What's Growing In Your Garden? Horticultural Science

[DFINITLYDISTRUBD]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!! It snowed again!!! we got 3" overnight so glad I ain't got nothing planted yet.

[JMJones0424]

Well, my green beans died, as we had a few freezing nights the last few weeks. I also lost a few tomato plants (despite my attempts to protect them from frost). The rest of the tomatoes, tomatillos, and peppers are doing alright. Replanting the beans is no problem, but replacing the tomatoes and tomatillos will take a month or six weeks for the seedlings to grow, so it is a tad bit annoying. Mother nature failed to ask me about how she should carry about her business. Guess that's why they call it gardening rather than harvesting.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by JMJones0424

... Mother nature failed to ask me about how she should carry about her business. Guess that's why they call it gardening rather than harvesting.

Well said. Mom's up here in the Great Pacific Northwest mucking about as well. They are saying cooler than normal temps all the way through June & blaming it on La Niña. Snowed yesterday down to 1,000 feet, but in 2 days they expect it to hit 80º F.

My indoor veggie starts are getting big and wanting to play outside. I have put out some tester pumpkin, zuuchini, and cucumber starts and they are in a holding pattern under cut out gallon milk-jug covers. Fingers crossed. I ate 1 small radish this week and more coming; first harvest. Lettuce is coming up as are beets, spinach, green onions, and leeks.

The wildflower beds are taking off and I expect to have the foxglove bloom this year as it is biennial. Well, back to business then.

[Turtle]

Starting from top-left, Radishes, Green Onions (not really visible in this shot, but up ), Spinach, Lettuce, and Beets. Under the milk jug, an Acorn Squash start. Barely in the shot top-right, my peas, and the rest in the middle is weedage.


My tomato starts still living in my window-sill.


Tomato starts I have risked to the outside; so far, so good.


Cool & cloudy again today; recorded 9/10 inch of rain overnight.

[Racoon]

Lookin' Good Turtle-san.

I'll be getting stuff in the ground soon. My enthusiasm is a little waned this year.
But I enjoy a bit of yard work myself. I'm glad your here to pick up my slack

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Racoon

Lookin' Good Turtle-san.

I'll be getting stuff in the ground soon. My enthusiasm is a little waned this year.
But I enjoy a bit of yard work myself. I'm glad your here to pick up my slack

I have a couple tomato starts for ya Rac & they need in the ground soon!!
So here's a little tour of my garden: (if video is blurry/jerky, it hasn't fully processed yet. )

April Showers Bring May Flowers
or
Gardening Is As Gardening Does

url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1-cLOlvMQ4]YouTube - garden tour may '09[/url

Edit: Rats! Damn Murphy & his law!! The video tour failed for unknown technical reasons, although operator error is not unknown in these circumstances. So while said operator tries again, here's some highlights via verbiage.

My wheat is heading, gourds blooming, first tomato buds budding, last years over-Wintered leeks about to flower, jalepenos in da groun', wildflowers flowering, yada garden yada... New leaner-n-meaner (shorter too!) video soon at a terminal near you.

[Turtle]

Here we go thens. Peas-a-poddin' and all.

YouTube - garden tour

[freeztar]

I unfortunately did not start a proper planting this year, but I still couldn't resist the urge to buy some seeds yesterday. My yard has very little sunlit areas, but I intend to at least harvest some herbs and maybe, just maybe, a few peppers.

Everything will be done in pots to allow for transport (the sun keeps freakin movin all over the place ). My next step is to procure some char for some smashing times.

Then, everything goes in and they're off! I'm quite sure I can get some basil to grow in my shady backyard, but I'm concerned about the peppers and tomatoes.

We'll see...

[maikeru]

This is what different types of basil look like in biochar. These are growing in my room. Note the big difference between basils grown in terra cotta pots vs. other pots. The bigger ones started off as the smaller ones until I repotted them in terra cotta. I think the improved air flow to the roots has something to do with it. I'm impressed.

Science Forums - maikeru's Album: Basils in Biochar

Tomorrow, I hope, I'll get some photos of my forest garden, although it's been coming along slowly. I'll explain more after I snap the pics.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by maikeru

This is what different types of basil look like in biochar. These are growing in my room. Note the big difference between basils grown in terra cotta pots vs. other pots. The bigger ones started off as the smaller ones until I repotted them in terra cotta. I think the improved air flow to the roots has something to do with it. I'm impressed.

Science Forums - maikeru's Album: Basils in Biochar

Tomorrow, I hope, I'll get some photos of my forest garden, although it's been coming along slowly. I'll explain more after I snap the pics.

Nice! I have some basil sproutlings in an outdoor pot, but it's one of those things I don't normally eat & I'm growing it because someone gave me the seeds.

I wanted to link to your Blog bit on the ollas as it may have escaped wide notice and I am doing it myself with a regular terra cotta pot with the drain hole plugged with hot-melt glue. It's in the ground now & will see just how well it holds water and all. Photos to follow.

Makieru's most excellent horticultural blog entry: >> Hola to Ollas: Saving Water in Your Desert Garden - Science Forums

Originally Posted by Frezter

I unfortunately did not start a proper planting this year, but I still couldn't resist the urge to buy some seeds yesterday. My yard has very little sunlit areas, but I intend to at least harvest some herbs and maybe, just maybe, a few peppers.

Everything will be done in pots to allow for transport (the sun keeps freakin movin all over the place ). My next step is to procure some char for some smashing times.

Then, everything goes in and they're off! I'm quite sure I can get some basil to grow in my shady backyard, but I'm concerned about the peppers and tomatoes.

We'll see...

That's the spirit!! I ended up with more tomato starts than I had room in the ground for and even after giving away a few I have 3 growing in pots. My tomatos are just starting to flower now , but obviously I started way early and I don't think it is too late for anyone to start.

Till next time then... .....