It's starting to look like a garden...

GoDawgs · April 29, 2020

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.

KarenO · April 29, 2020

really nice!
KarenO

shelleybean · April 30, 2020

Very nice!

SQWIBB · April 30, 2020

Looking good, love those broccoli heads.

GoDawgs · April 30, 2020

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.

GrowingCoastal · May 1, 2020

I remember hearing a farmer say she couldn't get enough water to the broccoli. They won't mind the rain. Looks great!

GoDawgs · May 2, 2020

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Originally Posted by GrowingCoastal

I remember hearing a farmer say she couldn't get enough water to the broccoli. They won't mind the rain. Looks great!

There is a limit though, as I found out. In spring 2014 the broccoli developed leaf issues for the first time so I sent these pics to the extension service.

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.

MrsJustice · May 2, 2020

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

GoDawgs · May 3, 2020

Thanks, Mrs. J, and you can come visit anytime you're in the area!

Hensaplenty · May 4, 2020

Love seeing your pics of all the beautiful veggies!

Whwoz · May 4, 2020

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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shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Very nice! __________________ Michele

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MrsJustice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hampton, Virginia Posts: 1,492	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 __________________ 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

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GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	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.

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	really nice! KarenO

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SQWIBB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Philly 7A Posts: 739	Looking good, love those broccoli heads.

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GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	I remember hearing a farmer say she couldn't get enough water to the broccoli. They won't mind the rain. Looks great!

May 3, 2020	#9
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Thanks, Mrs. J, and you can come visit anytime you're in the area!

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Hensaplenty Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 122	Love seeing your pics of all the beautiful veggies!

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Whwoz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 870	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