2024 gardens

Well the weather is here so the garden is started. Yesterday I got a few beds started and prepared. Put in some spinish, 4 five ft rows of radishes 3 different kinds. Made a bed for the Swiss chard red and white have some started to plant today. Soaked a pack of snow peas those will go in the ground today and some onion will also be planted.

I think 2012 I had a crop of radishes finished before the official season. Looking to be the same kind of year.

Started some peppers a few weeks ago those are doing well. Since then I started a dozen jalapeños and some tomatoes just starting to poke above the soil.

Who's starting the hardy vegetables yet? Still waiting? .

Pro tips hard rake weekly to avoid long deep rooted weeds . Water the plants not the ground around it to prevent extra weeds best to use a watering can then the hose to prevent the weed growth. That won't work for all but for the vegetables that are well spaced it helps.

My goal with the garden is to grow everything but the turkey or whatever meat we eat with Thanksgiving dinner.

Have funny everyone happy growing.

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peas went in a couple of weeks ago, spring onions and garlic off to a good start, asparagus just starting to poke through, finished all my spring prunning. Too early for the rest

This weekend was all about the garden. I cleaned up all my beds. My kids helped plant: peas, radishes, parsnip, lettuces, onions, beets, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli.

We created a couple more raspberry beds for 2 more varieties (Anne & red mammoth). Also prepped for a couple more fruit trees.

All my pruning of existing trees and shrubs was done a month ago. I'm excited for grapes this year. Last year my vines put on some great growth, hopefully they will fruit this year.

Garlic beds are looking good. I planted 150 bulbs last fall. They're all about 5-6" tall now.

Blueberry bed was amended with more acidifier and some fertilizer to give it a good kickstart.

My peppers I started late February and they've bulked up nicely. Nice thick stalks and about 6" tall. Tomatoes were started 2 weeks ago and are about 2" tall.

My over wintering beds of spinach, onions, carrots and oregano did great and is still producing like crazy.

It looks like it will be a long growing season this year and I'm looking forward to it.

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peas went in a couple of weeks ago, spring onions and garlic off to a good start, asparagus just starting to poke through, finished all my spring prunning. Too early for the rest

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No asparagus here yet garlic is doing well first time planting it properly in the fall in a proper area. Got a good start going didn't fill the red chard area I tilled up so put in 1 line of 10 red onions. Have about 100 more bulbs so when I find a good spot for them I'll probably plant in 3 consecutive stages 2 weeks apart. Put in the first pack of snow peas also didn't know they tolerate the cold so well.

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Originally Posted by Birdbuff

This weekend was all about the garden. I cleaned up all my beds. My kids helped plant: peas, radishes, parsnip, lettuces, onions, beets, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli.

We created a couple more raspberry beds for 2 more varieties (Anne & red mammoth). Also prepped for a couple more fruit trees.

All my pruning of existing trees and shrubs was done a month ago. I'm excited for grapes this year. Last year my vines put on some great growth, hopefully they will fruit this year.

Garlic beds are looking good. I planted 150 bulbs last fall. They're all about 5-6" tall now.

Blueberry bed was amended with more acidifier and some fertilizer to give it a good kickstart.

My peppers I started late February and they've bulked up nicely. Nice thick stalks and about 6" tall. Tomatoes were started 2 weeks ago and are about 2" tall.

My over wintering beds of spinach, onions, carrots and oregano did great and is still producing like crazy.

It looks like it will be a long growing season this year and I'm looking forward to it.

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Wow off to a great start. Sunday that is all I did hard not to when the weather is nice out.

How does the cauliflower cabbage and broccoli do ? Are they notorious for bugs or any other issues ? Did Brussel spouts a few years ago didn't notice the bugs till it was to bad for my likings lol. I'll have to set up a netting area to keep the cabbage moths off next time .

Pretty sure it was you that put the carrots in with the garlic rows so I made sure to have a good spacing between the rows to add some carrots . I'll try it out for sure. Thanks for tip.

Still working the new plans over I always change things around . Moving the strawberry patch and a row of rhubarb to open up more space. Then I'm changing it to fit more . Less walkways and more garden instead of 4 plots I'll have 2 longer ones 3.5ft by 15 ft long. I think it will be better.

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Test photo. Failed lol.

Not failed lol this was last year second week of May. There in an additional 11ft on the other side between the pool. Also another bed behind the pool.
Moved the water to the bottom right corner and the rhubarb is gone. . Tilled and made a new design for this season. .
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I have a 50x100 foot garden I can't disc because of all the rain we've had.

