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01-12-2011, 01:22 PM
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How did your garden grow in 2011?
Ohioguy wrote:
-snip- The tomatoes were the greatest disappointment. I grew seeds from a packet that said it had 20 different heirloom beefsteak varieties. Instead, I mostly ended up with smallish 1.5" orange tomatoes. Only 1 plant out of 14 had anything that would approach beefsteak. Next year I may just buy a couple of plants, even though they mostly have the same 8 or so varieties available everywhere. I've never had any luck with those 'mixed variety' packets. I've probably been foolish enough to try them a few times. Last year I saw a Zucchini mix deal' of '5' varieties that I *thought* would come in 5 labeled packets but it came all in one packet. I could distinguish 3 differently shaped seeds--- and ended up with 4 varieties [a green, a striped, a white, and a yellow] I liked the varieties- they made for very attractive salads- but I'll be buying 4 packs of seeds next year so I can take care of a hill of each. On the tomatoes-- buy a few packets of varieties you like. The seeds will keep a few years if you keep them cool and dry. Jim |
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02-12-2011, 12:43 PM
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02-12-2011, 05:37 PM
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How did your garden grow in 2011?
Derald wrote:
songbird wrote: can you get by with putting a spade down the edge or do you have to go deeper than a single spade length? Hope so, except for following individual tree roots. Gonna rip some metal roofing for sides/ends, add stuff all winter and move at least the top six inches of dirt from the existing bed(s), when the stuff in them now is done. No biggie: They're only 3'x8'. Two tree falls within the past four years changed the hours of sunlight to my advantage. I now have space for three beds that would (shalll) receive hours of sunlight while the existing two languish in the shade of an evergreen magnolia for the first few hours of the day in fall/winter. The second tree broke off last spring so this is the first winter with it gone. that should be a welcome change.  are you going to abandon the old patches and put them back to lawn or keep using them for more shade tolerant plants? too wimpy? Basically. Not good. Must pique the nose when eaten with, say, liverwurst or out-of-hand. heh. have you ever had a peanut butter and onion sandwich (some add mayo or miracle whip)? songbird |
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02-12-2011, 11:59 PM
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How did your garden grow in 2011?
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03-12-2011, 02:39 PM
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How did your garden grow in 2011?
barbie gee wrote:
beets from seed were laughable. about the size of my thumb above the last joint. I am leaving them in the ground for the winter. Maybe something will come of them next year? some might make it and then go to seed, but more likely they'll just rot in the ground. i'd harvest them and eat them, even if small they are still good to eat. .... Green beans (bush) from seed are still a mystery to me. I got a few handfuls of beans, twice. Don't know if I should have done some succession planting with that, or what. do you recall the variety or still have the seed package? I'm mostly a hit-or-miss farmer; small square-foot plot. Not nearly as much success as I hoped for, but again, I started everything kind of late. Next year I'll start sooner with seed sprouting. In general, I don't really have quite as much sun as I should, so the veggies suffer. I've optimized the plot location for as much sun as possible, but it's not really enough. A tree trimming may be in order for next year, although for the size tree, it will be pricey. Zone 5 Chicago proper oh, yes, that is going to make a lot of difference. in the meantime leafy vegetables and other veggie plants aimed more towards partial shade will improve things somewhat. we don't have much shade here so i can't recommend much other than the leafy greens (lettuces, spinach) or rhubarb (which would take over a small garden). some dry beans have done ok here when they were shaded but that's hardly worth the space in a small garden. hmm, perhaps smaller tomato varieties, like cherry tomatoes, and the patio varieties. songbird |
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04-12-2011, 05:18 PM
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How did your garden grow in 2011?
On 12/02/11 12:37 PM, sometime in the recent past songbird posted this:
Derald wrote: songbird wrote: can you get by with putting a spade down the edge or do you have to go deeper than a single spade length? Hope so, except for following individual tree roots. Gonna rip some metal roofing for sides/ends, add stuff all winter and move at least the top six inches of dirt from the existing bed(s), when the stuff in them now is done. No biggie: They're only 3'x8'. Two tree falls within the past four years changed the hours of sunlight to my advantage. I now have space for three beds that would (shalll) receive hours of sunlight while the existing two languish in the shade of an evergreen magnolia for the first few hours of the day in fall/winter. The second tree broke off last spring so this is the first winter with it gone. that should be a welcome change. are you going to abandon the old patches and put them back to lawn or keep using them for more shade tolerant plants? too wimpy? Basically. Not good. Must pique the nose when eaten with, say, liverwurst or out-of-hand. heh. have you ever had a peanut butter and onion sandwich (some add mayo or miracle PB & Mayo is one of my favorite go-to sandwiches yum, really!whip)? songbird -- Wilson 44.69, -67.3 |
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#23
13-12-2011, 04:02 PM
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How did your garden grow in 2011?
