re: 2020 Garden Thread

Question guys:

I just built a couple 12 x 2 x 12 beds and sowed cucumber. Buying that treated wood is quite expensive. I was going to build another 2 beds until i realized it would cost another $150 for the lumber.



I’m wondering what would be the best to plant in the other 2 rows that are just like 4-6” high hills. I was thinking maybe bush beans, but they didn’t do so well in those rows last fall. The area is pretty much the low spot between my backyard and the field behind it, and does not drain well.

What yall think?

ETA:
Also realized yesterday after I put the weed fabric over the one bed it was holding water. What I get for buying cheap crap online. Going to HD to get the Vigoro stuff that i know works.

It is doing its job. That’s for sure. And it’s kind of hard to see the squirrel up above. Cause he was kinda far away. But that motion sensor is sensitive.

I took a screen shot and circled the squirrel. He makes a slight move toward the garden and bam, sets off the sprinkler. Then he hauls arse back under the fence.

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Is it too late to plant pole beans from seed?

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I just sowed my pole beans yesterday. Perfect time to plant them.

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I got a dirt issue with the tomatoes. Some bacterial shite

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That's a big problem with tomatoes in a garden. I have 5 rows, each 50 ft. long and have planted tomatoes all over my garden over the years and now they just don't do as well, especially the bigger fruit varieties like creole and beefsteak.

I do have good success with cherry, Roma and grape tomatoes, but not the larger slicing tomatoes I really like so much. Between soil borne bacterial and fungal issues, they are usually wilting long before I get a decent crop of tomatoes.

Then, with this past winter being so warm, it didn't kill off many of the pests that attack the garden, so there will likely be a big infestation early on this year.

I've also lost some larger varieties of tomatoes to splitting if too much rain falls and they get over-saturated and split open.

With that coronavirus spreading your should seriously consider putting him in a gravy.

I’m saving them for when times get desperate.

Haven’t planted any of mine yet, direct sow 2 to a hole. They like the heat.

That’s what a freezer is for lol

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In other news, my yard long beans are already climbing.

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Don't you just love this bean? I grow them every year and they are so productive, and unique when compared to what most people ever see as far as pole beans go.

They are great to grill and also smother down like any green bean. The only way I've found they are inferior is if trying to pickle them. They tend to get leathery in texture and after a few attempts, I've given up pickling them and just use regular bush beans.

Year two for my passionfruit trellis. I strung it with hemp twine last year, and it didn't last the whole season. I went with cotton twine and it held tight for the past few days. looking forward to fruit this year!