2015 Garden Planning - Page 2

kklibrarian · 01-26-2015, 02:26 PM

Potatoes and onions are in. Carrots, beets, and spinach are almost ready to go in the ground. Planning for peas (3 varieties), tomatoes, eggplant, peppers (at least 3 varieties), cukes, and squash. We've got more fruit trees coming soon. I'm excited about this coming garden season.

RiverRock · 01-26-2015, 02:54 PM

Kk, what zone are you in? Mid-may is the usual planting time where I live.

HuggaBuggaMommy · 01-26-2015, 03:49 PM

We can't plant most things until May.

Things I have good success with: cucumbers, green beans, eggplant, summer squash, chard, herbs. These are all things we use. I plant an entire 4x4 bed of green beans (about 36 plants), two trellises of cucumbers (eight plants, but I may add another trellis and do 12 this year), and I'll probably plant 4-6 dwarf-type eggplants. And really, who can mess up zucchini and other summer squash?

What doesn't work for me: sweet peppers, peas, corn, melons. I don't know what it is about the peas. I used to grow them super abundantly at my old home, but here (about 30 miles south)…nope. Peppers, each plant yields two or three, at most. I don't know why I bother planting them, but I do. Maybe this year I won't. The corn grows fine, but I can't plant enough to get a harvest worth the space, especially since I can buy local corn everywhere around here in the summer. And I've never, ever managed one single melon. My plants never survive, no matter what I try.

Hit or miss: tomatoes and potatoes. My determinate tomatoes do much, much better than the indeterminate. I haven't decided if potatoes are worth it, yet, but I think I'll do sweets instead this year.

What I'd like to add: beets, spinach, a cold frame or two.

Not starting seeds this year, either. I'll direct sow or buy plants in the spring.

JoyGal · 01-26-2015, 05:06 PM

What kind of green beans do you all plant? They grow really good for me here but I haven't found a variety that is tasty or a good size. The ones I've grown from Bakers Creek are huge and the beans inside are too big to eat in a tasty way. I've dehydrated them and tossed them into soup, but I'm still not impressed. I would like to find a delicious, non stringy, no bigger than 6", thin with small beans inside, green bean, preferably climbing.

And I'm in a northern climate, not sure the zone but cold winter hot summer.

WanderingJuniper · 01-26-2015, 05:14 PM

Deer can really do you in. I didn't think about the fencing cost to keep critters out. Ours was from repurposed and reclaimed items. If we had to spend the money on fencin it would be a difficult decision.

kklibrarian · 01-26-2015, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiverRock

Kk, what zone are you in? Mid-may is the usual planting time where I live.

I'm in Texas, zone 9. I've got winter-hardy veggies going in now as well as potatoes in grow bags. I've had onions in since November that will hopefully be ready to harvest by late February. The summer plants (tomatoes, peppers, eggplants) will need to wait for mid to late March to be ready to go, but I can get them started in the greenhouse next month.

Soliloquy · 01-27-2015, 12:43 AM

We are going to grow potatoes in bags this year.

I've started saving dog food and plastic feed bags.

Of course, lots and lots of tomatoes. We never tire of tomatoes.

I put in new strawberry plants and added more raspberry canes last fall. We'll see how much we get this year.

Sweet corn, melons, carrots, green beans, lettuce, and squash will round us out.

We need extensive fencing where we live, too. I'm thankful it's all in place.

JoyGal · 01-27-2015, 04:02 PM

What kind of melons have you been able to grow? I haven't had luck with any...yet

We grew corn two years ago and it did amazing! Actually, I tried the 3 sisters method -corn, pumpkins, beans- and they were fabulous...short of my pumpkins never getting bigger than a couple inches before falling off the vine. We couldn't eat the corn tho. It was supposed to be edible, but had ginormous kernels and it tasted awful...made gorgeous autumn decorations tho

lenswyf · 01-30-2015, 01:20 PM

Chaos coordinator, I suggest strawbale gardening if you're moving to container gardening. You grow the plants in the strawbale and it works really well. I read a post somewhere that someone in the SW desert watered with 1 gallon of water per bale per day and his plants did really well.

---------- Post added at 02:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:19 PM ----------

I'm debating. I have only a small patch of yard that gets enough sun and it's pretty central. Hubby says no.

tempus vernum · 02-09-2015, 09:54 PM

I'm beginning to plan.

Definitely tomatoes, peppers, broccoli and green beans. Those are the 4 we've had most consistent results. I for sure want beets again. We have an asparagus bed. I haven't decided anything beyond that. Dh as I garden together so we try to plan together.

We live on a city lot so we have limited space. I usually attempt to figure out what will produce the list per square footage and save money.

I'm considering a theme garden

A salad bed, a salsa bed, befor tray bed. We do tons of salads and veggie trays.

Soliloquy · 02-11-2015, 07:58 PM

It is so warm here that my rhubarb is coming up. If this continues, I'm planting peas and spinach on March 1st.

