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My garden as it stands now...
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CapeCoddess
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Amethyst42
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My garden as it stands now...
I'm putting this here so I have a record, in case I lose the sheets of paper I have them all scribbled on
Roz's Garden:
Deep Garden
Large Box #1
Large Box #2
Peas, Nantes carrots, beets, and radishes are all sprouting! Tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower, and broccoli are all purchased started.
Roz's Garden:
Corn "Cdn Early Sprswt Hyd F1" 5/16 | Watermelon "Sugar Baby" 5/19 | Corn "Cdn Early Sprswt Hyd F1" 5/16 |
Carrots "Scarlet Nantes" 5/08 | (this space left intentionally blank for watermelon) | Peas "Green Arrow" 5/08 |
Lettuce "Mixed Organic" 5/24 | Lettuce "Mixed Organic" 5/24 | Tomato "Heirloom" 5/25 |
Deep Garden
Potato "?" 5/22 | Potato "?" 5/22 | Nothing yet! |
Pepper "Red bell" 5/25 | Pepper "Red bell" 5/25 | Onions Kelsea Swt. Giant 5/19 |
Carrots "Nantes" 5/15 | Carrots "Nantes" 5/15 | Nothing yet! |
Pepper "Green Bell" 5/25 | Pepper "Green Bell" 5/25 | Beans "Kentucky Wonder" 5/19 | Beans "Kentucky Wonder" 5/19 |
Peas "Russian Sugar" 5/08 | Peas "Russian Sugar" 5/08 | Cauliflower Cheddar 5/19 | Broccoli 5/18 |
Kale "Lacitano" 5/18 | (if I ever find collard green seeds, they'll go here | Beets Detroit Supreme 5/16 | Beets "Detroit Supreme" 5/16 |
Radish "French Breakfast" 5/14 | Spinach Bloomingsdale 5/14 | Spinach Bloomingsdale 5/14 | Green Onion "Annual Bunching" 5/14 |
Broccoli 5/19 | Broccoli 5/19 | Corn Cdn. Early Sprswt F1 5/18 | Tomato Juliet cherry 5/25 |
Cucumber Imprvd Long Green 5/16 | Cucumber Imprvd Long Green 5/16 | Cucumber Imprvd Long Green 5/16 | Cucumber Imprvd Long Green 5/16 |
Chives transplanted from old garden | Pepper "Red Bell" 5/19 | Peas "Russian Sugar" 5/09 | Peas "Russian Sugar" 5/09 |
Lettuce "Mixed Organic" 5/24 | Lettuce "Mixed Organic" 5/24 | Carrot "Litte Finger" 5/08 | Carrot "Little Finger" 5/08 |
Peas, Nantes carrots, beets, and radishes are all sprouting! Tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower, and broccoli are all purchased started.
Amethyst42- Posts : 58
Join date : 2013-05-07
Age : 54
Location : 3b, Winterpeg, Manisnowba
my garden as it stands now
My what a lot of veg your growing. You must have a very big garden
Frenchbean- Posts : 204
Join date : 2012-06-24
Location : SE England
Re: My garden as it stands now...
How do you keep the watermelon in the middle of the first box from growing all over everything? A tomato cage or something?
CC
CC
CapeCoddess- Posts : 6824
Join date : 2012-05-20
Age : 68
Location : elbow of the Cape, MA, Zone 6b/7a
Re: My garden as it stands now...
Are you planning to manually pollinate the corn (shaking the stalks?) I had read that you would normally want at least 4 stalks in each direction for wind polination to have much chance. I have 48 stalks all in 12 of the squares of one 4X4 and still am thinking of manually assisting mine when the time comes.
Exciting stuff.
-Ed
Exciting stuff.
-Ed
edfhinton- Posts : 86
Join date : 2013-03-02
Age : 63
Location : Zone 5b, Exeter NH
Re: My garden as it stands now...
I'm wondering about some of your placements. Peas, beans, cucumbers and tomatoes and probably the watermelon need trellises. You might be better off to group these along the north side of your boxes on trellises.
Lindacol- Posts : 777
Join date : 2011-01-23
Location : Bloomington, CA
Re: My garden as it stands now...
I will definitely be trellising all the above mentioned items (watermelon, beans, peas, cukes). Cukes already have one.
In my experience, peas and beans are usually pooped out by the end of July. So those will come down, and allow the things behind to keep growing.
That being said, I've yet to have peppers or eggplant grow successfully, so I'm crossing my fingers there! They've got to the flowering stage, but never developed into much more than a fingertip sized fruit.
