Photos of Our Gardens

[CHecker]

2 hours ago, booboo said:

Hey everyone, thought I would share some pics of our garden (actually the garden planted and tended by my hubby).  It is growing quite well don’t you think?  The first picture 2as taken on June 9. The second taken today.  He started most everything from seedlings under a grow lamp in the garage.  

Stunning!!

[CHecker]

What do we see growing?

[booboo]

One year later our 2021 garden.  Growing very quickly so far.  The rows on the far left have to be replanted.  Something small ate the tops off of the snow pea pods.  Far right had a small Asparagus harvest.  Should be a good harvest of them next year.
The cherry tomatoes are already flowering.  

How is everyone else’s gardens this year?

[AH173]

1st crop of corn this year that was shared with some friends of my field service group. Picked off the stalk yesterday. Surprisingly, it was all good. 

 

Thank Jehovah. 

Edited July 26, 2021 by AH173
update

[AH173]

I was surprised that every ear of corn was excellent! Wife and I invited our fsg over to eat and have some margaritas and association outside on patio (all are vaccinated).

 

It was excellent. Even for left overs that wasn't eaten up yesterday.

[Pabo]

Our backyard back in Jan-2021, and it has been green ever since. with this lingering La-Nina.

 

[Pabo]

This is before we started to do some trimming taken 24th May 2022.

 

 

Then over the June long weekend, we did some pruning and then got our second frost when this photo was taken.

 

[Watching and Waiting]

Spring has 'sprung' here, but too cold to put plants into the garden, even with raised beds.  Got lots of seedlings started under grow light and repotted, but they're reaching for light.  So got a greenhouse heater and installed it; it's up and running, so they'll be moving to their new home once I get temp regulated to combat freezing nighttime temps.  Will start a few more things in the greenhouse.  

 

Seeded 3 kinds of tomatoes, jalapeños, dill, zucchini, crookneck, 2 kinds basil, parsley, cukes   

 

So happy to be able to post now on this thread that was unavailable to me as a newer member, as this is one of the things that calls to me since a child; loved my mom's green thumb abilities, my dad's farming abilities, so I guess gardening is just in my genes.

 

What's happening in your garden?

[booboo]

2 hours ago, Watching and Waiting said:

What's happening in your garden?

My hubby is the gardener in our household. (I’m like the Medusa of the plant world )

Here are some pics of his seedlings thriving under grow lights.  The top covered tray are tomatoes he just planted on Sunday.  I think the rest are all kinds of peppers. Mostly the hot spicy kind. Mmmm thinking about fresh crispy Jalapeños.  Can hardly wait.  
 

[Watching and Waiting]

That's some serious seeding!  I'm curious about the kind of seed starters those are.  It's hard to tell how big they are. Are they DIY or purchased?  I've used all the starter plugs I purchased originally and am not that fond of them, so won't be repurchasing. They are too much like foam and pricey to boot.

 

His seedlings look really happy in those, if he's willing to share.  They look as if they could be planted as is, i.e. biodegradable, or does the outer wrapping have to be peeled off before transplanting?  

[booboo]

Hubby said they are made by "Jiffy" and he got them at Home Depot here in Michigan.  I dont know the price. 

He had warming pads under them until they were well sprouted which was only about a week or so.  The plants will be transplanted sans the pod.

 

 

[booboo]

And we are planted!   
the 1st pic is from today with the lovely spinners forming a blanket. 
the 2nd pic is from the 14th.   He enlarged the garden quite a bit this year.  
 

[Watching and Waiting]

Wow, nice sized garden, looks to be large enough to supply more than one family or enough to put up for the winter too!  Nice official looking critter control, LOL.  Ours is pvc cages with netting to keep deer out and to keep our cats from seeing the beds as 'giant litter boxes,' and lots of motion sensor lighting.

 

Planted end of April, and had a heat wave to give the plants a boost and then it turned off cold again.  Had to put hot caps on the cukes.  Just noticed tiny zucchinis and summer squash a couple of days ago.  

 

 

First fruits, so to speak.  Soon, overload, LOL.  

 

 

 

 

Sweet peas, like Mom used to grow when I was a kid. Mmmm, smell takes me back. 💕

[bobby]

i have 2 real one's the others are fake

 

[bobby]

hear the other live one 

[Pabo]

Our first frost for the winter at the beginning of this week.

 

 

If you compare this picture to the one up from last year, the mulberry trees have regrown back to the same height as last year after their haircut.

[Áine]

I’m totally no dig, and I harvest and plant throughout the year 

[Pabo]

3 hours ago, Anniebea said:

I’m totally no dig, and I harvest and plant throughout the year 

 

Do you rotate thr crops in your beds?

[Áine]

1 hour ago, Pabo said:

 

Do you rotate thr crops in your beds?

No not at all, but with the no dig system everything grows well and I have no disease problems

[booboo]

My hubby presented me with his “First Fruit”,  Literally the first ripe jalapeño among all of the garden veggies.

.
Yummy Will be in my breakfast today.  
How’s your garden growing?  

Edited July 7, 2023 by booboo

[Watching and Waiting]

Yummy!  We've only had a couple of 'hot' days (pretty much finished off the sweet peas!)  and mostly unseasonably 'cool,' so lots of plant growth and lots of green tomatoes, etc.  But the zucchini and summer squash have been prolific through it all.  Time to can some zucchini relish.  

 

 

 

The view from the 2nd story window.

 

[CHecker]

Janet, your garden is a thing of beauty! Good girl! Amazing!

My garden is growing volunteer potatoes and that's all. I'm getting ready to weed whack and tarp the raised beds for the year. I have so much responsibility this year I don't have the energy to grow but since I tarp I'll be prepped for next year.

Please post more pics so I can enjoy yours ok?

[Watching and Waiting]

On 7/7/2023 at 7:44 PM, bagwell1987 said:

Please post more pics so I can enjoy yours ok?

Here's some garden art, mostly my additions and a few of my granddaughter's:

 

A safe chicken to have in the strawberry patch LOL.

 

Sheep are always welcome in my world. 

 

A fun project . . .concrete leaf casting, this one serves as a drink for cats and other garden denizens.

 

So my granddaughter can have sunflowers all year around. She started the sunflower bed last year and it took on a life of its own, all volunteers this year.  The one big one in the previous post jumped ship and I had to stake it to keep it from shading over the adjacent bed. 

 

Upscale decor for the chicken coup. . .a buddleia in an urn.

 

Fun stuff that livens up the garden and I can enjoy the things I've collected over the years while I work there.  Enjoy!

Edited July 13, 2023 by Watching and Waiting

[billy11]

Planting in buckets while living in the concrete jungle.

[CHecker]

Good for you!!!