re: The 2021 Garden Thread

Those in pic are made for electric fences

Told my parents that only a handful of okra came up. They asked if I soaked the seeds overnight. No, why would I do that?! Replanting today with overnight soaked seeds.

You don’t have to soak the seeds, two biggest issues with okra not germinating besides bad seeds are soil temperature and planting depth. If you plant them too deep they’re not coming up. If you plant them too early and the soil is too cold they wont come up. Okra LOVE heat.

Sunday’s are usually my fert days but it’s been so wet I don’t want to add any more water to the soil.

I planted today. I know I’m late but this is my first time and I figure this first one will be a trial period learning experience. Eggplant, some herbs, green peppers, jalapeños.

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Eggplant, some herbs, green peppers, jalapeños.

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Not too late for peppers and eggplant. They like the heat, so they’ll do well. Looking good.

I usually spend half a Sunday in my garden. I spent a whole 5 minutes today. Too damn wet from all the rain.

Finally got around to mulching all my beds and got everything planted. Grand total for my garden this (spring/summer) year:

Black simpson lettuce
Tokyo Bekana chinese mustard greens
Carrots (multi-color heirloom seeds)
Cherry bell radishes
Watermelon radishes
Arugula
Straight neck yellow squash
Zucchini
Two different heirloom japanese eggplants
Hericot verts
Arkansas little leaf pickling cukes
Thai basil
Sweet basil
Dill
Culantro
Cilantro
Oregano
Big Jim anaheim pepper
Jalapenos
Habaneros
Pablano
Thai bird chili
Red bell
Orange bell
San Marzano maters
Cherokee Purple
Black Krim
Midnight Cherry
Matt's Wild Cherry
Some german yellow one I can't remember the name of
Goose Creek (heirloom from Goose Creek, SC that's been cultivated since the early 1800s. Super heat tolerant)
Black Brandywine
One other heirloom I can't remember

Fruit:
Strawberries
Blueberries
Arapaho blackberry
Golden raspberry
Pomegranate
Persimmon
Pineapple Guava

I'll try and take some pics once I get everything prettied up.

are the berries Bush varieties?

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Wow! How many square feet do you have planted?

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Raised beds: One 4x4 bed, two 4x8
Another roughly 8x20 or so in ground bed. All the fruit is planted around the periphery. I'm on a quarter acre, and about half my backyard has been turned in to beds and/or permaculture.

Keep in mind most of the peppers and maters are just one plant. I have two San Marzanos though. I'm mainly growing a whole bunch of new heirlooms to see which ones grow well, and which ones we like this year. Peppers are one plant for each, because it's just the wife and I.

Multiple beans, cukes, zuch, and squash though. Same with all the lettuce and radishes.

Oh, and I forgot the Tomatillos (2), Comfrey, Borage, Nasturtiums, and Goji berries (3).