As for corn, it's my first time growing. We have a healthy bee population in my area of town, but I might get out there with a Q-Tip or two and give them every chance!
In my experience, peas and beans are usually pooped out by the end of July. So those will come down, and allow the things behind to keep growing.
That being said, I've yet to have peppers or eggplant grow successfully, so I'm crossing my fingers there! They've got to the flowering stage, but never developed into much more than a fingertip sized fruit.
As for corn, it's my first time growing. We have a healthy bee population in my area of town, but I might get out there with a Q-Tip or two and give them every chance!
Amethyst42- Posts : 58
Join date : 2013-05-07
Age : 54
Location : 3b, Winterpeg, Manisnowba
Re: My garden as it stands now...
Amethyst - Corn is more wind than bee action, so go out and gently shake the tassels when the silks appear. You can even gently wipe the tassels and then wipe the silks. I am hoping for a successful corn crop this year - first time I have properly grown it in my SFG. Where are you located for zone 3B? I am in SD in 4, just slightly warmer than you for winters.
GG
GG
Goosegirl- Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 59
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: My garden as it stands now...
Here is a link to how to pollinate by hand.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5840381_pollinate-sweet-corn-hand.html
This is just one method. I have rubbed the tassel between my hands and then rubbed the silks between my hands trying not to spill and pollen between silks. This way the tassels are not harmed.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5840381_pollinate-sweet-corn-hand.html
This is just one method. I have rubbed the tassel between my hands and then rubbed the silks between my hands trying not to spill and pollen between silks. This way the tassels are not harmed.
Pepper- Posts : 564
Join date : 2012-03-04
Location : Columbus, Ga
Re: My garden as it stands now...
Goosegirl wrote:Amethyst - Corn is more wind than bee action, so go out and gently shake the tassels when the silks appear. You can even gently wipe the tassels and then wipe the silks. I am hoping for a successful corn crop this year - first time I have properly grown it in my SFG. Where are you located for zone 3B? I am in SD in 4, just slightly warmer than you for winters.
GG
Thanks Goosegirl! I'm just a bit north of you, in Manitoba. Been to your lovely state many times!
Thanks Pepper! I'm glad I posted here. I really didn't know that corn needed the help. We have plenty of wind in southern Manitoba, but I'm going to do your method too, for helps.Here is a link to how to pollinate by hand.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5840381_pollinate-sweet-corn-hand.html
This is just one method. I have rubbed the tassel between my hands and then rubbed the silks between my hands trying not to spill and pollen between silks. This way the tassels are not harmed.
Amethyst42- Posts : 58
Join date : 2013-05-07
Age : 54
Location : 3b, Winterpeg, Manisnowba
Re: My garden as it stands now...
Amethyst42 wrote:Goosegirl wrote:Amethyst - Corn is more wind than bee action, so go out and gently shake the tassels when the silks appear. You can even gently wipe the tassels and then wipe the silks. I am hoping for a successful corn crop this year - first time I have properly grown it in my SFG. Where are you located for zone 3B? I am in SD in 4, just slightly warmer than you for winters.
GG
Thanks Goosegirl! I'm just a bit north of you, in Manitoba. Been to your lovely state many times!Thanks Pepper! I'm glad I posted here. I really didn't know that corn needed the help. We have plenty of wind in southern Manitoba, but I'm going to do your method too, for helps.Here is a link to how to pollinate by hand.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5840381_pollinate-sweet-corn-hand.html
This is just one method. I have rubbed the tassel between my hands and then rubbed the silks between my hands trying not to spill and pollen between silks. This way the tassels are not harmed.
Wind is great when you have a few hundred acres, but when you only have 24 sq ft like me, a good 30 mph wind could blow all the pollen right out of the garden! I plan on giving my little block as much help as possible.
Goosegirl- Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 59
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: My garden as it stands now...
+1 GG
In small stands like a SFG hand pollination is the surest bet for getting corn. Like the lady said:"Wind is great when you have a few hundred acres, but when you only have 24 sq ft like me, a good 30 mph wind could blow all the pollen right out of the garden!"
note the "+1" means "I agree completely"
In small stands like a SFG hand pollination is the surest bet for getting corn. Like the lady said:"Wind is great when you have a few hundred acres, but when you only have 24 sq ft like me, a good 30 mph wind could blow all the pollen right out of the garden!"
note the "+1" means "I agree completely"
Pepper- Posts : 564
Join date : 2012-03-04
Location : Columbus, Ga
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