First week of April..

BackyardBirdGardner 4/8/2011, 3:14 pm

And, here is what things are looking like. I'm pleased so far considering the slow as molasses start to spring around here....

Over half my squares planted and coming in nicely...
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First time with Cauliflower...
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My pride and joy....Spinach (Baby's Leaf is an amazing variety so far)
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I wanted to try Buttercrunch, too. I still think you can't beat Simpson's Elite for easy, but this stuff tastes great! Behind the lettuce, you see my Radishes starting to get moving...
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Whooduhthunk I would be harvesting salads just a couple days after my frost date?! That makes the hoophouse, and all that experimentation, a success. Wheeeeeeee!

quiltbea 4/8/2011, 3:49 pm

What a wonderful garden. I'm sure you are praising the hoop house to high heaven.
There's nothing like FRESH foodstuff from your own garden.
Congratulations.

PS. I love the buttercrunch as well. Its so crispy.

dizzygardener 4/8/2011, 5:04 pm

Looking great BBG! cheers

staf74 4/8/2011, 5:16 pm

NICE JOB BBG!!!!

Those radishes will be ready in no time !!!

Dunkinjean 4/8/2011, 7:40 pm

Nice garden!!

I am so jealous..... Very Happy

Dunkinjean

BackyardBirdGardner 4/9/2011, 12:14 am

Those radishes have just popped their "true" leaves. I planted them back on March 18....three weeks ago. They are only 3-4 week veggies, right?

I have never seen anything BARELY get it's true leaves and be ready for harvest so soon. I know they are quickies, but wow, that borders on the ridiculous.

How many leaves should I be looking for? I don't want them to get pithy, but I don't want to waste them by checking, either. Then again, it's not like I can't just plant more.......lol.....it's not like they are slow to harvest.

boffer 4/9/2011, 12:29 am

BackyardBirdGardner wrote:How many leaves should I be looking for? I don't want them to get pithy, but I don't want to waste them by checking, either.

I'll stick my neck out here: my radishes grow mostly on top of the soil. They look like they're sitting on the MM with maybe ¼ 'under ground'. I grow plain jane run of the mill radishes.

BackyardBirdGardner 4/9/2011, 12:34 am

boffer wrote:
BackyardBirdGardner wrote:How many leaves should I be looking for? I don't want them to get pithy, but I don't want to waste them by checking, either.

I'll stick my neck out here: my radishes grow mostly on top of the soil. They look like they're sitting on the MM with maybe ¼ 'under ground'. I grow plain jane run of the mill radishes.

How the heck do you do that? Do you just sprinkle the seeds on the ground like lettuce?

boffer 4/9/2011, 12:49 am

BackyardBirdGardner wrote:
boffer wrote:
BackyardBirdGardner wrote:How many leaves should I be looking for? I don't want them to get pithy, but I don't want to waste them by checking, either.

I'll stick my neck out here: my radishes grow mostly on top of the soil. They look like they're sitting on the MM with maybe ¼ 'under ground'. I grow plain jane run of the mill radishes.

How the heck do you do that? Do you just sprinkle the seeds on the ground like lettuce?

LOL I didn't know they grew any other way! That's why I tried to qualify: "in my experience"! You know me...I stick seeds in the ground...sometimes they grow...sometimes they don't! I don't get too concerned with the details, sorry.

**Furbalsmom** 4/9/2011, 3:11 am

BBG, when the radishes start to bulb up, a portion of the bulb bulges above the soil line. Judge the size of your radishes from what you can see.

I plant my radishes about 1/4 inch deep. If you don't see any part of the bulb, it's probably not big enough.

middlemamma 4/9/2011, 4:14 am

mmmmm...radishes. So jealous BBG. Sad

My last frost date is still 1.5 months away! I have cool stuff in a hoop house though to....its slow fo'sho! Wish I could pop over for salad!

BackyardBirdGardner 4/9/2011, 11:17 am

middlemamma wrote:mmmmm...radishes. So jealous BBG. My last frost date is still 1.5 months away! I have cool stuff in a hoop house though to....its slow fo'sho! Wish I could pop over for salad!

Anytime, mamma. Just jump in that Penske truck and turn your frost date back into April. I know several nice houses for sale in the area? LOL. The hoops are great. Things do grow slow, but at least they are growing.

Thanks, FM, for the help. I fall somewhere between some of you guys and Boffer with the planning. I default to his way, but my anal-retentiveness (for lack of a better word) forces me to plan more. I'm like a lazy OCD if that makes any sense. You talk about a pickle of a personality! It's a constant inner struggle. Get busy, take a break. Get busy, take a break. It can drive my wife up the friggin' wall!

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