BYC gardening thread!!

[dan26552]

I made five teepee trellis's today, three have snap peas one is beans and the last is lemon cucumbers which may or may not make but my mom ordered them planted so I did.

 

[chickadoodles]

If I did not have so many bugs to conted with I might think about a garden. But I am working on getting some blue berries, elderberries, grapes and trees planted in the orchard till spring.

 

[hippiestink]

Spanish onions were harvested today!

 

[appps]

Spanish onions were harvested today!

Well done! I've had no luck with germination of my onions. I bought two different seed types an neither the ones I sowed direct or germinated in seed trays did anything. Sowed three 2.5 meter rows and about 8 germinated and 2 came up in seed tray. Half wondering if I should mention it to the seed supplier. Everything else I've grown sprouted fine.

 

[politicalcenter]

You may want to mention it. Onion seeds are only viable for a short time. A onion seed over a year old probably won't germinate.

 

[appps]

You may want to mention it. Onion seeds are only viable for a short time. A onion seed over a year old probably won't germinate.

I didn't know that. These have only just arrived a few weeks before I sowed so wonder if they were old stock. Does that go for all alliums? A few months back I didn't have much luck with my own 2 yr old shallots (eshallots, spring onions, green onions, scallions or whatever else you call them

) seeds I saved, where last year they all germinated. I've got a couple going to seed now I was going to pull out but sounds like I better leave them go and get some new seed.

 

[rodeogirl1]

I'm jealous of all your guys gardens. Mine hasn't been very productive.

 

[chickadoodles]

I'm jealous of all your guys gardens. Mine hasn't been very productive.

This has been a tough year for most of us.

 

[lazy gardener]

I'm jealous of all your guys gardens. Mine hasn't been very productive.

You can sing the gardener's song: "Just wait till next year!"

 

[jerryse]

Tomatoes have slowed up and cucumbers also . Okra is blooming . I started it late . Pumpkins and squash doing great . No sing of stink bugs yet this year .