General information and discussion about cultivating all other edible garden plants.
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April 29, 2020 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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It's starting to look like a garden...
It's raining; a nice steady rain, a good thing. I didn't water in the corn seed yesterday because the ground was still really damp from all of last week's rain and this rain was coming. I'm keeping my fingers crossed it doesn't get swampy again.
Today some of the Kennebec potato flower buds decided to open. Pretty things come in little packages. The first broccoli head was ready so I cut it. It's the one on the left with the nice 7" spread. Its neighbor will get cut in a couple of days. The second group of three plants, planted out two weeks later than the first, are setting the next generation. They're about 2" wide. This two week staggering might just be the sweet spot to avoid broccoli avalanche. But next time I'll set out the first group even earlier (December?) so the last three of the twelve don't end up in really hot weather. I started forking up the sweet potato row today and stopped for a minute to take a pic while there was a break in the clouds. This side of the garden is really starting to look like a garden! Behind the sweet potato dig are the broc/cabbage bed, pea bed #2, potatoes, onions, pea bed #1 and tomatoes. |
April 29, 2020 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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really nice!
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April 30, 2020 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia Beach
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Very nice!
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April 30, 2020 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Philly 7A
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Looking good, love those broccoli heads.
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April 30, 2020 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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Thank you for the kind words. As we all know, it's all a work in progress.
We had 1.5" of rain last night. Thankfully the newly planted corn wasn't siting in a lake this morning. |
May 1, 2020 | #6 |
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC
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I remember hearing a farmer say she couldn't get enough water to the broccoli. They won't mind the rain. Looks great!
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May 2, 2020 | #7 | |
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It was diagnosed as overwatering. I let them dry out then resumed watering only if the soil felt dry and the condition went away. Lesson learned. Sometimes you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince. I've grown a lot of broccoli varieties which include those that do very well for other folks but didn't for me. I've settled on Packman as my prince and if it ever goes away, Blue Wind. Great heads and a ton of side shoots both spring and fall. Last edited by GoDawgs; May 2, 2020 at 01:00 PM. |
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May 2, 2020 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hampton, Virginia
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Go Go GoDAWgs. I would love to go shopping in-your Garden, Amen!!!!
Yes, Hard work pays off for these hard times. I hope many Gardeners across the Unites States plant lots of Beans in their garden for Protein. Farmer, Joyce
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May God Bless you and my Garden, Amen https://www.angelfieldfarms.com MrsJustice as Farmer Joyce Beggs Last edited by MrsJustice; May 2, 2020 at 09:44 PM. Reason: Dyslexia |
May 3, 2020 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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Thanks, Mrs. J, and you can come visit anytime you're in the area!
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May 4, 2020 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Greenville, SC
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Love seeing your pics of all the beautiful veggies!
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May 4, 2020 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Victoria, Australia
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looking go GoDawgs, never seen that over watering of broccoli symptom before, will be keeping and eye out if this years rainfall keeps up the way it is going
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