You can see the parsnips in the bottom left of the pic. 
Posted on 04/26/2009 6:10:21 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
I am glad you got your garden in!
I have seen the bad weather over in Texas and north of there. But my weather page is only showing a 20% chance of rain on Thursday and Friday. I have a feeling there will be a major up date to the forecast tonight. Usually all that bad weather in Texas head rights for me a day later!
Very impressive!
I spent seven of the happiest years of my life working for The Seed Savers Exchange, which specializes in heirloom seed from all over the world. Check them out:
Good people. :)
“Around here it seems to be berry and apple country.”
Move to a zone 5/6 and you can grow just about anything. :)
Husband wants to retire to Northern Wisconsin, but I keep saying I’m NOT moving any further NORTH than where I can still grow tomatoes. :)
I don’t think I will be moving anytime soon. My family and I are really starting to love this place. It gets a fair amount of rain in the winter, but the temps are mild, summers are low temp, low humidity, and the scenery is great.
It is a pretty part of the country. In a ‘former life’ I was a Navy Wife. ;)
Hey y’all!
I can only play for a little bit and then I have to go to bed! I have really missed everybody!
Oh My Gosh
We have been so busy! It’s great, but I am so tired!
girlangler—sounds like you’re having fun! Wish I could go fishing. Thot about it yest, but I’m on some stupid meds—stay out of direct sunlight. I zip in and out of the greenhouse but I’m not quite brave enough to go out on the boat! LIAMS are doing great. Haven’t gotten them planted outside yet, only because I haven;t had time.
Red—the pics are great! How are the pups and the figs? LOL
We’ve got most of our garden in. The peas are doing great, cauliflower is almost ready to pick, broccoli is so-so. Bak choi and cabbage are beautiful. Green beans, cukes, zukes, and squash are popping out of the ground. Tomatoes and peppers are doing well, still small. Lettuces and spinach in bowls are tasty, had some a couple times.
We had a gale here last week, thot everything was going to blow away. About a week from the north, and then it switched to the south for a couple days. Gusts to 50. My poor peas are leaning every which way! Now it’s decided to go from winter to mid summer over night. Had to put the shade cloth on the greenhouse today.
Di—my buff orpingtons are a month old and they are so cute! We got them out in the coop a week ago. Mallards coming in tom.
Have fun everybody, and I’ll check back in as I get time.
You can see the parsnips in the bottom left of the pic.
My plants are getting a good watering tonight with a downpour going on right now. It is soooo relaxing!
I would like to know more about these two items you have (if you don’t mind my askinig)...
05906 - Ripple Mix Horizon Hybrid Geranium
05243 - Rose W/Bronze Leaf Big Hybrid Begonia
The pear trees bloomed and are producing fruit. They are about 10 feet further up the slope in a better draind area. There were so many new pears on my Pineapple pear that I had to cull quite a few fruit. There were more than 50 pears on the tree and I was afraid the weight would break some of the limbs. I took about half of them off. Should help those that are left grow bigger I hope.
Your place looks a lot like mine; chicken’s included. Thanks for sharing. :)
Both are an expensive way to get a few flowers, LOL! How’s that?
If you’re in a Zone warmer than I am (4/5) I’m not sure of when your starting times for those seeds would be. We start Geranium and begonia from seed/tubers in January up here.
Geranium seed is not very reliable, and they’re expensive. I have a local guy grow all of the geraniums we sell from cutting stock; even Jung’s doesn’t grow out geranium or begonia from seed; it’s cheaper to bring it to the public via plant cuttings.
Not to discourage you; you just picked two varieties that are hard to grow from seed. It CAN be done, though, or else people would stop buying them, right? ;)
That doesn’t surprise me. I usually pick hard things since I don’t know much about starting plants from seed. Thanks for the help!
It sounds like my squirrels visited your garden! They love pulling up my strawberry plants!
Do the same when handling/sorting pepper seed. I was in a rush and sorted some dried habanero seed bare-handed. Then I made the mistake of using the rest room before heading out shopping...OMG! OMG. Did I say OMG? It took several hours to wear off...people couldn't figure out why I was 'walking funny'.
lol!
...easy for you to say... :-)
Believe me, I do know. Just not in the same place as yours.
I can’t imagine that! I just touched my lips after touching a plant. OUCH!
Very impressive garden. Beautiful dogs too!!
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