What have you planted so far

[Builder Ken]

It was 90* yesterday so I planted more potatoes, set out broccli, califlower and cabbage as well as 15 tomato and 6 jalepeno plants and we put out 12 strawberry plants. When I got up this morning they have changed the forecast and we have a frost warning for tonight. The wind is blowing 45mph out of the north so I guess I will get some straw and put it down and wet it so it wont blow away. Ken

[Southerngirl]

We planted potatoes, onions, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, radishes, carrots, and broccoli so far. Plan on planting more potatoes this weekend when we get home from visiting family out of state.
DH went ahead and planted some yellow squash, though I thought it was still a tad early, but I'm letting him try it out, as we have plenty of seed put back to start more later if need to be.

[KarenBC]

To early here to set anything out...ground is still frozen and covered by 2' of snow! So I'm envious of your plantings.
I have started some tomatoe, pepper, cabbage & marigolds though...anxiously waiting for them to pop up.

[sbemt456]

So far we have gotten peas, onions, beets, carrots, lettuce planted in the big garden. I have cabbage to transplant as soon as the ground dries out again. We have heavy rain this evening and was under a tornado warning for a good bit. The seedlings in the greenhouse are coming along really good. Should have broccoli and more cabbage ready in about 2 weeks at most. Mid-month we will plant beans and sweet corn, potatoes and other things that take a bit to come up. We can still have frost in our area up till early may.

Have a great day!

stella

[MollyPitcher]

Tomatoes and peppers, several kinds of each. Bush beans, yardlong beans, okra, tomatillos, cucumbers, strawberries, broccoli, kale, a few summer squash.

Vegetables still to plant are onions, sweet potatoes, more bush beans and some dry beans, more strawberries, orach, several kinds of herbs, small patch of sugar cane, and a patch of milo for the yard birds.

Finished digging the fall planted carrots today, will be using that space for something else, probably beans.

Planted luffa gourds as a useful novelty.

Can't think of much else to plant in the summer garden that I eat regularly. I was ill at potato planting time and didn't get any planted, so will have to buy them this year or substitute other carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, or even instant potatoes. Not going to bother with winter squash anymore, I think. They are a major effort to grow here due to vine borers and squash bugs, and I have finally admitted to myself that I'm not that fond of them anyway. Going to make up the balance of the garden space they would have used with sweet potatoes.

[Mike LI]

Cauliflower, radishes, onions, beans, peas,squash, zucchini, lettuce, 3 types of tomatoes, bell peppers, chili peppers and cubanelle peppers, spinach and the herb garden. I probably missed a few I have flats all over and I'm driving the wife nuts ;)

[Builder Ken]

Molly if you are still in N Tx you can still plant you some potatoes if you want Ken

[Builder Ken]

Planted peas (wando) and carrots and radishes today. Looks like my effort to keep my tomato plants from freezing was a 50 50 deal lost 9 plants Ken

[wildturnip]

We've planted eggplant, bell peppers and cabbage in flats in the greenhouse.

[Dogwood]

Just getting started here, we live in such a shady area and the landlord is funny about stuff so I'm container gardening, if it'll hold soil - something is getting planted in it!!!

[MollyPitcher]

I've got flats all over the place too, and I'm about sick of dealing with them. I'll be glad when everything is either in the ground or sold.

[Catalpa]

No outside planting yet; everything is saturated and not all of the frost is out yet. There's still some snow in the shady areas, but we're supposed to hit the fifties here soon so that'll be gone. I do have lots of tomatoes and peppers planted under my basement grow lights, and they've just started to sprout.

[LoiDreams]

I've planted 3 kinds of winter squash and 2 kinds of summer squash in glats. transplanted the first batch into larger pots 2 days ago. Must have started them a little too early. Can't put them outside until June but I will put them inot their permanent containers in my new greenhouse next month. I also started my onion sets in window boxes. I have tomatoe and sweet pepper plants started in flats but I planted them later so they're not that big.

