Small Garden in East Texas

[gary s]

Yeah, me too.    The bad thing is, besides all the flooding, the ground was already saturated, lakes were full so all this stuff has no place to go.

When they start opening the flood gates at the lakes, the poor people downstream will get flooded even more.

It's a mess

Gary

 

[sqwib]

Wow, its actually been somewhat dry up here. maybe some rain tonight.

 

[jaxrmrjmr]

 
My New Hydroponic Garden

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• gary s
• Mar 10, 2016

 

[gary s]

OK, hoping all the cold and bad weather is gone, Got the rest of my Garden Planted

Onions -  Noon Day (Sweet) and Red

Carrots

Lettuce

Tomatoes - Celebrity, Roma & Cherry

Cucumbers

Peppers Bell, Sweet Banana & Jalapeno 

Yellow Squash

Zucchini 

(Okra will be later on)

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• gary s
• Mar 29, 2016

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• gary s
• Mar 29, 2016

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• gary s
• Mar 29, 2016

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• gary s
• Mar 29, 2016

 

[nozzleman]

I'm trying my hand at gardening for the first time this year. Got a 8 x 17 area to work with. Planted onion, garlic, green peas, turnips, carrots, & lettuce so far. Nothing has really started doing much with the crazy weather and the winds are beating everything up too. I'm trying to follow a lot of the square foot gardening techniques. I thought I would wait a couple more weeks and plant pole beans, squash, jalapeno, bell pepper, corn, and okra, kind of a sampler to see what if any thing does well. Then I can adjust accordingly for next year.

 

[sqwib]

Looking Good

 

[gary s]

 
I'm trying my hand at gardening for the first time this year. Got a 8 x 17 area to work with. Planted onion, garlic, green peas, turnips, carrots, & lettuce so far. Nothing has really started doing much with the crazy weather and the winds are beating everything up too. I'm trying to follow a lot of the square foot gardening techniques. I thought I would wait a couple more weeks and plant pole beans, squash, jalapeno, bell pepper, corn, and okra, kind of a sampler to see what if any thing does well. Then I can adjust accordingly for next year.

 As long as we don't get too much rain like we did last year you should have a great garden. You can see what you want the most of and adjust next year.  At my house you can't have to many Tomatoes or Cucumbers.

Besides in my main garden I have Tomatoes and peppers in the corner by the garden , along the fence by the garden more Cucumbers and in the back corner of the yard more tomatoes and peppers and lastly at the corner of the patio another Tomato plant.

Good luck

Gary

 

[Bearcarver]

Looking Great, Gary!!

Be Harvesting before you know it !!

Not too many gardens up here yet----Too many Snow Snakes!!

Bear

 

[gary s]

So Far everything doing good, I had quite a few plants left, So my neighbor is taking them, She hasn't had a garden the last couple of years so she is ready to get one going.

Loaning her my tiller, so her husband can get them a spot tilled.

I got our neighbors two houses down the neighbor on the other side and the young couple across the street interested in gardening, There will be 5 of us that have gardens

Lots of Veggies

Gary

 

[sqwib]

 
So Far everything doing good, I had quite a few plants left, So my neighbor is taking them, She hasn't had a garden the last couple of years so she is ready to get one going.

Loaning her my tiller, so her husband can get them a spot tilled.

I got our neighbors two houses down the neighbor on the other side and the young couple across the street interested in gardening, There will be 5 of us that have gardens

Lots of Veggies

Gary

That is awesome, wish I could get my neighbors into it. It's great to be able to share stuff and help each other.

So far the only person I inspired was the Mailman he's always saying that he wants to try his luck at gardening.

I do plant a, "Community" herb garden out front that I tell neighbors to help themselves too... I'm the Sage supplier of the neighborhood...lol

 

[gary s]

That's nice your a good guy, We would share (Still do) but now everyone shares, My neighbors down on the end are from Wyoming by way of Dallas for a few years. I don't think they had a garden before, Right after they moved in, and they were over, She got all excited after seeing my little garden, that's all it took.

Gary

 

[nozzleman]

Ok gardeners this newbie has a question.  I started some plants from seed and they have been growing in the house using a light. I heard they need to toughen before planting them outside so I put them outside during the day on a wind protected side of the house this week. After a few days several of them look really sick with leaves turning yellowish brown. They have been kept watered and the temps have been in the upper 50's to low 60's at night and 70's during the day except for 1 day in the low 80's. What is going on and will they recover or continue to die?  We are talking about tomato, jalapeno, eggplant, and bell pepper plants.

Second question relates to wind. My garden area gets pretty good winds across it because my lot is pretty open. Is this going to cause me problems?

 

[gary s]

Sorry to hear about your problem, I started tomatoes and Jalapens from seeds last year and the year before, never used a grow light , started them in my garage. After the temps got up I sat them outside a little water and sunshine, They did just fine I transplanted them when they were about 6" tall.  Make sure you are not over watering or letting them dry out. Usually they just get a little wilty  but a little water perks them up.

Gary

 

[jaxrmrjmr]

I gave up on being "gentle" on a seedling years ago.  Grow them, then put them outside.  It will take them about two weeks to get going, but they will go.  It was taking way too much time to "harden them off" like people say.  A few may sulk from the transplant, but two months from now there will be little difference.

Now, I do live in Florida, where plants love to grow.  Up north may be different.

 

[sqwib]

 
Ok gardeners this newbie has a question.  I started some plants from seed and they have been growing in the house using a light. I heard they need to toughen before planting them outside so I put them outside during the day on a wind protected side of the house this week. After a few days several of them look really sick with leaves turning yellowish brown. They have been kept watered and the temps have been in the upper 50's to low 60's at night and 70's during the day except for 1 day in the low 80's. What is going on and will they recover or continue to die?  We are talking about tomato, jalapeno, eggplant, and bell pepper plants.

Second question relates to wind. My garden area gets pretty good winds across it because my lot is pretty open. Is this going to cause me problems?

Plants seem to do better when hardening off, this is my first year with seedlings and the heirloom maters are kicking my ass.

I usually plant Mothers day weekend, store bought veggies and never had an issue, this year is different.

Can it be Sun Scald? Do they get a lot of sun?

Hard to tell without pics but they may be a little Mag. deficient, you can try adding a few pinches of Epsom Salts then water slightly,.

If you get crazy winds, I would try putting up some type of windbreak to diffuse the wind a bit.

 

[sqwib]

 
I gave up on being "gentle" on a seedling years ago.  Grow them, then put them outside.  It will take them about two weeks to get going, but they will go.  It was taking way too much time to "harden them off" like people say.  A few may sulk from the transplant, but two months from now there will be little difference.

Now, I do live in Florida, where plants love to grow.  Up north may be different.

True, true! seems like the more I nurture, the worse I am!

 

[gary s]

I ordered some "Jellybean Tomato Seeds"  (Small like grape tomato's)  Got the started in the garage I'll keep you posted on the progress

Here is what that are supposed to look like

Gary

 

[sqwib]

Cool, are they a Hybrid?

 

[gary s]

 
Cool, are they a Hybrid?

Yep,, My first time with these

Gary

 

[bilgeslime]

did a garden last year and the squirrels ate well.