2022 Gardening Thread

[2ManyGuns]

You can cut the stalks and cook with them.

I had cut onions back several times and used the stalks for soups.

Dry the greens to save for later use. I have what I call "wandering onions". They look much like yours, I have given several neighbors bunches to start their own onion beds, let the seed fall and make more plants, transplant until you have a nice bed. Mine is about 24" X 24" and gives me plenty to use for seasoning and "storing". If you do not want to dry them, freeze them in small ziploc bags to just dump into your recipes. Frozen easily lasts a year.

 

[2ManyGuns]

Exactly. Helped my father trim and thin his out last weekend. If growing permanently, I'd also suggest some sort of trellis system.

I trim my blackberry plants every other year, from what I remember about my variety the second-year growth is the best producing.

 

[Axxe55]

I trim my blackberry plants every other year, from what I remember about my variety the second-year growth is the best producing.

Dad was talking about that the other day. I'm thinking it depends upon the variety of berry vines you have.

I got more onions and a yellow bell pepper planted this morning. Wife and I are going to Tractor Supply in the morning to pick up more pepper plants, and tomato plants to plant tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Younggun]

Everything is really been picking up since the days got nice and we’ve had some rainfall.

About half the green beans are up. Most of the squash (yellow and zucchini), potato’s are going crazy, and the corn has really filled out. Cucumbers are lagging but should be coming in soon.

If I don’t have to work tomorrow I’ll be putting in 3 rows of black eye peas and 2 rows of okra.

 

[BuzzinSATX]

Right not, I’ve got tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, cucumber, squash, and pole beans in the raised bed garden, and spinach and collard in the Aquaponics. Gonna be a light year this year.

I may grow more at the second planting in August


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[BuzzinSATX]

If you like eggplant, try a few plants. It grows great in the hot summer here in TX


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[Axxe55]

Everything is really been picking up since the days got nice and we’ve had some rainfall.

About half the green beans are up. Most of the squash (yellow and zucchini), potato’s are going crazy, and the corn has really filled out. Cucumbers are lagging but should be coming in soon.

If I don’t have to work tomorrow I’ll be putting in 3 rows of black eye peas and 2 rows of okra.

Are you planting seeds for the okra? Or plants?

 

[Younggun]

Are you planting seeds for the okra? Or plants?

We’ll be planting seeds.

After the corn gives up fighting the summer heat we plan on replacing it with Okra also to grow in to the fall.

 

[Axxe55]

We’ll be planting seeds.

After the corn gives up fighting the summer heat we plan on replacing it with Okra also to grow in to the fall.

I'll see if TSC has some okra seeds when we get there.

 

[2ManyGuns]

Clemson Spineless for the okra grows well for me. I usually wait until May to plant, I have found that okra like it HOT!

 

[Axxe55]

Got some tomato plants, bell peppers, cayenne peppers, jalapeno peppers, and some ghost peppers planted. along with more onions, carrots and squash. Picked up some okra seeds as well.

 

[Younggun]

I'll see if TSC has some okra seeds when we get there.

We should be able to come up with plenty. They have 1lb bulk packs at Atwood’s in Waco.

Planted 2 rows of Okra today for the early season. Hopefully we get a good rain tomorrow evening to kick it off.

 

[Younggun]

Got some tomato plants, bell peppers, cayenne peppers, jalapeno peppers, and some ghost peppers planted. along with more onions, carrots and squash. Picked up some okra seeds as well.

Look forward to hearing how the carrots do going on to summer. Considered it but wasn’t sure if they could take the heat.

 

[2ManyGuns]

Planted more green bush beans and zucchini. Transplanted some volunteer tomato plants into cups to gain in size before final planting. I also side-dressed some of the potatoes and corn with 13-13-13. I am trying an experiment, I had about a dozen volunteer purple hull peas sprout, so I am attempting to transplant them into containers, no loss if they die, just some time.

A second experiment is the micro hugelkultur project, a big name for a simple thing. Last season, I composted the larger stalks, and vines in such a way so that they did not decompose completely. I am using this material at the bottom of 2.5-gallon nursery pots, about 8 inches in depth, in order to maintain moisture and ensure drainage. It should also provide nutrients as it continues to decay in the container. I will see how things fair.

 

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

The okra that I plant is from seed that has been passed around over three generations. Story goes that my FIL moved to Houma, LA in around 1956-7. He put in a garden and a neighbor gave him some okra seed. It grows like a tree and the pods will get to be a foot long and still tender. His FIL (who lived in N. LA) took some of the seed back to his garden and grew it thereafter... In 1976 when #1 wife and I got married we got some seed from him and brought it to S. Texas... I've grown it ever since. Now my #1 son grows it as well. The nearest I've seen to that strain commercially is called Cow Horn.

Two years ago #1 son had a single plant that lasted into winter. The base of the stalk was as big around as my leg. He had cut it off after it got too high to pick and it put out multiple stalks that produced into the winter. He had to dig the stump out with a grubbing hoe.

Pretty impressive stuff. I'll save a bunch of seed this year.

All my plants are up and doing well as long as I keep the water on. We've had maybe 3" rain for the year... Contrast that to last year when we'd had 30" by now...

Alan

 

[Axxe55]

The okra that I plant is from seed that has been passed around over three generations. Story goes that my FIL moved to Houma, LA in around 1956-7. He put in a garden and a neighbor gave him some okra seed. It grows like a tree and the pods will get to be a foot long and still tender. His FIL (who lived in N. LA) took some of the seed back to his garden and grew it thereafter... In 1976 when #1 wife and I got married we got some seed from him and brought it to S. Texas... I've grown it ever since. Now my #1 son grows it as well. The nearest I've seen to that strain commercially is called Cow Horn.

Two years ago #1 son had a single plant that lasted into winter. The base of the stalk was as big around as my leg. He had cut it off after it got too high to pick and it put out multiple stalks that produced into the winter. He had to dig the stump out with a grubbing hoe.

Pretty impressive stuff. I'll save a bunch of seed this year.

All my plants are up and doing well as long as I keep the water on. We've had maybe 3" rain for the year... Contrast that to last year when we'd had 30" by now...

Alan

Would be interesting to see how it grows in East Texas!

 

[Axxe55]

Wife and I are going to Walmart to check out their selection of vegetable plants and seeds. I still want to get more tomato and pepper plants, and maybe more onions and bell peppers.

 

[billtool]

Got some tomato plants, bell peppers, cayenne peppers, jalapeno peppers, and some ghost peppers planted. along with more onions, carrots and squash. Picked up some okra seeds as well.

My Man! We’re a pepper planting clan as well. Did habaneros vs ghost though.

 

[Axxe55]

My Man! We’re a pepper planting clan as well. Did habaneros vs ghost though.

I'm planning on getting some of those as well. plus poblanos, and serranos, along with whatever hot peppers I can find.

I'm planning on making homemade salsa again this year. So most of the garden is sort of centered around that. Going to try my hand at pickling this year too, so cucumbers were planted as well.

Another reason is for chili next winter that I make. I would like to use home-grown peppers instead of store bought ones this year. And I'd like to try out drying some for grinding up for seasonings.

 

[c.tiberius]

Just about done planting.
We keep it simple :
2 types of green beans
Cucumbers (mostly for pickles)
Tomatoes (pickling and fresh)
Cabbage (Romanian style sauerkraut)
Radishes
Garlic
Onions
Dill
Parsley is still nice and healthy from last year
Cilantro
Some corn
And a bunch of potatoes.
I’m still waiting on my peppers and eggplants to grow a bit more before I transplant them outside .
I started the seeds kind of late this year.
Hoping for a good year.


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