What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

12 degrees and a little snow overnight. My wife told me I was right yesterday. That does not happen often.

 

[Sueby]

12 degrees and a little snow overnight. My wife told me I was right yesterday. That does not happen often.

DH always makes me repeat it when I say ’you were right‘.

 

[Coldd]

Should be nearing 50 today! Winter’s grip is starting to loosen. Still in the teens to 20’s at night but it’s turning.

Finally have our seeds for the season. We will be starting them this weekend, or at least the ones that need 8-10 weeks to get ready for plant out. Anyone tried any of these varieties specifically?

 

[Sally PB]

Amish Paste has been my "go-to" tomato. Last year's yield was disappointing, though. But Hungarian Heart MORE than made up for it!

I've grown Bloomsdale spinach (very common variety) and Waltham Butternut (another "standard"). My spinach only does so-so, always has. It likes some afternoon shade, BTW. Butternut squash used to be my "never fail, gobs and gobs!" crop. Last year I got 3. The year before, ZERO! I don't know what happened. Gonna give it a rest this year and grow something else.

 

[Sally PB]

I saved seeds from my two best producers last year. Hungarian Heart and Italian Heirloom. I'll be planting about 10 each of those. I have some new varieties to try (can't remember the names) and some saved seeds from a friend. He said Super Sauce blew Amish Paste out of the water. He sent me some saved seeds.

But Super Sauce is a hybrid, so I'm not putting much faith in it. I'll plant a few seeds anyway, and see what I get. Still, I could get something great that stabilizes -- if that's the right term -- and have a "new" variety.

 

[Sueby]

Anyone have a home made mayo recipe they like? Just tried a new one that used red wine vinegar - I should have known but I thought it perfect as that’s the only vinegar not on the bottom shelf that I can’t get to. The old recipe I used & liked didn’t use vinegar, I don’t think.

 

[gtaus]

Butternut squash used to be my "never fail, gobs and gobs!" crop. Last year I got 3. The year before, ZERO! I don't know what happened. Gonna give it a rest this year and grow something else.

My go to squash is the Buttercup.

Absolutely love the flavor. Really prolific most years. The only downside is that the vines will spread out and overtake half my garden. I'm thinking about building a pallet wood raised garden bed just for the squash, off in the yard, all by itself, so it has room to grow without choking out all my other plants in the garden.

Will probably have to temporarily sacrifice a section of the backyard to make it happen, but I guess I'd rather lose some grass than lose my other plants in the garden.

If you are going to give your Butternut squash a rest for the year, you might want to try out the Buttercup squash and see if you like it.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Gardeners. I am tearing my old coop down. New one is done.
Little Joe tiller will give me black gold. No potting mix this year!
I garden in stacked tires.

 

[TheRusticRebel]

Outside: Got carrots and peas sprouting. Peas are about 3 inch tall. Carrots still tiny. Onions are doing well , spinach still growing like weeds. Harvesting every few days and they just bounce right back. Cabbage getting big but no heads yet. Strawberries flowering well.

Inside: Cukes, yellow squash, luffa, tomatoes and peppers all doing well under lights.

Gonna start succession planting green beans from saved seed directly in outside beds in about 2 or 3 weeks. Depending on what the forecasts look like. Have a largish plot tilled for corn . will likely plant mid april.

 

[WthrLady]

Should be nearing 50 today! Winter’s grip is starting to loosen. Still in the teens to 20’s at night but it’s turning.

Finally have our seeds for the season. We will be starting them this weekend, or at least the ones that need 8-10 weeks to get ready for plant out. Anyone tried any of these varieties specifically?

Amish paste doesn't do well here. It takes too long to get to maturity, and by then our weather or pests get to it.
Kellog was an under producer here. I got 3 tomatoes, small ones, over three plants.
Heart, was OK, but not nice enough to plant again.
Martins was OK but not stellar, again, I'm not planting it again.
But that said, it doesn't mean they won't do well in your world.