Thought I'd share a few pictures of my garden this year. I've been fortunate so far to be able to tend the gardens between rains and storms. Everything is later than I would like, but everything is growing good so far. My beans are partially drowned, though.
Close up of one of my brocolli plants: almost ready to pick!!
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Picture of my cole plants: Red & Green cabbage, Cauliflower, Brocolli, and Brussel Sprouts:
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Picture of South Garden: (L to R) Lettuce, Potatoes, Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, Peas, and Cole plants
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Picture of North Garden #1 - Corn ( 9 rows of Mirai - can't wait!!)
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Picture of North Garden #2 - Green Beans (nearly drowned) and Squash
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It has turned summer here this weekend. We haven't had rain for 3 days now (woo-hoo!!!). It's supposed to hit 92 today, and very humid. A good day to stay indoors!!
Brad
Orgoveg, I have really hit my windows of opportunity for working the garden well this year. Let's call it luck. I use a small Troy Built tiller and a hoe for all of my garden work. I just do a little bit every opportunity I have, and it seems to get done. We had a week in early March without rain, so I was able to deep till the gardens and plant my spring plants. Around mid-May, we had about 5-6 days without rain, so I got my corn, squash, and beans in. I tilled up the remainder of my garden last night for another planting of corn. I may replant some of the beans. That will do it for the year.....no more garden to plant. The corn and beans are later than I would like, but the rain kept me out of the garden.
I have a bad feeling that we are heading for a summer drought now. Has anyone set up an irrigation system pumping water from a lake? I have a lake about 50' from two of my gardens. If anyone has experience with such a system, I'd like to learn from you.
I do have a couple of tractors (in the background in one of the pics), but they are for property maintenance.
Brad
I have a bad feeling that we are heading for a summer drought now. Has anyone set up an irrigation system pumping water from a lake? I have a lake about 50' from two of my gardens. If anyone has experience with such a system, I'd like to learn from you.
I do have a couple of tractors (in the background in one of the pics), but they are for property maintenance.
Brad
Wow, you have a really nice set of garden's. I'm starting to think that it's beneficial to spread out your gardens if you are able to. I mean having separate patches. I planted some tomatoes and zucchini in the past away from the main garden and found that when one area got a particular disease, the other area either didn't get it or was very slow to.
It helps to keep pests and diseases from finding host plants easily.
It helps to keep pests and diseases from finding host plants easily.
Overall, we had a good garden this year. I was a little disappointed in the amount of tomatoes we got this year......too wet and cool in the spring and early summer, and too hot and dry later. The green beans did well, but shut down when the temps got 95+, but they are starting to get their second wind now that it's cooled off a bit.
I'm especially happy with the corn this year. Good year for corn. I planted Mirai for the 1st time this year. Really a good, and sweet corn. I've heard you can eat it raw, and now I believe that.
Here is a pic of my main harvest on my early patch one day.....3 bushel.
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Of course, I couldn't have done it without some help.
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Have you heard that gardening is adictive? Here's proof....more garden space being cleared......300' long and 100' wide.
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I'm going to put in an irrigation system pumping from the lake to water my gardens and my mini-orchard to come.....
Brad
I'm especially happy with the corn this year. Good year for corn. I planted Mirai for the 1st time this year. Really a good, and sweet corn. I've heard you can eat it raw, and now I believe that.
Here is a pic of my main harvest on my early patch one day.....3 bushel.
[img]https://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac134/bradley10466/WagonfullofCorn.jpg[/img]
Of course, I couldn't have done it without some help.
[img]https://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac134/bradley10466/AdamwithCorn2.jpg[/img]
Have you heard that gardening is adictive? Here's proof....more garden space being cleared......300' long and 100' wide.
[img]https://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac134/bradley10466/2011ExcavationlookingNorthEast.jpg[/img]
I'm going to put in an irrigation system pumping from the lake to water my gardens and my mini-orchard to come.....
Brad