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What's happening in your garden?... (Original Post) Phentex May 2012 OP
so much here! peas are climbing, carrots sprouting, the lovage is near 3 ft high Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #1
Had to check your profile... Phentex May 2012 #6
Here in NE WI Worried senior May 2012 #2
I hope we can protect the tomatoes... Phentex May 2012 #7
My broccoli and kohlrabi are ripe and I've picked almost all of both. Today, I had Grandson Nay Nay May 2012 #3
Never grown broccoli or lettuce... Phentex May 2012 #8
My planting bed isn't even tilled yet. Lugnut May 2012 #4
Mmm....sounds good... Phentex May 2012 #9
Oh, oh. Lugnut May 2012 #12
that tomato sounds interesting grasswire May 2012 #14
I ordered the tomatoes frm the Burpee website. Lugnut May 2012 #16
You live in Austraiia? Tomatoes in May?? eridani May 2012 #5
We'll be lucky of they don't burn up! Phentex May 2012 #10
In the Pacific Northwest, we do staggered plantings of Early Girl eridani May 2012 #11
fingers crossed that this is a good tomato year grasswire May 2012 #15
More rain today... Phentex May 2012 #17
If you have south-facing property or a greenhouse eridani May 2012 #18
My butterfly bush Worried senior May 2012 #22
Mostly birds fucking and rabbits that need to be chased by the dogs. HopeHoops May 2012 #13
I have a couple of chocolate tomatoes, a few Romas, Horse with no Name May 2012 #19
I am ready for squash! Phentex May 2012 #25
I'm delighted Coyote_Bandit May 2012 #20
I'm still picking up a CSA basket... Phentex May 2012 #26
one thing for sure shanti May 2012 #21
What do you do with your radishes? Phentex May 2012 #27
salads is what i use them in shanti May 2012 #33
Shredded in cole slaw, sliced thin on cheese & cucumber sandwiches, added to yolks in deviled eggs. pinto May 2012 #34
Because I have a bunch of little dogs running around my garden.... Walk away May 2012 #23
We have dogs and snakes but the chipmunks thrive... Phentex May 2012 #30
My Cairn Henry is pretty savvy. He stakes out the holes. He will wait all day for something to... Walk away May 2012 #32
I really miss having a garden. cbayer May 2012 #24
Add mozzarella and you're alright! Phentex May 2012 #28
My husband loves caprese and we splurge on good mozz when we have good tomatoes and fresh basil. cbayer May 2012 #29
A few tomatoes, bunching onions, strawberries, chives, jalapenos, herbs. pinto May 2012 #31

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
1. so much here! peas are climbing, carrots sprouting, the lovage is near 3 ft high
Sat May 19, 2012, 12:27 PM
May 2012

apple blossoms have dropped. We had a real good flowering this year, I'll have to thin them a lot. plums are marble size, chives and sage are blooming. Just poppies and spring flowers in full bloom so far, and a few random others.

I'm most excited to see my first Iris bloom in the next few days. Everyone in the small town where I grew up had them, but I haven't smelled one in 10 years. I was gifted with them last year, and all I know is that they're purple. I cant wait!

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
6. Had to check your profile...
Sun May 20, 2012, 07:58 AM
May 2012

My iris have come and gone but we're almost in full blown summer here.

Sounds like you have some great stuff! Enjoy!

Worried senior

(1,328 posts)
2. Here in NE WI
Sat May 19, 2012, 07:28 PM
May 2012

not much. Have radishes coming up, cukes and pumpkins are starting, garlic and onions are growing.

Have to still get some tomato and pepper plants. We tried just planting the seeds as an experiement but that didn't work so we will be at the garden center shortly hoping they still have plants left.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
7. I hope we can protect the tomatoes...
Sun May 20, 2012, 08:00 AM
May 2012

apparently we have a few peppers, too, but the critters got them last year. You reminded me we had a stray pumpkin plant last year. I wonder if it will come back.

Nay

(12,051 posts)
3. My broccoli and kohlrabi are ripe and I've picked almost all of both. Today, I had Grandson Nay
Sat May 19, 2012, 11:14 PM
May 2012

(age 5) cut off a head of broccoli - I steamed it lightly and we all had it, lightly buttered, for lunch. The kid loves broccoli and would have eaten the whole head if we'd let him...

