NFR 2025 Gardening Growing Thread

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Yeah overdue starting a new thread. Not much news other than i have dug up all our begonia bulb and put in the greenhouse . Raked swept the balance of leaves . Digging another yard of my compost tomorrow and planning greenhouse starting dates . Still have a lot of parsley and oregano growing and shallots , winter stuff all growing swiftly. Favas and biennial broccoli from Sept planting about 30” tall. Temps very very mild . Lowest temp here so far since winter began is about 38-40 degrees. Garlic is taller than usual for January. Narcissus , and other bulbs on there way. Have made a soil amendment list. Will get it in the ground/ raised beds in the next month- 50 lbs cottonseed meal, 25lbs kelp meal, 12 lbs bonemeal , some worm castings(12. Lg bags) maybe ght grab 30 lbs of alfafa pellets. Happy gardening!

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

I like arugula and have grown it, but it tends to bolt quickly in my hands but Tuscan kale and collards will go a year without bolting and handle the winter exposed here just fine

I-grow my herbs in part sun. Especially the basils, dill and other non woody herbs. My herb challenge is winter savory which I love but can not seem to find quite the right spot to produce a plant with better longevity. It is a tougherherb to getgoing here

I found a good use for my old anchor ropes.
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great Idea and visually stunning. I am going to braid mine in a few weeks

 

[Zak]

First magnolia bloom today, such a lovely fragrance!

 

[Ron McNeal]

That's one healthy-looking rhoddy.

 

[Zak]

That's one healthy-looking rhoddy.

Or magnolia

 

[Buzzy]

Or magnolia

Zorro!

 

[Zak]

Zorro!

The masked swordsman? I prefer Ichi the blind swordsman myself.

 

[Stonedfish]

First magnolia bloom today, such a lovely fragrance!
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I got my first southern bloom over a week ago. Seems way earlier than normal. Maybe due to it being relatively dry? Some years the first hasn’t come until July.
I agree, great fragrance.
SF

 

[Ron McNeal]

Or magnolia

That will be my last feeble post regarding horticulture.......

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

I like arugula and have grown it, but it tends to bolt quickly in my hands but Tuscan kale and collards will go a year without bolting and handle the winter exposed here just fine

Plant in a part sun place . I tailor tender herb locations to protect from the heat of mid day… basil, tarragon, arugula, salad burnet, sage, lettuce etc the woody in near full sun which is dedicated to pepper and tomato placement.

 

[Gary Knowels]

My favorite lettuce to grow is italienischer. It has a nice taste and texture, tolerates a lot of conditions, and gets BIG

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

My Bolivian oca is doing very well. It took off a bit after a added dose of humic acid powder elixir and a couple days of rain. The rest of the front yard seems happy after dosing.Oca have a mild, sweet, and tangy, lemon-forward flavor that develops into a slightly sweet and nutty taste when cooked. The tubers are small, cylindrical, and knobby, with a thin, shiny, and smooth

 

[Salmon123]

Got my first 2 tomatoes already

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

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Okay enough fun and deception. This is from about 20 years ago, No aliens landed onthe roof and shot my garden with a ripening raygun. My harvesting is always starts late in-the summer, just as always

 

[509]

Got my first 2 tomatoes already

I have a couple as well.

It has been a late spring in Wenatchee. Normally the first tomatoes show up in late May or early June.

My record date for a ripe tomato was on April 28th, but that was decades ago when we had early and warm springs.

 

[Salmon123]

I should have a bumper crop of cucumbers as well, I think i planted the pumpkins to early they are already the size of a baseball.

 

[Ernie]

 

[Tom Butler]

This area seems to have been neglected for a while, probably because there are daffodils under all the grass. Been digging at the runner grass for a while but what a bitch. Worried about damaging the dogwood and whatever the flowering bush is.
Any suggestions?

 

[Zak]

 

[Tom Butler]

Slowly getting the hydrangea free.