Texas Gardening: Building a Raised Bed, 0 by LouC

LouC wrote:
First vegetable garden I have had since I was a very, very young woman. All different now. Never grew lettuce before. The buttercrunch was a separate row and it bolted the first 90 degree day. I have cut it off but don't think it will taste good even if it comes back. The mesculun seems to be hanging in there. I, too, am trying to be organic but most especially with what I am going to eat. I have too much nitrogen working right now and the plants are gorgeous but not as much fruit as I would want. The snow peas are gone. They are a cold weather plant and we had two really good meals from them. I would not do cabbage or brussel sprouts again. Planted while it was still cold but the white cabbage moth has done a number on both of them. Not ready to pull them yet going to let them go as far as I can. The new potatoes have turned yellow (leaves) so we are going to dig all of them tomorrow. Have had banana peppers for weeks and they just keep producing. The tomatoes have lots of fruit, nothing ripe yet. The cherry tomatoes were great while they lasted. First 90 degrees stops a lot of things. The squash is really funny. Farmerdill says the bees are not finding the blooms because they have too many other choices. Therefore, they are not be pollinated and are not making. Carrots are just getting started good. Have onions all the way around the edge and am letting them make full size instead of shallots. Oh, have herbs stuck in every flower bed. Had 1/2 a pkg of blackeye peas and just threw them in. They are doing fantastic. Actually, just planted them because they are supposed to be a great cover crop to put nitrogen in the soil. Looks like we will have new potatoes, squash and blackeye peas tomorrow. Maybe an onion and pepper or two. The okra is only about 4". It will shoot up pretty soon.

My lord o'mercy. Look what I have done. Talked your leg off.

This is fun and distracts from all the real problems of life. Have also been fighting fire ants as they think the soft soil in the raised garden is just for them. Haven't found a cure for that yet.

Christi

Think I have already sent this picture.

Yep. Same picture above. Guess I must like it.

This message was edited Jun 5, 2008 8:45 PM