TOPIC: Other stuff growing...

Hey Guys,

I got out this evening and looked over my orchard and garden areas... took a few pics.

If you like growing stuff other then ginseng, or just eating some good garden fruits and veggies you might like some of these pics.

TNHunter

First pic below is of one of my Plum trees - the date was Feb 23 and it was just about to start blooming.

Here is a pic from about that same angle today May 16.

Here is a close up..

Yum - Yum ! My wife will be making some jam this weekend.

Now on to other stuff...

Tomatoes looking good !

They are not big yet, but they will get there.

Now here is some Yellow Squash, Green Squash and Burpless Cukes.

I let the Cukes grow up a tomato cage trellis and the cukes develop hanging down nice and straight.

On down that same raised bed I have Cantelop and Watermelons planted.

They are looking good. Will hoe them one more time and then put down a good bed of straw for them to spread out on.

I made a lot more compost than usual this year and put 3 wheel barows full of compost under those melons and cantelope's.. they ought to do real good.



That's it for today !

TNhunter

Nice. I miss having a big garden. The best I can manage here is a few zuchs and tomatoes.

Bcastle,

Back in my younger days I used to put in a big garden (1/4 acre). One year I grew over 100 tomato plants, lots of different varieties..

We ate and canned all we needed and then still gave away lots.

Now days I keep it fairly small and simple. I have 3 raised beds 5' wide and 40' long.

I break them up with a broad foark and hoe (the old fashoned way) which gets me some good exercise each spring. Last spring was the first year I put any gypsum on my beds and that really helped. Loosened up the soil nicely and made it a lot easier to break up with that broadfork.

After my plants get big enough and the soil warms up good I hoe them well and then put down a nice bed of wheat straw after that. I do put in soaker hoses at the base of the plants before bedding with straw. Once you get to that point, Like I am now there with the squash and tomatoes, all you have to do is water em occasionally (if it don't rain), and pick and eat. I just mow around the raised beds and the straw takes care of the weeds and keeps the soil from drying out.

I grow just enough for us to eat now days and may have a little left over to give to close family or friends.

I have found that the older I get, the smaller my garden gets

I still enjoy it just as much, just not willing and able to work as hard at it as I used to.

TNhunter

TN,
Those are some nice looking beds and it looks like you're about ready with those plums. I still don't have anything turning so it will be 2 weeks or more for me. Do you remember what variety your plum tree is? Good luck with all of your crops.
Hugh