I have found this spring to be more "springlike". More consistent rain and temperatures. It's been great for the cold hardy plants. I've been hesitant to harden off my peppers, tomatoes and eggplants because of the lower night temps. But they're getting to be too big for my grow space indoors and I may have no choice.

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I have a 50x100 foot garden I can't disc because of all the rain we've had.

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Think alot of farmers are going to experience that this year. Some fields are still holding some good amounts of water around my area.

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I started hardening them off 2 weeks ago used the warm days and night's to its fullest advantages not to fry them. . Some of the things I put in the ground are a bit lighter tho. The zucchini I didn't plant is a bit greener ,the tomatoes are loving it been in the ground a week now. Still have 20 peppers to put in only the jalapeños went in. First 2 lines of carrots are up,trying out 2 double rows in a 3 ft space that i put in last night. . 1 ft from the last carrot row then another 8 inches away, then a ft space with another double. Gives me a 4th row and saves a ft of space instead of each row being a ft away. See how it goes .

Another week and everything should be in.

Dragons already eating fresh lettuce, not big enough for us yet lol. Peas are good 6 or 7 inches and started secondary rows Friday along with a bed of yellow beans. Been not stop putting things in the ground every day for the past 2 weeks.

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Just a heads up for those that use the Micracle-gro potting soil. I picked up 4 x 25l bags about 3 weeks ago, threw the receipt away, darn. When I opened the bags, it smelled rotten and then proceeded to pick out sticks, not little twigs and other crap, cardboard and what looked like shingle remnants. complete garbage. Took a look on their reviews and there's a lot of gardeners that are unhappy about this. Called their 1-800 line, expressed my disgust and they said they will reimburse me. Wait and see.

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Just a heads up for those that use the Micracle-gro potting soil. I picked up 4 x 25l bags about 3 weeks ago, threw the receipt away, darn. When I opened the bags, it smelled rotten and then proceeded to pick out sticks, not little twigs and other crap, cardboard and what looked like shingle remnants. complete garbage. Took a look on their reviews and there's a lot of gardeners that are unhappy about this. Called their 1-800 line, expressed my disgust and they said they will reimburse me. Wait and see.

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Hope you get a full refund.

I aways stick with the pro mix bails 107 L for 46 bucks. New bails go directly into pots old pots used soils get added to cow pooh and compost mix and into the garden when planting into the ground.

It's a win win and reuses the old potting soils. Mixed my last wheelbarrow yesterday hopefully. Only have some peppers, carrots and onions left to put in the ground.

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They said they were going to refund me, I'm not holding my breath for that to happen. I should have checked the reviews first, seems like their quality has taken an extra large poop.

Our gardens are in and covered last night re frost warning. Zuchinni, garlic waist high!, tomatoes, spuds, spinnach, carrots and Jurusalem artichoke.

Frost warning for tonight too, I covered everything up last evening, get up this morning and the roofs are all white.

Garden update

Broccoli and cauliflower are all picked and done. Good harvest of both this year. Cucumbers are looking good, they're getting big and should be ready to pick in a week or two. Tomato growth has been great this year compared to last. Lots of fruit on the vines and more flowers everyday. It could be a good harvest. Beans are flowering and growing well. Garlic should be ready to pick in a week or two. Somethings been attacking them but I can't find it. It looks like it's boring into the necks. Peppers are doing very well. They're big and bushy and flowering with a bit of young fruit bulking up. This year was phenomenal for lettuces. We have been succession planting them since April and it's been a steady harvest. Enough that we have shared with our neighbours. Onions also are doing stellar. We started from seed early and planted out around March. There are a few bulbs as big as baseballs. Summer squashes are just starting to produce. Hopefully we will be grilling a few zucchini in a week or so. Corn failed. The chipmunks have ruined 2 plantings. They dig them up at 2-6 inches tall and chew the stems. That kinda sucks. Japanese beetles have started up now. I've been picking them steadily and placing them in a soapy bucket.
Raspberries are producing like crazy. It's definitely a bumper crop. We've been eating a lot of reds and still able to freeze a pint a day. Should last another week, at least, then the blacks and yellows will start up. Blueberry shrubs are full, but the robins have started plucking a few green ones to taste. Might need to put a net up. Peas are wrapping up. They had a good 2-3 week run, but the heat is stressing them out.

That about covers it all. Happy gardening everyone.

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Garden update

Broccoli and cauliflower are all picked and done. Good harvest of both this year. Cucumbers are looking good, they're getting big and should be ready to pick in a week or two. Tomato growth has been great this year compared to last. Lots of fruit on the vines and more flowers everyday. It could be a good harvest. Beans are flowering and growing well. Garlic should be ready to pick in a week or two. Somethings been attacking them but I can't find it. It looks like it's boring into the necks. Peppers are doing very well. They're big and bushy and flowering with a bit of young fruit bulking up. This year was phenomenal for lettuces. We have been succession planting them since April and it's been a steady harvest. Enough that we have shared with our neighbours. Onions also are doing stellar. We started from seed early and planted out around March. There are a few bulbs as big as baseballs. Summer squashes are just starting to produce. Hopefully we will be grilling a few zucchini in a week or so. Corn failed. The chipmunks have ruined 2 plantings. They dig them up at 2-6 inches tall and chew the stems. That kinda sucks. Japanese beetles have started up now. I've been picking them steadily and placing them in a soapy bucket.
Raspberries are producing like crazy. It's definitely a bumper crop. We've been eating a lot of reds and still able to freeze a pint a day. Should last another week, at least, then the blacks and yellows will start up. Blueberry shrubs are full, but the robins have started plucking a few green ones to taste. Might need to put a net up. Peas are wrapping up. They had a good 2-3 week run, but the heat is stressing them out.

That about covers it all. Happy gardening everyone.

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Sounds like you're having a great season. Question when you said broccoli is done what do you mean? Although cauliflower is a one and done plant, broccoli after the initial removal will shoot and produce heads right till it freezes solid.

You're right FFF. But we've already harvested the mains and side shoots. If we leave the plants for the entire season the leaf miners and aphids get out of hand. I'll refill the area with bush beans to replenish some nitrogen.

Well much to my surprise, they sent me a cheque for $39. I got a different brand, Fafard vegetable soil mix, this stuff looks normal with no garbage in it, came recommended from staff at the local garden gallery.

Well, first 2 red tomato's, tomorrow will be millionaires cherry tomato on crackers with a bit of home made mayo and a tiny square of fried bacon.

Peppers are doing great, made a few jars of picked Peppers and a jar of beets on the weekend. Harvested 3 pounds of peas in June and other pound in July after it stopped producing. Some carrots are done going to be doing a lamb stew this week with them in there. Pulled the peas this weekend and replaced it with more carrots and beets. Pulled the kale that seeded for me will plant that soon. Garlic is almost done Pulled a few bulbs that were ahead. Onion was the first time and ended up with a bunch of golf ball size ones still learning. First round of lettuce is bolting got more to put in. Will replace the garlic with more carrots. More beets to go in and turnips . Picked the first beans this morning only a couple but it's the beginning of a daily pick. . Been super busy this season and the weeds were bad was pulling weeds for about 5 hours over the weekend. biult a deck around the pool and in the middle of shed project. Next project is a smoke house but I'll post a thread about that before the biuld.

Happy growing.

On the plus side I have only used around 40 to 60 gallons of water the entire season. 2 weeks ago after the heat wave it looked like the Peppers were over watered yet I didn't water for 2 weeks. And it's still raining so no need the water the seeds today.

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On the plus side I have only used around 40 to 60 gallons of water the entire season. 2 weeks ago after the heat wave it looked like the Peppers were over watered yet I didn't water for 2 weeks. And it's still raining so no need the water the seeds today.

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This year going to say got to much water. Garden hasn't been doing well as its been water logged so far. Really need a good long dry spell .

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This year going to say got to much water. Garden hasn't been doing well as its been water logged so far. Really need a good long dry spell .

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Been testing out piling the beds on the ground the past few years. . Every bed is 6 inches above the paths. Started raking the beds 8 inches high it gives me a good 14 in of tilled earth to start. seems like another plus in this rainy season. The paths have been flooded a few times but still well below the ground level of the actual plants. When it' dry I need alot of extra water tho .

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I did a raised bed at the new place since the soil is hard clay and doesn't drain at all. Seems to be doing really well with all this rain.

Wonder how the farmers will fair out lots of sitting water in alot of fields. Drove by one last Friday on 12 just south of Beaverton soy beans looks like a lake . Heck I wanted to go back and dig the guy a trench lol.

Today saw lots more sitting water hours after the rain in a few field. Last year wasn't hot enough and this year is wet wet .



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