Gardeners here at INGO? 2023

[wcd]

Nice!

Yeah we picked up a few for a water gate and kid looks at us where is your trailer otherwise you can’t move them. Ah please pay close attention. he was literally dumbfounded.

 

[wcd]

We always use the arched panels for all of our squash , pie pumpkins and cucumbers with good luck .
Have never grown Cantaloupe , but imagine they could support themselves from hanging ?
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Yup no problem. we go vertical due to my jolly Green Giant status.

 

[LEaSH]

Yeah we picked up a few for a water gate and kid looks at us where is your trailer otherwise you can’t move them. Ah please pay close attention. he was literally dumbfounded.

At least that kid learned something that day!

A few around here could use the help...

 

[wcd]

At least that kid learned something that day!

A few around here could use the help...

He was a nice kid but clearly was never a member of FFA. Every time we have gone in there he has been pleasant and great attitude .

 

[Jaybird1980]

We always use the arched panels for all of our squash , pie pumpkins and cucumbers with good luck .
Have never grown Cantaloupe , but imagine they could support themselves from hanging ?
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Very nice. I was concerned they may start dropping when they get ripe. I figure they would be fine up till then.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Looks interesting. where do you get those arched panels?
And I think I could possibly put my cukes and zukes outside the garden footprint with one of those.

I do the cukes on a trellis on the edge of one of our gardens. The zukes take more work, still working on that one.

 

[bigretic]

Now i want an arch garden.. wtf. I don't even like squash. Maybe cukes for dill pickles. Wife has gotten a strawberry patch to take since last year. Have lots of raspberrys always. Hoping to do some tomatoes and jalepenos and green beans. Need more beans than last year for sure. not enough plants. Wife did watermelon last year but the GD rabbits chewed holes in them one by one as they got close to getting ripe. little bastards.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Now i want an arch garden.. wtf. I don't even like squash. Maybe cukes for dill pickles. Wife has gotten a strawberry patch to take since last year. Have lots of raspberrys always. Hoping to do some tomatoes and jalepenos and green beans. Need more beans than last year for sure. not enough plants. Wife did watermelon last year but the GD rabbits chewed holes in them one by one as they got close to getting ripe. little bastards.

IKR? I did cukes for the first time on the cattle panel last year and I'll never let them grow across the ground again. These look like its taking it to the next level.

 

[wcd]

IKR? I did cukes for the first time on the cattle panel last year and I'll never let them grow across the ground again. These look like it’s taking it to the next level.

Plus makes it easier to spray the leaves with a soap solution to cut back on insects.

 

[snapping turtle]

Need to get in my peas and potatoes.
peppers are up tomatoes are up and in the little light house.
onions are up and ready to plant. Strawberries are in the fridge. Garlic is looking like a champ I wish I had planted more last year. No signs of life coming from the asparagus yet but I hope to see the first signs soon.

This is going to be a big spring with the garden fence on the agenda to keep the local deer and rabbit population at bay. Last year I was able to drive them away with and old jam box and a motion detector. Before august the TEd Nugent tape did not discourage them from eating away. They even munched on my ghost pepper plant.

looks like rain this week. My first planting area is covered and should be nice to work in. Lots of work to do but a month to get a good start.

 

[tomcat13]

 

[Magyars]

We run an electric wire about 6 to 8 inches above the ground...this deters cats, dogs and rabbits.

 

[tim87tr]

Is this still the official 2023 gardern thread? I didn't see another and I know people have been planting in the last month. What have you done?

Some new items I am excited about this year. Planted Blackberries, Rhubarb, Horseradish and Japanese Cucumbers. Bought some Japanese cucumbers last year at the farmers market and they made great pickles. Also it's the third year for the gooseberries and looks like with two bushes it will be enough for a full pie this year. Last year it was half rhubarb and yummy. Been able to eat some nice lettuce and kale already.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Waiting on one of these so I know where I can plant everything.

Amazon product ASIN B0BMTS5BY6
I'm going to plant cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelon, beans, several kinds of tomatoes and beets. Already harvesting radishes, lettuce, and watching my snow peas climb their trellis.

Should have it all in the ground by Sunday.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Is this still the official 2023 gardern thread?

Gardening 2023

Rookie's thread on wanting to start a garden got me looking, and didn't see our annual thread dedicated to gardening. Will soon be time to start seeds indoors. I have several heirlooms I'm ready to try out this year, some I saved and some I bought. Jungseed.com has free shipping through...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[daucsset]

Hum..... this all looks very interesting. Really like the hog fence panel idea. Might have to give this a try.... thanks for the idea.

 

[BigRed]

Getting rid of the garden this season....changing to raised beds 2' high.

So far, I like!

 

[wcd]

Getting rid pf the garden this season....changing to raised beds 2' high.

So far, I like!

Might not be far behind you. I put out 30 tomato plants , peppers, tomatillos in 5 gallon buckets with a hole in the center for the tap root and drainage holes in the side. They are twice the size of the ones planted in the ground.

 

[patience0830]

We run an electric wire about 6 to 8 inches above the ground...this deters cats, dogs and rabbits.
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Rabbits hop right over it.

 

[snapping turtle]

Currently no deer in the garden. No rabbits yet either. This is unusual but the fire pit has been burning and I have the farm truck parked near the garden.
I think the deer might be fawning currently and I did see two in the yard just now. (Two is down from the normal 9-12 from earlier this year)

Some years I seem to feed the deer well and some years the garden is for the family. This Memorial Day the gathering area is close to the garden because of the pollen from our pine trees. It is going to get real yellow with pollen this weekend where the picnic table is.

I will take some pictures this weekend and post here of the 2023 garden thread.