2020 Victory Gardens

[WhistlingBadger]

OK, boys and girls.  Here's a place to post your pictures, plans, questions, sob stories (maybe that's just me), and results of this year's garden efforts.  Some of you are amazing gardeners and farmers, and I for one love hearing about your plans and accomplishments.  Have at it!

[jeffp51]

I just planted potatoes in last year's straw bales that were backing up my target.  Curious to see if it works.

[bjrogg]

Well so far my planting a victory garden has all been farming.
Bjrogg

Sugar Beets are cool weather They came up even with the nights dropping into the low 20s

[bjrogg]

My winter wheat was planted last September. It seems to have made it through the winter pretty good. Wheat likes our cool weather along the big lake to. We usually grow some pretty good wheat. Getting in dry and harvesting it can be a bit nerve wracking.
Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Of course some of the garden was planted years ago.

Apple tree is starting to bud. Hopefully won’t blossom to early.
Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Strawberries are waking up. Will be a few months yet before any berries.
Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Raspberries are waking up to.
Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

I’m thinking this rhubarb has been growing in this spot for close to 100 years. There was a old chicken barn here before that my grandma had a bunch of laying hens in. We eventually tore down that building and built a different building there. We made sure that the rhubarb survived.
Bjrogg

[HH~]

Call mine the Wuhan Garden. Could be A war garden i reckon as we fighting the Virus. Can take some pics later.

HH~

[Stoker]

Rhubarb is coming with the horseradish. Planting potato and some seeds in a week. Tomatoes and peppers are growing good inside be the end of may to go outside.
Thanks Leroy

[WhistlingBadger]

Nice work, gents.  Finally got my concrete soil all tilled last night.  Got the pump fixed and running, and I'm putting in weed barriers today (Shawn, mine is a war garden, too, but the enemy is quack grass), then planting oats and cool season veggies.  Got the first round of warm-season stuff into the pots this morning, too.

[Hawkdancer]

We are 2 weeks away from planting tomatoes, and warm stuff.  Got a couple peppers that we potted last summer sitting on the deck, will get a couple more early season fruits.  Garlic, chives, strawberries are up, likely some volunteer beans, oh, and dandelions!  Got a bit of rain overnight and it has cooled off!  I think every thing is going into planters this year so we can take it along when we move.
Hawkdancer

[WhistlingBadger]

Got everything tilled, mapped out, weed barriers and paths in, and a good start on the fence/wind break.  Oats, peas, greens, carrots, brocolli seeded in; about half the warm-season stuff started in pots inside (still waiting for the rest to come).  Potatoes going in this week, too.  I'll try to put up a few pictures tomorrow.

The gardening quote for this week comes from my ten-year old:
Mrs. Badger: I almost feel guilty planting these seeds in this clay, knowing they're probably going to die.
Badgerling:  Yeah, it feels like killing babies.

[Hawkdancer]

Might till in some peat/sheep stuff in the planting rows, or use a mixture like Miracle Gro for each plant!  Any way you can loosen up this high country clay is good!  Do have some blossoms on a couple of the blueberries!
Hawkdancer

[WhistlingBadger]

Yeah, Jerry, I normally would till a bunch of leaves/straw/compost/rotted manure into the ground in the fall, but I didn't this year.  I was actually planning on taking a break from gardening this summer, but with the economy being what it is (and knowing that, when push comes to shove, music teachers are usually the first ones to get the old heave-ho), we decided at the last minute to give it a shot.  So, it will be a bit rough on the veggies this year.  I'll plant some winter rye and/or vetch in the fall and till it in with some manure and fall leaves.  Next summer will be better.

Congratulations on the blueberries. 

BJ, your place looks great!