badger and other gardeners

[hounddog25]

badger i am trying to get a big jump on the growing of stuff this year..plus not buy any plants at all.so i put out a few seeds this past wednesday...well today i have broccoli poking through the soil.have any of you gardeners started your plants yet this year??? in my area you usually don't get a tomato before the July4th but i am shooting for a month earlier...got a few seeds of a north country tomato and got a few ideas to try out for the early tomato...but who else is thinking of the garden and maybe some spring run fish.....?

[wrightbrothers]

Safe from frost here is not until May but I'm getting the itch. Looked up the tomato and pepper seeds I'll mail order and start inside. Everything else I get local.

Parks Whopper Improved tomatos out do all others for home gardens for me. They produce until frost.

Got a nice pile of home brew compost and should buy some lime.

Still not sure about what to seed the redone pond area. Probably clover, wild flowers, and Penn State grass mix. and a one time sweet corn patch.

Today is going to be our warmest day sinse fall, I'm ready.

[badger]

I have the same deal with the frost as wrightbrothers.
I'll be starting my tomatoes indoors in a few days.
I might put some early stuff in when the ground thaws.

[Admin]

Not really safe to plant until memorial day here. Just getting some seeds ready to start here in the house though. Had a great crop last year ;D

[cedarrivertrapper]

I wanna get the radishes and kalorahbi(sp) in the ground. Their delicous. But we've still got a foot of snow.

[cleosdad]

Shoot, if we had not had the thaw the last two days we would even been able to find the garden, most be nice to live in temperate climate. Steve

[treerodent]

Better Boy and Goliath tomatoes work well for me......


I need to get my order sent off soon too. Messed up last year and got my watermelons out to early, lots of rain then cold weather had to replant almost all of them. Tried to grow some big watermelons last year(Weeks and Carolina Cross)...was not happy with the outcome. I don't think one of them was fit to eat. However, the Crimson sweet was top notch! Glad to see other gardeners here.

[Deadfox]

Holy cow Treerodent when I first saw that I thought you were standing in a mess of that illegal stuff those are the biggest tomato plants that I have ever seen do you bury all your critters in the garden???

[bowhunter1970]

Thats a tomato tree!!!!!

I have a modest garden every year, I plant corn, tomatoes, various peppers (for salsa), pumpkins, watermelons, onions, radishes, zucchinis, birdhouse gourd's and sunflowers. I'm also working on a small orchard, got 7 apple trees so far, a few of them should have some fruit on them this year.

I love gardening, funny thing is, I don't care for vegetables
I give alot of stuff away to the family.

[Admin]

Yep, ya can't beat a freshly picked tomato. Give me a big fat tomato, a shaker of salt and an ice cold beer and I'll be content for about 5 minutes

Here's a few from last years garden.

[treerodent]

It was more like a tomato jungle than anything. Gonna have to spread them out a little more this year. No critters in the garden. Always been afraid of running a bone into the tractor tire. You don't have to do anything special to grow them like that....dig a hole, throw in a handful of triple 12 fertilize, shovel ful of cow manuer, mix it up, then a shovel full of dirt on top of that, then plant your tomatoe plant. I usually throw another handful of triple 12 fertilize beside them after a month or so...not to much or you'll burn them (die sometimes) or stunk their growth. Oh yea, make sure you have big cages to support them.

[hounddog25]

oh my....i am with you deadfox...that is the biggest bunch of tomatoe plants i ever seen......if i grow something like that i will be happy....

badger.....you should see the garlic patch...it has doubled its growth the last few days....garlic and deer...ummmmyyyyy

JC i love broc ....i am going to try to get some all through the summer if it wont get HOT...but it is i am sure.....its ok...i will settle for spring and fall harvest of the broc

guys you looking good..tomatoes way....lol

[badger]

Barry, Im glad your garlic is doing well. I thought all my korean was rotting, none of it sprouted before Dec. I now see lots of green shoots out there!

Treerodent, those are some nice plants, and you must have REALLY STURDY cages!!!!