Let's see those '11 gardens!

[jjirons69]

Hot weather will cause them to bolt. The best thing I can recommend is to pinch the flower stalks before they set blooms.

Still cranking out tomatoes and peppers. Stuffed two dozen jalapenos Sunday night. Absolutely delicious! My gut took a pounding for it. My dad's garden is rolling in watermelons, cantalopes, and pumpkins. Never have planted pumpkins before and these things grow like wildfire.

Heat index in Charleston at 7 p.m. - 109F. The grass could grow knee-high and it wouldn't bother me.

[shilala]

We had our first banana peppers and tomatoes tonight. I had to spray the broccoli with Sevin, there were more cabbage moth worms on the broccoli than I have ever witnessed in my life. That must be the way it is around here?

[shilala]

This was a month ago...

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad96/scottshilala/27173731.jpg

This is now...

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad96/scottshilala/ac42aad4.jpg

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad96/scottshilala/11518cee.jpg

Sure is a big difference in a month. Yow!!!

[shilala]

I still haven't put any lettuce in. I oughta do that real soon. It's so hot over there it may be a waste of time, but I suppose it's worth a shot. :tu

[Mr B]

Very nice, clean and organized Scott. Good job!

[BC-Axeman]

I took some pictures a week ago and haven't had time to deal with them. I was just looking at the pictures and could see how much smaller everything was then.
I get about two zukes a day and a couple of other squash too. The snap peas have slowed down a bit, we have a lot of eating to do to catch up. Corn is starting to bloom. Pumpkin is starting to produce female flowers and grow over the fence. I have to keep pruning side shoots off the tomatoes or they would already be gigantic but they are not setting fruit much. The onions are starting to grow bulbs. No peppers yet. The watermellons look feeble even though everything else around them looks great. I think I will try a different variety next year. The musk mellons are just starting to take off. I may put in more carrots cuz I like them and don't think I have enough.

[Mr B]

Lance, sounds like we are on the same track. Been eating Zuks, raddish and lettuce. Tom's finally getting some height and mass but only started producing green tom's a few weeks back during the heat. Now all of a sudden we are in another cold spell. Fog at night that does not burn off til 10-11 am. Highs in the 70's.
I like the cool but the plants sure dont.

[jjirons69]

Cool?? I'd trade with you guys right now. Just copied from Intellicast:

Charleston, SC 29414
97°F
Feels Like: 118°
Wind Chill: 97°
Heat Index: 118°
Dew Point: 81°
Humidity: 60%
Pressure: 29.83"

[BC-Axeman]

Hauling in the stringbeans and loving it. lots of small tomatoes not ripening. First corn should be ready soon. A lot better than last year but still not there yet. We will have to add more compost and other stuff this winter and hope for a warmer spring/summer next year.

[SvilleKid]

My garden is winding down quickly. Have sweet potatoes to dig when I feel like it. Okra just hitting stride, greenbeans still producing every other day. Cucumbers still putting out new fruit. I planted 2 weeks before Good Friday, and pretty much everything made it and I was a good 4-6 weeks ahead of the curve. Have all the peas, butter peas, squash, greenbeans, corn, tomatoes, pickles (cucumbers), onions, red potatoes and peppers I need for the next 12 months already canned or frozen or otherwise stored/processed. Only thing I will be putting up now is okra, and won't need much more to reach the needed level of okra. Veggies that are still producing are being used fresh and/or given away to family and friends. My corn was harvested 6 weeks ago. Thought about planting a second crop, but no where to put end product, and already have more than I will use! Actually plan on plowing all but okra under this weekend. And then, getting efforts underway to take part of the garden area into a herb garden, and another section into an asparagus bed. Will definitely go for a raised bed for these projects. Plan on planting some greens and other cool weather crops in coming weeks.

[BC-Axeman]

I'm thinking about asparagus myself.
I plant six corn plants at a time, 10 days apart. I did this four times. I hope to harvest them that way. We had a long cold spring and a late summer here.

