re: 2022 Spring Garden Thread

Fall timeline. Start seeds the week after 4th of July and get em in the ground the week after labor day.

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sunflowers

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What kind are those? We planted some and the tallest is 18"

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For a Halloween harvest plant 6/15-7/10

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Are you planting from seed directly into the ground? Recs on where to get seed, if so?

My tomatoes are starting to get some disease. My creoles though haven't been affected much. I wouldn't mind taking them out to make way for something else though. May give pumpkins a try.

I have a stupid amount of green beans coming in. I told myself to only plant half as much as last year but I didn't listen. I need to buy a pressure canner so I can jar some.

My tomatoes are also kinda giving up the ghost. They've all come down with some blighty disease over the last couple of weeks so I'm just going to ride them out until all the fruit is picked and then pull them (except the cherries).

Couple of cucumber plants have come down with some wilt but they had pretty much run their course as well. Peppers are still rocking and rolling. No borers on the squash and zucchini yet.

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What’s your timeline here and what do you do to prepare?

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I'll probably consolidate 2 out of 3 of the rows I had for tomatoes for pumpkins and winter squash. Like Pillage said, plant seeds mid June for Halloween harvest. The other row I'll have ready for fall tomatoes. Probably more big tomatoes than cherry tomatoes. Haven't decided on variety yet. I try to start everything from seed. I picked up a purple bell pepper plant this year and it produce some awesome banana peppers.

My cucamelons are going crazy now. My toddler picks them off the plant and eats them.

My cucumbers have become so bitter that they're basically inedible. Anyone know the cause of that?

Y’all are already done with tomatoes and I haven't gotten to pick my first tomato yet.

Looking for some help getting started from the board. Here is an old garden plot I’m in the process of reviving for the fall and then spring.



I’m taking this picture looking west, and would like to know what should be the ideal setup for the usual vegetables plus cantaloupe and strawberries. Should I go with all raised beds or a combination of raised plus in ground?

I have 16 feet to work with along the fence, and currently it’s 20 feet from the fence towards where I’m standing. I’m open to going longer than 20 feet if needed. I will say that except for the “front” ~3 feet of the 20 foot span (where there’s pine straw), the dirt there is very poor as I’ve since used it for other things since last growing here, and it’s very hard soil with significant clay content.

Thanks for any input. Not sure why I waited until the hottest part of the year for this.

If it were me, I’d enclose the bare area with landscape timbers (big open area like pillage has) and fill that in with soil/compost. Then I’d put 2 raised bed boxes (oriented west to east) for the melons & strawberries in the grassy area. And if you’re not using that metal fencing in the back for anything, I’d affix that to a couple of posts and put it on the south end of the garden to grow cukes or beans on.

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