Vegetable Garden

[Goose]

So who's growing what? Whats the best results in timeing your plantings? Any veggy tips you wanna share?

This year:
steak tomatoes
cherry tomatoes
q cumbers
zoo key knee
green peppers
asparagus
parsley/scallions

Last year I had outstanding results turning over hard soil(never been gardened) and adding lots compost, there was alot of crab grass but you can keep the weeds down by spreading your grass clippings over the garden. I also mixed lots of ashs when I turned the soil, ashes also helps to against bugs too. I'm adding chicken poop this year not that it needs it but I was offered some and couldn't resist. You don't want to add manure every year, about every third is best. I'm gonna give asparagus a shot this year, from what I understand it takes 2-3 yrs to get the plants astablished. If you can find bamboo stakes they work great if set up like a tee pee formation, to tie tomatoe plants as they grow. I was able to run a water line over to the garden, a small sprinkler set on a cinder block in the center of the garden makes it very easy, just turn on water. I think 3rd week in may is safe time to plant.

I had a small veg garden and I had more then enough veggies, I ended up giving most of it away to the neighbors. So whats workin for you? Tips you wanna share before we plant?

[BigFish]

I am growing a brown, dried out lawn! It seems to flourish when I am out fishing alot......the key is not to water it too much!

[BigFish]

I am, however, going to try and find out where Goose lives cause'....damn, it sounds like he has one sweet, tastey garden!

[tattoobob]

Green beans,
tomatoes,
chives,

[EricW]

I usually grow tomatoes, beans, squash, corn, cucumbers, carrots, cantaloupe, basil, chives, raspberries, blueberries strawberries, asparagus and grapes. I have not been able to find good tomatoes yet this year. Last year and several before that a local nursery had really nice and already tall (2ft) plants in at patriots day. I bought a couple of those and put them under a tent until early may and they did great!

I'll second the chicken poop. I do things in raised beds. I started many years back with a load each of topsoil and chicken manure compost. Best stuff I have ever seen. I had tomato plants that year that were 12' tall. I literally gave away bags full. I have a picture that was taken 1/2 thru the year and they were already 7' tall. I will try to dig it up and post it. I now use that cock a doodle doo with very great results. I like to do only organic with garden and lawn and that stuff you can sprinkle around plants and spread on the lawn. I put some on my strawberries, and they shot right up and got nice and dark green. They are flowering now, I hope to have a nice season.

You are right about the asparagus. Plant them the first year in a 6" trench and as they grow cover them up. The next year you can cut "some" and the year after that you can cut all you want. I get mine from Miller Nursery in NY. They have them pretty economically. I also got my strawberry plants there. They sell bundles of 25 for about 8.00 which is a nice deal if you look at nursery prices of like 2.xx for a flat of 4 plants.

Good luck this season,
Eric

[TheSpecialist]

Tomatoes (steakers and grape), cuke, eggplant, and zucchini. Memorial day weekend..

[gone fishin]

I gave up. i have a groundhog that eats everything that sprouts, even before I can get them to fruit.

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I am growing a brown, dried out lawn! It seems to flourish when I am out fishing alot......the key is not to water it too much!

your an idiot

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