Gardening 2023

[stocknup]

My experimental raised beds

Looks pretty healthy ..............

 

[Cavman]

Looks pretty healthy ..............

Thanks the soil was all wood chips that had rotted into dirt.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Nothing harvested yet except some said greens, basil, and cilantro, but things are progressing. I'll take some pics when I get back home this afternoon.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Pics

 

[Expat]

Picked a half grocery bag sugar snap peas, head of cabbage, broccoli, 5 zukes and 5 yellow squash today. Fried half the cabbage with smoked sausage, onion and potatoes for supper. It is going to be tough to keep up now. I need to prep the peas and blanch and accumulate seal then freeze them. some of my corn blew down in the storm but not bad, should stand back up.

 

[bwframe]

Pepper time...

 

[BigRed]

Green beans are coming in strong!

One of my favorite home garden veggies!

 

[wcd]

Seeds dont want to germinate this year. 1 bean out of 2 rows. Its growth stopped at 2". out of 2 10' rows I have maybe a dozen beets. Turnips came up fine right next to them.

Im thinking i'll lay down a bunch of plastic or landscape cloth just to control the open areas so I dont have to weed all summer. I'm down to 1 full row of turnips, two partial rows of beets, and everything else is a vine that climbs. (including tomatoes)

Wow that stinks we were off to a slow start, but our pole beans came on like all get out 15 rows of them, and our Tomatillos are producing.

 

[wcd]

Big reason I went to two foot raised beds for the kitchen garden.

Otis eats bunnies for lunch. No garden poachers here.

 

[Expat]

Pawned off all my sugar snap peas to my daughter today. I have way more than that waiting to be picked.

 

[bwframe]

 

[snapping turtle]

Zukes and a Chinese giant pepper.

Cukes are starting to flourish should have cherry tomatoes soon. Radishes are gone waiting for a second and third planting as the temps drop. Onions bulking up nice. Will be a bit before everything is ready at the same time.

Second planting of green beans and corn will happen close to the Fourth of July depending on the rain amounts.

Next thing on the list if getting the three canners ready to roll.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Got the first zucchini of the year this week, and had some basil that was needing used. Topped off with some romano cheese and a side of prosciutto. Breakfast time.

 

[bwframe]

Got the first zucchini of the year this week, and had some basil that was needing used. Topped off with some romano cheese and a side of prosciutto. Breakfast time.
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Those look wonderful!

Glad to have a couple zucchini ready to pic soon.

I've had poor luck growing much zucchini to harvest the last couple years. Bugs and virus kept beating me to the punch.

Hopefully, my overcompensation this year will get me to the "what will I do with all of these," stage? I have another 16 plants sucessioned in.

Anyone seen cheap tomatoe cages on sale anywhere? I really like zucchini growing in the cages.

I'm off to go inspect for bugs now...

 

[Expat]

The zukes and yellow squash are just beating me to death already. I gave some to my son the other day. The neighbor said they have had all they want. I had some last night for supper... I am going to have cabbage tonight. I am not going to eat squash at every meal.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

The zukes and yellow squash are just beating me to death already. I gave some to my son the other day. The neighbor said they have had all they want. I had some last night for supper... I am going to have cabbage tonight. I am not going to eat squash at every meal.

Once my zucchini come in, there will be lots of zucchini bread, and we usually shred and freeze some to use in bread, fritters, and soup later in the year.

 

[bwframe]

The zukes and yellow squash are just beating me to death already. I gave some to my son the other day. The neighbor said they have had all they want. I had some last night for supper... I am going to have cabbage tonight. I am not going to eat squash at every meal.

Once my zucchini come in, there will be lots of zucchini bread, and we usually shred and freeze some to use in bread, fritters, and soup later in the year.

I'm hoping to keep the dehydrator full of zucchini, until I have zucchini flour for a year or more.
Looking to make my own low carb no gluten home grown healthy flour for everything.


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[stocknup]

Just pulled all of our Garlic ...........Pretty happy with this years` harvest . Have almost 60 heads of nice size . Not many small ones .
Like others ......our yellow squash and cucumbers seem to be growing overnight . Zucchini is starting the same trend .
Have freeze dried one batch of squash a few days ago .
Lots of green tomatoes ..........quite a few peppers ( Can`t wait for Salsa caning !!)

 

[hooky]

I'm off to go inspect for bugs now...

Just picked the first set of eggs off a zucchini leaf this morning. Now the daily "fun" begins.

 

[bwframe]

Just picked the first set of eggs off a zucchini leaf this morning. Now the daily "fun" begins.

I mashed a few egg clusters yesterday and snuffed a few adult squash bugs with the dawn water solution. As you say, it's a daily routine from here.

The disturbing part of the bug chasing is that after meticulously combing the plants, invariably everytime I prune some leaves a bug still turns up in the prunings.


I found japanese beatles chewing my prized porch container Charlotte strawberries. Dawn water solution does not bother the japanese beatles. They still squish though.