Gardening From Seeds is a Growing Pastime

77 Square ^ | April 24, 2009 | Chris Martell

[newhouse]

And I guarantee those ends cut off wrapped ears of expensive corn are totally tasteless. Bred for looking gorgeous, but cardboard is better for eating.

[SLB]

Thanks for the links.

As an aside on this, my son works at a Lowes store. This past Saturday they sold in excess of $110,000 just in outdoor lawn and garden and not counting mowers, tillers, etc. That is a lot of seeds, plants, top soil, mulch, etc.

[tubebender]

One of the best books I have found is Steve Solomon's guide to gardening west of the cascades. Most garden books are written for folks east of the Rockies. There is a used one on eBay at this time. Steve Soloman started Territorial Seed and he now lives in Australia and has a blog

[Just mythoughts]

You have a beautiful garden, thank you for sharing your pictures.

Today my garden is a rice patty and but for the raised beds I would have nothing out.

But my strawberries are in full bloom, so I am hoping and praying for no hail or sudden drop to freezing temperatures. Two years ago I had maybe a gallon, last year I had 20 + gallon... So we shall see what ‘mother nature’ has in store this year.

[Red_Devil 232]

I placed the links to the info on the PVC Drip Irrigation Systems after the last picture of this years garden. I should have done that to beging with. Keep checking back because I will be posting progress pics and info on how things are going all season.

[Red_Devil 232]

I am also growing strawberries in a homemade earth box. Just seeing how they do this season. They are blooming and have put out a few fruits but the birds or my dogs got them!

[Just mythoughts]

I am also growing strawberries in a homemade earth box. Just seeing how they do this season. They are blooming and have put out a few fruits but the birds or my dogs got them!

My are not quite ready for the 'pests' to have their takings yet. I have fed quite a number of critters off mine in the past, from these tiny slug like creatures, snails, terrapins, rabbits, squirrels and any number of types of birds on up to deer. I have found though there is a deer/rabbit/squirrel repellent I can spray around the perimeter that deters much of the larger traffic. I think the worst offender are the terrapins, nothing but physically carrying them off the property bans them.

[MtnClimber]

I would like to be added to the list.

It is still too cold here in the Colorado mountains to put the plants outside. We got four feet of snow a week ago. I plan on planting potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, dry beans, pole beans, summer squash, several types of winter squash, turnips and rutabegas.

[stefanbatory]

Gabz would be the one you want to talk to about that...:)

[Red_Devil 232]

Ping to post 108

MtnClimber would like to be added to the Weekly Gardening Thread List.

[Red_Devil 232]

Just curious what kind of growing season do you have?

[SLB]

Just curious what kind of growing season do you have?

I grew up in a lower elevation of Wyoming, right at a mile. We never started a garden until Memorial day and had to be ready for a freeze by Labor Day. That is probably why I like it here in Kentucky. I can start plating in March and usually not worry about a freeze until October.

[Red_Devil 232]

That is basicly the lenght of season I have. Things really slow down in late July and August because of the heat but come mid to late Sept. all the plants perk up again for a nice burst of production sometimes into Nov.

[Gabz]

MtnClimber -— you’ve now been added to the list!

Red_Devil -—— check your FReepmail in a few.

[Gabz]

Things really slow down in late July and August because of the heat but come mid to late Sept. all the plants perk up again for a nice burst of production sometimes into Nov.

That's one of the reasons I love this little corner of Virginia I'm in. Though I have to admit these 85-90 degree temps we've had since Friday are more than a bit annoying (and unusual)

[MtnClimber]

Just curious what kind of growing season do you have? Last year it did not get below freezing from May 1 until late September here at 8,500 ft elevation. I will start cold-hardy plants like turnips and ruyabegas first and will probably set the tomatoes out after the end of May. I have some started indoors right now.

[Red_Devil 232]

You have mail!

[SLB]

Though I have to admit these 85-90 degree temps we've had since Friday are more than a bit annoying (and unusual)

Yep. Heat pump has been humming for the past four days.

[Viking2002]

What you said. To hell with green tomatoes ripened with Ethylene gas in a freight car!

[Grammy]

Beautiful Garden Red_Devil! We spent the last several weeks getting our garden going, and as of today it is all planted!!! (Yea!!!)

We pushed to get it done as we are supposed to start having a decent chance of rain every day for the next 7 days. I would have been reallllly cranky if it started raining that much and I didn’t have the seeds and plants in.