2018 gardens

Anybody do gardens any more?? Got pix??

the taters a couple weeks ago

Even a pot is considered a garden!

My potato rows are 190 feet long and 6 of them to go.

sweet tatoes ----5 rows 190 feet long

RR sweet corn 14 rows 190 feet long. thanks; ac fleet

you wants sum coons to help you harvest that sweet corn?

Well,,,,we ain't had any rain so my rock garden is doin better than the weeds,,,,,, Wink

Got some pics yesterday, 7-1. Three inches of rain and a lot of wind the night before worked things over pretty good, especially the middle planting of corn. Potatoes look great this year. I just planted last years left overs. On a low-carb diet so not sure what I'll do all of them.

that second pic looks like the pioneer corn that they grow around here! and Joe...I always like it when someone learns their lesson!

i do about a 1/4 acre also plant a lot of flowers in there also

We had hail and 70MPH winds last week some of my garden is starting to stand backup.

I usually end up with a few flowers in the mix! Bout done with the pea harvest, got a bunch this year. Greenbeans made over 50 pounds from the 2 short rows and first picking. In the next few I will harvest more of the early onions, and dig the early spuds.

Sweet corn is setting ears really good , so we see how things go with that. ( Shameless,--I probably won't be needing your coons due to the fact that I got COYOTES!!! LOL!!!)--Did get the new woven wire fence up last week.--have the gates to install yet.

Tomatoes are doing so--so, and look fair.--some green ones forming so time will tell. Summer squash are going big time, so have been getting my fill while they are tender and giving lots away.

One year we used 10 earth boxes for a garden and had a lot of produce from them.--containers to work well!!---- watering is the hardest part and the most critical! thanks; ac fleet

I have 16 rows of sweet corn. First corn should be July 25. I planted may 4.
We have the ear worm problem here (Long Island), I spray with Bug-B-Gon or Sevin
every 3-4 days. I wonder if that BT spray would work effectively instead.
I used the Providence variety. Some say it is the best they ever tasted. That is subjective, but it is very good. I notice I can pick over a batch of it with about a 4 days window span. I give it away. People are starting to ask when is the corn going to be ready?

I plow and disk with the the A/C 160, plant with a hand push Jr, cultivate with the C.
Long Island has cold springs, with all the water around. If I plant in April, it usually turns cold and wet. Sometimes a batch planted 2 weeks later will catch up. Conversely, summer is stretched out.

Question -has anyone found an early variety that tastes good, is worth planting?
And really delivers on "early"? Is it early because it matures faster, but also can it take the cold?

Also some pumpkins, water melons cantaloupe and sun flowers. 5/8 acre of blueberry.
I almost OD'd on Blueberry this weekend!

My first planting of Mississippi Pink Eye Purple Hull Peas is history. Sold all the pea crop from this first patch green shelled and washed for $5 a Quart. 20 ounces makes a quart.

Made over $2500. Talk about a cash crop . Lots of work for just 16 200 long rows.

Wife and I split the pot for her part with the harvesting and selling

Will start picking the next patch of 12 rows the end of this week. 2 more plantings after that. Room for a late planting where the first 16 rows are shredded and plowed under.

Edited by Ken in Texas - 09 Jul 2018 at 8:29pm

had fresh string beans outta my BIL's garden (wonder if he knows they's missing yet?) they was really good with the chicky off my new grill!

RR is round-up ready!! LOL!!!! I been planting it for 3 years now and it's really good corn. This is Wiffels Hybrid , the yellow is 82 day and the bi is 75 day thanks; ac fleet

How do you keep the weeds outta the potatoes? Mostly grass invaded mine this year and took over in the rows.

i used some pre emergent on the sweet taders and it worked pretty well.

OK I will have to take some pictures. Last ones I posted the ground was just turned over and we were trying to work in into shape to get some seeds and plants in the ground.

Update coming by tonight.

Our weather usually keeps us from planting till about Memorial day. We were a few days after that when we planted.

FYI plowed our little spot with the same 3 bottom AC plow I had used on the farm 50 years ago.

This is a small garden about 30 x 60 feet (30 foot rows) zucchini, yellow squash, pickles, tomatoes, sun flowers, sweet corn beans and peppers.

Seven rows of great lake Hybrids sweet corn. The crows got at it or it would be a little thicker.

Couple rows of green beans too. A planted every thing with fertilizer and then put on some nitrogen a week ago.

So far I am pretty happy with it. Cheryl picked up a lot of rocks too. This spot in the yard is much better for drainage.

Regards,

Chris

Edited by Sugarmaker - 10 Jul 2018 at 4:47pm

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