Anyone planting a spring garden

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Jones

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Might try a few different peppers this year

Where do u live to be planting cauliflower?

Rolled the dice and planted mine weeks ago. Tomatoes, Cucumber, Zucchini, Eggplant, Green Beans, Peppers, etc

This is my first year trying. I have no idea what I'm doing but everything is growing.

So far in pots I have:
1 better boy
1 roma
2 cilantro
6 brussell sprouts
1 basil

From seed I started:
Brandywine tomato
Banana peppers
Jalapeno peppers
Serrano peppers
Cucumber
Squash
Zuchini

Going to keep some in pots and then build 2 4x8 raised beds.

Waiting for good Friday to pass.

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I've always wanted to do this. I have a few bucket tomato plants. Since I have no clue what I'm doing. I'd hate to go thru all that work and block off space in the backyard. Then it not work out.

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I highly recommend anyone new to gardening buy this book.

Month by Month Gardening in Louisiana by Dan Gill


I think it is out of print, but it looks like $25 or so will buy you a used copy on Amazon. It lays out specifics on what to do for growing a garden in Louisiana. It also includes chapters on trees, lawns...etc.

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I’ve had tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans in the ground for a month. Potatoes in ground since first week of February.

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Same here. I put my potatoes in Mid January. Some of them are blooming now.
Tomatoes- 2 Cajun( one has golf ball sized fruits on it), 1 yellow pear, 1 sun gold, 2 celebrity, 1 super sweet 100, 1 patio cherry

Peppers- 2 dragon Cayenne, 4 cherry, 1 jalapeno. Will go all peppers once the tators come out. I pruned the tops off the plants and they are bushing out like crazy now.

Herbs- parsley and Greek oregano that overwintered in the bed, German Thyme, sweet Basil.

Everything is doing great but the basil. It is not a fan of the cooler nights lately. I will bounce back and become a weed.

My parsley lasted through freezes and snow this year. It's still beautiful, full and green. I've never had it grow so well before.

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Catnip - almost out of control

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If I grew that, the neighbor cats would really never leave my yard. As it is, they go into the garden already and I don't want them in there.

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My parsley lasted through freezes and snow this year. It's still beautiful, full and green. I've never had it grow so well before

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I got sick of a parsley plant about three years ago. I havent watered it or done anything to it since, but its still alive and as healthy as can be. I just cut it back every once in a while.