TOO Garden Thread

[bowhunter1023]

So here in the rundown on what I planted. All this was put in the ground on May 9...

Plants

Tomatoes

• Celebrity = 9
• Super Steak = 8
• Roma = 8
• Jet Star = 4
• Grape = 4
• Cherry = 4
• Early Girl = 3
• Better Boy = 3

Peppers

• Hungarian Wax = 16
• Serano = 4
• Super Chili = 4
• Red Bell = 4
• Yellow Bell = 4
• Habanero = 4
• Cayenne = 3
• Jalapeno = 3
• Sweet Banana = 3
• Green Bell = 2

Onion

• Sweet = 4
• Candy = 4
• Spanish = 3

Celery = 3
Broccoli = 4
Cabbage = 4
Cucumbers = 4
Yellow Squash = 4
Romaine Lettuce = 3
Better Crunch Lettuce = 4

From Seed

Beans

• Blue Lake (Pole) - 2 Sets
• Earliserve (Bush) - 2 Sets
• Kentucky Wonder (Pole) - 2 Sets

Onions - 10' Per Variety

• Red
• Sweet
• Shallots

Corn - 4 30' Rows of each.

• Silver Queen
• Peaches & Cream

Radish - 10' Row
Turnips - 10' Row
Carrots - 10' Row

 

[Beentown]

That is a hell of a garden Jesse. Better buy some more mason jars and freezer bags.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I am stockpiling jars and vacuum sealers accessories a little at a time. This garden will feed me, Tracie, Kaydence, my mom, dad, sister, her boyfriend and we'll have plenty to share. I cook Sunday dinner at my parents house most weekends and I look forward to using ingredients from the garden for those dinners.

 

[giles]

Have any of you tried the cutting of the pepper plants? My wife is going to try it on a few this year. Something my dad told her about that he seen on YouTube. I guess the guy cuts almost the entire plant off, all but one leaf, and it really helps higher yields for peppers.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I've read about it, but know nothing of it. I did have a rabbit hit two of my Hungarian wax peppers right where you'd cut them. I just left them in place to see what would happen. The ones on either side are alright, so we'll have a good comparison.

 

[Bigslam51]

Damn Jesse, that's one big ass garden!

 

[Fullbore]

Jesse, if your like me you will check out your garden every time you get a chance. In the past 8 years since I've been growing, it thrills me to spend as much time taking care of my (baby) as I could. Pulling weeds, tilling in between rows and covering it with grass clippings. Which by the way keeps the weeds down and retains moisture.
Enjoy it buddy!

 

[jagermeister]

Hahhaa looks about like my list from last year. Jesse, you will eventually regret planting that many tomatoes. Lol. Its all good though. It's fun and a great way to spend the evenings, tending the garden.

I just bought some started plants yesterday and I'm hoping to till this afternoon. It rained all day yesterday though so it may be too wet. Here's my plant list so far:

Tomatoes...
Super Sauce - 2
Fresh Salsa - 2
Better Boy - 3
Sweet Million - 3

Peppers...
Cayenne - 3
Jalapeño - 3
Habanero - 3
Banana Supreme - 3
Hungarian Hot Wax - 3
Sweet (orange) Bell - 3
Sweet (red) Bell - 3
California Wonder - 3

Misc...
Straight 8 Cucs - 2
Market more 76 Cucs - 2
Burpee Hybrid Cantaloupe - 1
Ambrosia Cantaloupe - 1
Sugar Baby Watermelon - 4
Zucchini - 2

Last year I went nuts with tomatoes and it wore me out. I mainly did it to figure out which varieties grew best here. My Celebrities and Hillbillies were sub par so I decided against them this year. I absolutely love the Sweet Million cherries... They did great for me last year. I also had WAY too many Cucs last year so I'm scaling those back big time. My peppers did very well last year and I had a kick ass pickling recipe so I went with more peppers this year. All I have to do now is pick up seeds for sweet corn, beans, peas, and pumpkins. I'm going to go with Bodacious sweet corn. My mom grew a bunch of it last year and it was the best sweet corn ive ever had. Very resistant to worms as well. Hopefully I can get some ground turned over today and get this stuff in the ground. Next weekend is already booked so my window of opportunity is shrinking.

 

[bowhunter1023]

That's mainly why I planted so many maters, to see what grows and what we like best. Only my mom and I eat them, so we'll have a lot to share! Next year will be a scaled back version. Like dad said this morning, throw it at the wall and see what sticks.

 

[jagermeister]

Jesse do a little googling on determinate vs indeterminate tomatoes. Your indeterminate tomatoes should be pruned often to prevent the 'suckers' from branching off. If you keep them pruned the vines will continue to grow upward and will direct more energy toward fruit rather than the branching stems.

 

[Diane]

Jesse do a little googling on determinate vs indeterminate tomatoes. Your indeterminate tomatoes should be pruned often to prevent the 'suckers' from branching off. If you keep them pruned the vines will continue to grow upward and will direct more energy toward fruit rather than the branching stems.

Thanks! I just went and checked and all of mine are indeterminate.

 

[jagermeister]

Thanks! I just went and checked and all of mine are indeterminate.

Glad to hear that was helpful. Pruning them really does make a difference. My pruned plants were taller than I am last year... They just keep on climbing up the stake all summer long.

 

[Diane]

Last year mine were tall, but stupid skinny and not many tomatoes. I didn't prune them though, so I'm anxious to see how they do this year.

 

[giles]

Topped the boxes off with some "super soil" the other day.


She got a bunch planted today.

 

[giles]

I guess the Marigolds deter certain bugs that eat tomato and pepper plants? I just asked her why the hell she planted flowers in the garden bed and that was the answer I got.

 

[Diane]

I guess the Marigolds deter certain bugs that eat tomato and pepper plants? I just asked her why the hell she planted flowers in the garden bed and that was the answer I got.

I don't know, but someone just told me that mosquitoes hate them, so I planted several pots of them on my porch! lol

 

[jagermeister]

Got another gully-washer this afternoon. Looks like I'll be waiting a little longer to turn ground.

 

[Bigslam51]

Picked up my new tiller today. Pretty impressed with it, had the garden done in no time. The real test will be this weekend when I take it out to our land to bust up some virgin ground.

 

[bowhunter1023]

That's some good looking dirt Chad!

Our stuff is coming up fast, but I have some serious weed issues already. Hoping we can tackle it soon and come up with some solutions.

 

[Bigslam51]

Thanks Jesse! I think I might lay down some weed mat this year. I've always had problems with weeds and last year they got out of control because we didn't have time to take care of it.