2018 Vegetable Gardens

[DV1]

My herbs went all jungle-like on me. I had to cut them all way back. I put up 2 ice cube trays full of chopped basil and olive oil (pesto base) and have a bunch of parsley, oregano, basil, and sage drying 

Did another 15 jars of dill pickles today, still picking tons of zucchini and yellow squash, and some cucumbers to go with the pickles. This is almost daily.

My zucchini plants are starting to die off, seems pretty early for that, time to plant the second crop.  every one of my long hot pepper plants died, and my jalapeno plants are starting to drop their leaves now, don't get it. They looked very good last week, and have been getting water regularly. The dead long hots are at the front of the pepper row and you can see the others beginning to die off. 

Edited July 1, 2018 by DV1

[Lphunsjr]

Tomorrow's lunch. Venison sausage from Big Dog Butcher with a long hot and ghost pepper from the garden. Garden coming along nicely,,,,,and the dog agrees lol

[mightyhunter]

Got a late start this year so nothing to pick yet but everything 

is doing well 

[Bonefreak]

Utilized my "air space" for the sugar snap peas.....they grew tall....but I noticed the damn house finches, the whole family, that I allowed to nest on laundry room door, have been eating the pea flowers!!  They did this to me before and I had forgotten about it!!  Lol. Peas are coming out soon and in goes cukes and eggplant....romaine is ready, tomatoes are ok, carrots are getting bigger, sunflowers are big, blueberries are coming in, and first year strawberry plants are sending shoots out from the mother plant......still undecided if I will establish any of those shoots.....maybe a few just to show the boy how it's done!

 

[mightyhunter]

Have some green beans that are ready and cucumbers are starting to take off.

 

[LittleM]

Everyone's garden's looking awesome.  We've picked cucumbers and made pickles, picked some green beans, peas, lettuce, and kale, and have been using our dill, oregano, sage, and rosemary from the herb garden.  Tomato plants looking good - peppers not so much, like others have been posting.

[Lphunsjr]

Time for the stuffed zucchini, zucchini bread, zucchini eggs and onions, etc. They are growing like crazy as always

[Buck154]

Got my first pick of beans and the first cherry tomatoes are turning red

[Buck154]

Corn is getting around 4 foot high now and the peppers are looking good. Did have some heavy winds and rain  this morning start to knock stuff over so had to put some stakes in to hold them up.

[Greybeard]

Put some giant pumpkins on the hill outside the garden.  Had to remove 5 mock orange bushes, roots and all, so the pumpkins have room.   Been wanting to reclaim that area of yard and grade off that hill better.  Everything is doing good.  Picking on the second planting of lettuce.  Tomatoes that came up in the garden on their own are catching up to the store bought plants.  Pole beans have the fence covered.  Picked some bush beans yesterday.  Have had my first pickle,  radishes.  Peppers are a good month ahead of when I usually get them. Zucchini, melon doing good, and spaghetti squash is about to climb the fence over the pole beans.  Picking blueberries and black caps.  I can probably start feeling around in the dirt for potatoes.

 

 

 

Edited July 7, 2018 by Greybeard

[Buck154]

Greybeard the pancakes look great as does your garden

[Greybeard]

Thanks 154!  I pigged out on a stack of 3 that morning.

[3Blade]

Hey Buck154, did you ever figure out what was eating your plants?

[tcook8296]

[BCsaw]

Home-made greenhouse (two 4 x 16 cattle panels, plastic, some misc wood) where it all starts (if the weather cooperates)
 

Cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers on the way.  Cucumbers be ready for transplant any day now
 

Some cucumbers will stay in the greenhouse and will climb the wire.
 

Sweet pea bed with lettuce and spinach in the front

Have to take advantage of the limited amount of sun.  Tomatoes in pots.  Beans and peppers in the beds
 

Kale started front edge, will add additional rows with lettuce and spinach as the first plantings get farther along.  Use to grow broccoli here as it was easy to lay over a cabbage white exclusion net.

Liking this greenhouse design...
Looks like cement reinforcement mats on the sides. Next year!