Gardens 2021

[Dracos]

No rain but the river is up about 5 feet. Happens every year when the snow begins to melt.

 

[user 7704]

Was able to work in one garden. Did some mulching , filled in some empty spots where seed didn't sprout, planted some watermelon even though it's too early. At least I got a small amout accomplished before more rain comes.

From what I'm reading, fruits and veggie prices are really going up, so I'm hoping to have good crops.

This is what prepping is all about.

 

[Dani]

Mom wants an apple pie made with Granny Smith apples for Mother's Day dessert. I paid $7.99 for 8 apples. Outrageous!!

 

[user 7704]

Mom wants an apple pie made with Granny Smith apples for Mother's Day dessert. I paid $7.99 for 8 apples. Outrageous!!

I like sliced granny Smith apples, sharp cheddar cheese on a Triscuit

 

[dirtdiva]

Mom wants an apple pie made with Granny Smith apples for Mother's Day dessert. I paid $7.99 for 8 apples. Outrageous!!

I bought apples today. $2.00 a pound.

 

[Dani]

I bought apples today. $2.00 a pound.

Rub it in girl!! I knew when I bought but that was her request. . . and she did specify the type of apple or I would have gone with the Gala's at a much cheaper price. On the bright side. I did notice one apple growing on the new Dorset apple trees we planted a couple week ago.

 

[dirtdiva]

Rub it in girl!! I knew when I bought but that was her request. . . and she did specify the type of apple or I would have gone with the Gala's at a much cheaper price. On the bright side. I did notice one apple growing on the new Dorset apple trees we planted a couple week ago.

You are right though produce is not very good quality and the prices are out of sight. The produce section of the local grocery stores are about half the size they were pre covid and the quality has definitely gone down.

 

[dirtdiva]

I sprayed my holly hedge today with Neem it has a good case of scale and a black scum on the leaves from the honeydew. Trimmed them before hand. Also sprayed the azaleas next door and hoping they had not spread. The azalea flowers are just opening.

Planted Beauregard sweet potato slips. Also planted seeds of determinate paste tomato and seeds for "Big Rainbow". My favorite heirloom bicolor slicer. Also planted seeds of "California Wonder" sweet bell peppers.

Also did some weeding around the elderberry bushes. Hoping to pick rhubarb tomorrow. Good lord willing and the creek don't rise

 

[user 7704]

I sprayed my holly hedge today with Neem it has a good case of scale and a black scum on the leaves from the honeydew. Trimmed them before hand. Also sprayed the azaleas next door and hoping they had not spread. The azalea flowers are just opening.

Planted Beauregard sweet potato slips. Also planted seeds of determinate paste tomato and seeds for "Big Rainbow". My favorite heirloom bicolor slicer. Also planted seeds of "California Wonder" sweet bell peppers.

Also did some weeding around the elderberry bushes. Hoping to pick rhubarb tomorrow. Good lord willing and the creek don't rise

I plant the California Wonder too.

You had a busy day. I'm was afraid the storms would blow away the newspaper mulçh but it didn't.

 

[Amish Heart]

Granny Smith were $1 a lb last year, so that's crazy. There's about 3 apples in a lb average.
Seed started some cantaloupe today in the greenhouse because I forgot to. Moved the watermelon from the seed starting trays to small pots. I have alot to plant out in the garden, but am waiting till the 15th

 

[dirtdiva]

Granny Smith were $1 a lb last year, so that's crazy. There's about 3 apples in a lb average.
Seed started some cantaloupe today in the greenhouse because I forgot to. Moved the watermelon from the seed starting trays to small pots. I have alot to plant out in the garden, but am waiting till the 15th

I am holding off on planting outside as well. It has been really cool and the soil is waterlogged from all the rain. Cold wet soil will rot seeds in a hurry.

We tried the Minnesota Midget cantaloupe last year for the first time. We loved that they were the perfect size for 2 people, open pollinated heirloom so we can save seeds and they slipped from the vine on their own when ripe. They did great.

 

[dirtdiva]

I plant the California Wonder too.

You had a busy day. I'm was afraid the storms would blow away the newspaper mulçh but it didn't.

10 at night and it is raining again here Robin! Geez it keeps going we are going to need an ark

 

[Schattentarn]

Rub it in girl!! I knew when I bought but that was her request. . . and she did specify the type of apple or I would have gone with the Gala's at a much cheaper price. On the bright side. I did notice one apple growing on the new Dorset apple trees we planted a couple week ago.

