My Grass Killing Garden of Vegetables.

[platys]

The original plan was to do a raised bed, but finances got in the way. I like how this looks better, anyways.


Garden! by knittergail, on Flickr

I have 16 tomatoes this year. Most are in 10 gallon containers, with a few in 5 gallon. The red totes I found at Menards for 4 dollars a piece. I just poked holes in the bottom. The other large pots are on their 3rd season - the broken one, I backed into with my car, back when it was on the driveway.

I also have 6 grow bags with potatoes, bush beans, 5 peppers and hopefully carrots.

I'm going to stick two pumpkin hills in this flower bed:


Columbines by knittergail, on Flickr

I found all those columbines lurking the weeds - its our first full summer in the house, and I had no idea that they were there. The poor little old lady who lived in our house before is probably rolling over in her grave. I just can't work up much excitement about flower beds.

[VitaVeggieMan]

Nice job on the container garden! I grow all my veggies in containers on my deck, a combination of EarthBoxes, EarthTainers, and EarthBuckets, with all of my herbs in 8" terra cotta pots.

How do you like the grow bags? I've not used them before. I've growing bush beans for the first time this year in EarthBoxes.

[platys]

I've never used them before, but so far I like them. The potatoes seem to love them. Next year, I'm going to try earthTainers to grow corn. My husband is all gungho about it, although it feels like a waste of space.

[VitaVeggieMan]

I've read you need to grow at least 3 rows of corn, properly spaced, for good polination. It's possible to do that in EarthTainers (I think Raybo does it), but seems like you'd need a fair amount of space and a bunch of EarthBoxes!

[wmontanez]

platys, corn does take some space but it is worth it to pick corn and grill it right after!. What about doing try a 3-sister garden?. Corn, bean and squash since there are non competing the area is better used that way.

I want to try next year the grow bags for potato.

Nice container garden, love the red totes.

[platys]

Here are updated pictures, a week and a half later. Of course, as soon as I planted out, it stayed cold and rainy for a week. We just had three nice days of sun and heat, so things are starting to take off.

First, I finally got around to doing my pumpkin hills. I let my stepson go at that bed with an ancient pick axe the owners left, and then piled on top soil and mushroom compost. I impulsively bought a Brandy Boy hybrid, and stuck it in the bed as well.


Brandy boy and pumpkin by knittergail, on Flickr

My potatoes, radishes and cabbage haven't minded the cold weather at all.


Cabbage radishes and potatoes by knittergail, on Flickr

My bigger tomatoes have shot up.


Big tomatoes and potatoes by knittergail, on Flickr

My smaller guys have gotten a little bigger than when the picture has taken, but they are going slower than the big guys.


Containers with veggies by knittergail, on Flickr

I think in part, my smaller guys weren't nearly as root bound, so they have less of a root system.

[platys]

It stormed all night, but the tomatoes are happy with the cooler weather. And, it looks like this guy took shelter underneath my Berkeley Tie Dye:


Tomatoes and a bug by knittergail, on Flickr

He won't hurt anything, will he? Dragonflies freak me out. (So do Butterflies. Which I didn't discover until I was in a Butterfly Tent and instead of cooing with joy at the beauty, I had to do everything in my power to NOT SWAT.)

[kath]

Nope, he won't hurt you or your plants.

[platys]

More Pictures!

Here is the garden. Not as neat and clean as before. You can't see the Brandy Boy I stuck in the old flower bed as an experiment, or the pumpkin mounds.


Veggie garden by knittergail, on Flickr

I have a MASSIVE potato jungle.


More potato jungle by knittergail, on Flickr

I also have some cool potato blossoms.


Potato blossoms by knittergail, on Flickr


White potato blossoms by knittergail, on Flickr

I really need to get my good camera charged - the macro mode on my cell phone is just not cutting it.

I planted Tom's one pound potato sampler, so I'm not sure which blossoms go with which. It's pretty much a crazy mess in there, despite my attempts to label.

Here is my first tomato of the season - its a Siletz:


First tomato - stiletz by knittergail, on Flickr

I also have tomatoes on my Cherokee Purple:


Cherokee purple by knittergail, on Flickr

I'm still waiting for blossoms on my Berkeley Tie Dye (probably because I mispell it constantly) and my Hillbilly.

[SunnyK]

Excellent pictures!! I love seeing peoples veggie gardens and especially pot ones (as I have been growing more stuff in pots as of late)

[platys]

Look, my first ripening tomato!


2011-07-23 17.10.27.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

It's the Siletz I posted a picture of above.

I found a cucumber lurking - I'm not sure when to pick it, though.


2011-07-23 17.10.43.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

The carrots are doing great, and the cabbage I put in a 5 gallon bucket seems happy.


2011-07-23 17.13.04.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

The potatoes have continued on in their jungle ways.


2011-07-23 17.12.33.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

The Okra LOVES the heat we've been having. I'm going to fry up a batch today.


2011-07-23 17.12.18.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

I've had some BER, but not nearly as bad as last year, when I had the containers on concrete. I'm also watering a lot more.


2011-07-23 17.11.57.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr


2011-07-23 17.11.23.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

I've been fighting bug wars, especially on my Pork Chop. But, the Japanese Black Triefel (which I should learn to spell one of these days) is pumping out the fruit.


2011-07-23 17.11.41.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

And, last, and probably least, here is Copia. The fruits are pretty. We'll have to see on the taste.


2011-07-23 17.13.35.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

[platys]

I couldn't stand it anymore, and went digging for a few potatoes.


2011-07-24 18.32.04.jpg by knittergail, on Flickr

The white ones are Harlequins. The little red ones were from a Tom's sampler - it was a number. They were seriously good - I cooked the whole batch up in the oven with cumin and a bit of garam masala, in olive oil.

[wmontanez]

i did the same, good looking spuds!