calling it quits...

[majorcatfish]

lets see it all started back in january 27 2013 with artichokes and bok choy..


then by the end march had a small forest growing inside the house...

and of course they out grew that and went out to the redneck greenhouse for a couple weeks
while out there some of them decided to bloom and start producing..

had a wild hair and decided to start growing in raised beds...

well the weather finally warmed up enough the later part of april to plant..
wow instead garden..

and of course everyone can remember the rain 63 days of it
it was a battle to save everything from fungus, rot ..etc saved some, lost some...

and then the clouds parted and there was a harvest..

as the season progressed yup got that hair again and expanded the raised beds again.
thank you everyone for getting me hooked on this.

october rolls around and we get a early frost everything in the beds said<bring it on>.
and the kiwis called it....not bad 63 pound of those little gems.

so here it is december 15th 2013 with picking the last of the spinach friday
decided to finally call it quits.... the only things out there are a few carrots,onions
and of course all the garlic...


still waiting on the rest of the catalogs to show up so i can start planning what new items to plant for next years gardens...

spring is only a couple months away...

thank you everyone yall are a bunch of good seeds to hang out with.

 

[Smart Red]

Proud to be growing with you, major! I'm sure ready to get the new gardening year started. I'm looking at starting some of those long starting seeds by January first. . . Onions, Leeks, Begonias, Impatiens, etc.

 

[curly_kate]

Awesome! Makes me wish I was in an area with a longer growing season, but Smart Red, you're right! It's almost time to start seeds again!!

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

enjoy your month's vacation from taking care of that garden!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Yep, my mailorder seeds came in two days ago. I'll start them in February. But I still have some bean vines to tear down from a fence before i can call this year done and call it quits.

Enjoy those carrots while you take your well-earned break.

 

[digitS']

Major', what a fine presentation with clickable photo's and captions!

So! 63 days of rain! See, my growing season is 63 days of clouds & wind followed by aridididiDIDidity! It is easy to see that you did well in your battle with the problems from difficult weather.

We know that you enjoyed the fresh food - as well you should! Keep up the good work in 2014, both here on TEG & in your garden .

Steve
lookin' at a couple of months off . . .

 

[Jared77]

I like the beds! Very nice & organized.

 

[897tgigvib]

Awesome work Major!

I'm gonna guess that you use levels and squares, not just tape measures! Everything you do is so neat!

 

[majorcatfish]

Awesome work Major!

I'm gonna guess that you use levels and squares, not just tape measures! Everything you do is so neat!

thank you.... as for square yes............ for being level few need a little adjustment in elevation thats going to be a wintertime project...
need something to do over winter.right

 

[Jared77]

So what do you have between the beds? Do you mow it or cover it with something?

I'm assuming you have a smaller tiller to get into the beds too?

 

[majorcatfish]

So what do you have between the beds? Do you mow it or cover it with something?

I'm assuming you have a smaller tiller to get into the beds too?

The original beds have grass a mower will not fit everywhere so a weed eater does it in about 10 mins,
The newer beds are sitting on fill dirt and at the moment
The walkways are just covered with straw. By spring time will either put pea gravel or seed down.

Yes have a cultivater that fits, very handy when adding compost to them.