Okra, Brussels Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, Garlic, Cabbage, Strawberries, Beets, Carrots, Peas, Potatoes, Squash, Watermelons, Zucchini. I need to plant cucumbers where those peas are, but I’m giving them ONE MORE week before they are evicted.
Posts Tagged ‘squash’
20 Aug
One reason NOT to trellis melons and pumpkins
I have done my share of trellising projects in my garden over the last few years. Today I would like to share with you one good reason NOT to trellis the bigger vines of melon, pumpkin, squash and gourds. In the photo above, I have circled in yellow the area where my vines left their [...]
8 May
Planting hills in the garden
In the kids’ square foot gardens, they are going to have quite a few vining crops. In just the bed for H., there will be Watermelon, Zucchini, Jackolantern and Gourds. Of course I realize that these vines won’t stay in their 4-square-foot space for the next 3 or 4 months, but I will try to [...]
3 Feb
Kid’s Garden Planner
I am adding two new 4 ft x 8 ft garden beds this year, so I decided to let my kids each plant one. I’ll also let our wonderful friend and neighbor, M., plant one of my existing 4×8′s. These children are 8, 6 and 6 years old, so I made them up a planning [...]
25 Jun
Community Garden Plot
I haven’t shown you my community garden plot because I never remember to bring the camera. So here are some blurry cell phone pictures. At the front right corner is an improvised trellis trying to support 9 tomato plants and already sagging in the middle. The rest of the space contains alternating hills of either [...]
3 May
Community Garden Plot
In addition to my home garden this year I’ve been given a spot at a community garden. I stepped off the size of the plot and it seems to be about 10 x 30 feet. There is quite a rabbit problem in the yard at the community garden, so I have fenced in my area. [...]
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