[jsnake]

Our garden is a disaster this year. Seems like it has been 100 degrees for a solid six weeks. We water and water but the heat and humidity is brutal. Except for my Asian Peppers. Those suckers have been picked 3 times and keep growing back.

[shilala]

We're getting tomatoes and cukes pretty regular. Had one big tomato, and there's three more great big ones just about ready to pick.
I've been killing tomato hornworms and grasshoppers regularly. The only other pests were some cabbage moth worms which I'm used to. These plant eating grasshoppers and hornworms are all new to me. The white mold fungus on the cucumbers and zuchini is all new, too.
It's been amazing how moving 150 miles west changes everything. The soil is totally different, the amendment process is all different, the bugs are all different, the diseases are different, and the complte lack of presence of plain old worms freaks me out.
It's made things a lot of fun, and I'm all smiles every time I look at the garden because I was able to make it all work so well in a real short amount of time, and the garden is doing great. I've already let it teach me lots of stuff that I'll keep in mind when I plant the big garden next year. :tu

[jjirons69]

My garden is winding down quickly. Have sweet potatoes to dig when I feel like it. Okra just hitting stride, greenbeans still producing every other day. Cucumbers still putting out new fruit. I planted 2 weeks before Good Friday, and pretty much everything made it and I was a good 4-6 weeks ahead of the curve. Have all the peas, butter peas, squash, greenbeans, corn, tomatoes, pickles (cucumbers), onions, red potatoes and peppers I need for the next 12 months already canned or frozen or otherwise stored/processed. Only thing I will be putting up now is okra, and won't need much more to reach the needed level of okra. Veggies that are still producing are being used fresh and/or given away to family and friends. My corn was harvested 6 weeks ago. Thought about planting a second crop, but no where to put end product, and already have more than I will use! Actually plan on plowing all but okra under this weekend. And then, getting efforts underway to take part of the garden area into a herb garden, and another section into an asparagus bed. Will definitely go for a raised bed for these projects. Plan on planting some greens and other cool weather crops in coming weeks.

Cliff, reading your post reminds me of my dad and most of my immediate kin. All are rural or semi-rural and have big gardens with freezers and cabinets full of veggies. My mom keeps me in constant supply of field peas, corn on the cob, corn off the cob, butterbeans, pickled beets, canned tomatoes, and canned string beans. Our stand up freezer in the garage is full of garden goodies. Nothing like butterbeans and okra in January!

[jjirons69]

Wait until 4 p.m.! It miserable feeling outside already! I'll water the garden about sunset.

Clear
91°F
Feels Like: 111°
Wind Chill: 91°
Heat Index: 111°
Dew Point: 81°
Humidity: 71%
Pressure: 29.95"

[SvilleKid]

Cliff, reading your post reminds me of my dad and most of my immediate kin. All are rural or semi-rural and have big gardens with freezers and cabinets full of veggies. My mom keeps me in constant supply of field peas, corn on the cob, corn off the cob, butterbeans, pickled beets, canned tomatoes, and canned string beans. Our stand up freezer in the garage is full of garden goodies. Nothing like butterbeans and okra in January!

A big advantage I got this year from planting early, and harvesting early was (except for tomatoes) an amazing lack of pests on the plants. I had probably less that 5% of my corn with worm damage, almost no pea or butterpea damage from bee/wasp stings, and had zero tomato worms. The only problem I had in large scale was a heavy aphids covering on my tomato plants about half way in. A couple applications of home-made "soap insecticide" took care of that! It used to be that you could buy soap insecticide from stores. Now, aphid control comes in a multi-pest spray that isn't really that veggie friendly, unless you have two weeks to wait to harvest!! So I fall back to an age old remedy told to my mother in the early 1970's. Wash a sink full of greasy pots and pans in a sink full of water. (The way things were done before built-in dishwashers) Take the resulting soapy, greasy water and apply it to the affected plants. If one application doesn't do it, try a second.

