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Gardening

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Ohiogal

(36,757 posts)
Mon May 27, 2019, 08:45 AM May 2019

Finally got our garden in this weekend.... [View all]

With all the rain we've had this spring, the garden is really late going in this year.

We cut back from last year, although we still have more than enough so that we'll give away some to the local food bank. We started giving produce to the food bank two years ago and it has become a tradition, now.

Anyway, in the ground so far, we've got 11 tomato plants (Early Girl, Big Boy, Health Kick, and Moby Grape)..... 4 cucumber plants..... We're trying eggplant this year, 5 of those...... The lettuce has already been coming up nicely, it was planted a month ago. (Black seeded simpson leaf lettuce, red romaine, and arugula). Parsley and basil. And, a whopping 51 green bean plants and 36 yellow bean plants. I wanted a lot of beans to freeze for over the winter. This should interesting, because I only had a half a row of green beans last year, and they were VERY prolific. I may be the Queen of Beans this year......

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I'm putting mine in, by this weekend. Hopefully, anyway Siwsan May 2019 #1
Black plastic works, too. True Blue American May 2019 #3
I'm going to cover my smaller veg garden with black plastic, this year, to sterilize the soil Siwsan May 2019 #24
Nicee True Blue American May 2019 #25
Oh yes, the fabric is a must. Ohiogal May 2019 #5
That's my process, too Siwsan May 2019 #23
I have been enjoying lettuce True Blue American May 2019 #2
Both sides of my family have been gardeners. Ohiogal May 2019 #7
A compost heap True Blue American May 2019 #12
Yup. Ohiogal May 2019 #14
I love green beans (I plant Blue Lake) cyclonefence May 2019 #4
I know! Ohiogal May 2019 #6
That is nice to True Blue American May 2019 #13
I have two upright freezers in my cellar. Ohiogal May 2019 #16
My husband made me a raised bed garden cyclonefence May 2019 #35
Sounds like a nice samplegirl May 2019 #8
Thank you samplegirl!! Ohiogal May 2019 #17
Got our "North 40 inches" in last week Backseat Driver May 2019 #9
Squirrels True Blue American May 2019 #15
We have double layer chicken wire around the perimeter Ohiogal May 2019 #20
I would hate to see that garden True Blue American May 2019 #31
You're funny - wish I could make it bigger Backseat Driver May 2019 #32
Sounds to me as if you have True Blue American May 2019 #34
Queen of the beans TEB May 2019 #10
Labs also love green beans.... Ohiogal May 2019 #18
Labs will eat anything. True Blue American May 2019 #26
My furry treat lover Ohiogal May 2019 #29
That is a lot of beans! Our two plants will be enough for us. Croney May 2019 #11
I'm afraid I did the same with the eggplants. Ohiogal May 2019 #19
We did a little row of brussel sprouts last year. Backseat Driver May 2019 #33
That is quite a garden! True Blue American May 2019 #27
Just getting going here in NY.... Historic NY May 2019 #21
I still have flowers to go in, too. Ohiogal May 2019 #22
Great that you can give extra's to the food bank Bayard May 2019 #28
I am envious of your berries. Ohiogal May 2019 #30
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