Garden ???

[Nash]

I was wondering if anyone other than myself took time to plant a garden this year? Seems like I am cutting into my hog hunting quite abit. I thought it would be good for my sons to learn how to grow a garden. Not so sure it's good for there ole dad though

[mduggan]

Let me know when everything is ready!!

[ROCKIN ROO HOG DOGS]

We always put in a community garden here at the ranch,plenty of fruit and veg for the few families that live here. Its a great thing to teach your kids,and when they taste the difference they will truly appreciate it. Teach them how to be self sufficient might be a neccecity sooner rather than later

[KevinN]

Yessir...every year. Soil is terrible here so tomatos and peppers go in 5 gallon buckets (work great), cucumbers, and green beans go in raised beds. Bout the only thing that goes in ground is squash...it seems to do fine.

Last year was awesome for our tomatos and peppers.

[setxhogdogs]

I planted a small garden for my wife!!  10 tomato plants...8 squash plants.....2 pepper plants.....2 strawberry plants..... 1 row of okra...2 rows of purple hull peas.....and a few cucumber plants! Man its growing like crazy....I'll try to post some updated pics! The picture i posted was a week after planting.



The Original Setxhogdogs

[halfbreed]

   yep every year . but it is a lot of work , but the rewards are worth it . i'm still eating on what I raised and froze from last year .  plan on canning most all of it this year so when Obama turns off the power trying to get us to comply with his new world order , I won't have to worry about eating  lol .

[Easttex91]

I have 18 rows about 30 ft long waitin on this little cold snap to plant probably too late weather hasn't been in our favor this year

[Hawkins]

I have a garden. Have peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, squash, corn, potatoes, beans, cabbage, onions and probably some more stuff I'm forgetting. If the cold weather would stop it would be doing better.

Here is the only pic I have from when I tilled it up.

[halfbreed]

  no joke i'm so tired of covering everything up at night and nursing plant's back to health  lol  I didn't even bother to cover up last night need to get out there and see what I lost last night , got purty chilly here in canton last night  .

[KevinN]

Well...I've been lazy this year...didn't even start yet...was planning for this weekend... Good thing I guess.

[daknowles08]

Is it too late to start a garden? What do yall recomend, a raised bed or just till the ground up?

[Nash]

I will have to get some more pictures. This is the start of my garden. Rear tine tiller, hand push plow and strong back weak mind I have collards,turnips and mustards that are ready if you want to come by Mr. Duggan. I also planted potatoes,corn,watermelons,cucumbers,okra,squash,peppers,tomatoes,and purple hull peas that will be ready in a month or two. Anyone and everyone welcome if you want to stop by.

[Nash]

It's not too late to plant. I just got my peppers, and onions in the ground. I have had everything else planted for 4 or 5 weeks though. I just till the ground and plant because I don't have a tractor. Kinda hard pulling dirt to taters with a hoe but it can be done. I planted some potatoes in a barrel to see if it will be easier on me this way. I have been covering the potatoe plants with dirt and old hay as it grows. Hopefully the barrel will be full of taters and I want have to plant them in rows anymore.

[halfbreed]

  good luck on that nash . lol  I've tried to give stuff away and when they found out they had to pick and shell their own peas no-body showed up  lol    and they way you can go and buy plant's already started it's not too late . i'm planting my purple hulls and okra in the next few days . the kentuckey wonders are already up and coming but I've had to cover them a couple times with straw . been eating mustards and collards for a while now ,  gotta love them greens cooked with some smoke pork jowell and fresh green onions , and frozen jalapenos from last year  lol .

[halfbreed]

   how about an update on the gardens progress

   

   

   

   

   

   

   





gonna be a good year after all   

[marks]

We got a few tomatoes, okra, squash, cucumbers, and corn. I got 4 jalepenos and 1 tobacco plant in a half whiskey barrel. We don't plant peas because its just 2 easy to buy a big bag of em. I got to get watermelons in the ground this weekend. Black diamonds and Charleston Greys.

[DubbleRDawgs]

had got any pics of mine but doing well ..halfbreed yours really looks good  ill come help you harvest it    LOL

[ole shep]

Half breed you don't see many people that raise their own sunflower seeds.

[Easttex91]

I'm not even gonna bother after that pic Mr. Whiten lol

[halfbreed]

   lol I used to get to harvest my sunflowers , till I moved over here to east texas . now them dang squirrels wear them out when the heads get ready ..  but I have been growing them for years , they make good trellises for your climbing plant's like  pole beans , cucumbers and such you just have to thin out the bottom leaves but leave the stem on them for the plants to climb on . and they attract butterflys and honey bees to pollinate the garden .  the more bees and butterflys you have the more blossums set and make fruit  . I plan on canning it all this year instead of freezing so when Obama turns off our power I wont starve   lol .