2018 Garden Thread

[ness]

Almost hate to admit it, but I quit on my garden this year.  Dry cold April and very hot May made for a poor start. My beans were a total bust-poor germination followed by some sort of disease. Never even got true leaves on them. Maters never really took off; I gave up watering them and the drought finished them off by mid-July. Doubt I’ll do a fall garden, but I may get ambitious. Or I may pull the beds out all together as I’m not long for here. 

[Quillback]

Garden has been so-so for me this year.  

Got some good broccoli early, then the heat came early this year causing it to go to seed earlier than it should have.

Had one cherry tomato plant that did really well, two other plants were bush plants that were supposed to grow well in containers, put out a few really big tomatoes, but after that the fruit started splitting and the vines wilted.  Blaming that on heat also.

Grew some cukes in containers, they have done fair usually get a couple per day, but not the numbers I usually get.

Green beans are doing well right now, planted them late, around mid-June and they have started putting out beans the last week or so, this cool, rainy weather has helped.

Just planted some sugar snap peas and more beans last week, dunno if the beans will have time to produce before the frost hits, but I think the peas will do OK.

[snagged in outlet 3]

21 hours ago, ness said:

I’m not long for here. 

Where you going?

[ness]

34 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Where you going?

Somewhere else. House is a family house and don’t need that anymore. 

[Johnsfolly]

9 minutes ago, ness said:

Somewhere else. House is a family house and don’t need that anymore. 

You planning on staying local or considering a bigger move? Moving sucks. Good luck.

[ness]

44 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

You planning on staying local or considering a bigger move? Moving sucks. Good luck.

Thanks. I’ve got to work a few more years. Will be staying in KC area. 

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, ness said:

Thanks. I’ve got to work a few more years. Will be staying in KC area. 

Wasn't sure if you were thinking about Colorado. Have you ever fished Shawnee Mission lake? Looks like a city bass and sunfish lake.

[ness]

 

24 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Wasn't sure if you were thinking about Colorado. Have you ever fished Shawnee Mission lake? Looks like a city bass and sunfish lake.

Oh, yeah. Just a few minutes from my house. Gets a ton of pressure, but take my canoe out there every once in a while. 

Probably won’t ever move to CO, since family’s all here, but will spend a lot of time there when I can. We all love it out there. 

[Johnsfolly]

11 minutes ago, ness said:

 

Oh, yeah. Just a few minutes from my house. Gets a ton of pressure, but take my canoe out there every once in a while. 

Probably won’t ever move to CO, since family’s all here, but will spend a lot of time there when I can. We all love it out there. 

I haven't caught a Kansas fish. Thought that lake may be close to you. With my oldest in MO closer to KC may try to jump the border just to catch a bluegill or two in KS.

[Lancer09]

On 8/19/2018 at 11:13 AM, ness said:

Almost hate to admit it, but I quit on my garden this year.  Dry cold April and very hot May made for a poor start. My beans were a total bust-poor germination followed by some sort of disease. Never even got true leaves on them. Maters never really took off; I gave up watering them and the drought finished them off by mid-July. Doubt I’ll do a fall garden, but I may get ambitious. Or I may pull the beds out all together as I’m not long for here. 

I'm not far from this. Still watering my stuff out at the farm, but after everything took a toll on plants this year it was just a losing battle. Fertilizing, watering, pruning, and still losing plants? That soil just needs some real time away from tomatoes and peppers. May put something else in there next year that's a bit easier. Probably plant some corn and okra, may make a few soil mounds for cukes and zukes. Going to put in a couple more raised beds at my house when I get a tree removed and move a lot of my stuff home hopefully.