Vegetable gardening

Robin was your son supposed to help you?

I have my fruit bearers surrounding the edges of my yard and the veggies in the center in raised beds.

Jen, my son took my tiller to his house last year, then sold his late Dad's pickup truck (which I had given to him), so no way to get the tiller back here.....I have had to hand dig.....not much fun, & I'm not close to being finished!

oh no, that stinks!

Marilyn I would "remind" him about where the tiller belongs - everyone knows someone with a pick up truck

True....especially since he lives in farm country......on the other hand, the kids said he's looking to buy another pickup, so maybe next year I'll have the tiller back!

How about hiring someone to till for you and then send your son the bill? Not nice, but maybe he will out grow his lack of consideration for his Mom someday. Let's hope. We have been doing the no till veggie bed the last three years. We seem to have less weeds. Patti

Well, the garden is half dug, so I guess I'll continue....I like the idea of fewer weeds! Digging, however, is not my idea of fun....You are so right about the lack of respect, Patti....he would never act like that if my DH was still alive....

I stil haven't finished getting my veggie garden ready! I still have to move about a dozen daylilies! I've been lucky to move one a day with the baby boy keeping me buzy!

How true.....the little ones want to get into everything. I bought 14 tomato plants yesterday, plus yellow peppers, & basil...hope to be planting at the end of the week....

I remember I had to get a harness for Justin, he was he** on wheels @ 15 months on!!

LOL : )

I received some pepper and tomato plants as the swap,
the peppers are still small so I'll wait a bit to plant those in the ground

Hardening off the tomatoes I got before planting.

All the seedlings I started are way smaller than I would like. I didn't start anything until April this year. Better than last year, when I didn't get anything started!

Things do get easier, Meredith...:>) I bought another tomato today, Purple Cherokee, which is always a fav of mine.

I've always wanted to try that one! I actually got 3 DLs moved out of the veggie garden today! Yay : )

If you see a Purple Cherokee plant, buy it! Tomatoes, are large, juicy, & sweet......

Will do! THanks :)

We bought one this weekend and are going to plant it tomorrow. Patti

Hope this is a great year for tomatoes.....

Me too! I am sick of them getting disease.

I saw some tomatoes for sale that said late blight resistant....I didn't buy any, hoping this will not be a fungal year!

Amen! :)

Blight - omg I wont go there

found a bunch of black hard shell little bugs on the t's tonight - they are usually on eggplant - will have to spray this weekend

Rain.

picked off a couple more today

Too hot for anything!!

Hope to get the rest of the garden in tonight or tomorrow.....

I'm waiting for it to cool down a bit to finish up

Yeah, me too.....

picked up some more veggie starts today.

I have a few heirloom tomatoes going in today or tomorrow, two cucumbers my neighbor gave me and I'll start some pumpkins and gourds for the girls to plant. Not a big veggie gardener other than the tomatoes. May do a couple of gold potatoes too.
Wanted to maybe try corn for fun for the girls, has anyone ever grown it?

I tried once a long time ago, they all died on me. I didn't plant enough and my husband filling my garden with mix that is supposed to be mixed with regular dirt probably didn't help. I do know you need a good amount for it to pollinate properly.

I've planted corn for a couple of years. You have to plant them close enough together so that the wind blows the pollen onto the other plants. NE tradition is the "three sisters". First corn, then pole beans growing up the corn stocks and squash or turnips (I've seen both in literature) planted in between to fill the space between the plants. Started corn both from little plants and seeds - both worked well. IMHO - corn takes up too much real estate for the amount of food it produces. I eat the ears right in the garden and leave the cobs for the birds to pick. Your girls would love to watch corn grow and you could put pumpkins on the ground underneath.

Used to grow corn ....have to plant in hills close together like Memory says......the raccoons knew exactly when it ripened!

My dad used to grow corn

I grow corn, lots of it. :) It is one of my all time favorite breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, or with my meal. I often pick an ear, cut an inch off each end and nuke that puppy for 6 - 7 mins with the husk on. PERFECT!!
I will be planting approx. 12 - 15 rows...i'll let ya know after I am done. ^_^ ^_^

How many are in each row?