Gardening

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts) Mon May 28, 2012, 06:47 PM May 2012

Transplanted the purple beans, acorn, and summer squash today. Yum.

Everything else is still on the a-frame, but we've hardened them off pretty well. It's mostly a matter of size now.

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Transplanted the purple beans, acorn, and summer squash today. Yum. (Original Post) HopeHoops May 2012 OP

I have some things ready to go. Denninmi May 2012 #1

I finished planting everything today - pics... NRaleighLiberal May 2012 #2

You ought to hook up drip irrigation on all of those containers. Denninmi May 2012 #3

Actually, I enjoy it! Allows me to check everything, make observations, etc. NRaleighLiberal May 2012 #4

Every time I see pictures of your driveway, Curmudgeoness May 2012 #5

I kind of giggle myself...as in I think I am mad (and not angry!) NRaleighLiberal May 2012 #6

It's a good mad, so there is no harm. Curmudgeoness May 2012 #7

'Ats a lot of tomats! beac May 2012 #9

I think I've got my system down pretty well - everything we grow will be options for mail order. NRaleighLiberal May 2012 #10

Great news about next year! beac May 2012 #11

Picked my first ripe tomatoes yesterday. Kale is almost gone and my sinkingfeeling May 2012 #8

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

1. I have some things ready to go.

Reply to HopeHoops (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 07:08 PM

May 2012

but I waited, it was 95 today. Going to be cool and hopefully wet towards the end of the week.

I have corn, first planting of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, celery, summer squash, cucumbers ready to go.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,476 posts)

2. I finished planting everything today - pics...

Reply to HopeHoops (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 07:19 PM

May 2012

front half of dirt garden -

rear part -

and...the driveway!

so now it is watering, weeding, feeding, troubleshooting, tying...and harvesting!

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

3. You ought to hook up drip irrigation on all of those containers.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #2)

Mon May 28, 2012, 08:19 PM

May 2012

It would save you some hose time every day.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,476 posts)

4. Actually, I enjoy it! Allows me to check everything, make observations, etc.

Reply to Denninmi (Reply #3)

Mon May 28, 2012, 08:32 PM

May 2012

And since it is a driveway, would be a pain to set something up and take it down....the way I've got things lined up, takes only 15-20 min to water the whole thing.

Expecting (hoping for, anyway) a ton of tomatoes from the driveway garden! That was approx our yield last year.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

5. Every time I see pictures of your driveway,

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #2)

Mon May 28, 2012, 08:54 PM

May 2012

it makes me giggle. That is a LOT of tomato plants. Everything looks great.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,476 posts)

6. I kind of giggle myself...as in I think I am mad (and not angry!)

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #5)

Mon May 28, 2012, 08:58 PM

May 2012

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

7. It's a good mad, so there is no harm.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #6)

Mon May 28, 2012, 09:01 PM

May 2012

I am trying something different this year and using cardboard boxes instead of the containers. My plants just seem to need so much water in the containers---more than I can give them. I'll see if this works any better.

beac

(9,992 posts)

9. 'Ats a lot of tomats!

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #2)

Tue May 29, 2012, 12:43 PM

May 2012

The ones I got from you are growing happily here along with some I got from another source (hoping to get 100% from you next year if you'll be mailing cherries as well.) My mother reports the two I gave her are developing well also.