Chaos Coordinator · 02-18-2015, 07:42 PM

I need to plant early too in hopes of harvesting before the severe summer heat. I'm going to do some containers that can be hand watered and brought inside if need be, at least at first.

I ordered seeds through a co op from high mowing seed co. I'm still trying to decide how to grow some of them. I got a Wild hare and ordered corn. Right because that's going to be easy to bring inside and/or hide for the sake of watering. I guess I'm just desperate for non gmo corn.

Anyway. This should be a fun adventure. I also ordered bush beans, Danvers carrots, purple carrots, tomatoes, a smaller variety of peas, a handful of different herbs, and some calendula. I think I may just put the calendula in urns flanking my front walk and hand water it with non potable water. Oh, and I'd also like a strawberry pot somewhere.

---------- Post added at 08:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:35 PM ----------

Does anybody know about jiffy pots? Are those good to use or do they stunt plant growth? I imagine they'd be a bad choice for the carrots. Trying to decide on how to start these babies.

tempus vernum · 02-28-2015, 06:56 PM

I love jiffy pots for the plants that need transplanting but you have to keep them young to keep from being root bound.

I've never transplanted carrots and don't think any root veggies would work w jiffy pots.

3PeasInAPod · 02-28-2015, 11:12 PM

I just had a seasoned farmer tell me to always plant carrots directly in the ground!

MamaSam · 03-01-2015, 12:39 PM

I'm trying to finish up our seed list right now. What's your favorite types of squash...we usually just to yellow and zucchini..thinking of trying something different. We want at least 1 summer and 1 winter.

We also signed up for a CSA for the first time yesterday! Our current property(hoping to move this year) is mostly hill,so we do raised beds..and a lot of it is shaded..our growing options are limited. I'm excited about the CSA to supplement what we grow.

01-26-2015, 02:26 PM	#16
kklibrarian Moderator to Adoption & Foster Care, Cloth Diapering & EC, Gardening, Infertility, Large Families, and WOHM's The Famous Belladonna Took Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In Bilbo's Heart, Formerly of Bag End Posts: 7,805	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Potatoes and onions are in. Carrots, beets, and spinach are almost ready to go in the ground. Planning for peas (3 varieties), tomatoes, eggplant, peppers (at least 3 varieties), cukes, and squash. We've got more fruit trees coming soon. I'm excited about this coming garden season. __________________ Beloved wife to my hubby since December 2002. Blessed and grateful adoptive mommy to my three beautiful dds and two wonderful ds', collectively known as "The Kidlets" Presto (ds) - age 22 almost Sky (dd) - age 21 ish Jolie (dd) - age practically 20 Jilly (dd) - age ditto Sigh (ds) - age 15 or "thereabouts"

01-26-2015, 02:54 PM	#17
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,767	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Kk, what zone are you in? Mid-may is the usual planting time where I live. __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

01-26-2015, 03:49 PM	#18
HuggaBuggaMommy Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12,267	Re: 2015 Garden Planning We can't plant most things until May. Things I have good success with: cucumbers, green beans, eggplant, summer squash, chard, herbs. These are all things we use. I plant an entire 4x4 bed of green beans (about 36 plants), two trellises of cucumbers (eight plants, but I may add another trellis and do 12 this year), and I'll probably plant 4-6 dwarf-type eggplants. And really, who can mess up zucchini and other summer squash? What doesn't work for me: sweet peppers, peas, corn, melons. I don't know what it is about the peas. I used to grow them super abundantly at my old home, but here (about 30 miles south)…nope. Peppers, each plant yields two or three, at most. I don't know why I bother planting them, but I do. Maybe this year I won't. The corn grows fine, but I can't plant enough to get a harvest worth the space, especially since I can buy local corn everywhere around here in the summer. And I've never, ever managed one single melon. My plants never survive, no matter what I try. Hit or miss: tomatoes and potatoes. My determinate tomatoes do much, much better than the indeterminate. I haven't decided if potatoes are worth it, yet, but I think I'll do sweets instead this year. What I'd like to add: beets, spinach, a cold frame or two. Not starting seeds this year, either. I'll direct sow or buy plants in the spring. __________________ Christa Oldest, 22 Middlest, 13 Youngest, 10

01-26-2015, 05:06 PM	#19
JoyGal Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,570	Re: 2015 Garden Planning What kind of green beans do you all plant? They grow really good for me here but I haven't found a variety that is tasty or a good size. The ones I've grown from Bakers Creek are huge and the beans inside are too big to eat in a tasty way. I've dehydrated them and tossed them into soup, but I'm still not impressed. I would like to find a delicious, non stringy, no bigger than 6", thin with small beans inside, green bean, preferably climbing. And I'm in a northern climate, not sure the zone but cold winter hot summer. __________________ . Before you were conceived I wanted you. Before you were born I loved you. Before you were an hour, I would give my life for you. This is the miracle of life. ~ Maureen Hawkins My Hygge Page

01-26-2015, 05:14 PM	#20
WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Deer can really do you in. I didn't think about the fencing cost to keep critters out. Ours was from repurposed and reclaimed items. If we had to spend the money on fencin it would be a difficult decision.

