2021 Garden Thread

[ness]

Welp, it's mid-February and nobody has kicked off the annual thread, so I guess I'll start it. It's a fine day to think about spring since the temp outside this morning is -5 degrees. 

I've been going through the annual planning process the last couple weeks. I have a couple new things going in this year, but it's mostly the same favorites. Gonna try Bok Choy. The missus wants bell peppers, so we're doing them -- that's a first. I can't stand raw green peppers, can tolerate them well cooked, and actually like red when they're cooked. Also going to do carrots for the first time in a few years. Another request -- we do eat a lot of carrots around here. 8 to 10 tomatoes again -- about the right amount for us and to give a few away. Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Celebrity and Sun Gold cherry. Some pole and bush beans: Rattlesnake and Dragon Tongue at least. Several varieties of lettuce, some snap peas, radishes, Swiss chard and beets.  Also, Jimmy Nardello and Sweet Banana peppers. Might also grow a hot one -- kinda think it would be fun to try ho' made hot sauce. 

I tore out the raised beds last fall -- they'd started to rot at the corners after 11 seasons. Going to change the configuration and location a bit to get better sun. Trees have grown a bit since they went in in 2010. 

I've got tomatoes and pepper seeds on heat mats to pre-sprout. They're at a toasty 87 degrees this morning. 

And, the missus has been looking through catalogs at flowers seeds. She's got several picked out that we'll start indoors soon. 

So -- what's going on in your garden this year?

[BilletHead]

59 minutes ago, ness said:

Welp, it's mid-February and nobody has kicked off the annual thread, so I guess I'll start it. It's a fine day to think about spring since the temp outside this morning is -5 degrees. 

I've been going through the annual planning process the last couple weeks. I have a couple new things going in this year, but it's mostly the same favorites. Gonna try Bok Choy. The missus wants bell peppers, so we're doing them -- that's a first. I can't stand raw green peppers, can tolerate them well cooked, and actually like red when they're cooked. Also going to do carrots for the first time in a few years. Another request -- we do eat a lot of carrots around here. 8 to 10 tomatoes again -- about the right amount for us and to give a few away. Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Celebrity and Sun Gold cherry. Some pole and bush beans: Rattlesnake and Dragon Tongue at least. Several varieties of lettuce, some snap peas, radishes, Swiss chard and beets.  Also, Jimmy Nardello and Sweet Banana peppers. Might also grow a hot one -- kinda think it would be fun to try ho' made hot sauce. 

I tore out the raised beds last fall -- they'd started to rot at the corners after 11 seasons. Going to change the configuration and location a bit to get better sun. Trees have grown a bit since they went in in 2010. 

I've got tomatoes and pepper seeds on heat mats to pre-sprout. They're at a toasty 87 degrees this morning. 

And, the missus has been looking through catalogs at flowers seeds. She's got several picked out that we'll start indoors soon. 

So -- what's going on in your garden this year?

                     Shoot as early as you get things started I figured you had fruit setting on by now!

  Nothing here yet but have some seed bought.

[Quillback]

Not going to be a lot of variety for me this year, tomatoes, maybe couple of green pepper plants and beans.  

[nomolites]

I’ve got my seeds started, but I simplify the more time passes.  Canning and slicing tomatoes, cucumber, jalapeños, squash...and Happy Flowers(giant sunflower) for my wife.  
 

Mike

[tho1mas]

Nothing yet.

I need to enrich the soil in my little raised garden. Any thoughts?

[BilletHead]

11 minutes ago, tho1mas said:

Nothing yet.

I need to enrich the soil in my little raised garden. Any thoughts?

             tho1mas,

   I have not got too technical with it. A few times I piled leaves in it during fall and turning it in. Then a couple times in fall just spread some pellet fertilizer to melt in. Never tested the soil. Try to rotate my tubs  between tomatoes and peppers each season. I do have a rotating composter working but have not got enough out of it for use yet. Avoid putting anything tomato related in it to prevent spreading tomato diseases. 

[jdmidwest]

Cleaned off my raised beds this afternoon and put covers on to warm and dry them out.  Still frozen even with the 63 degree day.

[oneshot]

I know I’m slow but got Sweet Potatoes,Tomatoes, Peppers and Cabbage started.

Bought a Tiller.

oneshot

 

[luckycraft]

Potatoes are in 

[tho1mas]

Lettuce planted on Feb. 27 -two weeks late.