2015 Garden Planning - Page 10

tempus vernum · 05-25-2015, 05:09 PM

I finished planting Friday night. Yesterday and today weve gotten quite a bit of rain and I'm hoping the raised beds keep my garden safe

our soil can be quite clay like but is still decent at the moment. Hoping it dries out a bit but not too much

PrincessAnika · 05-25-2015, 05:12 PM

Anyone ever grow asparagus? I'm considering it....

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charla · 05-25-2015, 05:16 PM

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Anyone ever grow asparagus? I'm considering it....

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Me, but I'm not sure I'm an expert at it.

PrincessAnika · 05-26-2015, 03:58 AM

Lol can't be worse than me. Is it hard?

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charla · 05-26-2015, 07:44 AM

I didn't think it was hard at all (well, if you don't count that I actually planted the canes upside down and had to dig them up and replant them the right way

). You dig a trench with a high middle to rest the canes with roots on and then fill in with part sticking above (the package should say), water and you're good to go. I planted them in a raised bed. I think about 60% of the canes actually grew. Depending on what type of canes you get, the first year, you don't harvest any, but usually the second or third year you can. Each year the yield has gotten a little bigger. I have mulched it quite a bit too with leaves and bark mulch. I have my asparagus planted in with strawberries but I've since learned that they don't like to compete with other plants needing water. Cut the asparagus while it is pretty young and at first I don't let anything seed out or flower so it will produce for some time (if they do flower/seed I cut them off and throw them away). When the yield gets quite a bit less, let some of the stocks seed or flower to where you eventually stop picking and let them all flower and seed to produce energy for the next year's crop. The harvest season is a few weeks to one month. Keep an eye on it when it's producing asparagus because it can go from one day being a pretty, edible asparagus plant to one that is well on it's way to seeding/flowering. I think that the canes I bought were a mix of male and female, which I think means the male ones produce fruit and the female ones seed. I think you can get all male plants so I don't know how that would work. There's quite a bit of good info on asparagus planting online that is probably much better than Charla's version.

charla · 05-26-2015, 11:58 AM

ETA: I couldn't think of the right term for the flowering. It doesn't actually have flowers but it develops into frilly fronds.

tempus vernum · 05-26-2015, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrincessAnika

Anyone ever grow asparagus? I'm considering it....

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Quote:

Originally Posted by charla

Me, but I'm not sure I'm an expert at it.

I stink at asparagus. This is our 3rd year and we are finally getting them

My garden news - my lettuce is sprouting

My first seeds to sprout. It is really really rainy here. Still. . . and is going to rain all week

That is a lot of rain

Hoping my garden survives

Soliloquy · 05-28-2015, 09:44 PM

I sprayed everything with neem oil yesterday. One of my apple trees had aphids so I just sprayed everything because I mixed so much.

The sugar snap peas are starting to blossom and we've had one ripe strawberry.

Codi · 05-28-2015, 10:25 PM

We are finally planting tomorrow!!

tempus vernum · 05-29-2015, 04:40 AM

Everything is sprouting at least a little

We had a few ripe strawberries but it seems the birds nibble at them in hanging baskets because one one has been eaten by us

PrincessAnika · 05-29-2015, 08:01 PM

We have sprouts already!!! : spinsaroundandfaints 7 corn sprouts, 3 bean sprouts, 4 cukes.

I need to get our peas tomatoes onions dill and marigolds in. And find some of that bacteria to get rid of the tomato fruitworms.

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MaybeGracie · 05-29-2015, 08:18 PM

We've been enjoying our spinach and onions, and the carrots are coming along nicely. Weeded the second half of the garden today and planted the cucumbers and zucchini. I still have space so I might try tomatoes. We eat a lot of Greek salad lately.

Codi · 05-31-2015, 07:31 PM

We ended up doing sunflowers, a few giant pumpkins, romaine, spinach, green onions, carrots, green beans, snap peas, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and sweet mini peppers.

Soliloquy · 05-31-2015, 09:16 PM

We might get hail tonight.

