2021 Gardening Thread

[ctom87]

Okra coming up. No clue how much okra one plant will produce. Probably will have to give a lot of them away as I read they need about 10" of space.

[sqiggy]

Coons didn’t get all of it. Picked all of this Thursday. Put up 8 gallons and gave away the rest.

[eradicator]

Okra coming up. No clue how much okra one plant will produce. Probably will have to give a lot of them away as I read they need about 10" of space.

Just pickle it. Its the best!

[Geezy Rider]

Green beans are finally coming in. Jalapeño and banana peppers are close to harvest and I’ll pick my first zucchini this morning.
This is my first year doing any kind of serious gardening and I’m having a blast. I get a kick out of going out every day and seeing the progress.

[tps7742]

Ideas of sorting potatoes so they last longer? Thanks

[tps7742]

Green beans are finally coming in. Jalapeño and banana peppers are close to harvest and I’ll pick my first zucchini this morning.
This is my first year doing any kind of serious gardening and I’m having a blast. I get a kick out of going out every day and seeing the progress.

From your pics of your garden looks like you have done well this year.

[Geezy Rider]

From your pics of your garden looks like you have done well this year.

Thank you. It’s been a good experience and an educational one too.

I needn’t have worried about my bean, they are going strong and out producing everything else.



Tomatoes are loaded but they’re all still green. First to show fruit but slow to ripen.



Glad I only planted one zucchini. These things are crazy good growers. Puts out just enough to pick one every two days.

Beets won’t be ready till around the 19th. Got some bell peppers in the back of this tub, ^, they are just starting to flower and show fruit.

Sweet potatoes won’t be ready till around September.

Been using the herbs some. It’s real easy to over do it on fresh herbs.
Got some basil, oregano, thyme and not pictured, rosemary.


It’s a small harvest but every day it produces something to eat.

[Tex_Cattleman]

What the heck is wrong with this zucchini plant? Three of the four are beautiful. This one was, but is now wilted terribly. It's not a lack of water. All four your see there have been getting the same. I watered it extra last two days and it's no better.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

[slabnabbin]

What the heck is wrong with this zucchini plant? Three of the four are beautiful. This one was, but is now wilted terribly. It's not a lack of water. All four your see there have been getting the same. I watered it extra last two days and it's no better.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

Check for squash bugs


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Arrowsmith]

We are only about a month in here in Iowa. The people on the Iowa Vegetable Garden Facebook page called my wife a "Rebel" because she planted around the end of April. Most gardens up here are planted around Mother's Day.

My wife planted sunflower, marigolds, zinnias, cone flowers, and wildflowers on the first row.

She planted green beans, pole beans, Lima beans, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, green peas, spinach, kale, beets, radishes, koli rabi, onions, acorn squash, potatoes, giant pumpkins, and loofah. This is her first time planting loofah. Her loofah seeds came from Burma.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

[Geezy Rider]

Does it matter when you harvest? Morning or evening?

[sqiggy]

Does it matter when you harvest? Morning or evening?

I like to get my picking done in the morning but when you have one my size, can’t get it done by morning. So stuff I pick like corn, beans, and peas in the afternoon, you have to dump them out and spread out and let the heat escape and let them cool off. If you leave them in a bucket or bag, they’ll sweat bad and when you go to shell them, they will be all mushy. I do it in the mornings as well. They will hold heat but not as bad as the ones you pick in the afternoons.

[BLACKFINTURKEY]

Let my produce fall to the way side minus my cantaloupe and watermelon, but we have been having some nice bouquets out of the flower patch.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[JES]

Let my produce fall to the way side minus my cantaloupe and watermelon, but we have been having some nice bouquets out of the flower patch.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Those look great, are you able to sell them all?

[BLACKFINTURKEY]

Those look great, are you able to sell them all?

Sold 18 bouquets and 5 bundles of sunflowers today. Hopefully I’ll sell 12 more tomorrow


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk