Here are my 16 corn plants that are being grown in earthtainer scrap pieces. About a month ago, I incorrectly stated that they were 16" deep....Well, they are actually 10". Anyway, there's alot to say about this picture.....First off, notice the plants leaning to the right. This is because the plants are located at the edge of the woods, and are growing toward the sun's rays - which are only available for 5 1/2 hours per day. Also, notice the cage around them. These are some 3 sided tomato cages that were put together around the planters, in hopes of supporting the plants as they grow taller. I'll probably use sticks running crossways thru the cage, and tie each plant to them. (Anything to prevent the corn from falling over!) Also, I'll probably drape some bird netting over it, to keep the squirrels out!
Photo below - the 4x9 box next to the woods, that has the white potatoes, and recent planting of cowpeas in it. Man, those taters take a long time to mature! The cowpeas are growing very good, and hopefully will provide plenty for us to eat later.
Photo below - the new melon box, and as you can see - everything has it's true leaves now. The only problem, is that a pest of some kind is doing a little bit of damage to the leaves on some of them. Hmmm....i'll have to apply some pretty aggressive chemicals to solve that problem.
Photo below - The butternut squash in the 18 gallon swc. So far, so good.....Oh! The bare spot in the front right corner is where I planted some nasturtium seed. Hopefully, this will help deter some damaging bugs later...
And finally, here are my parent's red potatoes in the earthtainer scrap pieces. These things need to hurry up, because (even though it's not recommended) I've got sweet potato slips almost ready to plant in their place. I started mine mid-march, and they're pretty much ready! I'll have to take a picture of that, sometime....
Tomorrow, i'll post about the main garden, and lots of changes are taking place in there!
Take care, and happy gardening!
EG
8 comments:
You're such a busy boy! What kind of buggy do you think is chompin' on your vines? Can you move the corn so it gets more sun? Or is that the only spot for it?
Hi EG,
Your garden is an inspiration! What a great idea to use those plastic containers for your potatoes.
Man, your corn is looking like mine hopefully will in a bit. I only planted 6 stalks though, I was chicken after the close planting last year.
I think you overestimate how long potatoes take to grow. I know you have a far different climate than mine, but mine take ALL season long, hehe. Good luck getting them sooner.
Wouldn't your BT work on the munching critter? I would use my Spinosad which I swear is the same thing as your BT, or close enough.
Great to see both of us posting again, hehe. You had a good excuse no doubt, hehe, unlike me.
Know what you mean about the potatoes. Ours are taking their time. Of course, can not see what is going on underground but we need to hope for the best. We harvested one container today and got 3 nice sized potatoes. Hang in there.
Wow...that corn is really growing. I decided to try to grow some when I saw you had eight growing in one container.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Jenn - I'm not sure what is doing the damage, but will keep looking for the culprit. The corn was located in this spot, to keep everything in symmetry, and I'm sure it will be ok.
Toni - Thanks! Since the scrap pieces of totes were laying around, I just had to use them for something....
Sinfonian - I thought potatoes were ready in 90 days....They'll be grown in the compost piles next year! I don't think the pest damage is from a caterpillar, so BT won't help. Oh yeah, it's been difficult for me to post as of late. I've got alot going on right now.
Suburbangardener - I know what you mean! Although I'm wanting to know what's going on underneath the soil, i'll just wait for them to finish..
Cheryl - It's definitely growing pretty good....I hope yours does well for ya.
please make sure those chemicals are earth-friendly! =)
kelli - I'll probably apply some Spectracide, which is less harmful than carbaryl (Sevin). Once the flowers emerge, it's strictly handpicking from then on. I hope that made you feel better....Ha.
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