What did you do in the garden today?

[igorsMistress]

Mixing in flowers and herbs loved by bees is a great way to ensure that any fruiting vegetables and fruit you are growing get pollinated. Also it's good for the bees and butterflies as well. It also makes for a visually pleasing garden.

 

[vall]

I just read about broccolini. Anyone ever grown that?

I think what I grow is considered broccolini. As long as you pick it regularly you'll have broccoli for months. Even if you have insects in the flowers, you can cut them off and eat the tender stalks so it's a double win for me.

Rain today, all I did is haul water from the rain barrels uphill to the greenhouse.

 

[MARANMAN2011]

Onions and lettuce planted in greenhouse

 

[Sally PB]

I think what I grow is considered broccolini. As long as you pick it regularly you'll have broccoli for months. Even if you have insects in the flowers, you can cut them off and eat the tender stalks so it's a double win for me.

Ok, I'm sold. I'll look for some seeds at one of the garden centers tomorrow. IF all the rain/slush freezes with a little bit of texture or some dirt patches so that I can get out of here in the morning.

I hope I can get out; I have a chiropractor appointment and then a bunch of errands to do. I have a $50 Lowes gift card burning a hole in my pocket!

 

[TJAnonymous]

I can relate to clay soil. When I started my soil was so bad and we had no worms. I was excited to find some the other day when I was weeding and such. That’s always a good sign!

Maybe plan what you want to grow and look for companion plants. . The companions can either be bait or a deterrent.

I can relate too! I live in the Ozark foothills so not only is my soil heavy red clay but also very rocky! I've spent a lot of labor adding compost and other goodies to improve my soil. That's also why I have a lot of raised beds using just about anything I can get....the metal beds and old tires. I really want to try old garage door sections but I haven't had time to track any down.

 

[WthrLady]

I can relate too! I live in the Ozark foothills so not only is my soil heavy red clay but also very rocky! I've spent a lot of labor adding compost and other goodies to improve my soil. That's also why I have a lot of raised beds using just about anything I can get....the metal beds and old tires. I really want to try old garage door sections but I haven't had time to track any down.

I'm getting a new double and a new single door this spring sometime. Too bad you're so far away, I'd give them to you.

 

[karenerwin]

Monday and Tuesday were glorious, sunny, highs in the upper 60’s.
Today was overcast. Supposedly with a high of 65 ( it wasn’t at my house. ).
Tomorrow and Thursday we have a winter storm warning. Expecting 2” of snow, 1” of sleet and 1/10” of ice.

@igorsMistress those Thai chili seeds you sent me (last year or the year before?) are sprouting!!

 

[karenerwin]

@Gammas Bearded Babies I’m going to garden in a 30’ by 100’ space at my friend’s farm. So I’ve been trying to lay it all out on paper first. Haven’t gotten very far yet. I paying attention to companion planting and trying to do a good job with that. I know we are going to build 2 raised beds using corrugated metal sides and then use cattle panels to build an arch above/ across them. We plan to plant cucumbers, squash, smaller melons and things like that on the arch.

Each red rectangle represents a 10’ by 10 ‘ space ( yes, they should be squares, but oh, well )
As you can see it is still VERY MUCH a work on progress.

 

[karenerwin]

@Gammas Bearded Babies this purple sheet maps out the planting times of some of the veggies

The next purple sheet is another attempt to plan a layout. This time the rectangles represent a 5’ by 10’ area.

This will be my first time planting such a large area. My garden at my house is around 12’ by 18’ with an additional 12’ by 4’ raised bed.

 

[chickengr]

Nice metal beds!
How do they do with the sun heating them up...I've always wondered if it is hard on the plants?
Are they cheaper than doing wood beds?

in my climate metal beds are out of question.