Opsimath
Senior Member
Yes, I'm excited about that. (It's the little things in life, right?)
Technically I grew corn, but the raccoons got it. Finally, though, after about six years of largely gardening fails I managed to get something on the table.
Red noodle beans. Very easy, plant the seeds and walk away. Currently picking beans every two to three days. Saute with bacon, onion, garlic, other vegetables - whatever you want to put in the pan. Delicious! Way better than green beans, but then I've never liked green beans.
Also getting Kajari melons. And the green French variety melons - can't remember the name, it's in French - have some on the vines. (Looked it up, Petit Gris de Rennes.)
Alabama blackeye limas just starting to make pods.
Unfortunately the Carolina Cross melons (recordholder is 200 pounds) seem susceptible to blossom end rot, even after spraying, with organic spray of course. Probably won't get any of those. (I wonder how one gets a 200 pound watermelon out of the field and onto the kitchen counter. )
Florida Giant melons (recordholder 90 pounds) are doing well, though. I'm guessing they'll be ready toward the end of the month but I doubt mine will be anywhere near 90 pounds.
Sweet potatoes, orange and purple, were overrun by melon vines. May or may not make any.
But! I am no longer a gardening fail! Looking forward planting a fall garden and hoping it will provide something edible.
And, found someone to help me take the shade producing trees down around the garden spot at the barn at only a fraction of the cost that the professional tree guys wanted. We've got half of them down. Only stopped because the brush pile was getting too big. I was going to take them down myself but decided they were a bit too intimidating. He said they were "formidable trees" and I absolutely should not try to do it myself. We probably won't get it cleared out in time for me to plant a fall garden but should be ready for spring.
Thank you for listening. It may seem insignificant but to me it could mean I've finally defeated my two black thumbs of certain plant death.
Woo hoo! I grew something!
Technically I grew corn, but the raccoons got it. Finally, though, after about six years of largely gardening fails I managed to get something on the table.
Red noodle beans. Very easy, plant the seeds and walk away. Currently picking beans every two to three days. Saute with bacon, onion, garlic, other vegetables - whatever you want to put in the pan. Delicious! Way better than green beans, but then I've never liked green beans.
Also getting Kajari melons. And the green French variety melons - can't remember the name, it's in French - have some on the vines. (Looked it up, Petit Gris de Rennes.)
Alabama blackeye limas just starting to make pods.
Unfortunately the Carolina Cross melons (recordholder is 200 pounds) seem susceptible to blossom end rot, even after spraying, with organic spray of course. Probably won't get any of those. (I wonder how one gets a 200 pound watermelon out of the field and onto the kitchen counter. )
Florida Giant melons (recordholder 90 pounds) are doing well, though. I'm guessing they'll be ready toward the end of the month but I doubt mine will be anywhere near 90 pounds.
Sweet potatoes, orange and purple, were overrun by melon vines. May or may not make any.
But! I am no longer a gardening fail! Looking forward planting a fall garden and hoping it will provide something edible.
And, found someone to help me take the shade producing trees down around the garden spot at the barn at only a fraction of the cost that the professional tree guys wanted. We've got half of them down. Only stopped because the brush pile was getting too big. I was going to take them down myself but decided they were a bit too intimidating. He said they were "formidable trees" and I absolutely should not try to do it myself. We probably won't get it cleared out in time for me to plant a fall garden but should be ready for spring.
Thank you for listening. It may seem insignificant but to me it could mean I've finally defeated my two black thumbs of certain plant death.
Woo hoo! I grew something!
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