[wayner123]

A big advantage I got this year from planting early, and harvesting early was (except for tomatoes) an amazing lack of pests on the plants. I had probably less that 5% of my corn with worm damage, almost no pea or butterpea damage from bee/wasp stings, and had zero tomato worms. The only problem I had in large scale was a heavy aphids covering on my tomato plants about half way in. A couple applications of home-made "soap insecticide" took care of that! It used to be that you could buy soap insecticide from stores. Now, aphid control comes in a multi-pest spray that isn't really that veggie friendly, unless you have two weeks to wait to harvest!! So I fall back to an age old remedy told to my mother in the early 1970's. Wash a sink full of greasy pots and pans in a sink full of water. (The way things were done before built-in dishwashers) Take the resulting soapy, greasy water and apply it to the affected plants. If one application doesn't do it, try a second.

That sounds great! And your tomato's have a hint of BACON!

[BC-Axeman]

Late summer garden. Still few tomatoes. Been harvesting carrots and potatoes. Lots of greenbeans and zukes. Cukes here and there. The first corn should be ready soon.
http://fracstar.com/pics/20110815.jpg

[shilala]

Our cukes have just about finished dying back. Tomatoes are hot and heavy. The broccoli will be ready very soon. We've been eating stuffed banana peppers like crazy. Had a great big pile of stuffed Jalapenos yesterday. I have never, ever, ever had nice, sweet jalapenos. They are totally delicious, although my suffering hasn't stopped since, and I'm afraid of the end. :D

[hotreds]

Guess the deer can get a bit.

[OLS]

and I'm afraid of the end. :D

The END IS where the jalapenos git ya.

[OLS]

I've been killing tomato hornworms and grasshoppers regularly. The only other pests were some cabbage moth worms which I'm used to.
I had a friend that had a pair of Jackson's Chameleons that he would turn loose in his garden for a few days a week.
NO WORMS, and they always had very healthy babies which he sold. I always thought they would immediately bolt
for the treeline, but apparently a steady source of food and the few days a week treatment was enough to keep em local.

[BC-Axeman]

I've also been pulling the occasional beets and onions out of the ground as needed. Even with the colder summer, this year has been a LOT better than last. I can hardly wait to add another truckload of manure compost and other stuff for next year.

[wayner123]

Hey Guys,

I have looked and looked over at gardenweb and I can't seem to find an answer. Some say that you can some say that you can't. Here is my problem.

I just went and got 2 yards of compost on Saturday. This is my first time getting compost and I am not sure how it's supposed to smell or look really. However, I do know that while I was unloading it, it seemed to radiate heat. Now it could have been the scorcher we had Sat. but it stunk pretty bad and I could swear it was hotter near the pile. Should I go ahead and fill my raised beds (4' x 8' x 10") with it and go ahead and plant. Or should I fill my beds and wait till Spring, when it no longer smells to plant?

[BC-Axeman]

If it's in a pile now it should be finished with whatever activity it has in a month. I think it will always smell when it is moist and stirred up. I took fresh, right from the stall, manure and overwintered it in a heap and added it this spring and planted right in it.
It should look like potting soil. It could be two years old but never turned and it wouldnt compost correctly as it is an aerobic process.

[jjirons69]

Still cranking tomatoes and peppers. I've grown the biggest Jalapenos I've ever seen this year. I made bacon poppers with 3 dozen this past weekend. Been seriously thinking about my winter garden, which I plan to put in the ground near the end of Sept.

[BC-Axeman]

I've been thinking about an autumn crop. What are good things to plant?

[jjirons69]

I've planted Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, collards, mustard, and various lettuces for my fall garden. I'll probably just stick to collards and mustard this year. I love fresh greens in December and January.

[jjirons69]

Hey Guys,

I have looked and looked over at gardenweb and I can't seem to find an answer. Some say that you can some say that you can't. Here is my problem.

