What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

I heard a few people talking about Egyptian Walking Onions.

They are a fall-ship item if you order them. I will have plenty of sets next summer/fall to share with people.

I have greens coming up in my EWO bed right now. The deer mowed them down over the winter, but those things are HARDY!

 

[Ascholten]

Deer, well, Fortunately I do not have that problem, but Chickens now.......

Aaron

 

[Ascholten]

Oh Id absolutely appreciate that !
let me make a list of stuff, OR you give me a list of stuff you know that grows down here and I'll return the favor.

Guava's grow in pots and can do indoors for you northerners. So do Papaya but those can act tempermental so we'd have to see how they 'tantrumed' after the shipping

Spinach, I got a butt ton of Longevity spinach and the Okaniwa is doing well too, Id be happy to send some of that up your way too, The Longevity it's real easy to grow, it's pretty much darned weed status IMO, but frost will take it out. Bring it in a pot in the house and you'll have fresh spinach thru the winter !!

Aaron

 

[TJAnonymous]

A few pictures from the garden...

You can see the new stone we put down between the fences... Yarrow looking really lush and green. I also had some green onions that were looking sorry in the fridge so I opted to plant them instead!

The thornless blackberries I planted a month ago are really taking off!

Pineberries are waking up.

Some tiny alpine strawberries starting to grow. Birds have noticed!

Peach tree is starting to bloom.... I was going to spray it with Dormant/Horticulture spray but my sprayer has disappeared....

 

[Acre4Me]

went to the feed store to get some more feed. I purchased 10 Asparagus roots too. They had "Millennium" roots, which are the same variety as the seed I started. So, I'll plant the asparagus roots after this cold snap, then I'll plant the sprouted seed in later May (needs to be done after frost for the started seeds).

What kind of spacing for Asparagus? I've read a wide variety of recommendations. Currently, I will be placing these in a 8'x4' raised bed. So, not sure if I will need the whole bed, or only part of the bed.


Rhubarb: How much space does it need? I know it gets planted and stays there and will produce for several/many years. We are planning to give it its own raised bed, but not sure if one plant is huge or not, and how closely they can be grown. @Sueby - you planted Rhubarb in your garden - any advice?


SOOOO cold today... windy, overcast. yuk.

 

[karenerwin]

I planted peas, beets, and ?? ( I can’t believe I forgot already. ) It was either radishes or parsnips . I covered most of the raised bed with plastic including the section where I planted onion starts and put down wood chips. I also planted a small section with a few garlic ( most were hard and dried up) that seemed like they might have a slim chance of growing. I also put a few pieces of ginger in the ground. Again, I’m not really expecting anything from them because they were pretty well dried up. I soaked them for a couple of days first.
Was sunny out but windy and cold.
I have a small pot of red onions that I started from seed. How big do they need to get before I can plant them out?
I also started a small container of mixed greens.

 

[Ascholten]

went to the feed store to get some more feed. I purchased 10 Asparagus roots too. They had "Millennium" roots, which are the same variety as the seed I started. So, I'll plant the asparagus roots after this cold snap, then I'll plant the sprouted seed in later May (needs to be done after frost for the started seeds).

What kind of spacing for Asparagus? I've read a wide variety of recommendations. Currently, I will be placing these in a 8'x4' raised bed. So, not sure if I will need the whole bed, or only part of the bed.


Rhubarb: How much space does it need? I know it gets planted and stays there and will produce for several/many years. We are planning to give it its own raised bed, but not sure if one plant is huge or not, and how closely they can be grown. @Sueby - you planted Rhubarb in your garden - any advice?


SOOOO cold today... windy, overcast. yuk.

Asparagus they say it likes 6 inches or so apart. it will spread a bit.
Rhubarb it loves to clump, it'll grow right next to each other. Now obviously you don't want to pack it in but I don't think it will be too bad if it is fairly dense.

Aaron

 

[WthrLady]

went to the feed store to get some more feed. I purchased 10 Asparagus roots too. They had "Millennium" roots, which are the same variety as the seed I started. So, I'll plant the asparagus roots after this cold snap, then I'll plant the sprouted seed in later May (needs to be done after frost for the started seeds).

What kind of spacing for Asparagus? I've read a wide variety of recommendations. Currently, I will be placing these in a 8'x4' raised bed. So, not sure if I will need the whole bed, or only part of the bed.


Rhubarb: How much space does it need? I know it gets planted and stays there and will produce for several/many years. We are planning to give it its own raised bed, but not sure if one plant is huge or not, and how closely they can be grown. @Sueby - you planted Rhubarb in your garden - any advice?


SOOOO cold today... windy, overcast. yuk.

Our hearty rhub in north dakota was 6 feet across and 4 feet high.

 

[chickengr]

I sowed swiss chard. I still have some nettles in my garden but my ducklings and goslings eat a lot of them. finally nice weather here. hope the pepper and tomato seeds will sprout. I cannot find yellow pear tomato seeds and I know I had 2-3 packages a few weeks ago

 

[Sueby]

Rhubarb: How much space does it need? I know it gets planted and stays there and will produce for several/many years. We are planning to give it its own raised bed, but not sure if one plant is huge or not, and how closely they can be grown. @Sueby - you planted Rhubarb in your garden - any advice?

I have mine spaced 6 feet apart - they can get HUGE. My neighbors is easy 4-5 feet tall & 5 feet across. But it depends on the type, mine are not that big - maybe 2-3 feet across & a foot or 2 high. But I keep digging them up & moving them so who knows how big they'd be if I just let them grow. The deer don't eat them so they are planted along the border on the outside of the garden (the leaves are poison to pretty much everything, including humans which I assume you know, but I do compost them).

I have a small pot of red onions that I started from seed. How big do they need to get before I can plant them out?

I buy onion plants every year, they come when they have been trimmed down to about 3-4 inches tall. I think they grown them 6 inches, trim the tops & ship them, everything I've read says about that too so that's what I'd do.

Our hearty rhub in north dakota was 6 feet across and 4 feet high.

Yea - that!!!

Morning. Chilly out there, going to be very cold for the next few days. I will cover the strawbs again. Not sure I have much more in the garden to do till it warms up, everything is ready & waiting.