Author Topic: My Small Garden (Read 2479 times)

Smokin Don · « **Reply #-1 on:** May 17, 2013, 02:02:24 AM »

I finally got my small garden in today, a raised bed 4X8 feet by 10 inches. I have some Kentucky Wonder pole beans along the fence, 5 tomato plants and pickler cucumbers planted among the tomatoes. I am hoping the cukes will help keep down the weeds and give me some cukes to make dill pickles.

Here are some chives blooming and I just planted some fern leaf dill in the square tile. When the chives flowers die I will cut them down and they will bloom one more time. I have the same on the other corner of the shed with sweet basil in the square tile.

Smokin Don

sliding_billy · « **on:** May 17, 2013, 04:28:26 AM »

Can't wait to see things start coming up.

bbqchef · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2013, 01:21:04 PM »

That's what she said too <lol>

drholly · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2013, 02:23:44 PM »

Inspiration - looking forward to getting my garden in this weekend!

David

Smokin Don · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2013, 04:25:27 PM »

After only a little over two weeks my garden is doing fine. Green beans are along the fence, planted from seeds. In the front left corner is a cucumber plant and to it's right is some cukes started from seeds so should have two crops a few weeks apart to make dill pickles. My tomato plants are blooming. Smokin Don

sparky · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2013, 02:13:12 AM »

fantastic SD. what are you feeding your plants. good growth on them. I grow stuff too.

Smokin Don · « **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2013, 02:33:14 AM »

Quote from: sparky1 on June 04, 2013, 02:13:12 AM

fantastic SD. what are you feeding your plants. good growth on them. I grow stuff too.

When I set my plants I use miracle grow about half strength to water. Since then just water, we have had some nice rains. I had added some lime to the soil earlier. The rest of the growing season if I need to water will use miracle grow a few times. Don

Smokin Don · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2013, 09:57:54 PM »

Well my pole beans looked like a bumper crop but just got one mess off of them. My cukes didn't fare much better just got enough for a quart of dill pickles. I tore both out since they were choking my tomato plants. I have had nice tomatoes but cooler weather came in and they slowed down. I just got these yesterday. Next year I am just doing tomatoes and maybe some early lettuce. Don

pz · « **Reply #7 on:** August 14, 2013, 10:13:26 PM »

Lookin' good, Smokin Don; we were able to pick some of out tomatoes yesterday, and made a salad of cubed zucchini and tomato, feta cheese, and a dressing made from olive oil, red wine vinegar, spicy brown mustard, salt, pepper. Wrapped in romaine lettuce leaves, it made a cool and healthy dinner.

Keymaster · « **Reply #8 on:** August 14, 2013, 10:17:54 PM »

Nice looking mators Don!! We have a mator plant still waiting to yield

sparky · « **Reply #9 on:** August 14, 2013, 11:18:15 PM »

nice tomatoes buddy. really big and good color to them.

smokeasaurus · « **Reply #10 on:** August 15, 2013, 08:17:56 AM »

Nothing like a backyard victory garden......

drholly · « **Reply #11 on:** August 15, 2013, 08:19:16 AM »

Nice looking tomatoes. Bet they taste great!

IR2dum · « **Reply #12 on:** August 15, 2013, 11:44:45 AM »

SD, beautiful tomatoes.

HighOnSmoke · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2013, 05:45:04 PM »

Those are some beautiful looking tomatoes!