What did you do in the garden today?

[chickadoodles]

Quote: It looks like mint?

 

[chickadoodles]

Hey ya'll I need some ideas please. I have a small raised bed that I have a few things planted in. One is my cantaloupe. I don't know what to do when they start running the vines and making fruit in this little bed. I hope someone has some great ideas. My cows got in the garden last time I had them in the ground and we did not get any. So that is why I am trying to hide them. Or Miss Piggy will get out and eat them again!

 

[hennible]

It's like spinach, I think it's "good king Henry"

 

[chickadoodles]

It's like spinach, I think it's "good king Henry"

 

[hennible]

Hey ya'll I need some ideas please. I have a small raised bed that I have a few things planted in. One is my cantaloupe. I don't know what to do when they start running the vines and making fruit in this little bed. I hope someone has some great ideas. My cows got in the garden last time I had them in the ground and we did not get any. So that is why I am trying to hide them. Or Miss Piggy will get out and eat them again!

I'd build a lattice out of Willow because I have a lot of Willow, I'd put some sort of netting in the gaps in the of the lattice, like pea fence. I'm kind of thinking of something, up and over the whole bed like those things people grow grapes on (what are those called?)... People grow squash up ladders and rest the fruits on the rungs, I think that would work well for melons. One year I used a cheap metal mesh shelf to grow melons on, and it worked quite well, they like to climb. One of these shelves.

 

[nickdlny]

Seeded beets, carrots, pumpkins, and a few more sugar snap peas. I'll be transplantin tomatoes and peppers tomorrow. I love Spring!!!

 

[RichnSteph]

My kid stole many of my plant markers, lots of not sure what's planted where... Lol
Here's a pic of a young broccoli sprout in my garden.

The first leaves are sort of heart shaped.

Thank you! Good news about the plants that I'm trying to grow to transplant is that I might not need them. I took a look at the grow beds and the seeds I dropped in there three days ago have begun to sprout. I'll take pictures of them once they are a few inches tall so we can verify what I planted. Oh and next time I'm putting labeled popsicle sticks out there!

 

[hennible]

Just avoid kids lol

 

[nickdlny]

Hey ya'll I need some ideas please. I have a small raised bed that I have a few things planted in. One is my cantaloupe. I don't know what to do when they start running the vines and making fruit in this little bed. I hope someone has some great ideas. My cows got in the garden last time I had them in the ground and we did not get any. So that is why I am trying to hide them. Or Miss Piggy will get out and eat them again!

I think you should burn a queen size mattress and use the coils as a heavy duty trellis. Best I got.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Thanks Hennible. I have plenty of wire we could do something like this for sure. Thank you