What have you done in the Garden?

[jerseycub]

Garden is looking GOOD!! Can't wait to see things poppin up.

[Rita]

Yep got about a week before Ghetto garden starts sprouting but ... She will and HOPEFULLY it will be a great season !!! ... Seriously I have WAY too much stuff

[jerseycub]

Apr 25, 2010 19:11:16 GMT -6 Rita said:

Yep got about a week before Ghetto garden starts sprouting but ... She will and HOPEFULLY it will be a great season !!! ... Seriously I have WAY too much stuff

In my mind you can never have to much stuff in a garden The more the merrier . It's always a challenge to see how much S$#@ you can fit in a 5# bag.

[Rita]

I can fit a &%#$ Load of "stuff" in there... Its Just where .. and I am big on companion planting so its always a challange

[Christy]

Lookin good Rita!! your kickin butt!
companion planting is somthing i need to get into. would save space!

[Christy]

ok i copyed crazy1's companion planting table. checked my list n changed a few things.

I didnt get nothin done cept mostly look like a mud monster! haha. aint easy tryin to pick seeds out a packet or even my hand when theres mud packed all over my hands. n every were else!tools were muddy n sliding out my hands. my seed packs,n note paper were getting all wet. i did get some bell peppers planted. maybe tomarow will bw a better day?

[Rita]

Sounds like you had a gardening adventure today christy

[Penny]

That looks awsome Rita....well done!

[Christy]

I did, come he!! or mud n water i was getting somthin done. lol Im hopin to get out after Sibs appointment today. I know its early to be planting out right now. but i cut the very bottoms off of milk jugs n pop bottles n put them over the seeds to protect them from frost when they sprout. im so behind this year..

[Penny]

Thats a good idea Christy.....hopefully it works, and they do well for you.

[Christy]

Thanks Penny. Im so lost without my GH. havent had time to phix it yet. its either raining or im running off someweres. yesterday woulda been perfect to do somthing. but after Sibs apt when we got home the puppy chewed the phone cord n riped the jack out the wall! UGH. had to run back in town to get a new jack n cord. come home phix it then phix diner...always somthing. gonna try to atleast get out after work for a hour.

[Penny]

Oh no.....darn puppy....good thing thats all he chewed.

[Christy]

I did get some more jiggers dug out. been tryin to dig as much of the roots out as i can before planting.. hopefully ill get out today if it clears up.

[Rita]

Well today I finished weeding between a lot of the seedlings took 3 1/2 hours .. boy is that a daunting task have to do it all by hand but its done and my hoe is now my best friend .. going to move my onions tomorrow to consolidate room and plant corn where they are .. just too much wasted space ..
but I got a few more hills of cucumbers planted and some more summer squash .. I also got my pole and black beans going .. got a few peppers already and have a bunch in bloom .. tomato's are flowering as well .. peas are in flower .. so I am hoping for a nice productive year this year ..

OK is it ok to use your NONE flowering/ seediing weeds in a walkway path ? Most of the ones I pulled I just tossed in the path hoping to smother anything that may be growing in there .. and I was too tired to pick them up

Next is to dig out all the yard weeds .. have some freaky ones thanks to the neighbors I am soooooooooooo tempted to go spray their whole yard with super salt water

[Penny]

Sounds like you have been busy busy Rita......its so maddening when people dont look after their lawns, and their weeds make themselves home on your lawn that you do look after.

Me too, i am hoping for a much much better year this year, crop wise, i have lots of flowers on my peppers, tomatoes, beans, and the peas are a few days behind, but are getting there, the cukes are doing amazing as well.............cant wait to pick some fresh veggies!!

[Rita]

OK I got all the weeds out .. Planted about 40 corn moved my onions ... now if I keep up on the hoeing I should be good to go for the rest of the season .. I will try and remember my camera today ..

[Rita]

So here is my garden most is doing alright ... if you look at the blue house across the way you will see the famous weed pharm
tomato's and peppers are doing well ... cuc's are doing well .. garlic and onions Not so well but hey I tried

[spuds]

Rita...What a NICE garden,looks so happy!

[Wrennie]

Apr 25, 2010 13:48:19 GMT -6 Rita said:

Apr 25, 2010 13:39:13 GMT -6 Wrennie said:

What kind of Mallow is it ? Herbal? I may want some of that

tree mallow? mebbe

[Rita]

Jun 4, 2010 12:17:26 GMT -6 spuds said:

Rita...What a NICE garden,looks so happy!

So far my main stuff is happy .. Onions Not so happy but I will live I just really need the hot peppers tomato's and cuc's to make a garden for me successful and all those are happy .. Keeping my fingers crossed for the corn and pumpkins as well ..
Thank you Spuds !!!

[Laura]

Very nice Rita!!!
Very neat & organized..

The blue house..Flame thrower would help..

[Rita]

Thanks Laura .. I tell ya I really have entertained the thought of salt water but must say I may ask them if they would like to use the weed wacker maybe they would get the hint

[Christy]

Looks awesome Rita!! I need some of them tomato cages! I like your green bean set up. pretty cool. alls i got are tree branches

Maybe your neighbors dont have a mower or weedwacker? nevermind. i see some of their grass cut in the back side yard, so WTH? maybe there's flowerbeds unweeded?
I was thinking of last year when the ex left n took our mower, our yard looked like a freekin field! ,,,,thought maybe your neighbors didnt have one.

mallow is kinda like malva..its a flower, never herd of a mallow tree. ya got a pic Wrennie?

I got bout 40 diffrent flower seeds n seedlings planted today. those are in 3 beds. got 3 beds weeded n ready, redid one bed. have 4 more to go......
veg is doing ok. couple onions are wanting to flower. should i cut them off? it needs weeded again. the weeds arnt bad its the thistles! soon as some of the plants get a lil bigger im tossin down thick news paper n hay!

[Penny]

That looks great Rita, well done.

[jeanette]

my garden accually looks pretty good this year.. better living through chemistry, ( i know it's cheating)... last year i bought the biggest tomato cages ever and the mates grew right out of it.. this year i used the cages for my snap peas, hopefully it will work.

[jerseycub]

Rita the garden is lookin good very neat and well maintained. As far as neighbors go we have them on both sides. weed ville on one side and dog and cat ville on the other, but they don't bother me and I don't bother with them.

[Rita]

Here are some updated pictures of my garden .. everything seems to be doing well so far

[Wrennie]

The more I look, the more overlapping information I get. Maybe tree mallow is rose mallow. 2 names for the same thing I guess either way they're a lavatera

Your garden looks great Rita! All that hoeing really pays off, huh?

[Rita]

Thanks Wrennie .. Yes it does pay off its so much easier than spending hours on my knees doing it by hand ..
It is getting there tho

[spuds]

Love it Rita,you too JC.You pholks have some fine lookin' 'maters!