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About all I have in now is garlic, torpedo onions, and my perennial asparagus. My asparagus is just waking up and I'm starting to get spears appearing, I personally don't like asparagus, but the wife loves it.

I can tell you some general tips on how to grow a successful garden:

• Choose a good location: Pick a location that gets plenty of sunlight and has well-draining soil.

• Determine the soil type: Test the soil to determine what type it is and what nutrients it may need. This will help you select the appropriate plants.

• Choose the right plants: Select plants that will thrive in your climate and soil type. Consider factors like sun and shade requirements, water needs, and hardiness.

• Water regularly: Water your garden regularly, taking care not to overwater or underwater.

• Use organic fertilizers: Use organic fertilizers to enrich the soil and provide nutrients to your plants.

• Keep pests at bay: Use natural pest control methods to keep pests away from your garden. You can also consider companion planting to help deter pests.

• Mulch your garden: Mulching helps to retain moisture in the soil, reduce weed growth, and regulate soil temperature.

• Prune regularly: Regularly prune your plants to keep them healthy and encourage new growth.

By following these tips and putting in some effort, you can grow a beautiful and thriving garden.

hunman lee said:

I can tell you some general tips on how to grow a successful garden:

Choose a good location: Pick a location that gets plenty of sunlight and has well-draining soil.

Determine the soil type: Test the soil to determine what type it is and what nutrients it may need. This will help you select the appropriate plants.

Choose the right plants: Select plants that will thrive in your climate and soil type. Consider factors like sun and shade requirements, water needs, and hardiness.

Water regularly: Water your garden regularly, taking care not to overwater or underwater.

Use organic fertilizers: Use organic fertilizers to enrich the soil and provide nutrients to your plants.

Keep pests at bay: Use natural pest control methods to keep pests away from your garden. You can also consider companion planting to help deter pests.

Mulch your garden: Mulching helps to retain moisture in the soil, reduce weed growth, and regulate soil temperature.

Prune regularly: Regularly prune your plants to keep them healthy and encourage new growth.

By following these tips and putting in some effort, you can grow a beautiful and thriving garden.

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Doesn't look like I'll be getting any early peas in the ground in February this year.

Been real cold the last couple weeks, in fact we had snow above about 500 ft. On the coast there was snow on the beach, in the SF area, so here's some pics of what I've got going now:

Hard to see, but the asparagus is starting to come in. I let the small ones go to seed.

Here's the garlic:

And a few red torpedo onions:

Despite already having enough seeds to start a small farm I was unable to control myself at the store yesterday. The sign saying "Buy one 1/2 off one" was all the motivation I needed to stop at the seed rack. I probably would have bought more but a couple of really nice and chatty elderly women squeezed me out. Out of respect I relinquished my control of the seed rack. I then proceeded to read the descriptions of no less than a dozen different seed varieties for the charming women as they were having difficulty reading the small print on the packages. They were so nice. It really made my day conversing with them.

I'm going to try the okra again this year. It's difficult where I'm at. I'm going to throw every trick in the book at it this year. Wish me luck.

I haven't gotten the tomatoes and peppers started indoors yet. I'll get the peppers started within the next week but I'm going to wat another two weeks to start the tomatoes. I have some Yukon Gold seed potatoes I saved from last year that are really sprouty I need to get in the ground as well.



I'll cut the one on the left in half and that will give me three which will fill my small potato raised bed perfectly. I'll be happy with 10-15 pounds of potatoes.

The rainbow beefsteaks turned out really well, with plenty still growing.

Harvested the earlier potatoes, with a couple of different varieties still in the ground.
I’d definitely recommend the Nicola and purple Congo great easy growing spuds.

Day before yesterday I started planting between the rows of pines behind the house. I've found I remember things much better when I write them down, so . . . . .

Left of the 1st gate I put in 8 rows of Okra.

Right of the gate to halfway to the other gate. Acorn, Amish crook neck, Butternut and Spaghetti squash.

Then yesterday. . . .

Halfway to 2nd gate. Charleston Gray, Crimson Sweet, Jubilee and Yellow melons.

Right of 2nd gate. Armenian cucumbers, two rows Blue Lake green beans, two rows Silver queen sweet corn. And one middle left to plant.

Ignore the sandstorm. The farm to the south is blowing up my way this morning.

Last night I cupped or culled everything in the seed trays and replanted. Only change was Mammoth Jalapeno f2 from 2017 instead of the ones from last year that didn't come up very well.



Space, the final frontier. As soon as I think we are past last frost, I will have to be moving some stuff outside.

Tomatoes started from seed, that I got from a rather eccentric collector (they have over 1000 types of tomatoes and peppers). Amish Gold, accidentally crossed with a variegated tomato growing next to it, making a new mystery F1. 2/2 show the variegation patterning.

The last full day of winter, the equinox and the first full day of spring were all three in the mid to low 30's here on the sandhill. I was able to save everything but the Arm cukes. It did stretch my coffee cup reserves to the limit though.

On the good above ground days last week I replanted the skips in the between the pines garden.

Also started planting the old garden at that time.

1 row of sunflowers, 6 flint/sweet corn cross, 1 1/2 purple green beans, 1/2 green beans, 1 Indian broad beans. Everything here is sprouting.



Yesterday in the old garden, 2 rows field corn (with spaces left for pole beans) 2 straight neck squash, 1 zukes, 1 crimson sweets, 1 unknown large melon.

Yesterday down at the riverhouse I planted two patches of flint Indian corn. In this patch I side dress them ahead of time. lol

Spring turnips are looking good.



Three trays of peppers and tomatoes in the sun. I planted another round, so I'll have to move more outside as soon as the new ones have to be cupped.

Greenhouse where I usually get tomato plants had 2 var. I have not seen around here, Better Boy Plus and Celebrity Plus. BB and C both grow well around here so it'll be interesting to see the "new and improved"

I didn't start as many this year so here's what I have. All were planted in tent 2 weeks ago.

Tomatoes
- Roma (2021 seeds)
- Beefsteak (2020 seeds)
- Napa (seeds from 2021)

Peppers
- Red Habanero (2022 seeds from my mini habanero experiment)
- Jalapeno (2022 seeds)
- Fresno (Another experiment with store bought Fresnos.) I really liked the taste of them so I figured I'd see if I could grow them
- Sweet long Peppers (2022 seeds)

Herbs
- Oregano
- Basil
- Kale (outdoors)

I've already culled the smaller plants as I plant 3 per pot. I might transplant the 2 pots of 2 peppers instead of yanking the extra (Jalapeno and Fresno).

We've ate green beans twice and turnips a few times. Small melons and squash on the plants in the between the pines garden. Little tomatoes on the plants at the riverhouse. But as the wife's facebook memories keep reminding us, this year's garden is well behind past years. I did get some transplanting done the last few days. I did this one and another bed of tomatoes and two beds of peppers.

When I plowed around the between the pines garden, it gave me two more disc widths to work with. I planted mostly viney squash, but did do a few close together rows of the flint/sweet corn cross down at the other end where my fire break was shaped like a trapezoid. Most everything but the butternut has started sprouting.