On Nov 26, 7:55 pm, Ohioguy wrote:
This year I tried cabbage, sweet corn, eggplant, radishes, Brussels Sprouts and tomatoes. Cabbage did fantastic, so I may try it again next year. (it was the first time in my life that I can remember growing cabbage) I planted three varieties of sweet corn, including a red variety. Unfortunately, I planted the plants too close together. I had to cut down about half of the plants to let more light and air penetrate. In the end, I had about half the harvest I had expected, but it was great to have fresh sweet corn. Eggplant did well, but as I remembered, the taste wasn't that great. Radishes were ok, but hotter than I hoped. Brussels Sprouts grew very slowly at first, then took off into the fall. The tomatoes were the greatest disappointment. I grew seeds from a packet that said it had 20 different heirloom beefsteak varieties. Instead, I mostly ended up with smallish 1.5" orange tomatoes. Only 1 plant out of 14 had anything that would approach beefsteak. Next year I may just buy a couple of plants, even though they mostly have the same 8 or so varieties available everywhere. How about your garden - how did it do? Andy comments: North Texas, drought conditions... I have water I draw from a lake for irrigation.. Tomatoes --- Super crop, still have a fridge full of the sauce Okra ... Not so good. Pinto Beans -- Good crop in the spring, not so much in summer Radishes --- Great in spring and great in fall Collards -- Great in Winter, Spring, and Fall Cucumbers -- A few, but lackluster this summer. Lettuce --- Not so good this year... Good last year... Oleander --- Cloneable year around, transplanted well in spring and summer.. Crepe Myrtle --- Same as Oleander. These are just my results this year... Very hot hot hot summer and even the irrigation didn't compensate in the summer heat. PS... Neighbor's marijuana crop didn't prosper either, tho he doesn't have irrigation.... Poor fellow's beer bill went thru the roof..... Andy |
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14-12-2011, 02:57 AM
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, AndyS wrote: On Nov 26, 7:55 pm, Ohioguy wrote: This year I tried cabbage, sweet corn, eggplant, radishes, Brussels Sprouts and tomatoes. Cabbage did fantastic, so I may try it again next year. (it was the first time in my life that I can remember growing cabbage) I planted three varieties of sweet corn, including a red variety. Unfortunately, I planted the plants too close together. I had to cut down about half of the plants to let more light and air penetrate. In the end, I had about half the harvest I had expected, but it was great to have fresh sweet corn. Eggplant did well, but as I remembered, the taste wasn't that great. Radishes were ok, but hotter than I hoped. Brussels Sprouts grew very slowly at first, then took off into the fall. The tomatoes were the greatest disappointment. I grew seeds from a packet that said it had 20 different heirloom beefsteak varieties. Instead, I mostly ended up with smallish 1.5" orange tomatoes. Only 1 plant out of 14 had anything that would approach beefsteak. Next year I may just buy a couple of plants, even though they mostly have the same 8 or so varieties available everywhere. How about your garden - how did it do? Andy comments: North Texas, drought conditions... I have water I draw from a lake for irrigation.. Tomatoes --- Super crop, still have a fridge full of the sauce Okra ... Not so good. Pinto Beans -- Good crop in the spring, not so much in summer Radishes --- Great in spring and great in fall Collards -- Great in Winter, Spring, and Fall Cucumbers -- A few, but lackluster this summer. Lettuce --- Not so good this year... Good last year... Oleander --- Cloneable year around, transplanted well in spring and summer.. Crepe Myrtle --- Same as Oleander. These are just my results this year... Very hot hot hot summer and even the irrigation didn't compensate in the summer heat. PS... Neighbor's marijuana crop didn't prosper either, tho he doesn't have irrigation.... Poor fellow's beer bill went thru the roof..... Andy Cool summer. Everything produced, just late, and light. Zone 9b, northern California -- - Billy E pluribus unum http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/17/ex_asst_treasury_sec_paul_craig http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96993722 http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-great-american-bubble-machine-20100405 |
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14-12-2011, 05:47 PM
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AndyS wrote:
.... PS... Neighbor's marijuana crop didn't prosper either, tho he doesn't have irrigation.... Poor fellow's beer bill went thru the roof..... maybe offset by a decline in the cheetoes bill... songbird |
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#26
15-12-2011, 11:18 AM
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How did your garden grow in 2011?
On Dec 14, 11:47 am, songbird wrote:
AndyS wrote: ... PS... Neighbor's marijuana crop didn't prosper either, tho he doesn't have irrigation.... Poor fellow's beer bill went thru the roof..... maybe offset by a decline in the cheetoes bill... songbird LOL !!!!! Andy |
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