MaybeGracie · 05-31-2015, 09:23 PM

I finished the garden over the weekend, adding cherry tomatoes, basil, strawberries, and pumpkins. Now to keep it all weeded and in line!

Last summer I was "great with child" and the weeds and zucchini both attempted a complete garden takeover. The pumpkin joined in as well. It was utter madness.

05-25-2015, 05:09 PM	#136
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I finished planting Friday night. Yesterday and today weve gotten quite a bit of rain and I'm hoping the raised beds keep my garden safe our soil can be quite clay like but is still decent at the moment. Hoping it dries out a bit but not too much __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

05-25-2015, 05:12 PM	#137
PrincessAnika Rose Garden dreaming of purple butterflies & bravehearted seahorsies :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,934	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Anyone ever grow asparagus? I'm considering it.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ~~anika~~ my alter ego DH 3/17/07 Angel m/c 6/12/07 @39d, 4/19/16 @6dpo, 8/3/16 @37d DD1 - K (peanut) 7/26/09 DD2 - M (monkey) 4/19/11 DS1 - C (squishy) 3/23/13 DS2 - J (rascal) 2/4/15 DS3 - A 6/16/17 11/9/7/5/3 ::Q:: I add a little excitement, a little spice, to your lives, and all you do is complain. Where is your adventurous spirit, your imagination? add me on FB ISFj/p - depends on the day of the week. type 2. i think.

05-26-2015, 03:58 AM	#139
PrincessAnika Rose Garden dreaming of purple butterflies & bravehearted seahorsies :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,934	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Lol can't be worse than me. Is it hard? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ~~anika~~ my alter ego DH 3/17/07 Angel m/c 6/12/07 @39d, 4/19/16 @6dpo, 8/3/16 @37d DD1 - K (peanut) 7/26/09 DD2 - M (monkey) 4/19/11 DS1 - C (squishy) 3/23/13 DS2 - J (rascal) 2/4/15 DS3 - A 6/16/17 11/9/7/5/3 ::Q:: I add a little excitement, a little spice, to your lives, and all you do is complain. Where is your adventurous spirit, your imagination? add me on FB ISFj/p - depends on the day of the week. type 2. i think.

05-26-2015, 07:44 AM	#140
charla Administrator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 16,669	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I didn't think it was hard at all (well, if you don't count that I actually planted the canes upside down and had to dig them up and replant them the right way ). You dig a trench with a high middle to rest the canes with roots on and then fill in with part sticking above (the package should say), water and you're good to go. I planted them in a raised bed. I think about 60% of the canes actually grew. Depending on what type of canes you get, the first year, you don't harvest any, but usually the second or third year you can. Each year the yield has gotten a little bigger. I have mulched it quite a bit too with leaves and bark mulch. I have my asparagus planted in with strawberries but I've since learned that they don't like to compete with other plants needing water. Cut the asparagus while it is pretty young and at first I don't let anything seed out or flower so it will produce for some time (if they do flower/seed I cut them off and throw them away). When the yield gets quite a bit less, let some of the stocks seed or flower to where you eventually stop picking and let them all flower and seed to produce energy for the next year's crop. The harvest season is a few weeks to one month. Keep an eye on it when it's producing asparagus because it can go from one day being a pretty, edible asparagus plant to one that is well on it's way to seeding/flowering. I think that the canes I bought were a mix of male and female, which I think means the male ones produce fruit and the female ones seed. I think you can get all male plants so I don't know how that would work. There's quite a bit of good info on asparagus planting online that is probably much better than Charla's version. __________________ CHARLA Married to Nick, 31 yrs Mom to Nathan and his wife Abby, and Hope Elizabeth, dancing for eternity with babies: Micah Noel, Grace Anna, Andrew David www.dancingforeternity.org www.irresistiblehope.org Save Save Save Save Save

05-26-2015, 11:58 AM	#141
charla Administrator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 16,669	Re: 2015 Garden Planning ETA: I couldn't think of the right term for the flowering. It doesn't actually have flowers but it develops into frilly fronds. __________________ CHARLA Married to Nick, 31 yrs Mom to Nathan and his wife Abby, and Hope Elizabeth, dancing for eternity with babies: Micah Noel, Grace Anna, Andrew David www.dancingforeternity.org www.irresistiblehope.org Save Save Save Save Save

05-28-2015, 09:44 PM	#143
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I sprayed everything with neem oil yesterday. One of my apple trees had aphids so I just sprayed everything because I mixed so much. The sugar snap peas are starting to blossom and we've had one ripe strawberry.