01-27-2015, 12:43 AM	#22
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 are going to grow potatoes in bags this year. I've started saving dog food and plastic feed bags. Of course, lots and lots of tomatoes. We never tire of tomatoes. I put in new strawberry plants and added more raspberry canes last fall. We'll see how much we get this year. Sweet corn, melons, carrots, green beans, lettuce, and squash will round us out. We need extensive fencing where we live, too. I'm thankful it's all in place.

01-27-2015, 04:02 PM	#23
JoyGal Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,570	Re: 2015 Garden Planning What kind of melons have you been able to grow? I haven't had luck with any...yet We grew corn two years ago and it did amazing! Actually, I tried the 3 sisters method -corn, pumpkins, beans- and they were fabulous...short of my pumpkins never getting bigger than a couple inches before falling off the vine. We couldn't eat the corn tho. It was supposed to be edible, but had ginormous kernels and it tasted awful...made gorgeous autumn decorations tho __________________ . Before you were conceived I wanted you. Before you were born I loved you. Before you were an hour, I would give my life for you. This is the miracle of life. ~ Maureen Hawkins My Hygge Page

01-30-2015, 01:20 PM	#24
lenswyf Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 9,047	Re: 2015 Garden Planning Chaos coordinator, I suggest strawbale gardening if you're moving to container gardening. You grow the plants in the strawbale and it works really well. I read a post somewhere that someone in the SW desert watered with 1 gallon of water per bale per day and his plants did really well. ---------- Post added at 02:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:19 PM ---------- I'm debating. I have only a small patch of yard that gets enough sun and it's pretty central. Hubby says no. __________________ 'Come dear folk!' she said, taking Frodo by the hand. 'Laugh and be merry! I am Goldberry, daughter of the River.'

02-09-2015, 09:54 PM	#25
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'm beginning to plan. Definitely tomatoes, peppers, broccoli and green beans. Those are the 4 we've had most consistent results. I for sure want beets again. We have an asparagus bed. I haven't decided anything beyond that. Dh as I garden together so we try to plan together. We live on a city lot so we have limited space. I usually attempt to figure out what will produce the list per square footage and save money. I'm considering a theme garden A salad bed, a salsa bed, befor tray bed. We do tons of salads and veggie trays. __________________ ~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. ”

02-11-2015, 07:58 PM	#26
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 It is so warm here that my rhubarb is coming up. If this continues, I'm planting peas and spinach on March 1st.

02-18-2015, 07:42 PM	#27
Chaos Coordinator Rose Garden They need freedom to just be fluffy mashed potatoes and feel their fluffy feelings. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Up to my earballs in little boys. Posts: 20,259	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I need to plant early too in hopes of harvesting before the severe summer heat. I'm going to do some containers that can be hand watered and brought inside if need be, at least at first. I ordered seeds through a co op from high mowing seed co. I'm still trying to decide how to grow some of them. I got a Wild hare and ordered corn. Right because that's going to be easy to bring inside and/or hide for the sake of watering. I guess I'm just desperate for non gmo corn. Anyway. This should be a fun adventure. I also ordered bush beans, Danvers carrots, purple carrots, tomatoes, a smaller variety of peas, a handful of different herbs, and some calendula. I think I may just put the calendula in urns flanking my front walk and hand water it with non potable water. Oh, and I'd also like a strawberry pot somewhere. ---------- Post added at 08:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:35 PM ---------- Does anybody know about jiffy pots? Are those good to use or do they stunt plant growth? I imagine they'd be a bad choice for the carrots. Trying to decide on how to start these babies. __________________ Joy Progressive Methodist Enfp mama to Sparrow, 10 Zion, 7.5 Baby Gus, 4.5 Preschool teacher. Musician. Timelord. Www.justicemercymayhem.wordpress.com "What you plant in the kingdom will surely grow, and what you grow with love will surely bloom, and the fruit of the spirit will come back to you."

02-28-2015, 06:56 PM	#28
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 love jiffy pots for the plants that need transplanting but you have to keep them young to keep from being root bound. I've never transplanted carrots and don't think any root veggies would work w jiffy pots. __________________ ~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. ”

02-28-2015, 11:12 PM	#29
3PeasInAPod Deactivated Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: pnw Posts: 8,571	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I just had a seasoned farmer tell me to always plant carrots directly in the ground!

03-01-2015, 12:39 PM	#30
MamaSam Rose Bouquet Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 676	Re: 2015 Garden Planning I'm trying to finish up our seed list right now. What's your favorite types of squash...we usually just to yellow and zucchini..thinking of trying something different. We want at least 1 summer and 1 winter. We also signed up for a CSA for the first time yesterday! Our current property(hoping to move this year) is mostly hill,so we do raised beds..and a lot of it is shaded..our growing options are limited. I'm excited about the CSA to supplement what we grow.

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