I bought apples today. $2.00 a pound.

Before Cesar Chavez and his Delano Grape Strike in 1969, I never, ever, bought fruit until it dropped to 10 cents a pound.

 

[GaRp58]

but the fuel tank got water in it somehow.

Hey Arctic, if a tank is not completely filled, sits in a sometimes cold and sometime warm environment...it will get water in side just from condensation coming from the changing temps. Keep it full or pull it off for winter and keep it dry and cold to prevent anything from happening, rust, condense water and such.

 

[user 7704]

10 at night and it is raining again here Robin! Geez it keeps going we are going to need an ark

My deck was wet at 4:30 a.m. must had had overnight rain here.

 

[dirtdiva]

The Iris are blooming here ladies just in time for Mother's Day. I love Iris. The snowball bush is covered in flowers too.

 

[user 7704]

The Iris are blooming here ladies just in time for Mother's Day. I love Iris. The snowball bush is covered in flowers too. View attachment 12635

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I have some Siberian Iris blooming and plain yellow iris too. Dont really like the yellow, but the neighbor was thinning her and threw across on my side of road and they started growing. I dug some and brought to the house.

 

[user 7704]

I love red flowers.

 

[dirtdiva]

I love red flowers.

I just love flowers, rarely ever seen one I didn't like

I will admit I have some red peonies that are gorgeous though.

 

[dirtdiva]

With all the late frosts, snow flurries and hail I was afraid I would lose all my fruit but I went out to take pictures in the garden this morning and my blueberries are just loaded. My husband can just taste those blueberry muffins. He is so spoiled !

 

[MOS0231]

Kinda garden related, a breed pair of humming birds returned yesterday.
We put feeders out for them every year.

 

[user 7704]

The only berries I have are blackberry and gooseberry.

 

[user 7704]

I put the netting on my berries today. My gooseberries are getting big and last year the birds had a feast.

Hopefully I will get some blackberries this year. It is the 3rd year and I cut the old canes like it said on the video. When I was young, my dad just gathered blackberries in the woods and no one pruned them.

 

[user 7704]

The 40° nights are slowing the ripening of my strawberries. They were ready to produce and now they are stalled.

I put a cage in the fence to hopefully catch any squirrels that have been patiently waiting until the right minute.

 

[Amish Heart]

We have two turkey vultures returning. They sit on top of the big barn. One was born last year in our milkhouse. I guess it brought it's mate back to the old homeplace.

 

[user 7704]

Do any of you plant your summer squash to go up a trellis or something to go vertical. The guy I've been watching on you tube does and he saves lots of space. I'm thinking it might help with squash bugs too. I think I will try using tomato cages and panty hose as ties. I use hose on my tomatoes because they don't damage stems.

Comments? Suggestions?

 

[Dani]

Do any of you plant your summer squash to go up a trellis or something to go vertical. The guy I've been watching on you tube does and he saves lots of space. I'm thinking it might help with squash bugs too. I think I will try using tomato cages and panty hose as ties. I use hose on my tomatoes because they don't damage stems.

Comments? Suggestions?

I have let my cucumbers, butternut and spaghetti squash climb up trellis along with honey dew and cantaloupes in the past. This year I dont have any trellis up. All have done very good with it. I used just basic welded wire fencing that we had leftover and some T post to hold it up.

 

[user 7704]

I always let my cucumbers climb. The do great. I can see them easier too.

I always have runner or pole beans unstead of bush because with Bush, I'm afraid of a snake popping out.

 

[Mountain trapper]

We've been eating asparagus out of the garden for about a week now. The fruit trees are starting to bloom. I've been turning over a section of garden with a shovel until I get the rototiller running. Its slow going between all my other projects. Now I cant get my pressure washer started. I just bought it last year!!! The fittings on my large field sprayer deteriorated and broke. Doesn't look like I'll be spraying any fields this year. GD junk. But I did manage to get the brush cutter running today, and its over 20 years old!

 

[Dani]

I started harvesting my first squash plants, both patty and yellow along with the first of the cherry tomatoes. As we were walking the calves tonight and hunny spotted some blackberries, he made the comment of us needing to go out to the blackberry patch. Maybe tomorrow after I get off work.