I just went and got 2 yards of compost on Saturday. This is my first time getting compost and I am not sure how it's supposed to smell or look really. However, I do know that while I was unloading it, it seemed to radiate heat. Now it could have been the scorcher we had Sat. but it stunk pretty bad and I could swear it was hotter near the pile. Should I go ahead and fill my raised beds (4' x 8' x 10") with it and go ahead and plant. Or should I fill my beds and wait till Spring, when it no longer smells to plant?

Wayne, I've seen the same thing. Often compost is mixed with horse or cow manure that may still be a little green and breaking down. If it's still generating heat, I'd give it time to finish working. Get a thermometer and insert down in the pile to check, especially at night once the sun is down. Compare temp to surrounding beds. The smell verifies it's still working, too. It may be a little too strong for plants right now. You can always get a 6 pack of marigolds pretty cheap to test it out. Search the net to see opinions.

[shilala]

I had a friend that had a pair of Jackson's Chameleons that he would turn loose in his garden for a few days a week.
NO WORMS, and they always had very healthy babies which he sold. I always thought they would immediately bolt
for the treeline, but apparently a steady source of food and the few days a week treatment was enough to keep em local.
Now that's cool. :tu

[bigpedunn]

My garden got taken by the great flood of 2011 better luck next year!

[SvilleKid]

My Garden, starting two days ago! A small stand of okra remains on the right side of the pix. Otherwise, it's all history. I had, without a doubt, the highest yields I've ever had. Don't know why. Maybe because I got a two week jump on planting? Heck, at least half the seeds I planted were from 2 seasons ago, and I've kept them frozen between uses. Will have to replenish green beans and purple hull pea seeds next season. Had a nice 1 hour shower this afternoon, so I'll hook up the disc to the tractor, and turn it under tomorrow, getting it ready for 2012.

[mmblz]

Finally have some flowers. More than just this but here's my favorite shot:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6084205894_e99519100d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34935373@N02/6084205894/)
echinacea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34935373@N02/6084205894/) by mmblz (http://www.flickr.com/people/34935373@N02/), on Flickr



Still improving the soil on the north side. This year's buckwheat crop was the best yet.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6084206072_455a23eafe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34935373@N02/6084206072/)
buckwheat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34935373@N02/6084206072/) by mmblz (http://www.flickr.com/people/34935373@N02/), on Flickr

Now tilled in, winter rye will be spread tomorrow, ahead of the storm.

[Mr B]

Cool pics mmblz.

[shilala]

The Coneflowers look great, Julian. I love them, but have always stuck them in a corner. I never thought to line a path with them. I love the color, too. They look great with your house and sidewalk.
You just did a great job, period. Thanks for the idea. :tu

[mmblz]

The Coneflowers look great, Julian. I love them, but have always stuck them in a corner. I never thought to line a path with them. I love the color, too. They look great with your house and sidewalk.
You just did a great job, period. Thanks for the idea. :tu

Thanks Scott.
I have to admit though, they are more in a corner than anything else... What you see there is a drip edge :)
Don't have a good pic of the path here - it is blue stone with creeping thyme in between the stones.

[BC-Axeman]

I'm dieing under an avalanche of greenbeans. We've been eating, freezing, canning and giving them away but they won't stop.
Corn is finally ripening. Mmmm.
Root crops are done but we leave them in for now.
Last night we had steamed shrimp & greenbeans with corn on the cob for dinner. Life is good.

[GWN]

My wife's the gardener, but I like to grow a few plants in patio pots each year.
Here's my first pick of the hot stuff:

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/GWNJeff/DSCN4453.jpg

We also planted a nectarine tree this year and, while small, it sure produced:

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/GWNJeff/DSCN4450.jpg

[wayner123]

I finally got the SFG completed. I did a combination of compost, perlite, pine mulch and potting mix. The bottom 6" is compost and the top 4" is a mixture of perlite, potting mix and pine mulch. I am really excited to see how well it does. The mix provided me with something that if a bird landed on it, it might sink in. Which is exactly the type of fluffy aeration I am looking for.

