How Does Your Garden Grow??????

[MICHI-CAN]

Update here. Beat myself hard today. Made some progress. 10 mater cages from a roll of fence. About $3 each for 20 total. I recomend if you have the grip for the cutting and bending. Stupid easy. Power tools would make almost effortless until cleaning up the grindings. But 42" x 18" and solid with all the tabs to put in ground.

And @xtsho that hose sucks and kinks at less than half flow. Very pleasing on any more. Only fail so far.

 

[StonedGardener]

Zinnas looking good for this early...View attachment 4915900

A non promoted product endorsement here. Bought this today. Why did I avoid them this long? Hose is no longer a threat to my plants or a pain in the ass. Ad I can rinse the house while watering the lawn withe increased volume. View attachment 4915901

It's an fing miracle ....a hose that isn't a pain in the ass.......I say "going to mars, but can't make a f'ing hose

 

[injinji]

Yeah it’s a lot hotter than I expected. You have any recommendation canning or how to use it, I didn’t like it raw .

The chocolate bell ..... that makes sense..... the package may have said mix on it..... I’ll look to see if I can find it or check at the store where I got it to see if they have more so I can narrow it down.

Hot sauce is the only thing I use them for. I don't really like the taste of the Hungarian Wax.

The mix I had had yellow, red, orange and chocolate. I wasn't crazy about them because you had to start so many to get a good one of the one you wanted.

 

[injinji]

Down at the field I managed to rescue three hoses. None had washers, but even after I got them on, there was a little leaking. But now I'm carrying water for 5 yards instead of 100. I have hoses at home. I just have to remember to grab one, then I can run sprinklers if I choose.

 

[injinji]

These are a couple of three days old. Just getting around to posting.

 

[StonedGardener]

Got a shot of a "baby" pod inside a poppy..

 

[Orangejoos]

My little LA urban beach garden. Corn, bush golliath tomatos, heirloom Tomatos, lettuce, hot peppers, and some outdoor sour.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

I manager to dig 11 holes along my fence and get maters and cuke seeds in. Yes, @xtsho I let the starters I had go. Stayed frosty too long. LOL. Hate being wrong. But I guess I was clueless this spring.

Any suggestions on a light weight hang tool besides a pick axe for busting up my now concrete hard soil with our near drought of late? 3 hours to gig 11 18" x 12" holes is frustrating, ridiculous and discouraging.

TY all and get on them plants. Too hot too fast here. A big water bill is getting all going nicely now. And the only plants I messed with and got pictures of are my girls. 40 MPH gusts all day. Had to go mobile. Off to the nursery soon here. My boy used $50, 3 bags of my 301 potting soil, weed, in his flower bed. Will be healthy plants. Sadly I made 40 gallons of dirt for him at under $20. I'll have to exploit his regret and get some labor out of him. If I can get him out of bed.

 

[injinji]

. . . . . . . Any suggestions on a light weight hang tool besides a pick axe for busting up my now concrete hard soil with our near drought of late? 3 hours to gig 11 18" x 12" holes is frustrating, ridiculous and discouraging. . . . . . .

Did you soak the ground before digging? Maybe after a couple of three inches you could run the hose into it for a while.

But as far as something to break the ground, not light weight, but I have a 6 foot pry pole that will bust up just about anything. Not good for wrists or elbows. Maybe if you have a metal post driver you could pound a post in a few times and then chip it out.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

Did you soak the ground before digging? Maybe after a couple of three inches you could run the hose into it for a while.

But as far as something to break the ground, not light weight, but I have a 6 foot pry pole that will bust up just about anything. Not good for wrists or elbows. Maybe if you have a metal post driver you could pound a post in a few times and then chip it out.

I have a very heavy duty ice spud. And no water before. Should have saturated night before. Not a thought until I started. And I hate the leopard print tan I get splattered with mud. TY for the thoughts.

Well my Dairy Doo all went up. $5 more for potting mix and 3 for compost. Never should have shared my recipe on here. JK. Glad it is out. And can you believe $5- $10 for a 1" succulent stater? Looks like I'm watching for dying ones on clearance to propagate. Was blown away by the new to me varieties. And my 1 gallon terrarium is just sitting here bone dry collecting dust.

 

[thumper60]

Been a while Larry it warming up in maine been busy.

 

[Bareback]

It’s a Wally World sack full . Made 10 pints of pepper rings..... and the plants are still hanging full.

 

[Bareback]

Ohh yeah making spaghetti too.

 

[Frankterpene]

Got some nice warm and wet sunny days with clouds once in a hour or two. The garden did a good boost but cucumbers suffered too much from cold days 2 weeks ago.

 

[Frankterpene]

I use the fence all over the garden. Just got done planting 18 honey boat delicata squash. One of the few squash that my whole family enjoys eating. Now just to fill in some holes here and there with marigold and a couple container tomatoes and I should be good to go.
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Love the place you got for gardening

 

[MICHI-CAN]

Got some nice warm and wet sunny days with clouds once in a hour or two. The garden did a good boost but cucumbers suffered too much from cold days 2 weeks ago.

Messed up spring. I tossed 2 trays of cukes. Glad I harvest my seeds. Dropped yesterday. Hoping the T-storms tomorrow night aren't more info-tainment drama on the local news. Desperately need rain here.

 

[BlandMeow]

Been a while Larry it warming up in maine been busy.

Looking great. What do you have going on the right in the first pic, with black weed fabric covering the soil? Pumpkin and watermelon?

 

[BlandMeow]

Love the place you got for gardening

Thanks! Making the most with the space I have carved up.

 

[xtsho]

I manager to dig 11 holes along my fence and get maters and cuke seeds in. Yes, @xtsho I let the starters I had go. Stayed frosty too long. LOL. Hate being wrong. But I guess I was clueless this spring.

Any suggestions on a light weight hang tool besides a pick axe for busting up my now concrete hard soil with our near drought of late? 3 hours to gig 11 18" x 12" holes is frustrating, ridiculous and discouraging.

TY all and get on them plants. Too hot too fast here. A big water bill is getting all going nicely now. And the only plants I messed with and got pictures of are my girls. 40 MPH gusts all day. Had to go mobile. Off to the nursery soon here. My boy used $50, 3 bags of my 301 potting soil, weed, in his flower bed. Will be healthy plants. Sadly I made 40 gallons of dirt for him at under $20. I'll have to exploit his regret and get some labor out of him. If I can get him out of bed. View attachment 4917470View attachment 4917471View attachment 4917472View attachment 4917474View attachment 4917476View attachment 4917477

Be Happy you're ground isn't full of rocks. My yard is a rock quarry. I dug up enough rocks to line my driveway, the sidewalk, and the flower beds in the front yard. Everytime I dig somewhere new I end up with a pile of rocks as the ground is half rock it seems.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

Be Happy you're ground isn't full of rocks. My yard is a rock quarry. I dug up enough rocks to line my driveway, the sidewalk, and the flower beds in the front yard. Everytime I dig somewhere new I end up with a pile of rocks as the ground is half rock it seems.

High percentage Grand River bed here. 1" or smaller. Thankfully seeing yours. Sadly sedimentary clay at almost 80% below 6". I have 6' pry bars for setting dies.

And that hose hangs up on the finished top of a chain link fence when empty. Still happy with ease of movement and coiling. Also sweats more than a normal hose. Wet hands regardless of care or experience. LOL.