05-28-2015, 10:25 PM	#144
Codi Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25,840	Re: 2015 Garden Planning We are finally planting tomorrow!! __________________ MOMMY TO A - 14 A - 11 N - 8

05-29-2015, 04:40 AM	#145
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Everything is sprouting at least a little We had a few ripe strawberries but it seems the birds nibble at them in hanging baskets because one one has been eaten by us __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

05-29-2015, 08:01 PM	#146
PrincessAnika Rose Garden dreaming of purple butterflies & bravehearted seahorsies :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,934	Re: 2015 Garden Planning We have sprouts already!!! : spinsaroundandfaints 7 corn sprouts, 3 bean sprouts, 4 cukes. I need to get our peas tomatoes onions dill and marigolds in. And find some of that bacteria to get rid of the tomato fruitworms. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ~~anika~~ my alter ego DH 3/17/07 Angel m/c 6/12/07 @39d, 4/19/16 @6dpo, 8/3/16 @37d DD1 - K (peanut) 7/26/09 DD2 - M (monkey) 4/19/11 DS1 - C (squishy) 3/23/13 DS2 - J (rascal) 2/4/15 DS3 - A 6/16/17 11/9/7/5/3 ::Q:: I add a little excitement, a little spice, to your lives, and all you do is complain. Where is your adventurous spirit, your imagination? add me on FB ISFj/p - depends on the day of the week. type 2. i think.

05-29-2015, 08:18 PM	#147
MaybeGracie Moderator in A Twinkle in Our Eyes, Cradled in Our Wombs, Gentle Discipline, Nurturing Our Children, and Let's Talk Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 9,856	Re: 2015 Garden Planning We've been enjoying our spinach and onions, and the carrots are coming along nicely. Weeded the second half of the garden today and planted the cucumbers and zucchini. I still have space so I might try tomatoes. We eat a lot of Greek salad lately. __________________ Cynthia Ezer Kenegdo to Isaac since 2007 Raising Jacob (16), Luke (14), Lily (11), Elizabeth (9), Clara (6), and Emily (3) in the knowledge and love of God Blogging at The Hippie Housewife about attachment parenting, natural living, life as a Jesus-follower, and more, all tied together through our journey towards a more intentional life.

05-31-2015, 07:31 PM	#148
Codi Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25,840	Re: 2015 Garden Planning We ended up doing sunflowers, a few giant pumpkins, romaine, spinach, green onions, carrots, green beans, snap peas, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and sweet mini peppers. __________________ MOMMY TO A - 14 A - 11 N - 8

05-31-2015, 09:16 PM	#149
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: 2015 Garden Planning We might get hail tonight.

05-31-2015, 09:23 PM	#150
MaybeGracie Moderator in A Twinkle in Our Eyes, Cradled in Our Wombs, Gentle Discipline, Nurturing Our Children, and Let's Talk Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 9,856	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I finished the garden over the weekend, adding cherry tomatoes, basil, strawberries, and pumpkins. Now to keep it all weeded and in line! Last summer I was "great with child" and the weeds and zucchini both attempted a complete garden takeover. The pumpkin joined in as well. It was utter madness. __________________ Cynthia Ezer Kenegdo to Isaac since 2007 Raising Jacob (16), Luke (14), Lily (11), Elizabeth (9), Clara (6), and Emily (3) in the knowledge and love of God Blogging at The Hippie Housewife about attachment parenting, natural living, life as a Jesus-follower, and more, all tied together through our journey towards a more intentional life.

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