I'll try to get a pic up tonight.

[Mr B]

Slow season out here huh Lance. I have only picked a handfull of Tomatoes, jalapenos have done decent. Everything is just way behind. Cool days and foggy nights.

Nice pics Jeff

[BC-Axeman]

Yep, slow. Even the zukes. Next year I think we'll plant less heritage tomatoes and look for more cool growing varieties. We had a volunteer Roma come up late that passed the others up and looks great. Our onions and carrots are fantastic. Melons sucked. Japanese cukes did great, pickle cukes not. Corn was slow but ok. Potatoes used up all the nutrients and dropped but made a good amount of tates. Eggplant never did anything but grow and bloom, no fruit. Bell peppers still haven't ripened.
This year may not be good for the vineyards out here.

[jjirons69]

Let me guess what's for supper tonight, Lance???

Greenbeans??

[BC-Axeman]

Want some? :D

[Skywalker]

My garden sucked, this year!

I got a few peppers!

No tomatoes!

No Zucchini!

[Mr B]

Maybe try Hops next year Darrell :sh

:D

[Skywalker]

Maybe try Hops next year Darrell :sh

:D

I know those grow in this area!!!:tu

[BC-Axeman]

Maybe try Hops next year Darrell :sh

:DAnd barley!

[Ahbroody]

My garden sucked, this year!

I got a few peppers!

No tomatoes!

No Zucchini!

we have insane zucchini here. We pulled two bushes they were running away. Broccoli is coming in nice, peppers are okay, cucumbers are also nuts. Tomatoes are okay. Green beans has been a learning experience. The ones that grew best kids didn't like

[timj219]

Here's my unintentional water garden. Wish I had harvested the last of the beets before this hit. You can see some of the tomato stakes and the remnants of corn on the left. Squash on the right. Everything else is underwater. If you're wondering, Buttercup squash does not float.http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/picture.php?albumid=619&pictureid=6159

[BC-Axeman]

I wouldn't have to water for weeks.
Seriously, I hope your house is all right.
Won't the beets be good, still?

[jjirons69]

Whoa, Tim, that's insane. Hope all is well.

BTW, I tilled the garden Monday and planted curly leaf mustard, purple top rutabagas, collards, and cabbage. Kept my GIANT jalapeno and bell pepper plants, as they are still producing well.

[timj219]

Four ft of water in the basement but looks like it's starting to recede now. I took the picture after I had finished bringing everything up from the basement that I could. There was nothing more I could do so I hung out on the back deck with some coffee and a La Riqueza and watched the susquehanna river flow through the back yard. If the tackle wasn't under water in the basement I would have dropped in a line - the river's good for muskies and smallmouth but I usually have to walk to get to them. :)
As for the beets I'll definitely try them after the water goes back where it belongs if they didn't wash away.

[Mr B]

Wow Tim, thats a bummer. I hope it all turns out ok.

[hotreds]

beans looking good!

http://images5a.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp63248%3Enu%3D3292%3E%3B78%3E732%3EWS NRCG%3D368%3A32%3B6%3C732%3Bnu0mrj

[jjirons69]

Hmmm....beans! Good job, Hugh.

Here's a couple of shots I took this evening. I've got 12 Blue Max collards, 4 Wakefield cabbage, 4 Catskill Brussel sprouts, a few short rows of curly mustard and a few short rows of purple top rutabagas. Didn't want to plant too much as my dad has hundreds of each planted and I know every visit to him will end with a car full of greens. I swear he feeds half his town and all of his immediate family.

Everything here is going along nicely.

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/P1050031.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/P1050033.jpg

Still getting bell peppers and jalapenos weekly.

