Photo below - here's the section where the little 4x4 greenhouse was located, and is now planted with okra. There was just enough compost to fill the section to the brim - although it'll still settle at least an inch or two, I figure...
Photo below - here's the squash section, which includes butternut squash to the far left (barely visible), then 5 zucchini and yellow crookneck squash to the right of that. Since some backup plantings were started a couple of weeks ago beside the others, I went ahead and transplanted one of the little seedlings at the far right. You can see some damage due to the abundance of rainfall, but hopefully they'll make it thru this wet month....
Photo below - here's the corn growing in swc's - which really likes the frequent rainfall as of late. In all, there are around 60 plants total - which should be more than enough to satisfy our needs around here...
Photo below - Since I decided to not grow any cucumbers this year, i'm gonna try 3 tomato plants in the 34 gallon swc.....The one in the center has really yellow leaves from the rain, and will be allowed to grow up the backside of the trellis if it survives....I hope it does, because it's my only Paul Robeson planted.
Photo below - instead of trying 2 plants in each of these four 18 gallon swc's, I opted to planting only one in each. Besides - there's already like....19 plants in the garden, and that should be more than enough to make salsa with, and also freeze for other uses later...These plants should be really happy later.
Photo below - here's 18 of my marigold seedlings that are still doing well, and will make their way into the garden when the month of May finally arrives. They'll be tucked into spots throughout the garden, and hopefully help repel some bad bugs later. The little tomato seedlings to the right are some of the Early Girl that were wintersown back in early March, and will be given out to friends and family when a bit bigger...
Photo below - the wheelbarrow planter was planted with creeping phlox to spill out the front and back when mature, and also other things like begonia were planted into the center. It's most likely too many plants for the space, but i'll just simply remove a few if they become a problem later...
The week on vacation was much deserved, and I feel recharged for dealing with the daily stress at work. It was good to be able to spend alot of time outside on various things, and couldn't have came at a better time.
Lastly, since the internet access through the new cell phone is working out well, the att.net email account has been deleted. So, if anyone needs to contact me with a question, etc, - please do so at engineeredgarden1@gmail.com
Take care, and happy gardening
EG
16 comments:
Oh sure hope that Paul R. survives for you. I hope you have sunshine coming your way after all the rain.
We are getting some much needed rain today. I've got some of my soil blocks outside and I hope it doesn't wash them away.
The storms were pretty intense, weren't they. Looks like you're off to a good start over there!
I love the look of plants after the rain. They look so renewed and fresh - nothing like the sky watering the plants. Ahhhh! That lonely Gerbera wants to be on the planter :D too.
It has been such a wild week weather wise. Glad to see you are a little wet, but ok. We had a wild storm whip through overnight. My yard looks liked a lake this morning. Right now we have two sump pumps trying to keep the basement dry. I hope we don’t lose power.
Your wheelbarrow planter is beautiful. I can’ wait to see the flowers filled out and draping down the sides. I have two 18 gallon swcs that I am only going to plant one tomato plant each in. Two plants seems fine for some tomato varieties, but I think some would do even better with more room.
Love your tulips - looking bright and cheery and of course the bleeding hearts. Whoa! The grape hyacinths! They look tiny in comparison to the tulips, but cute.
Things are looking really nice there! Your wintersown tomatoes aren't too far behind my NORMAL tomatoes, and you've got a longer season!
Boy we must have gotten the same storm here last night!!
I'm sure that some of the over watered seedlings will do just fine. The wheelbarrow planter is going to look fabulous!!
Everything is growing so well. I'll be planting out the rest of my garden today with summer crops and the greenhouse is coming down. We are getting a little rain Monday and some later in the week but nothing like what you are seeing.
Kelly - me too, paul robeson is an excellent tomato...
Daphne - you're lucky that you didn't get the storms we got down here - the wind was pretty bad..
ribbit - heck yeah....but it was sure fun watching the weather channel during the severe weather...
Chandramouli_S - yeah, I really need to get another gerbera daisy to go in the vacant spot. Perhaps i'll do that today...
grafixmuse - I sure hope you get all of the water out of the basement...Thanks for the compliment on the planter - I hope it looks even better after the plants mature... Those were my exact thoughts on tomato varieties and an 18 gallon swc....
Megan - this year's batch of WS tomatoes are by far the best, and it'll be fun handing them out to family members later..
Robin - yeah, that's the same storm that came through here on Friday - it was a doozy! Thanks about the planter....
Liisa - I was glad to get my little greenhouse out of the garden - and will make some improvements to it later on...
The raised bed looks great, full of potential... How high is it? Hope your Paul Robinson grows well for you; I hear that's a great tasting tomato.
Things look great! I love seeing the SWCs all planted. I can't wait to do so myself. You've inspired me.
I also love how the wheelbarrow turned out. Your wife should love it.
Hey EG!
This info may be somewhere on your blog but which brand of rubbermaid container do you recommend that will last out in the elements? Do you cover them or anything over the winter to help make the plastic last longer? I'm assuming the actual rubber maid brand is probably best but I just wondered if you'd tried anything else?
Also, I think you might have sent me an email about the blogger roundup but I didn't catch it when I hit the delete button in my junk folder..lol sorry! Email me again if ya don't mind!
Thanks,
~Wendy
Chester County garden - thanks, the raised bed is 14" deep...
Wendy - A rubbermaid will only last about 3 seasons when left out in the elements - especially if they're moved around...I've emptied mine each year for storage purposes, but since they're beginning to crack a little, i'll leave them in place from now on.
Alright, thank you! That's good info to know.. for budgeting purposes! :)
Thanks!
Everything looks fresh after the rain.
Post a Comment