbers July 11 & 12
Spaghetti squash (7 of 'em) and a butternut squash hanging off the tomato cage July 13
I've been using twist ties to support the fruit, so the vines don't break as they get larger.
SAM
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July, Part 3.
Butternut squash hanging on the tomato cage July 29.
Blackberries July 29
I have one blackberry plant. Got so many blackberries that I have to freeze them. I have around 10 - 15 pounds of frozen blackberries now. Blackberry banana smoothies!
Zuchs on the left got too big while I was on vacation (Garden slaves can't go on vacation). Some tomatoes. July 29.
Brussels sprouts. July 29. First time I tried them in the garden. Roasted them up. Good.
Butternut squash hanging on the tomato cage July 29.
Blackberries July 29
I have one blackberry plant. Got so many blackberries that I have to freeze them. I have around 10 - 15 pounds of frozen blackberries now. Blackberry banana smoothies!
Zuchs on the left got too big while I was on vacation (Garden slaves can't go on vacation). Some tomatoes. July 29.
Brussels sprouts. July 29. First time I tried them in the garden. Roasted them up. Good.
SAM
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It should be over, but there has to be a July Part 4
Acorn squash I started indoors from seeds from one from Shoprite and transplanted where the broccoli used to be. You can see one on the right if you look closely.
Harvested a bunch of stuff July 30. Carrots, onions, beets, a dozen red peppers, eggplant.
"Curing" the onions for long term storage
Beets cleaned up
Acorn squash I started indoors from seeds from one from Shoprite and transplanted where the broccoli used to be. You can see one on the right if you look closely.
Harvested a bunch of stuff July 30. Carrots, onions, beets, a dozen red peppers, eggplant.
"Curing" the onions for long term storage
Beets cleaned up
SAM
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Just a few more things for July.
Found this guy on my tomatoes July 30. Actually, a Tobacco Hornworm variety of the Tomato Hornworm. He met his end.
Here's one that has the cocoons of a parasitic wasp all over it on July 30. I left that one. Yes, Nature. Scary.
Still more zuchs harvested July 31
Found this guy on my tomatoes July 30. Actually, a Tobacco Hornworm variety of the Tomato Hornworm. He met his end.
Here's one that has the cocoons of a parasitic wasp all over it on July 30. I left that one. Yes, Nature. Scary.
Still more zuchs harvested July 31
SAM
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Oh, I have weeds. Try to keep up on them but they're there. Just don't show them too much in the photos but if you look closely, you'll see some (e.g., see the photo of the acorn squash).
You can see the drip irrigation system in some of the photos. For example, see the early May photos. I'll look if I have the old plans and any better photos. The supplies were around $150 from Drip Depot and I laid out/dug in the system in a day.
@SAM do you sell your produce at markets? that is a legit setup and space for a variety of veggies. Interested in your carrot experience...did some last year in pots and they were little nubs after like 5 months...how are you producing yours?
Also this year our cucumbers were absolute trash, as well as our stringbeans...I think because nether on I started indoors this year like I usually do. Bur Beefsteak tomatoes and green peppers have stepped into their own.
Also this year our cucumbers were absolute trash, as well as our stringbeans...I think because nether on I started indoors this year like I usually do. Bur Beefsteak tomatoes and green peppers have stepped into their own.
serviceguy
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The groundhog and the squirrels have attacked our icebox watermelons. We lost 3 so far, looks like Bailey scared the ground hog for good(He somehow managed to squeeze under the chicken wire), but the squirrels can not be stopped effectively. Not too worried as one of the one we harvested tasted like poop, the second one we tried was meh...probably switching to something else next year.
Funny you say this...I think some of my peppers and all of my stringbeans being stolen by squirrels or chipmunks, but no video proof.
The squirrel harvest has been disappointing. 😉
Ground hog tried a bite of each type of tomato last week. Little booger keeps tripping the trap but not getting caught
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