Anybody here started their garden yet?

[Ken N Tx]

Ken,that looks so pretty. I think you can use lemon grass to flavor food also. Have you ever tried it? Maybe in ice tea? I've been thinking of growing it myself. Maybe it would keep the deer away.

No I have not..

 

[old medic]

We pruned our pear and fig tree back last month too. Our figs have fruit all over them but not been maturing for last couple years , any ideas why?

Water, fertilizer and stress are the big 3. pruning it back may help it.

 

[rkunsaw]

I planted corn yesterday. I'm hoping to plant okra and cucumbers tomorrow. Potatoes are looking good and I'm still able to find the asparagus among the weeds

 

[twinkles]

georgiaxplant---when it rains in your part of georgia you get all kind of tools--the part i live in we get cats and dogs when it rains

 

[Capt Lightning]

Spent today replacing the cover on our polytunnel. Earlier we had a ton of compost delivered and we used that to refresh the soil in the tunnel. Mrs. L has tomato and marrow plants ready to be planted out . Early and maincrop potatoes were planted last month.

 

[Don M.]

Still too wet, here. I got my tiller out a few days ago, and within minutes I was slinging huge mudballs around. I need a week of sunny and dry weather to get started in the garden....and around here, this time of year, that is often wishful thinking. It seems that every year, it is around Mid May before I can get the garden tilled, and begin the planting.

 

[Lethe200]

In coastal CA we garden year-round. This is not quite so idyllic as it sounds, because it means while other regions are relaxing in winter and making "to do" lists, we are weeding like crazy because the rains make all the weed seeds sprout!

I had fallen so far behind on weeding that we finally went and hired a new gardener (my old gardener retired) to spend a few hours cleaning up the backyard. He and his helper did a great job. We can finally see our pathways again, LOL.

The rains did amazing wonders for my garden. A couple of plants popped up that I hadn't seen in several years. Because of our almost perpetual droughts, I water as sparingly as possible in summer.

Late March, April and May, through early June, are the months that Northern CA coastal gardens look best. Everything from magnolias to wisteria to rhodies, lavender, roses, alstroemeria, heuchera and gladiolas.

I picked a bunch of flowers yesterday to decorate the table, as we had some guests over.

 

[retiredtraveler]

Planted on Sunday (veggie garden). Now, I'm trying to figure out how to keep seeds from washing out as we're projected to have major rains in a couple of days.

 

[RadishRose]

Lethe, that arrangement is beautiful and the flowers so perfect!

 

[Don M.]

Planted on Sunday (veggie garden). Now, I'm trying to figure out how to keep seeds from washing out as we're projected to have major rains in a couple of days.

Same situation here. We had 5 inches of rain this past week, and another 2 to 4 due starting tonight. I got my tomato plants in right before last weeks rain...garden was quite muddy then, and they are doing ok. But, the rest of the planting will have to wait until we get several days of sunny and dry weather. I'm optimistically hoping that I can get the seeds in by mid May....Accuweather is predicting some mild and drier weather starting about the 12th of May....hope so.

 

[HazyDavey]

Ours is in but it's about 1/3 of what we usually plant. Just some tomatoes, melons, & cucumbers. I'll put all the Spring n' Summer grass cuttings on the unused part of the garden and use the rototiller on them.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I'm planting my tomato plants tomorrow I started them in the house a bit to early and I can't hold them back much longer. I'll put a bucket over each one if it rains to much or gets chilly at night. My cabbage,sugar snaps,parsley and onions are doing great. They like this weather.

I'll wait a week or two before I put in beans and cucumbers and basil.

I planted a few annual flowers in pots and hanging baskets but I can easily bring them into the garage if it gets to cold.

 

[retiredtraveler]

Same situation here. We had 5 inches of rain this past week, and another 2 to 4 due starting tonight......the rest of the planting will have to wait until we get several days of sunny and dry weather. I'm optimistically hoping that I can get the seeds in by mid May.....

Yeah. You guys are really getting hit. Chicago area is only getting the 'leftovers' from your area, and that's bad enough. Farmers can't work the fields here. Your fields are under water.

 

[Trila]

I planted cockscombs at the roller rink that I volunteer at. The seeds are the size of pepper, and the plants grow to over 6 feet tall!

 

[RadishRose]

I planted cockscombs at the roller rink that I volunteer at. The seeds are the size of pepper, and the plants grow to over 6 feet tall!

It's going to be too cold in Connecticut to start a garden now, but it's a good time to plant bulbs for the spring, like tulips and daffodils.