Glad's 2016 Garden

Yes Lightfoot, they were and she was in her teens, but cleanliness was next to Godliness her entire life.

RE: Garden, Good Friday I planted six hills of organic Russet potatoes.
Last evening a huge thunder storm raised the creek level mighty close to my potatoes and garlic.
Oh how I hope that filthy water doesn't reach my garden level.

That filthy water probably won't hurt your garden unless it has chemicals in it that would be damaging.

The Garden will love it.

Hello Windwalker.......have you made your raised beds yet?

Maybe you can try building a couple in that 2 track area you want to fix up, Windwalker. It's sunny there.

Good idea LFF!

Glad, the creek has been a dumping ground for oil, plastic, runoff from lawns which are saturated with weed killer. Thankfully the water didn't rise that high. I'm now more concerned about the cats who use the garden as a litter box.

Coby plowed the garden area the other day so just waiting till after the May 15th. to plant.

Yesterday I set out 6 Asparagus crowns. I only saw one from last year's. I also set out a short row of yellow onion sets, or bulblets?

I was up at the crack of dawn this morning planting sweet potatoes. After that was done I pulled a few weeds then picked kale, radishes and mustard greens.

Going back out to get garden pictures.

I have the pictures downloaded on computer and now need them on photobucket.

The avatar pic is our very first strawberry! Lots of blooms too.

Now Glad, I must learn how to open photo bucket, after finding photo bucket !

There's a 'search' on the top bar.

Best to you on your gardening!

Love your avatar, Ladydi!

Yes, it is nice! I like the Princess Di tag also that you use at your place.

I still have the pictures to download to photobucket. Hope to get those done soon. Having a very busy week.

Had trouble with photobucket this morning but thankfully the pictures are now downloaded. About to put them here.

Overall view of west side of garden



Purple cabbage.......short row of potatoes behind the cabbage



Mini cabbage, kholobri seedlings in cups



Mustard Spinach and Potatoes



Strawberries in pots



Beets



White Squash



Lettuce Varieties

To be Continued.........

Mustard Greens and Potatoes



More Potatoes, Cucumbers coming up along fence in middle, outer fence peas.




Kiwi like plant... Buds on Kiwi.....hope they don't fall off this year



Under the kiwi....sweet potatoes not up yet.....background Irish potatoes



Raspberries by the Grapes



Grapes going to be plentiful




Radishes and spinach to left.....Potatoes to right....beans to right of potatoes



Closer view of beans



Close up of peas



More peas and 2 short rows of beans



Raspberries

These pictures are great my friend. What a lovely garden you have. I'm glad your family and you have green thumbs. Unfortunely we don't have that luck. But we will be putting flowers in instead this year.

Awesome!

Glad, your garden is scrumptious.

Thank you Margie, LadyDi and Joyous! Won't be long we can eat some of it. Onions and radishes already. Spinach is not doing well.....wonder if I should plant it again......

Planted 80 more onion sets today. And also son bought us a white grape plant so now we will have purple and also white.

We had a lot of rain last night so I pulled a bunch of weeds this afternoon. I am hurting so will take an Aleve at bedtime.

Glad, do you always take an Aleve?

I hesitate to take anything, but I am searching for a natural relief for the pain in my fingers due to arthritis.

I have more yellow onion sets to put out. Also Blue Lake bush bean seeds, several tomato plants, pepper plants, Marigolds, Begonias, Coleus. I'm cutting back on the amount of planting I do this year.

Only take Aleve when I absolutely have to. When taking it I take one at night then if needed one in the morning. Doctor would rather I take Aleve instead of Tylenol.

I will get new pictures soon. Everything is looking good from our recent rains.

Glad, your growing season begins long before our's.
I have spinach, green onions, kale, potatoes, garlic,
and lettuces up, but not large enough to eat. The
tomatoes can't go into the ground until closer to June
for fear of late frost. I hope to plant Bush beans and
more onions tomorrow, after the Sub-sales. There are
two Sub-sales nearby tomorrow and the lure is great.
I'm looking for Clark slip-on shoes, size 8.

I will pick lettuce when I go out in a few minuets......happy about that for sure!

I love fresh lettuce from the garden myself. I'm happy you're able to do this my friend. Just don't have a green thumb anymore ...

I have a few updated pictures when I find the time to download them.

Before the rain came today I picked a bucket full of greens and a dishpan full of lettuce. We just ate the lettuce and boy was it good!

Where are mine at. Next month the Farmer's Market open up here. Can't wait either.

Kale



Squirrel eating from his feeder in his garden area



Old bed springs to be used for blackberry support



Blackberry start



Small cabbage variety



Beets



Pepper



Squash



Volunteer poll bean

Lettuce and swiss chard



Close up of one tomato plant



First ripe tomato



Italian beans



Close up Italian beans



Watermelon seedlings



Peas



Purple cabbage



One cucumber plant (amongst the weeds)

so beautiful. wish i had the energy for that.

Thank you Peanut. My energy is not like it once was but I try to do a little everyday in the garden

Today I pulled lots of weeds. My one son mows the grass and the other son helps me in the garden. The one that mows also uses the tiller. Without my sons I could not live here.

Lettuce and Mixed Greens picked this morning:

Wow! Now that is a Garden to be proud of producing that type of food. the amount you can save at the store! That Garden should be in magazines Glad E Olah. It is so organized and neat looking and efficient.

Thank you Windwalker but there are too many weeds for it it go in a magazine.

The kale in this picture is so delicious. They say diabetics should eat lots of kale.

I thought kale was seaweed.

Never heard of that LFF but I really never heard of kale until a few years ago. Sure have missed something good all of my life.

I guess Seaweed is the new kale- not vice versa:
https://www.citymarket.coop/blog/2016/02/05/seaweed-new-kale

Very pretty and looks so healthy! You all do a wonderful job!

Thanks LFF. I found the following info on your link:

http://momwithaprep.com/how-to-make-kale-powder/

Going to dry some kale soon......wonder if I can use a mixture of other greens too? This link shows the vitamin content of kale....interesting.

Happy it's helpful!

It's so hot right now outside, I hope our plants survive it.

Water the base of the plants. In the heat of the day, water can burn the leaves.

Water as soon as it gets day break the coolest part of the day.

Glad E Olah wrote:Water as soon as it gets day break the coolest part of the day.

Good advice!

Thanks for the tip my friend.

This explains how I confused Kale with seaweed:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/06/05/480346509/seaweed-on-your-dinner-plate-the-next-kale-could-be-kelp?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news