LoiDreams

[Junie]

We still have a threat of frost here (possibly even snow), so none of the main garden is planted yet. I have planted some cold tolerant vegetables, though, like lettuce, cabbage, spinach, rapini, snow peas, and English peas. I've also planted 4 kinds of tomato seeds and 11 kinds of pepper seeds in the cold frame (yesterday).

I need to get off my winter-lazy butt and get some potatoes and onions planted before it gets too late. Sure is hard to get back in the swing of gardening after sitting around all winter! All the rain we've had lately isn't helping.

[Laura]

Sunday, April 10th 2011 it was 84 degrees!!
I planted 25 strawberry plants, 2 grape vines, and 40 Texas super sweet yellow onions!!

Apple and pear trees are budding.
Hollyhocks are green.
Raspberries are leafing.
Roses are turning green.........

Ahhhh the earth is waking up!!

[MoJo]

potatoes, carrots, beets, swiss chard, lettuce, spinach, peas and green beans. these were all direct sowed. I have tomatoes, brussel sprouts, broccoli, egg plant, peppers, etc in the green house popping up like crazy now.:yes4:

[Old Rusty]

Potatoes, beans, peppers, lettuce, spinach broccoli and onions so far.
I hope to get my corn in sometime next week. It sure has been crazy weather. Some days high 80's some in the low 60's.

[Junie]

I got my beets planted today. It's not easy to get things in with all the rain we've been having. Still need to plant those taters and onions. Rain again tomorrow.

[mandamichel]

Well between work/comute and parents moving on to the property I have been short on time:(

I hope that my strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and grapes survive. I had to wait to get them in the ground due to lack of time, so next week should tell.

Hubby bought 17 roma tomato bushes from the local farmer market, we will be getting them in a bed this week.
Mom has already jumped up to offer to teach me to can the harvest:)

I have 5 Clementine trees up that I spouted from seed. Need to do a little research on where the best place to plant them will be. Oh almost forgot the two peach trees.

Geeze I got so much to do...and not enough me to get it all done! Which has been part of the problem with the self sustaining effort since we bought the place. I am sure there are plenty out there in my situation...if I had all the time I needed I would have to quit the soul sucking job...if I didn't have the job I couldn't afford to maintain. arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I hope everyone has a good crop...and if someone could send a postive thought to my berries I would appreciate it:)

[Junie]

Amanda, even if you could stay at home all day, you'd find that the jobs would quickly accumulate to fill more than the allotted time. I'm home all the time and have teenagers to help me, but there are still never enough hours in the day.

This weekend, grandson was here, so he helped me plant tobacco, radishes, hyssop, more asparagus (I found 2 bags of roots I forgot to plant earlier), and parsley. He loves helping garden. I hope he loves weeding, too. If he does, he can stay here all summer.

I really need to get my garden tilled. I'm running out of room to plant in the beds in the yard. We've already built 2 new ones and I don't have room for many more.

[Builder Ken]

Well the tators are up and going strong the peas have poked through the dirt as well as the radishes. My surviving tomatos are just kind of there same with the strawberries. Cabbage and broccilli and califlower are doing good but we could use a little rain. I hope to re-plant the tomatos and may start some pole beans this week depends on the weather. Ken

[MollyPitcher]

I'm still waiting for my sweet potato slips to arrive, hopefully soon. I have saved a large area just for them. The man at Steele Plant farm said they'd be shipped between April 15 and 25. I wanted to put in another long row of bush beans and a few more luffa gourds to make scrubbers with.

Today a man I know gave me a little packet of seeds, two kinds of Asian melons--Sakata and something else that I don't recall the name of. He gardens a bit, and I don't really know him very well, but he made a point of giving me these seeds. It was all just really odd, but I've taken it to be an omen of some sort and will plant them accordingly. I have never had good luck growing watermelons or cantaloupes, so maybe Asian melons will work for me. Guess I'll put them in sometime in the next few days.

My strawberries are sulking too, don't know what the problem is.

