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re: 2024 Fall Garden Thread
Posted on 12/10/24 at 8:52 pm to ChenierauTigre
Posted on 12/10/24 at 8:52 pm to ChenierauTigre
Things in my garden that are doing great:
Peppers- seeded in February, producing since summer!
Brussel sprouts
Beets
Onions
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Meh:
Rutabaga - harvested too late? Fuzzy inside.
Butternut squash- produced and then died out in the hot weather in November
Carrots- sprouted but haven’t grown much (not cold enough?)
Lettuce- grew, harvested, then didn’t grow back well. Blamed it on weird varieties. Planted more normal stuff and fingers crossed (so far looking good)
Tomatoes- must have dropped seeds from summer crops- have slowed down but still a nice surprise.
Herbs- all summer stuff doing well- basil threw off plenty seedlings in random beds (not original bed)
Peppers- seeded in February, producing since summer!
Brussel sprouts
Beets
Onions
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Meh:
Rutabaga - harvested too late? Fuzzy inside.
Butternut squash- produced and then died out in the hot weather in November
Carrots- sprouted but haven’t grown much (not cold enough?)
Lettuce- grew, harvested, then didn’t grow back well. Blamed it on weird varieties. Planted more normal stuff and fingers crossed (so far looking good)
Tomatoes- must have dropped seeds from summer crops- have slowed down but still a nice surprise.
Herbs- all summer stuff doing well- basil threw off plenty seedlings in random beds (not original bed)
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Posted on 12/14/24 at 5:46 pm to Sir Drinksalot
Picked my first two cabbages this evening. I also need to start eating some of this butternut squash. And it took 3 years but my meyer lemon tree is finally producing!
Posted on 12/15/24 at 8:16 pm to PillageUrVillage
Started to pick a few broccoli and cauliflower.
I made an 8th picking of green beans. Crazy but the last dish with smoked sausage and potatoes was the best this fall.
We love roasted cauliflower.
One of our favorites this fall has been fresh English peas. Simple yet delicious. A little butter or olive oil - can’t beat it.
We’ve been getting quite a few sweet and juicy oranges. Looks like the tomatoes made it through the cold weather so far.
We’ll have beets, cabbage, carrots, and Brussels sprouts soon. Also have a few baby Meyer lemons on our young tree. Hope they hang on.
All things considered, we’ve been blessed.
This post was edited on 12/15/24 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 12/15/24 at 8:16 pm to PillageUrVillage
Sorry - double post
This post was edited on 12/15/24 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 12/27/24 at 12:56 pm to PillageUrVillage
So last year I started a few strawberry plants. They spread and took over the bed, which is great. What do I need to do as we get into the winter, so they’re ready for the spring?
Posted on 12/28/24 at 7:39 am to meeple
Not much, really. You could mulch around the crowns of the plants to give them a little extra protection from freezing weather and prune off any dead foliage. But I never really do much. They’re very cold hardy and I won’t even cover them unless it gets into the mid teens or lower.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 2:03 pm to PillageUrVillage
there’s a few interesting things going on in my garden…we’ve harvested all the greens and radishes etc that I feel like fooling with. Broccoli rabe is still going but I’m tired of it too so I’ll let it flower just to see what happens
this is bok choy that sprouted from last years seeds. This plant is incredibly vigorous. We harvest the young leaves and stems for salads and such but look at it if you let it flower. Beautiful and covered in bees
it will re seed itself and come right back. Love this plant
here’s the sugar snap vines. Been grazing on the sprouts and the peas are starting to grow
the carrot situation
Brussels sprouts
this is bok choy that sprouted from last years seeds. This plant is incredibly vigorous. We harvest the young leaves and stems for salads and such but look at it if you let it flower. Beautiful and covered in bees
it will re seed itself and come right back. Love this plant
here’s the sugar snap vines. Been grazing on the sprouts and the peas are starting to grow
the carrot situation
Brussels sprouts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:08 am to LSUJuice
What type of beets do you plant. I've been wanting to try them for the supposed health benefits.
Discovered them yesterday. Smooth smoked me for a benny in shite I don't need.
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Discovered them yesterday. Smooth smoked me for a benny in shite I don't need.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:30 am to PillageUrVillage
Not really a Fall garden, but one of my Husky Cherry tomatoes still has fruit!. Will pick the last few before this next cold snap and call it a year. I still have Poblanos and Cubanelles on bushes as well.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 10:31 am to AlxTgr
My fall garden didn't do squat but I planted too late.
Thinking about pulling my landscape cloth up where I can turn and lime the soil and let it breathe for a few months before spring season hits.
Landscape cloth with wood chip mulch is definitely the way to go. I have a wood mulcher so getting the chips isn't really a big deal.
Thinking about pulling my landscape cloth up where I can turn and lime the soil and let it breathe for a few months before spring season hits.
Landscape cloth with wood chip mulch is definitely the way to go. I have a wood mulcher so getting the chips isn't really a big deal.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 7:21 am to bamarep
What are y’all planting this month?
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:37 am to Koolazzkat
Making final Fall bed prep for winter this weekend. The peppers and tomatoes will be done, green beans got pulled, strawberries and lettuce will get covered. Mulching in the garlic. Kale and spinach should be good.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:54 pm to Mr Sausage
I am still getting mushrooms. And I am just finishing up plugging oak and sweetgum logs. 500 lion's mane plugs and 500 shiitake plugs. A future of more mushrooms. Should get 8 - 10 years of harvest out of them.
That is the last of growing on logs. I am getting too old to keep cutting trees and hauling logs around.
That is the last of growing on logs. I am getting too old to keep cutting trees and hauling logs around.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 5:28 pm to ChenierauTigre
You eat that many mushrooms or sell them?
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 1/4/25 at 6:30 pm to Mr Sausage
We eat a lot of them, and I give some away to family and friends. I might try dehydrating some, but I prefer to eat them fresh.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:43 am to Mr Sausage
Hopefully the light freeze will finish off the sweet potato vines that keep coming back. Cabbage and onions should be fine at a brief shot of 28 degrees.
Bamarep, sorry just saw your beet question. I planted these, and really liked the golden that came with the mix. Super sweet.
three root grex
Bamarep, sorry just saw your beet question. I planted these, and really liked the golden that came with the mix. Super sweet.
three root grex
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 8:46 am
Posted on 1/5/25 at 6:25 pm to PillageUrVillage
Pillage what is the name of that squash you grow that's resistant to vine borers?
Posted on 1/5/25 at 6:29 pm to rooster108bm
Think it’s Blue Hubbard squash.
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 8:31 pm to Mr Sausage
Blue Hubbard isn’t resistant to them. It’s used as a trap crop because they’re more attracted to it.
I’ve never grown it but Tromboncino is the popular one that’s resistant. Butternut is semi-resistant. There are some other varieties that are resistant. You want to look for squash in the cucurbita moschata family. They have more solid vines instead of hollow.
I’ve never grown it but Tromboncino is the popular one that’s resistant. Butternut is semi-resistant. There are some other varieties that are resistant. You want to look for squash in the cucurbita moschata family. They have more solid vines instead of hollow.
Posted on 1/6/25 at 9:47 am to PillageUrVillage
Tromboncino was it.
I mistakenly thought it was you that tried it in the spring garden thread last year.
I mistakenly thought it was you that tried it in the spring garden thread last year.
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