Comments on: Garden Update: A Lesson Learned

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:28:57 +0000

I planted my garden a little early too. We had had warm temps for awhile and the 10 day forecast was great. So I planted a couple of weeks ago. Last night it got down to the mid 30's and frosted over. Fortunately I had watched the weather and my husband and I had gone out after dinner and covered the garden and brought in hanging stuff and containers. I think we saved everything and I am hopeful that my early start will mean early harvest. Good luck with yours! Jennifer’s last blog post..Tucking the garden in for the night.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 17 May 2009 03:58:35 +0000

I just bought some stuff from the farmer's market today! Tomatoes, pepermint, basil, cucumbers, watermelon, a blueberry plant/tree and something else. I was looking for some thyme and lettuce, but I can buy the seeds for those. I would love to get some strawberries too! I was given some big black tubs (think for trees that are 3-5 years old when you buy them), and there was a master gardener booth at the market, so we stopped there, and she said to fill it up half way or so with packing peanuts, that will give me drainage, and will make it easy to move! Yaaaay for master gardeners!! Now to find some good dirt!! Michelle’s last blog post..Template Tuesdays

By: CindyS

CindyS — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:09:13 +0000

I have corn, green beans, lima beans and onions planted so far. I have tomatoes and cabbage seeded in some small containers that will soon be planted in the garden. Green peppers and cukes as well as some yellow squash will be coming soon. CindyS’s last blog post..Money Hacks Carnival

By: Thankful

Thankful — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:21:29 +0000

Our peony just started blooming this week -- I love the first summer blooms. We started seeds inside a while back, and hardened the plants off and put them outside a few weeks ago (we live in the Southeast). So far this year, we have collards, a couple of heirloom tomatoes and peppers, and basil. Once it's warmer (and we get our state tax refund), we'll add herbs in containers. Just started some seeds of sweet alyssum inside, we should have nice little plants for hanging baskets and hostess gifts in just a few weeks! Thankful’s last blog post..Stopping the bad car habits

By: Trudy G.

Trudy G. — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:23:40 +0000

Old timers in PA will tell you never to plant the toamtoes, peppers, and other frost susceptible plants until Memorial Day so that frost won’t kill them. I figured they know what they are talking about and have stuck with their advice over the years I’ve gardened and as such have seen others lose their plants while I have not. I actually purchased my tomato and pepper plants yesterday and they are sitting on a windowsill in the house and will be planted sometime over Memorial Day weekend. I can’t wait to dig in!!!

I already have planted onions, garlic, peas, carrots, lettuce, and spinach. I tend a large garden (40′ x 40′) and am incorporating the square foot gardening method throughout it this year so I can plant more and have less work maintaining. I can and freeze what I don’t use fresh and enjoy my garden all winter long!

To Rebecca Rivera – just so you know as I did not when ordering strawberries to plant for the first time, you will not get a crop the first year on June-bearing types and limited on the continuos producers. Huge disappointment as I was looking forward to them that year…

By: Rebecca Rivera

Rebecca Rivera — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:04:01 +0000

Last year the squirrals got everything but my tomatoes and eggplant. This year I planted cooking tomatoes, salad tomatoes, peppers, and purple eggplant. I am so excited as we loved the fresh tomatoes last year. They were so delicious. For mother's day I bought my mom the same plants as well. She loves to garden and it is a useful gift. She was thrilled. I hope to try strawberries and some other things next year as well. I am in NJ, so it is afe to plant plants in May. Rebecca Rivera’s last blog post..Ankle update

By: Marci

Marci — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:04:14 +0000

NW OR Coast. Have been early morning frosts and lots of rain on weekends when I can do it… maybe this weekend? Hope so! Had hail 3 days ago, and that was NOT a good thing for the little plants.

Have a home garden – the perennials came back well – strawberries, rhubarb, chives, nasturtiums, asparagus, kales, walking onions, celery, celery par cel, all all the berries came back great guns :) Raspberry, tayberry, red currants, black currents, blackberry, service berry, aronia berry, juneberry, blueberry. Also see I missed some potatoes as volunteer potatoes are coming up – good :)

At work I planted in big black tubs as a “beaufification” effort for my boss… some flowers for the boss, but for me are the scarlet runner beans (beautiful flowers on them also), kales, snow peas, garlics, and a transplanted tomato plant and trying a transplant canteloup this year (never mature here, but this is a sunny sheltered spot so thought I’d try it.)

In a friend’s greenhouse for later transplant are marigolds, kolrobi, cauliflower, broccoli, garlic chives, salad greens, carrots, radishes, zucchini, and spaghetti squash. Also corn for transplant. And two transplanted tomato plants.

So – I’m gardening in 3 places this year :)

Good luck with yours! And if the spinach doesn’t do well, try swiss chard – a perennial – and grows like a week here!

By: CJ McD

CJ McD — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:33:55 +0000

You can cover your plants if the weather turns cool. Especially container plants.
I say, go ahead and plant’em. Just keep an eye on the weather.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:07:57 +0000

I just finished planting my garden this morning. I have had a couple years where I too got over eager and lost plants due to late frost. I now usually use Mother's Day as my guide. And since my mom and I go to the nursery to buy our young plants as a sort of Mother's Day tradition, this works out well. Hope you have a bountiful harvest all summer long! Kelly’s last blog post..The Garden is Planted!!!

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:32:03 +0000

I'm just doing a container garden because I can't tolerate my cat doing her duty in my garden (eeewww). Sounds like you have a good plan. I know from past experience that it's possible to sink a lot of money into a garden. You have to be careful. Love the rewards and reaping the bounty though. It's always a miracle to me to see those little sprouts coming up. My kids love to scratch in the dirt too. Lots of lessons there. Angie’s last blog post..7 Things You Never Knew You Didn’t Know About Me