I went to Lowe's looking for a specific variety of plum, I wanted to add another. Lowe's had all their fruit trees on sale for 50% off, so I got it for $12.00, and it's a nice tree, too. Felt pretty lucky in that regard. Looked around but didn't see anything else I wanted. Planted it yesterday.

[Builder Ken]

I started a thread in conversations about truck farming and havent had any replys so I will try it here. I have been thinking about really going all out and tilling up most of the availible ground I have. I want to start selling at the farmers market and was wondering if any of you have tried this and if so what was your success. I would like to know if it is a viable method of income and if so how land does it take what did you grow and what was the best seller.Ken

[grumble]

Ken, maybe someone else will be able to provide some real data, but I'm not sure this is the best forum for your question. Have you spoken with the people at the farmer's market in your area? From what I've seen, the success of such things is a local matter. Some places have a booming business, other places it seems to be a waste of time. If you can get a competitive edge, either from quality, price, or having the first produce on the tables, you will more likely be successful.

[MollyPitcher]

Regarding the farmer's markets. In my limited experience, they vary from place to place. Large cities, you will be beat to death by Mexicans wanting to bargain you down to the point you would only break even or lose money on your produce. Also some have the mentality they can but it at Wal Mart cheaper. Smaller towns, especially ones with a more upscale population within the city or town proper, like Norman OK and the little market in Arlington TX, for example, the farmer's markets are much more successful. Different customer base entirely, and people won't haggle and denigrate to try to get something for nothing.

Regulations are important to research as to what can and can't be sold, what must be labeled if you didn't grow it or it is brought from outside the state you are in.

This has been my admittedly limited experiences with farmer's markets.

[Junie]

Ken, before you get too far into this, check with your local health department and find out if they issue fruit/vegetable vouchers for those who receive WIC. Ours does, so the merchants at the farmer's market, who have signed up for that program, make good money and usually sell out in a couple of hours.

[momma_to_seven_chi]

I have out onions, peas, beets, and some green bean seeds and lettuce. I didn't plant potatoes this year. I just have so many canned from the last couple of years, I didn't plant more. I'll buy 50lbs this fall if we really need to buy them. I'm not going to plant turnips either this year nor okra. We just don't need them.
I'm waiting to put out tomatoes. I've got brussel sprouts ready to be put out, and should do it within the next day or two when it stops raining. I'm putting them in the empty potato patch, and want to can a bunch up this year. I still have a bunch of squash seeds to go in, and various and sundry other seeds too.

[momma_to_seven_chi]

I needed to add that we did put out more raspberries and strawberries this year already. I also added a couple more blackberry starts, but they look pretty sickly.

[Builder Ken]

Molly I am thinking of the FM in Tulsa so the customer base would be a little higher, they also require that the produce be grown in Oklahoma which is a good thing. What I have read so far other than a lic. to sell as long as I stay with produce is all I need. Thanks guy's I will keep you up on what I do.
Molly how far ae you from Denton? Ken

[Junie]

Ken, another option you might look into is providing vegetables for an upscale restaurant or two. If you decide to go that route, find out what they'd be interested in before you plant.

[MollyPitcher]

I'm west of Gainesville, so north of Denton.

I've only been to Tulsa a few times, so I don't know anything about it. Nice drive up there, though.

[Laura]

40 red onions (on top of my yellow onions, strawberries and grapes)

[leera]

10 trees.....7 fruit and two nut,one sugar maple....too cold yet to plant anything else.

However I just got my last three trees on Saturday,and one of them was the wrong one...
It was supposed to be 5 on 1 dwarf pear,I ordered a few combo trees for fun....what they sent was Dwarf Kieffer Pear.....called this morning(my first chance to call)and was told to keep this one and they would send a replacement free of charge if I send them the shipping label back.So doing that today.

I've got plenty of room for another tree,but very diappointed that you can see on the label,hand written where the person filling the ordered check it off,and initialled it....and sent the wrong one........

