Gardening 2021

[Biggredchev]

My little green onions started sprouting. Nothing on the big reds yet though. I put some peppers, cabbage, and green beans in trays after work today.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I've been doing beefsteak Tomatoes, I'm looking to try something different that maybe bears more.

What's your guys recommendations, doesn't have to be as big, but definitely has to be a good eating tomato

 

[Biggredchev]

I just do cherry tomatoes since im the only one that eats them

 

[d.kaufman]

I've been doing beefsteak Tomatoes, I'm looking to try something different that maybe bears more.

What's your guys recommendations, doesn't have to be as big, but definitely has to be a good eating tomato

I'm not a beefsteak fan myself. Sure they're big but not a lot of flavor to me. For slicing tomatoes I Love Old Germaine, Mr. Stripey, Early girl, Cherokee purple, Brandy Boy, and Black Krim. Quite a few others as well but those are off the top of my head

 

[Expat]

Planted to date:
Potatoes, onions, lettuces, carrots, radishes, mustards, turnips, kale, collards, cabbage and broccoli plants, peas (put fence up).

 

[bwframe]

Parks Whopper and Jet Star are good eating tomatoes and do fine for salsa.

There may be other cherrys, but I try not to have a year without at least one Supersweet 100 plant. (4 in wall-o-waters right now.) Garden candy, kitchen snack, great sliced/dehydrated and will vitamix into whatever you want to do with them. Not to mention salad stuff.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I'm not a beefsteak fan myself. Sure they're big but not a lot of flavor to me. For slicing tomatoes I Love Old Germaine, Mr. Stripey, Early girl, Cherokee purple, Brandy Boy, and Black Krim. Quite a few others as well but those are off the top of my head

I've been trying to get the Black Krim, but migardener has been out of stock. I think I'm going to try the Kellogg's breakfast, Hillbilly, and Rutgers. Anyone ever try these?

 

[d.kaufman]

I've been trying to get the Black Krim, but migardener has been out of stock. I think I'm going to try the Kellogg's breakfast, Hillbilly, and Rutgers. Anyone ever try these?

Have had good success with Rutgers in the past.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Another question for the seed starters among us.

When do you remove the dome on the seed starters? After the first real leaves or after the very first set of leaves?

This is Tomatoes and jalapenos

 

[Leadeye]

I just do cherry tomatoes since im the only one that eats them

We grow these pretty much exclusivly these days. Both the gardener like the taste better and the yields per plant are about the same.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I am woefully behind on my gardening. I do have a bunch of onions that I missed last year that are growing well.

 

[bwframe]

Oh the irony.

Had first couple asparagus spears for a wonderful raw snack a little while before taking a whiz behind the barn.

Couldn't help but smell that asparagus pee smell at the same time I notice that I'm whizzing on numbers of volunteer asparagus in the weeds.

 

[NKBJ]

Yesterday put four sacks of concrete in the bottoms of two opposite facing triangular terraced planters made from landscape timbers. Today adding the vertical columns for side trellises and overhead arbor (and of course May Bell platform on top). After that comes the swinging gate. All together making an entrance into the bambi thwarting flower garden for the better 2/3's. Put in most of the fence posts last year along with one rectangular and the two triangular timber planters. Put up the lateral stringers and rabbit wire last week. Final plan is various box and glazed planters, stepping stones, stone paths, the trellises, bird bath, wind chimes, bird seed and hummer feeders. And yes, a solar powered fountain.
To the lumber yard!

 

[COOPADUP]

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Oh the irony.

Had first couple asparagus spears for a wonderful raw snack a little while before taking a whiz behind the barn.

Couldn't help but smell that asparagus pee smell at the same time I notice that I'm whizzing on numbers of volunteer asparagus in the weeds.

That one pictured looks like it's going to seed soon.
Had my first batch last Saturday with a steak. Very tender and flavorful.
Odd I don't get the "smell" from the fresh ones. Just the store bought.

 

[COOPADUP]

Yesterday put four sacks of concrete in the bottoms of two opposite facing triangular terraced planters made from landscape timbers. Today adding the vertical columns for side trellises and overhead arbor (and of course May Bell platform on top). After that comes the swinging gate. All together making an entrance into the bambi thwarting flower garden for the better 2/3's. Put in most of the fence posts last year along with one rectangular and the two triangular timber planters. Put up the lateral stringers and rabbit wire last week. Final plan is various box and glazed planters, stepping stones, stone paths, the trellises, bird bath, wind chimes, bird seed and hummer feeders. And yes, a solar powered fountain.
To the lumber yard!

Labor of love the garden is. Have fun !

 

[spencer rifle]

Asparagus is up, peas are a few inches, chives and spearmint also.

 

[JettaKnight]

Asparagus is up, peas are a few inches, chives and spearmint also.

Yup. Same here... which is just down the road.


I had fresh asparagus with liver last night; my wife chose leftovers instead. (her loss!)

 

[NKBJ]

Who has experience with big huge happy bushy butterfly bushes?
I'm looking to make a hummer haven as part of landscaping and if there's any tricks to pull up here on the corn tundra I want to hear them.

 

[NKBJ]

Wow!
Fourth day in the dirt and the bokchoi is an inch tall.

 

[westside bengal]

Another question for the seed starters among us.

When do you remove the dome on the seed starters? After the first real leaves or after the very first set of leaves?

This is Tomatoes and jalapenos

I have several varieties in the same tray and the germination rate can differ so I wait till most of the tray has germinated before I remove the dome. If I have a lot of condensation on the inside of the dome after germination I do carefully lift it off and drain it. I usually just drain it back into the tray.