2016 Gardens

[Baglady]

My garden is slowly making progress. I may have to move it next year so it gets more sun. The beans are starting to come in. Tomato plants are looking better, but still waiting to see them bear fruit. Same with the peppers. A few potato plants seem to be doing o.k. I may have 1 or 2 carrots coming in.
The corn lost. Something came through and dug them all up. I was pi$$ed. I tried planting new kernels, and THOSE were dug up.

TJ, you've got crows or squirrels. This is the time for target practice!

[TJC44]

TJ, you've got crows or squirrels. This is the time for target practice!

Squirrels for certain. I can see them digging up kernels, but growing plants too?

Maybe try out deadfall traps.
A little too closely populated to shoot.

[Baglady]

My garden sucks. Weeds win! I'm turning the plot back to grass next year and going to do a Slippy style garden next year I'm tired of bending over pulling weeds Screw that! A few more trips to farmers market is looking better and better. I'm to old for farming. That crap is hard work!

I hear ya buddy. Do the container tomato plants next year, then put a "Tomatoes for sale" sign out and see what happens. I've already made over $100, and I have not yet put the sign out! Just word of mouth.
This early stage of the crop we pick about 15 lbs a day, in the next few days, they'll get to where we'll be picking several 5 gallon buckets a day.
At $1 per pound, it adds up quick.

[Baglady]

Squirrels for certain. I can see them digging up kernels, but growing plants too?

Maybe try out deadfall traps.
A little too closely populated to shoot.

The kernel is still attached to the sprouts, that's why they still eat them. Once the sprouts are about 6-8 inches they won't bother them.

[TJC44]

O.K, Heads up, all of you, members AND lurkers, who think they could not POSSIBLY grow anything besides weeds!
Are you listening?

Good! Because I have / AM proof positive that ANYONE can grow FOOD!
This is a picture of the beans I picked out of MY garden, Tonight!
I also have tomatoes growing, pepper plants ( no peppers yet) Watermelon (in New England), and potatoes growing.
I would have had corn too, but the damn squirrels ate them before they could get started. So I have 1 lonely stalk left.
I had a thumb blacker than Obama, and I was able to grow something.
If ANYONE out the did NOT do a vegetable garden this year, this is an open challenge to plant one next year, whether you are a member here or not.

[OSFG]

I bought the seeds to start one, but gave up...why? I'm gone 5 days a week at least from home.... my wife buys flowers 2 to 4 times a year and they die from lack of watering....grass planting?...dies from lack of watering....now my wife got a part time job...so I'm fearful my kids are gonna die from lack of water...so garden be damned until my kids survive the next couple years.

[Inor]

Wouldn't ya know, the year we won't be around to reap the benefits, the plants are going nuts! We have a HUGE crop of grapes (Concorde and White) and a good crop raspberries going. Damn shame.

[TJC44]

Tomatoes are just coming in.


Just starting to see what I think are peppers, they will be a few more weeks.
Some broadleaf viney thing invaded the garden. Hope it doesn't kill everything.