[BC-Axeman]

How my garden looks now.
http://fracstar.com/pics/20110921a.jpg
A nice pear tree killed by a gopher. The roots looked like a beaver chewed on them under the ground. :(
http://fracstar.com/pics/20110921b.jpg

[wayner123]

Here is my fall garden so far:

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/wayner1234/2011%20Garden/IMG_7960.jpg

The Contender green beans and soybeans are on the right side of the SFG. And the California Wonder Bell peppers are on the left.

The Tomato to the left in the nursery pot is one of the many jjirons sent me. It's a Orange Oxheart. The one in the nursery pot to the right is the Old German. Both doing well.

You can see the stalks of the remaining sunflowers my daughter and I planted. We already cut the heads and they are drying as we speak.

Here is a closer up of the SFG:

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/wayner1234/2011%20Garden/IMG_7967.jpg

Here are a few blooms on the Orange Oxheart:

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/wayner1234/2011%20Garden/IMG_7962.jpg

Here are the bell peppers. I counted 16 on one of the seven plants.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/wayner1234/2011%20Garden/IMG_7965.jpg


I had some bug problems early on, but I found a life saver. It's called Garden safe vegetable. It kills everything I have encountered so far.

[Mr B]

Lance, your tomatoes look lke they faired about as good as mine this year....Withered and weak. Another sub-par growing season plagued w/ cold foggy nights and cooler day time temps. We are just getting a heat wave now...to little too late. Oh well, next year.

[shilala]

I forgot I had a garden. It started with this cold rainy crap, so it should be finished up very soon. We might still get some really tough tomatoes, but I'd say that's about it.

[BC-Axeman]

Lance, your tomatoes look like they fared about as good as mine this year....Withered and weak. Another sub-par growing season plagued w/ cold foggy nights and cooler day time temps. We are just getting a heat wave now...too little too late. Oh well, next year.
All the tomatoes looked weak except one, at the end by the corn, pouring out into the walk way. That was a volunteer, looks like a Roma.
And yeah, I may just grow cold varieties next year.

[Mr B]

The only Toms that grew well for me this year were the Yellow Boys and I love em. Bell Peppers did decent too I guess. Tomatillos pumped out early but already have some sort of mildew on them.

[mkarnold1]

No pics of my garden, as it is ragged and ugly. But it produced a couple bushels of tomatoes, too many zucchini and enough green peppers, jalepenos, chilis and onions to make salsa and chili for most of the winter. All canned up now, it's getting in cold in MN.

[hotreds]

Beans turning!

http://images3a.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp73435%3Enu%3D3292%3E%3B78%3E732%3EWS NRCG%3D3698473%3A9%3A32%3Bnu0mrj

[jjirons69]

The Tomato to the left in the nursery pot is one of the many jjirons sent me. It's a Orange Oxheart. The one in the nursery pot to the right is the Old German. Both doing well.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/wayner1234/2011%20Garden/IMG_7962.jpg


Ah, the pride only a father can feel!

Good job growing those babies from seed, Wayne. Can't wait to see your giant tomato garden this coming spring!! Wait until you plant one of those potato leaf varieties - it's quite a unique-looking plant.

[jjirons69]

Raining all day here. I knew I should've fertilized my yard this weekend. Hindsight...

Garden looks good, though. Still harvesting tons of peppers and my greens are coming right along.

[BC-Axeman]

I'm getting raspberries and strawberries. The potatoes are regrowing from whatever was still in the ground tomatoes and squash are still going, beans are making a second effort. Still getting cukes too. Peppers never got going this year. We had excellent eggplant parmesan a couple of nights ago, now that it's October.

[jjirons69]

Too late in the day for a picture - I picked 12 large, beautiful bell peppers. Also crushed the jalapenos with over 100 picked - some big suckers, too. My basket ranneth over. I'm putting them up tomorrow night. Need some more lids for my pint jars. Still have 4 jars from last November that are quite tasty. I'm been sharing them on and off with co-workers and friend. Nothing says love like a jar of hot peppers!