[Nancymw]

I felt so good - I had my tomatoes and peppers all planted this week after the cold. Then along came the rain storms and hail last night --- washing most of them away. Will have to do all over again. Not yet though - more storms tonight and tomorrow and then reprieve Tuesday and then more on Wednesday. What crazy weather we are having! My rain gauge overflowed!

[chris-wasan]

I have my:

--potato's in (most of them, a few more to do)
--tomatoes in the house, hopefully to go out to green house in a couple weeks
--Lettuces
--Jeruselum Artichokes

And sadly...that's it. I've separate out some comfrey (finally!!) and started some new beds for some of those...but I'm woefully behind. Too much heavy rains too late into the year.

:girl_wacko:

[leera]

I ordered a few more things.One Weeping Willow,one Mulberry,10 Jersey Knight asparagus,2 Victoria Rhubarb,2 Hazelnut,2 Lilac,2 Rose of Sharon,and some English Lavender for good measure. ;)

[Equilibrium]

Just something to look up on your own and research as far as where to plant a Chinese Weeping Willow (Salix x sepulcralis) or any of its readily available cultivars.... maybe watch where it's planted and keep it at least 100' away from anything of consequence .... their root systems are extremely extensive extending well beyond the trunk that's visible above ground.... they've been known to destroy many a septic field as well as water pipes coming into a home. They're also trouble planted too close to foundations and sewer lines which is why.... more and more insurance companies have been denying claims on cracked foundations and the like.... this means we're pretty much on our own with any repair bills to our primary structure or its roof as well as to any utilities brought to our properties that would be damaged by this species.
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We removed 3 that had been planted on our property. It was expensive removing them and really hit us below the belt because they were 30 years old and mammoth... well beyond what our chainsaws could take down. The root systems were down right destructive once the trees matured. While they're growing.... they were big time hogs that robbed edible crops of sufficient water and nutrients. They're not being recommended much by anyone except nurseries with inventories to sell out for a few other reasons too.... like maneuvering equipment around all the limbs they drop and clogging up rain gutters. These trees are in the league of Calleryana Pears... the Bradford Pear is a Calleryana Pear for a reference point and we probably all know how those can fall apart in heavy winds and come crashing down on our roofs. Just about any time we're planting a fast growing tree.... there's a trade off.

[leera]

The only thing within 100 ft of where we intend to plant is it the railroad tracks and that's uphill.
We checked before we started planting anything last year,there are no lines,pipes,wires,buildings,or anything else anywhere near where it will go.

[MollyPitcher]

My sweet potato slips finally arrived the other day and I got them in the ground that afternoon. They were pretty wilted but perked up the next day.

I still have onions to get into the ground from ones I started from seed. Don't know how they'll do--it's probably too late to plant them but I will anyway. If I get nothing more than green onions from them, I guess it's no loss.

Had to water again--our area got a light shower from all the storms blowing through but not really enough to get water down to the roots. The wind dried everything out again almost immediately, so the rain made no real difference.

Bush beans are starting to bloom, and lots of little tomatoes are already set. Many of the sweet cherry pepper plants are just loaded with fruit.

I soaked a handful of mayhaw seeds I had gathered on a trip last year to the piney woods to visit relatives. They've been in the refrigerator for a year and I soaked them and planted them today along with some New Zealand spinach and more luffa seeds. I know I'm a bit far north for mayhaws, but I haven't found information saying they won't grow here, so I'm going to give it a try.

[Lynni]

Having a late winter!! Darn!! I have tomatoes that I started indoors in March and they are 4ft. tall. My indoor veggies are becoming rootbound....where's that SUN?

[mandamichel]

Planted two peach trees, and got the bush beans in today.

Looks like some of the strawberry plants are not gonna make it.
Can't tell on the raspberry, grape, and blackberry...still look like sticks:sad:

Tomatoes look real good though.

Gonna try like hey to get corn, peanuts, zuccinni, pickling cucumbers, and peas in this next weekend.

My poor garden looks awful, having to improvise with it. So we'll see?

[woodchuck acres]

Darn here too. Too wet, wet, wet to get even lettuce in the ground. The few peas I managed to plant earlier are out there looking for life preservers.

