Jay's garden 2021...

[Jayclimber]

Went full on with a garden this year! Tomatoes have gone wild


Cherry tomatoes are starting to rapidly grow...


Then we've got a mixture of cucumbers, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and sugar pumkins that have just broken through the surface in our pallet veggie garden!

 

[Jayclimber]

One month update...

Cherry tomatoes


Peppers...


Pumpkins and squash


Cucumbers and Brussel sprouts


Reg tomatoes

 

[WhiteWolf]

 

[Mel's Cookin']

Very nice!

 

[Jayclimber]

So far we've managed to keep these guys out of the gardens...



They are literally 15 feet from me right now

 

[WhiteWolf]

I don't have bunnies. Something weird about my location. Other things however are eating plants.

 

[240Geezer]

I don't have bunnies. Something weird about my location. Other things however are eating plants.

Mine drowned.
What the frigging ground hog didn't get anyways.

 

[SSG Nasty]

Those rascally rabbits, keep an eye on them.

 

[Bacash]

Those rascally rabbits, keep an eye on them.

Keep an eye on them through the scope of a .22. They’re quite tasty cooked in any dish you’d use chicken in.

 

[Jayclimber]

Tomatoes are turning red AND we have the first sign of a pumpkin!

 

[Inazone]

Looking good! I caved to my daughter's request to plant pumpkins, and they have blooms now, but I just hope they're getting enough water. Haven't tried growing them previously, so this is my first rodeo.

 

[Jayclimber]

First signs of cucumbers coming in!

 

[Jayclimber]

We've got the first squash growing...


And the cucumbers are getting close to picking for pickling...

 

[Bacash]

I wish I had done a garden thread this year for our first time doing a large garden. You’ve done a great job documenting @Jayclimber !!

 

[Jayclimber]

I wish I had done a garden thread this year for our first time doing a large garden. You’ve done a great job documenting @Jayclimber !!

Thanks BA!

 

[Jayclimber]

I wish I had done a garden thread this year for our first time doing a large garden. You’ve done a great job documenting @Jayclimber !!

What all did you guys plant this year?

 

[Bacash]

What all did you guys plant this year?

We did a garden about 14x100, but ended up fencing it in after rabbits ate all of our green beans twice, and I fenced in 20x100, with 2-10’ gates at one end so I can till it all with the tractor. This is our first year planting more than basically just tomatoes and green beans.

we planted, quantity and (performance)
100’ of potatoes (I think doing ok)
50’ of onions (mostly golf ball sized right now, but I think pretty early yet)
40’ of green beans (great)
40’ of peas (great)
40’ of snap peas (2 varieties, one great, one sucks)
40’ Lima beans (only maybe 1/4 came up)
30’ of assorted peppers (mostly great)
30’ cabbage (I think pretty good)
20’ broccoli (no good, bolted immediately)
20’ cauliflower (no good, bolted immediately)
20’ Brussels sprouts (good I think)
20’ carrots (maybe 1/4 came up)
6’x20’ tomatoes 3 varieties (phenomenal, probably 25 pounds so far)
4’x10’ of squash (looks ok)
4’x10’ pumpkins (great)
4’x10’ cantaloupes (only 2 came up)
4’x6’ watermelon (pretty good)
3’x6’ cucumber (meh)

We had also originally planted about 4’x8’ of egg plant, but bugs wrecked them almost immediately, replaced with squash.



We’ve definitely learned some lessons, and things we’ll do different next year. Will be expanding to the whole 20x100 next year for sure.

 

[Mattsn]

I think you contaminated your whole garden and possibly your entire property by planting brussel sprouts. Those things are disqusting. The whole thing is ruined now. I can't figure out how people eat them

Ps garden actually looks great. But still get rid of those nasty things

 

[Jayclimber]

We did a garden about 14x100, but ended up fencing it in after rabbits ate all of our green beans twice, and I fenced in 20x100, with 2-10’ gates at one end so I can till it all with the tractor. This is our first year planting more than basically just tomatoes and green beans.

we planted, quantity and (performance)
100’ of potatoes (I think doing ok)
50’ of onions (mostly golf ball sized right now, but I think pretty early yet)
40’ of green beans (great)
40’ of peas (great)
40’ of snap peas (2 varieties, one great, one sucks)
40’ Lima beans (only maybe 1/4 came up)
30’ of assorted peppers (mostly great)
30’ cabbage (I think pretty good)
20’ broccoli (no good, bolted immediately)
20’ cauliflower (no good, bolted immediately)
20’ Brussels sprouts (good I think)
20’ carrots (maybe 1/4 came up)
6’x20’ tomatoes 3 varieties (phenomenal, probably 25 pounds so far)
4’x10’ of squash (looks ok)
4’x10’ pumpkins (great)
4’x10’ cantaloupes (only 2 came up)
4’x6’ watermelon (pretty good)
3’x6’ cucumber (meh)

We had also originally planted about 4’x8’ of egg plant, but bugs wrecked them almost immediately, replaced with squash.

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We’ve definitely learned some lessons, and things we’ll do different next year. Will be expanding to the whole 20x100 next year for sure.

Wow!!! That's just awesome!

 

[HandLoad]

Soo Jealous of Your S P A C E for garden! Great results! Looks like You will have most of Your Veggies requirements Next Year.

Brussel Sprouts are gucky if only steamed to moosh in pot o warter, BUT: Split them in Half, grill with Gahlic Olive Oil, dust with some salt, annnd git outta My Way!