Had to dust my collards. F'ing worm invasion on a few of them over the weekend when I was out of town. Doesn't take long before those buggers can get out of check. The greens are otherwise doing very well and are getting huge.

[BC-Axeman]

We had a hot spell here that turned the tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers back on. With luck they will ripen before a cold snap hits them.

[hotreds]

Down they go!

http://images3a.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp7345%3B%3Enu%3D3292%3E%3B78%3E732%3E WSNRCG%3D36%3A6%3B2698832%3Bnu0mrj

http://images3a.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp73448%3Enu%3D3292%3E%3B78%3E732%3EWS NRCG%3D36%3A6%3B2698932%3Bnu0mrj

http://images3a.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp7346%3B%3Enu%3D3292%3E%3B78%3E732%3E WSNRCG%3D36%3A6%3B35%3A%3B332%3Bnu0mrj

[Mr B]

Cool pics

[BC-Axeman]

Still getting green beans. Tomatoes have slowed to a crawl. Potatoes are making a second crop. Squash still going. Most everything else is gone and we didn't start a winter crop. We haven't got the killing frost yet.

[shilala]

I just cleaned up the garden this past weekend. I left the broccoli for the bees as I always do. It'll keep putting on flowers and feeding the bees until it freezes hard as a rock. That's a good 8 weeks away, at least.
Our garden was absolutely stellar this year, we used just about everything. We were totally spoiled. Having just that little strip of dirt sure made me appreciate all the years of having great big gorgeous gardens.
Suburbia is hell. :lr

[jjirons69]

Still crushing the jalpenos. Put up 4 quarters of pickled ones on Sunday. The bushes are still loaded, as are the bell peppers. I also planted 50-60 yellow onion bulbs this past weekend. The collards are giant! I think I'm ready to start cutting them by next week. 18 plants will take me into Feb. eating one per week. I'll give away a couple. The rutabagas, cabbage, and mustard are also doing well. Still have quite a bit of time for the Brussels sprouts. Hell, they probably won't be ready until around Feb or Mar. I'll try to get some pics this weekend.

[jjirons69]

From post #305 to today - a little over 2 months. I'm cutting a collard head tomorrow. Can't wait. Peppers have slowed and have a little frost damage. I'll pull them after Thanksgiving and will plants a couple hundred more onions. Why not?

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/P1050031.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/P1050102.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/P1050103.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/P1050104.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/P1050105.jpg

[BC-Axeman]

Nice!

[BC-Axeman]

That's all for this year. Brr-rr-rr-rr!
http://fracstar.com/pics/20111216.jpg

[HK3-]

Although i was unable to plant a lot of veggies this season, I still enjoyed watching you alls gardens progress. Thanks for posting pictures.

Im over the cold weather already and it has just begun. Is it spring yet? :sl

[wayner123]

I know I should have taken more pictures, but I didn't. I must say this year was the most productive and easiest year yet. The square foot garden with mushroom compost is certainly the way to go. I had more bell peppers than I could handle and the plants were huge!! I also got a ton of beans (contender is a easy and quick bean) and the soy beans were awesome as well ( I need to plant closer next year). The tomato's are still producing and I got some pics of those. Thanks again Jaime, I am going to try and grow at least one of each seed you sent. It may take me 20 years, but it should be fun!

I have already started on my winter garden. It was 76 here on Saturday and I was afraid my lettuce would bolt. But it's doing good. I have some black seeded simpson, some soloist chinese cabbage, rocky top lettuce salad mix and some danver carrots. I must say these carrots are coming up waaaay quicker than before. I think that is due to using fresher seeds and carrot tape.

I'll get some new pics of it all. But again, SFG is the way to go!

Lastly, I should have a treat in the spring which I'll show you all. For now it's a secret.

[BC-Axeman]

I thought I'd start a permanent thread...
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1584932#post1584932