Veggie Gardeners: How's your garden lookin?

[bicentennial_baby]

Progress report:

Potatoes: Huge and dark green! Almost no potato beetles this year at all!

Tomatoes: Blossoming and sprouting little tomatoes!

Cucumbers: Growing...I'm just happy I finally succeeded in growing cukes from seed!

Peppers: I have Cayennes & little Green peppers coming out now. The Banana peppers are blossoming.

Squash: Growing and spreading...and blossoming!

Lettuce: Delicious!

Collard greens: Happy & Healthy, getting bigger every day.

Green Beans: Climbing the trellis, blossoming

Basil& Oregano: Nearly died, turned funky colors, were reborn healthy and green!


Despite such a late starting season, and considering the copious amounts of rain we had this spring, I have to say that the garden is once again a success! Actually, it's better than ever! I usually have one veggie that dies entirely, from bugs or weather, but this year, it's all good!!!

So, how's your garden lookin? :bounce:

[sangh0]

1. Not too good

For one thing, I got a late start starting my seeds. Secondly, it was unseasonably cold and rainy throughout June, so I planted later than usual and it wasn't good for the strawberries. Third, the rain turned right into blistering heat, so the newly planted plants are not settling in as quickly. And finally, worst of all, squirrels discovered that I have strawberries, and now, the only way I get to eat my strawberries is if I wake up before them, and that ain't about to happen.

But aside from that, everything's in, and growing. Soon enough, I'll be up to my neck in tomatoes, beans, peas, eggplants, cukes, and peppers (hot and sweet), but not strawberries.

[bicentennial_baby]

3. Sorry about your strawberries

It's so frustrating when Nature does it's part to ruin your hard work. I cannot imagine what it would be like having to survive on what I grow, at the mercy of weather, wildlife, and bad luck.

I gave up on Eggplants...They always croak on me...

[GumboYaYa]

2. This has been a great year so far.

Potatoes - dug and eaten...Mmmmm good.
Lettuce - Eaten, given away and done until fall
English peas - Picking and eating them the past few weeks.
Green beans - Ate some last night and have been cooking them regularly for a week or so.
Radishes - All picked and waiting til fall for more.
Tomatoes - Growing like wild fire and covered with fruit
Squash - Picked a few already and they are covered with more fruit
Zucchini - Looking good, covered with fruit and waiting to pick
Eggplant - Lots of blooms but no fruit yet
Broccoli - picked a few heads already, have a few growing still
Brussell Sprouts - no luck yet, this is the one thing that is not looking good this year.

I need to plant something where my lettuce was. I also want to do potatoes again for the fall, but it is a little early now.

I have some space to use now, does anyone have good summer planting suggestions?

[Libby2]

4. so-so

Had a few ripe tomatoes, waiting for more
green peppers ?????? don't know what the heck is wrong with those suckers this year.
lettuce.....long gone
radishes....long gone

ornamental gourds.....looking pretty good.

herbs.....all doing pretty good.
basil....purple,lettuce leaf,and just plain ole basil
dill
parsley
horehound..have no idea, what I'm gonna do with it, but I liked the name ??
Sage,
pineapple sage
rosemary
thyme
lemon balm
Korean Mint
Oregano

I think that's about it, all the above with the exception of rosemary, tomatoes,and peppers were started by seed.

[Jax]

9. I LOVE my Pineapple Sage!

Don't you just love yours Libby2? It is sooo hearty, my 2 German Shepherd puppies tore it up in May and here in July it looks awesome, fully recovered from the 'puppy lashing' and doing great. It flowers in late September, early October up here (Western Washington state) and the Hummingbirds love it and stay around as long as it blooms. I have shared cuttings with all my neighbors and they are hooked too. The pineapple fragrance is so lovely. I am VERY impressed with all your starts from seed.

First full summer for us living back in the city, had to leave our beloved 5 acres last year, commute was a stupid nightmare. We will spend the fall converting ornamentals to edibles, and try to attract as many bees and birds and butterflies as possible.

Have a fun summer! Love and appreciate all the Garden threads here!

Jax

[Libby2]

12. Yes, I do love it

Mine have not bloomed yet, they are about 3 feet tall right now.

I have loved playing in the dirt for as long as I can remember, although I didn't really start gardening until a few years ago.

It must be really hard to give up 5 acres.
I may have to give up some of my growing space too, Mr. Libby says whatever I can fit on the porch of a travel trailor. lol

Thanks for the positive feedback, it was nice to hear from you.
I hope you have a great and fun summer too.

Libby

[catmandu57]

5. Tomatos and peppers

are going great, great big tomatos, almost ripe, peppers growing like crazy. We had gallons of strawberries earlier, I've discovered a green thumb.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. LOL

I have green thumb, but only for veggies. I kill any houseplant I look at. No matter what, me & houseplants do not mix.

[ZenLefty]

7. We got a bunch of huge tomatoes

We're doing some container-gardening this year. Best tomatoes we've ever had. Still green, of course, but we got about 8 of them on one small container. I'm told the black plastic containers are best, because they soak up the heat of the sun and that's good for the plant.

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Yep

I use black plastic under any veggies that need high heat. It makes the soil so much warmer than without it!

[BiggJawn]

10. Cold, slow start..almost lost the houseplants...

Took all the houseplants outside last month for the season, and it turned cold for a week. Everything lost it's leaves and the Ficus died. The Tomato and Cayenne just sat in their tubs and sulked. Lost the Marconi Pepper and the Tomatillos.

Now it's hot and wet. all the tropicals are putting on new growth and leaves (I gave the Schifferlera a much-need pruning so it can go back in the house this fall) the tomato and cayenne have taken off and my bonsais are looking good.

Over at my GF's, the Zukes are going nuts, the horseradish and rhubarb have leaves big enough to hide under, and the sunflowers are 8 feet tall...

The flood warnings suck and everything, but this 10" of rain every 3 days is great for the garden!

[markus]

11. I'm mostly a flower guy, but my itty bitty tomato and pepper patch

is lookin' swell. Got 'em in late, tho', even for North Dakota (last freeze typically around or just after Memorial day, but they could have gone in May 1 this year!!!).

I put 'em in about the time they're bringing the Creole Tomatoes to the market back in N'wawlins.