The lettuces are almost too big, and the 2 of us just can't eat it all.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
8. Never grown broccoli or lettuce...
Sun May 20, 2012, 08:02 AM
May 2012

I think there was an attempt at lettuce once. Now we get it in our CSA box, lol.

How fun for your grandson.

Lugnut

(9,791 posts)
4. My planting bed isn't even tilled yet.
Sun May 20, 2012, 02:05 AM
May 2012

It should be safe to plant tomatoes this coming week so DH will be tilling on Monday. I won't have time for planting until Wednesday. I have all of the tomato and pepper plants but I'm still searching for pickle cucumber plants. Maybe I'll get lucky tomorrow.

I got two different varieties of heirloom tomatoes - oxhearts and brandywines. I had such good luck with the Mountain Magic plants from Burpee last year I got them again. It's a campari type of tomato which I like much better than cherry tomatoes. The herbs are all in pots and are looking good. I have basil, thyme, sage and Italian parsley. I love this time of year!

Lugnut

(9,791 posts)
12. Oh, oh.
Mon May 21, 2012, 01:35 AM
May 2012

Critters in your garden? The biggest threat we have here are groundhogs. They will eat just about anything.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
14. that tomato sounds interesting
Mon May 21, 2012, 01:56 PM
May 2012

I wonder where I can get Burpee plants? Most here seem to be from local nurseries.

My herb list:

greek oregano
thyme
basil
peppermint

I have no need to plant rosemary, as a neighbor has a hedge of it and the neighbors all take snips when they need some for culinary purposes. And I already have sage doing very well in a whiskey barrel planter.

Lugnut

(9,791 posts)
16. I ordered the tomatoes frm the Burpee website.
Mon May 21, 2012, 05:47 PM
May 2012

I think Burpee sells some herb plants but I got my herbs locally. I can't find tarragon so I might just throw some seeds in a pot and see what happens.

I used to put all the herbs in a barrel but they never did really well. This year I planted them in individual pots. They thyme and sage are looking good but the basil is looking a little iffy. I still need to pot the Italian parsley.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
10. We'll be lucky of they don't burn up!
Sun May 20, 2012, 08:10 AM
May 2012

We get such a short spring if we get one at all. The leftover tulips sprouted in March. The roses are loving life and the butterfly bushes are six feet tall. Welcome to Georgia!

The neighborhood pool as been open for two weeks.

eridani

(51,907 posts)
11. In the Pacific Northwest, we do staggered plantings of Early Girl
Sun May 20, 2012, 11:18 AM
May 2012

--and Big Early. And they all ripen at once on Labor Day, if you are lucky.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
15. fingers crossed that this is a good tomato year
Mon May 21, 2012, 01:58 PM
May 2012

year before last was terrible, and last year it was cold until June IIRC.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
17. More rain today...
Mon May 21, 2012, 06:11 PM
May 2012

my neighbor has tomatoes that are almost ready. She's also got a bunch of blackberries waiting to be jammed. Our winter was very mild.

eridani

(51,907 posts)
18. If you have south-facing property or a greenhouse
Mon May 21, 2012, 11:27 PM
May 2012

--you might do better. We face north, and the maters just don't like 50 degree nights. I've given up and buy imports from Yakima, where there is plenty of sun.

Worried senior

(1,328 posts)
22. My butterfly bush
Thu May 24, 2012, 03:59 PM
May 2012

is getting leaves on it, we are in zone 4-5 so they are iffy up here. I hope they find a variety that can take colder temps because they are really a beautiful plant. Almost have to start with a new one every year.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
13. Mostly birds fucking and rabbits that need to be chased by the dogs.
Mon May 21, 2012, 12:14 PM
May 2012

Other than that, the potatoes are up and so are the onions, garlic, carrots, and beets. We've got lettuce and raddishes in the section of the herb bed dedicated to basil during its growing season. The rest of the herb bed is going great. Inside I've got beans, acorn, and summer squash that are about ready to go in and the peppers, eggplant, basil, catnip, and other stuff are well on their way to planting. So far so good.

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)
19. I have a couple of chocolate tomatoes, a few Romas,
Tue May 22, 2012, 07:54 PM
May 2012

some jalapenos, cilantro, squash is blooming, yellow peppers, and a few Hatch peppers.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
25. I am ready for squash!
Sat May 26, 2012, 06:27 PM
May 2012

My neighbor thought she had crookneck but it turns out it's some mixture of zucchini and crookneck. (?)

