veg garden 2023 talk

[M4wdFab]

finally got around to planting my field

lots more seeds this year.

inside solo cup stuff didnt doo to well, other than about 20 squash plants that got huge. 


sprinklers survived the winter outside. brought in the timer controller, and its still good.


Make some food!

[M4wdFab]

i also have a soft ball size beet that has been growing for 1.5 years in a kitchen window box.  The things branches are 3' tall and i have clipped it down several times.  the stalks taste like celery, and the leafs taste like lettuce.  have been making salads for months out of that and some other green things that are growing.

giving up on the dream of having green onions growing in my kitchen window boxes, have tried for 2 years and nothing grows.  ill just cut the wild onions out in my field i guess. 


lots of rain this week!  turned of the sprinkler timer !

[etk300ex]

That's neat.

I've never had any luck with green onions in the windows or in my aquaponics. They grow great outside though.

I've never had any luck with any food in my aquaponics.  Vine plants grow like mad though and keep the water is clean.  It's almost twice as clean as comes out of the tap actually. 

[M4wdFab]

10 days after planting

everything is popping up with all this rain awesome!

planted more radishes and zucchinis this morning in some of the bald spots.  other than that, corn is 4" tall, lots of squash and zucchini popping up.  not seeing tomatoes yet

[etk300ex]

I'm hoping things didn't get damaged by the monsoons.

[M4wdFab]

all my solo cup starter squash plants are like 2' around and got about a dozen fruits started and a few inches long already!  looking good!

[M4wdFab]

first round of squash almost ready to pick


corn growing slow only about a foot tall. 


weeded for about an hour the other day, that gets old quick. 

lots of radish popping up, they are yummy

[etk300ex]

[M4wdFab]

pulled some beets out and more squash today. 


beets are amazing!  they taste like candy!  i dont think i have ever had anything other than caned. 

[M4wdFab]

this is in the plans for next year to build one of these

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVozkUDPVzM

[etk300ex]

Had my first red pepper last night.  Crazy how much more flavor than store bought.

[Wingman]

this is in the plans for next year to build one of these

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVozkUDPVzM

What is the reel on top dispensing? Irrigation hose?

[M4wdFab]

ya drip line. 


i stopped at the guys place down the road that has a market stand.  He was cool, retired science teacher.  gave me the whole tour of his property, garden, and equipment.  he has one


guy has 6' round squash plants out back

[M4wdFab]

just saw my tiller listed used for 2400$ in my marketplace feed....  holy F



i paid 1800 2 years ago

they are now 2900 at Runnings same model.