[Black Agnes]

We harvested the remainder of the chinese cabbages this week. They were kind of small but I’d rather have a few small cabbages than bolted inedible ones. My snow peas have finally quit making. Those will get pulled this weekend to make room for something else in the raised bed. Not entirely sure exactly what yet. Maybe some hot peppers. I’m going to fill the cubbies in the concrete blocks with dirt this weekend and alternate basil (minette) and dwarf tomatoes (red robin) in those for effect. I’ve also got petunias (wave ones) to put at the corners.

I’ve got some ginormous pots under one of my oak trees that we’re going to plant with lettuce. It’s an experiment to see just how long we can grow lettuce w/o it getting too bitter to eat or bolting.

Hopefully weather will cooperate and I won’t manage to kill everything I touch!

My tomatoes in the big garden are doing great. The ones that survived being run over (yes, with the car!). I’d put the flat on my driveway to get extra warmth from the concrete and promptly forgot about it. Until I heard the sickening *cruuuuuunch* as I ran over it. Lost a good 75 seedlings. Bummer.

I also have a surprise hazlenut seedling. I planted a hazlenut last fall just for kicks, in an unusued pot full of soil. Amazingly enough it sprouted! I have six hazlenut bushes now. If I don’t manage to kill them somehow.

Cherry bushes (Hansens) are loaded. As are the blueberries and now the blackberries. My oldest daughter picks a clamshell or so full of strawberries every day and between her and her sisters they last about a day.

Almost have my corn completely mulched with newspapers and grass clippings. Finished mulching the cucumbers and melons on the trellis. Cucumbers already have blooms and little baby cucumbers on them.

Harvested my first round zucchini yesterday. Still debating what to use it with/for. Anybody have any good ideas for zucchini dishes that toddlers might actually eat?

Has anyone started asparagus from seed? How did it turn out?

Life is good.

[Arrowhead1952]

Has anyone started asparagus from seed? How did it turn out?

We used to plant asparagus seeds on the farm and had real good luck. We had several rows of asparagus in the big two acre garden.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“I’m going to fill the cubbies in the concrete blocks with dirt this weekend and alternate basil (minette) and dwarf tomatoes (red robin) in those for effect. I’ve also got petunias (wave ones) to put at the corners.”

THAT is going to be GORGEOUS, Darling! Gorgeous! :)

[samiam1972]

How did you get my dream garden? It sounds lovely!

I have a little cherry tomato and some bell peppers already and we have one strawberry that is turning red. Can’t wait for the billion others to ripen!

[LomanBill]

>>Has anyone started asparagus from seed? How did it turn out?

Started some a couple of years ago as part of my perennial edibles experiment.

Here's what it looks like this morning after a 29 degree F night at 7000 ft.:

 

This will be the 3rd year after planting from seed.     Looks like a success.... so I'm going to put in more this year.

 

 

Perennial Onions, Kale, Asparagus and Garlic are doing pretty well considering the low / late temps.... all keepers for cold-gardening FReepers.

 

 

Last year, despite near complete defoliation by hail twice,  I had a good harvest of Squash and Potatoes that lasted through the winter.   For those willing to work, there's absolutely no reason why they should go hungry or want for nutritious food.   Each one, teach one.... and all that.

 

And for those not willing to work... it's good to have FRiends...

 

Clear?

 

 

...for garden pest control, just in case anybody gets any  crop "redistribution" ideas.

 

 

 

Thanks to everybody who makes the "FR Gardening" ping list possible.  What a wonderful FR-American resource... as usual.

 

=Bill