While it's fresh in your mind, what improvements will you make on next year's garden?

[lazy gardener]

First seed catalog today!!!! It doesn't matter that I never order from this company. I can still drool all over all the pretty pictures and think about seeds and warm garden soil.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I just go ahead and do it my way. Then, if I fail, he steps in with his engineering brain, over builds to the max, and gets it done "industrial strength".

We Capricorns are famous for doing things our way. I have gotten to the point where i draw sketches of what i want because he can't visualize what i am talking about.

 

[lazy gardener]

Oh yeah.... I've tried the drawing method. Yup. Done that. My drawings are pathetic. Off scale, I can't for the life of me draw 3D. He looks at it and says, What's that. Then... of course my words fail me. So he grabs a pencil and draws out a plan... 3D, correct angles, to scale, even the 2 x 4's are drawn 3D, with end grain on them!!! "Is this what you meant???" Doh!!! Well, at least I'm better in the kitchen!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Mine doesn't even try to draw so i have him beat there. My solutions always seem to work better than his. At least from my point of view!

 

[deepbluesea]

I got my first seed catalog, too! Much safer to drool over than the hatchery catalogs...

 

[lazy gardener]

I want to try loose leaf cabbage this year.

 

[henless]

You could do drip irrigation. Have you fed them?

I don't have any kind of drip irrigation set up. I usually just use my 5 gallon bucket waterers. I have a small hole drilled close to the bottom of each bucket. The water slowly drains out so that the water soaks down deep to the roots instead of just running off. I haven't fed them with any hydrangea food, just compost.

What companies do ya'll order from? I've ordered from Baker's Creek, Gurney's and another one I cant remember right now. Also pick up stuff at the feed stores or garden centers near me.

 

[Mr Pink]

We did a lot more seed saving this year than in years past

 

[Arielle2]

I find that my home made salsa does a good job taking the place of garden tomatoes while I wait, and wait, and wait for the first melt in my mouth juiciness of the first sun warmed, home grown tomato.

Do make canned salsa?

 

[Arielle2]

I don't have any kind of drip irrigation set up. I usually just use my 5 gallon bucket waterers. I have a small hole drilled close to the bottom of each bucket. The water slowly drains out so that the water soaks down deep to the roots instead of just running off. I haven't fed them with any hydrangea food, just compost.

What companies do ya'll order from? I've ordered from Baker's Creek, Gurney's and another one I cant remember right now. Also pick up stuff at the feed stores or garden centers near me.

for tomato seeds try tomatoville.com to find reputable suppliers. They often have small seed counts and lots more than tomatoes.