2025 Gardening thread, whatcha growing or doing in the yard

[GTN]

Made it down to 39° so all I covered up was my tomatoes. All my cold weather crops like radishes, beets, lettuce, carrots, broccoli, kale, and swiss chard are all fine in that temperature.
Peppers, cucumbers and melons go in next week

 

[Robin]

@Robin it was right between us

I saw some mammals clouds around then. Too close!
Robin

 

[Saltwater60]

I got three varieties of lettuce, beets and swiss chard in . It got chilly here as well , mid to upper 40’s but I just covered everything with a cotton sheet and they did fine. I will wait maybe a week to put in the tomatoes, peppers, beans, winter squash, acorn squash cucumbers and zucchini though. I’m going to put my sweet and red potatoes in this evening or tomorrow.

That’s my plan as well. I have to get my beets in. I keep forgetting about them

 

[Saltwater60]

Made it down to 39° so all I covered up was my tomatoes. All my cold weather crops like radishes, beets, lettuce, carrots, broccoli, kale, and swiss chard are all fine in that temperature.
Peppers, cucumbers and melons go in next week

Good plan. I’m sick of this crappy spring

 

[Jmac00]

Our camp ground has a community garden. we just picked up a super sweet grape tomatoes plant and a Black grape tomato's and a pepper plant. I hope to plant them next week. When it warms up.......eventually

 

[GTN]

All of a sudden I’m able to harvest. Spinach and radishes. I roasted the radishes and added the spinach to shrimp in garlic butter. I also sautéed some radish greens the other night. They’re ok. Not as good as beet greens though

 

[FP1201]

The Farm that owns the Field behind us has a Digester that renders manure into something like dry cow patty's except in bulk; they haul it out by the truck load and before planting they spread it, so with permission I bring it into my Garden a yard at a time...problem is now I have a huge pile inside the fence and it's been too rainy to actually get anything done...plants grow great in it, and there aren't any weed seed in it as essentially it's been cooked.

 

[S&W Fan]

The Farm that owns the Field behind us has a Digester that renders manure into something like dry cow patty's except in bulk; they haul it out by the truck load and before planting they spread it, so with permission I bring it into my Garden a yard at a time...problem is now I have a huge pile inside the fence and it's been too rainy to actually get anything done...plants grow great in it, and there aren't any weed seed in it as essentially it's been cooked.

There’s nothing like good composted manure to grow vegetables.

 

[Saltwater60]

The Farm that owns the Field behind us has a Digester that renders manure into something like dry cow patty's except in bulk; they haul it out by the truck load and before planting they spread it, so with permission I bring it into my Garden a yard at a time...problem is now I have a huge pile inside the fence and it's been too rainy to actually get anything done...plants grow great in it, and there aren't any weed seed in it as essentially it's been cooked.

No pathogens either so that’s awesome and you can grow veggies right in it. This weather sure does suck

 

[FP1201]

No pathogens either so that’s awesome and you can grow veggies right in it. This weather sure does suck

Only issue we've had in the past was letting it dry out: If you've ever paid attention to Cow Chips in the field, you know how they'll dry up on top, while being moist on the ground until they aren't, and getting them re-hydrated is very difficult so water just runs right through, other than that, anything we've planted grew like crazy!

 

[fresch]

Just don't eat the schrooms that grow on them; unless you are taking a trip and never leaving the farm.(Jim Stafford)

 

[Saltwater60]

Only issue we've had in the past was letting it dry out: If you've ever paid attention to Cow Chips in the field, you know how they'll dry up on top, while being moist on the ground until they aren't, and getting them re-hydrated is very difficult so water just runs right through, other than that, anything we've planted grew like crazy!

I wasn’t necessarily talking about plant pathogens but human ones. Ecoli is a problem in cow poop and is quite prevalent actually. A lot of it depends on what the farmers feed them they are finding. I’ll bet the farm you get this from is on top of it if they are going that far to treat the manure.
I use animal manures for my garden and I really like it as well. I put mine out in the fall and let it sit all winter then use it the next spring to let it breakdown but also to reduce pathogens. I use it for lettuce and spinach so it does worry me a bit but doing this reduces the concern greatly.

 

[Jmac00]

I went to the local farmers market and bought "super sweet" and "black" cherry tomato's and a pepper plant.

We have a community garden, anyone that works here can plant whatever they want. I hope to plant them next week, when it is finally going to warm up, and night time temps stay above 40ºF

 

[Saltwater60]

I will finally be planting this week if there are some rain free days in the evening.

 

[GTN]

Today, tomorrow and that’s it

 

[Saltwater60]

Today, tomorrow and that’s it

Looks like tomorrow night should be warm enough to leave them out tonight might be the last night I have to move my plants in and out. I’m thrilled if that’s the case.

 

[Saltwater60]

Now temps for 3-days are below 50 and one day at 44F so I’m holding off on planting. Will I ever get these things in the ground?

 

[GTN]

Now temps for 3-days are below 50 and one day at 44F so I’m holding off on planting. Will I ever get these things in the ground?

My tomatoes have been in for over a week. Peppers and cucumbers went in yesterday. And of course I just packed away all the freeze clothes

 

[S&W Fan]

Now temps for 3-days are below 50 and one day at 44F so I’m holding off on planting. Will I ever get these things in the ground?

Yeah , screw it. I’m committed now. I’ve pretty much got everything that I’m going to grow in the ground now. What grows , grows, I’m not going to sweat it too much. Besides, our growing season here has extended well into late October for the last few years now, so there’s still time to get plenty of produce into the ground in early to mid summer.

 

[Saltwater60]

Yeah , screw it. I’m committed now. I’ve pretty much got everything that I’m going to grow in the ground now. What grows , grows, I’m not going to sweat it too much. Besides, our growing season here has extended well into late October for the last few years now, so there’s still time to get plenty of produce into the ground in early to mid summer.

I agree. My issue is I have so many tomatoes and flowers on both my tomato and pepper plants I don’t want the plant to abandon those that are there already. I think for me it’s wise to wait a few days plus I have some wind and rain coming in the next few days. The garage for a few more nights won’t hurt them, but annoying to me.

 

[Robin]

Bad year for apples and pears.
Robin

 

[Saltwater60]

Bad year for apples and pears.
Robin

I suspect with all the rain you had poor pollination. I remember celebrating because the one day it was nice for half the day and then the entire rest of the day when my apple blossoms were opened. My 21 year old son even commented hey there are bees on your Apple blossoms. It looks like I have a good fruit set and I will need to thin but I think I just got lucky. Sorry it didn’t work out for you this way and I have been there as well. I hope you still get something.

 

[GTN]

We got over 2” of rain yesterday

 

[Robin]

Yep, my wife's rain gauge was close to that. Standing water where I have never had so much as a puddle, the ground is so saturated. Trails are a soggy mess! Sick of this shit.
Robin