I would have had squash by now if that stupid deer wouldn’t have eaten the first ones.
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Apparently it grows well in Florida and tea from it might help lower blood sugar.
I am a lazy gardener so I want mostly stuff that’s stupid easy to grow.
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First year growing beets too (we love em) so far they’re looking good … looking forward to harvesting my garlic
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I’ve tried squash, tomato, and poblano peppers. I’ve only thus far had success with poblano peppers. Tomatoes are very finicky and I haven’t had much success with squash (I think it needs more water).
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What happened with the squash and tomatoes? Can you give us some more details?
Waiting on the invite for the new potatoes in white sauce ;7). Light bread optional.
@AnthonyP Yeah give us lowdown on tomatoes.
They are easier than squash.
Also if you have sunny space, go ahead and plant okra. It grows all summer and is not picky.
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Come on up! And we will find something to throw on the fire to go with it.
Garden bandit Venison.
Oops. Hope there are no Game Wardens misconstruing that…hehe.
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The squash stopped growing. I think either I needed to water it more, needed to use better soil, or use vegetable fertilizer, or a combination of all three. I’ll need to do better research this year.
The tomatoes always seem to get cracks, which I’ve read can be from too much watering or lack of calcium.
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I’ll look into the Okra. thanks.
There’s like a several hundred acres farm directly in my and my neighbors back yards that the deer walk down from to eat the garden veggies and various ornamentals.
Last year one actually peeked out from behind my shed like a little kid playing hide & seek, then waited like we (me and two other people) didn’t see it.
Because it likes to eat my peonies.
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Also, anybody have any tips on pumpkins?
We did an experiment last fall by just leaving our pumpkins whole, uncarved, then putting them in a flower bed and letting nature take its course.
Now I have about a hundred or so pumpkin plants and considering turning a couple parts of the yard into a Great Pumpkin patch.
Have you tried putting some Gain dryer sheets around the flowers. I tied them around the fence and hung some bars of Irish Spring cut in half around the fence. So far, it’s working.
You have a 50/50 chance they will be pumkins or gourds. It depends on whether or not the one you bought was hybrid. I plant them.in a hill with about 5 seeds per hill. So if you transplant put 3 plants per hill. Water, fertilize, and let grow. They about 4-5 months to mature.
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You are probably right on all three on the squash.
Cracks in tomatoes are usually from inconstitent watering. Too dry then too much water. Possibly bug bites. Lacknof calcium typically causes blossom end rot.
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Oh! That might make for an interesting mix!
Going to see if I can borrow my buddies stump grinder this weekend to turn up a couple of patches.
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Spring is here finally!
Tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, ground cherries, tomatillios, zuccini, eggplant, beans, cucumbers…
And the eggers
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One of the reasons I think we all grow some form of fruit or veg at whatever scale we do is to make tasty, garden fresh treats with the produce.
Over this past weekend, I harvested some garlic scapes from my hardnecks and some bok choy that’s been growing like gangbusters and made some kimchi using it. I just had my first taste after giving it some time to ferment in the jar and it is delicious. Only down side is my wife might be keeping her distance from me haha.
Looking forward to making some more batches to store and for some healthy, delicious tastes of Korea. What do you all like to make with your produce that can be a little hard to come by?
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I had high hopes of trying to make sauerkraut this year but the weather had other plans.
I did get my pickled beets done so at least I got that out of the deal.
My garden is just about at the stage of complete loss now. Between the weather, the deer, and now the grasshoppers and bugs it doesn’t stand a chance. I am trying to save what I can but it’s not looking good.