BYC gardening thread!!

[Bugseye]

Love the ideas for interplantings. Thanks.

 

[dan26552]

Anyone ever grown leeks?

 

[hennible]

I couldn't ignore a quick-passing twinge of envy for all you gardeners in the south, but then I remembered the heavy-duty upkeep once the weather really heats up! Here in northern Idaho I finally have most of my plants in ground and establishing themselves. I'm doing okay, considering that it's only my second year gardening in this short-season climate and that the garden space is so much bigger than what I'm used to--48' X 15'. I'm having a setback figuring how to upload photos, so hope to find a bit of time to figure out how to do that. One side of the garden is a raspberry jungle, pretty much trained onto trellises, and on the lower edge strawberries are growing in the openings of cement blocks and looking like they're training for the Olympics. Some of the ticks that have landed on me came from the raspberry patch, but I'm loath to spray lest it impact the honeybees and bumblebees who are very busy pollinating up there. I'm afraid I was overly ambitious with my plant starts and am running out of space for them. I think I have to figure out how intensive gardening works and how to get it to work here. So far I am free-wheeling it by planting stuff like lettuce, mache, beets, carrots and radishes among the cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli. Anyone have any ideas on whether this is a good strategy?

I plant beans with just about everything... Burgundy Queen is a bush bean, they produce a good crop totally hidden among tomatoes and squash...

 

[Bugseye]

Okay, Hennible, I like that idea, Now I'll go see whether there's space around the tomatoes for the bean seeds I haven't planted yet. I'll wait a few days to see what's sprouting around the tomatoes, as I think I put some mache and lettuce with them, but it won't be long because we've had a great combination of rain and warm weather.

 

[Bugseye]

Yeah, Dan, I'm trying to but don't see how they're going to do yet, as they're so small from seed. I also read that they're not compatible with most other crops and need a space of their own. How that's going to happen I don't know. So they and the shallots are sitting in starter trays while I figure it out. What are you thinking of doing?

 

[dan26552]

Yeah, Dan, I'm trying to but don't see how they're going to do yet, as they're so small from seed. I also read that they're not compatible with most other crops and need a space of their own. How that's going to happen I don't know. So they and the shallots are sitting in starter trays while I figure it out. What are you thinking of doing?

Oh, I see. Well we got some starts early this year, two went to bloom and four made little bulblits? And died! I have no idea what to do

 

[roseyred]

Hennible!!!im so jello. I want a green house!
I learned today that pumpkin plants are freaking indestructible lol. Trying toget the plant to climb up the teepee I built I snapped off a piece that had two pumpkin buds on it! I was ****** ): so I thought this piece is really healthy....i potted it in some potting soil and gave it extra water and love and after 3 days I tugged it and it tugged back! So I took it out and wala!!! Roots!!! Big ones for only 3 days. Replanted it in a cardboard box and put it next to the existing plant that's got a nice handful size pumpkin on it.

 

[hennible]

That's awesome roseyred, glad you have tough pumpkins

Lol
Your "jello" of my greenhouse....

 

[roseyred]

I'm so jello!!!! Lol (; Im a collector and have been collecting materials to build one.

 

[Bugseye]

Me either, Dan. Wish I coould help.