Whatcha Growing?

[SwampDonkey]

Peppers 4 weeks in



Tomatoes 2 weeks



cukes, cantaloups, squash just break ground this week.



Will plant the peppers in the garden tomorrow. Won't warm up until Sunday, lower 70's. Will plant the tomatoes and vines next weekend. 

[SwampDonkey]

Peppers are in and the sunflowers are doing great along the fence. 

[SwampDonkey]

The foxes are hard on the onions in these parts. They think that bare mud is a play pen. Tippy's pups. Can't have noth'n around here. 

[SwampDonkey]

Video of foxes playing

https://youtu.be/pK5RwWaA19E

[aigheadish]

Update! I've been quite disappointed with my garden growth...

Everything has been kinda yellow and not getting bigger.

My lovely wife brought home 2 bags of cow manure/compost, and I tossed a bag on a raised bed and a half, and in any of the potted plants.

It seems as though the "super soil" kind of sucks, or there wasn't enough nutrients for very long. One day, where all I did was scoop little garden shovels worth of cow manure and compost, then mix with a little 3 tine forky thing, and everything is at least a third bigger.

Horseradish Saturday:


Sunday:


I replaced the worst seven Cayenne peppers with seven that I transplanted into Dixie cups (everything should have been transplanted earlier and into bigger containers), they've been inside up until yesterday and they seem very healthy.




You can see the size difference between the ones that didn't get transplanted (the middle three or four) to the ones that did (the outside ones). The tiny ones have been outside for like a month, the several big ones have been inside and did get transplanted and they seem much better.

Garlic is going bonkers, I broke off a leaf and chewed on some. It was spicy and tasted like garlic. Timber (the new dog) got some too. Maybe it should be more substantial? I don't know! 



Peas are about to start climbing! 

Mother gave us this thing and my wife put some of the leftover seedlings I had going in there. It's doing great! I think a Cayenne pepper is flowering! 





It looked much more sickly yesterday than it does today. There's another bag of the cow manure/compost over there that I'll add to everything. I think I'm really behind where the garden should be, especially for how early I started. I'm learning lessons. 

[doc henderson]

Well, if you are learning lessons then you are right where you are supposed to be.  I like the teired thing, and it would also be good for strawberries.  some of your plants may get too big for the spacing but will be ok.  I am glad you put the horseradish in pots.  I took out the one that was one year old from a raised bed and divided it into about 18.  I now also have a bout 20 little ones coming up in the raised bed from tiny sprigs of root that broke ff under the soil.  You can do garlic as you go, but many would make it a fall harvest and dry in the seller to store.  It can overwinter as well.

[thecfarm]

The only time I was concerned about early was when we was selling.

[chep]

@aigheadish
 Don't be discouraged.  It's only June bud.
You got a long growing summer ahead.  
People spend lifetimes learning how to grow food for their areas. Check out local garden clubs for garden tours. Talk to other Gardners in your area.  Soak up advice try some. Always record results. 
 Happy growth 

[doc henderson]

The next level might be to take a soil sample and see if you are missing some stuff.  I agree, when the heat comes it should take off.  Nature knows best.

[SwampDonkey]

Can't beat a good mix of manure in the soil and those peppers need some heat to. I remember getting tiny peppers before (free) and they hardly grew much all summer. Never produced either. Don't forget a little lime in the mix either, peppers and tomatoes need calcium to prevent end rot on the fruit.

[aigheadish]

Thanks guys! We'll see how it goes.