Oh yeh I almost forgot

[tommyt654]

Hows everyones gardens doing, I have been having to take 3-4 bags every other day to the local homeless shelter as my neighbors pretty much have threatened to hang me from my Crapes if they see anymore beans or squash. This is what I get every 2 days,but I keep the tommytoes and bells for my chili in winter and salads for now.

[cabinetman]

Your crops look great...quite a yield. So...you have a green and yellow thumb.

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[leehljp]

That is a nice looking garden! I get about 25 tomatoes every other day and give most of those away to the widow ladies in town. My tomatoes started coming in about the 5th or 6th of June and haven't let up. I only have two raised beds 4 X 8 ft. I expect about half the plants (determinate) to stop in about 10 days, but the indeterminates will continue on.

[T...K21]

Your garden looks great! Holy cow you guys! I haven't planted my toms yet. Been too cold.

[gsmittle]

We're growing a bumper crop of weeds. And some banana peppers.

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[Daryl]

Just tomatos this year, I think I am about three weeks away from a ripe one.

[tommyt654]

The only thing I had done out of the ordinary was when I deep tilled this plot 2 ft, I had added 2 truckloads of horse/cow manure and mulch from the neighbors farm across the road(free fertilizer), other than that no chemicals of anykind with the exception of an organic fish fertilizer I found online and 6 bags of lime which was all tilled in except the fish fertilizer which is a water soluble material I shoot onto the plants when I add it to the water it on occasions .I know you really can't see it yet but theres another crop coming up, these were all basically store bought plants except the corn & beans, I have added a second planting of tomatoes as well as cukes & squash,okra,beans,watermelon from seed to extend the season until fall as long as the weather doesn't get too hot. Next yr planning a garden twice this size. The homeless shelter loves it as they rarely get fresh veggies, a shame considering all there is to this is a little time and effort,Mainly pulling weeds and watering nowadays. I'm happy with the success this yr and hope next yr to be better as I plan a cover crop to till under early next spring.

[Richard in Smithville]

Living up in the Great White North, our growing season is short. Usually, plants don't go in to the ground we hit May 24. This year I am trying the up side down grow bags.I have a number of peppers and a few tomato's growing but nothing but flowers as of yet.

[chopnhack]

Unfortunately in this area crop comes in early and craps out early! Tomatoes have gone to vines... not a good year.

[atgcpaul]

We had a bunch of bib lettuce that has come and gone. Most of it went to coworkers.

Tomatoes will be ready in about 1-2 weeks. Beets are ready. Peppers probably the same as the toms. Yellow squash is coming in now. Its got some kind of pest that's making tracks in the leaves. Eggplant is fighting off some bug. I need to trellis my beans

[chopnhack]

I've had, I am sure, a similar pest Paul, I believe its called leaf miner, larvae of a beetle IIRC. I have successfully used soap to deter further infestation, makes the leaves too slick for the buggers to cling to.

[natausch]

Only now starting to put on buds for the Green, Red, Bannana, Jalapeno and Hungarian Peppers.

Tomatoes are just about acorn sized

Cantalope plant is finally making a come back, maybe around August for him

Onions are always there

This year we put in an in-ground drip irrigation system because Chicago-land is now drought capital.

Not bad for having to wait until Mother's day to plant.

[dbhost]

All I am growing this year is cat grass to keep the furball happy... I am doing too many other home projects to want to garden this year... One of those projects happily, is building raised planting beds....

[Brian G]

I have a small (3' x 5') raised bed. I sowed lettuce and carrots. Twice. Both times they sprouted about 1" and then nature poured down rain. I think the pounding and less than ideal drainage conspired to flood them out.

I replanted with corn and peas. Should be interesting to see how corn grows in a raised (36" tall) bed. If this former farm boy can't grow corn and peas, then there's no hope.

The pots of green beans are going well, save for the one that a bunny ate half of the leaves.

We're trying tomatoes in a Topsy-turvey thing again. They do a great job of holding tomatoes high enough off the ground so that the urban deer don't have to lower their heads to eat.

On a lark, I stuck a few cucumber plants in an open space. I need to make a trellis for it. Surprised how well it took off.

Best growth is this year's hops (Sterling) crop. I'm hoping the japanese beetles leave them alone this year.

[cabinetman]

My wife is container growing spices and herbs...basil, parsley, rosemary, and thyme. She tried a garden, but we have raccoons, possum, and a lot of squirrels in the area.

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