Coyote_Bandit

(6,783 posts)
20. I'm delighted
Tue May 22, 2012, 11:13 PM
May 2012

that I procrastinated and never got anything planted in the garden this year. I suspect any effort to garden this year would have been a waste of time, effort and $$$.

May is typically the wettest month of the year here. As of today, we have had only 0.15 inches of rain for the entire month - and there is none forecast for the forseeable future. It isn't even June yet and the ground is dry and cracked. I'm already having to water to keep established trees and shrubs alive. It looks to be another hot dry summer here. I'll deep water the trees and some of the shrubs a few times a week. Everything else can fend for itself.

I did plant a garden last year - something which proved to be a money pit. It was unusually hot and dry last summer. One month my water bill exceeded my air conditioning bill. That will not happen again this year. There are no new plantings here - no garden.

I'll miss the fresh from the garden produce.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
26. I'm still picking up a CSA basket...
Sat May 26, 2012, 06:30 PM
May 2012

last year the spouse planted everything too close together. The herbs did fin but everything else was squished or eaten by chipmunks. This year he kept it simple and we'll use the stuff we get from the CSA. I hope I can plan some trips to the farmers markets, too.

In the 90's today. Groan.

shanti

(21,670 posts)
21. one thing for sure
Thu May 24, 2012, 12:27 PM
May 2012

it's a better garden season this year than last here in Sac! I had ZERO tomatoes fruit last year, but this year i have four plants: beefsteak, black krim, sweet 100 and early girl. nothing on the beefsteak or krim yet (blossom drop on those two), but the other two are fruiting like mad. i've picked my first round of radishes already, and have gotten a few peas to throw in a salad. hoping for some zukes, i have 3 plants. last year, they fruited, but the fruits all turned yellow and died without harvesting any

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
27. What do you do with your radishes?
Sat May 26, 2012, 06:31 PM
May 2012

I use them in salad and some dips but I never know other things to make with them.

pinto

(106,886 posts)
34. Shredded in cole slaw, sliced thin on cheese & cucumber sandwiches, added to yolks in deviled eggs.
Sun May 27, 2012, 02:25 PM
May 2012

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
23. Because I have a bunch of little dogs running around my garden....
Fri May 25, 2012, 08:41 PM
May 2012

everything edible has to grow in pots. All of my herbs except the basil and cilantro came back because of the mild winter. I grew the basil from seed and they are thriving in pots too. I won't be planting the tomatoes until next week but I just found pumpkin plants growing in my front bed! Because we had a blizzard the day before Halloween I never recovered the Jack-O-Lantern and he left me his offspring.

The up side of the little dogs in the garden....no critters!

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
30. We have dogs and snakes but the chipmunks thrive...
Sat May 26, 2012, 06:37 PM
May 2012

it's like they have the yard all mapped out. They dash from one spot to another and back again. The dogs chase and dig around but they must be pretty bad at actually intimidating.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
32. My Cairn Henry is pretty savvy. He stakes out the holes. He will wait all day for something to...
Sun May 27, 2012, 12:53 AM
May 2012

emerge. He's a wise guy and doesn't have to run much...just bide his time. The rest of the dogs guard the fences and tree trunks. Birds are allowed but nothing else that moves!

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
24. I really miss having a garden.
Fri May 25, 2012, 08:44 PM
May 2012

That and a bathtub are the two things I miss the most since moving on a boat.

But, I do have a healthy tomato plant and some basil. That will have to do for now.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
28. Add mozzarella and you're alright!
Sat May 26, 2012, 06:33 PM
May 2012

I'll go through a spell of wanting basil, cheese and tomatoes atop a garlic crisp and just eat them till I feel sick. I can eat that for a meal!

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
29. My husband loves caprese and we splurge on good mozz when we have good tomatoes and fresh basil.
Sat May 26, 2012, 06:37 PM
May 2012

I am totally with you on this!

pinto

(106,886 posts)
31. A few tomatoes, bunching onions, strawberries, chives, jalapenos, herbs.
Sat May 26, 2012, 10:29 PM
May 2012

Not much else at this point. My space is limited so I only grow stuff I'm sure I'll use. Plus, I trade with a neighbor...

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