[leera]

Moved all my started plants to the starter house,(http://www.flowerhouses.com/products/greenhouses/Starterhouse.htm) this afternoon,after I moved it and mowed all the grass that had grown inside it.It was about 12 inches tall,compared to the lawn at about 5 inches....

Just checked on them,they seem to be fine in there,snug and warm.Will probably do better there than under the grow lights.

I love these things! No,I didn't pay full retail for them,actually found them at the local Salvation Army Store for $10.00 each(I have two),bought them quickly!Had they known how much these retail for,I'm sure the price would have gone up drastically.

[ldsparamedic]

We have peas, maters, honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon, cukes, zuchinni, beets and pumpkins coming up. I'll get the green beans in this weekend. I probably have to replant the dill and carrots as they are not doing too well.

[mandamichel]

The highlight of my day was the green beans came up. Planted peanuts this last Friday....waiting....

Tomatoes still look great but not flowering???

Only one raspberry and one blackberry bush look alive...but not giving up hope for the rest.

What I can't figure out is why the cherry looks so good...the place wouldn't even garauntee *can't spell tonight* it since its out of my zone...hmmmmmm

[Laura]

In the dirt:

Crook Neck Squash
Zucchini
Pickling Cucumbers
Yellow Onions
Red Onions
Strawberries
Grapes

I am hoping when I get home from work today, to slam some more in the beds!!!

[MollyPitcher]

I haven't planted anything else since I put my sweet potatotes in the ground. They're doing ok, but it seems like they should be bigger.

There isn't time to plant much of anything else except perhaps things like okra, cowpeas or crowders, maybe some cantaloupe. Don't know if I will, though, as the garden is pretty full. I've been picking beans and a few tomatoes, they sure were good. Found a couple of cucumbers that I missed and they had turned to blimps, so the chickens gladly disposed of them for me.

I have quite a few native trees and shrubs I started from seed that I want to get in the ground but I'm a bit wary of planting right now because it's been so dry. We got some rain, but I think we're still in for a very long, hot, dry summer. I might wait until fall. The plants are a couple of years old in 1 gal. pots, so they will be ok over the summer if I choose to wait.

[Laura]

Adding to post 46

80 San Marzono Tomato plants
Watermelon
Cucumber
Pumpkin
Cantalope

and more to come!!

[momma_to_seven_chi]

I've gotten out quite a few strawberries already, and a few radishes. Leaf lettuce is about 4" high, so I'm going to just pull up some to thin it a bit. I keep putting out more seeds every 2weeks. In fact, I have resorted to just standing at the edges and tossing seed into the garden to come up wherever it will because we are out of room.
Sweet potatoes are in, peas are up, but don't look as vibrant as I would like. Cucumbers are up onions look great, and we have 2 baby tomatoes about the size of robin eggs growing on the biggest tomato plant. Bush beans are up, brussle sprout plants look awesome, raspberries look good.
The mint is about 8" tall, chives are in bloom with big purple flowers, and all the herbs look good. The stevia is looking great.
I'm so glad it is finally full on spring rather than snowy winter.

[mandamichel]

ARghhhhhhhhhhhh green beans were up a day and gone the next! I think the freaking wabbits ate them.

Was going to attempt putting in some pickle cucumbers (might be to late?) but now gotta try to wabbit proof first.

Interesting enough the animals seem to leave things planted in tires alone.

[wildturnip]

Oh, that's so frustrating! I hope you can find a good solution.

[Builder Ken]

What a year, this is not going to be a good garden year for me. The weather went from cool and wet to hot and humid overnight. We have gotton lots of broccoli and cauliflower tons of radishes and the english peas are starting to put on if they can survive the heat. My tomatoes have been hit with leaf curl not sure what to do since I wont use any chemicals on anything tators are starting to turn brown on the first bunch but it looks like they wont make much from what I have dug up so far but we will see.We went from tons of rain and cool weather to crazy hot 100 today. I hope you all have a better year than what it looks like I will have. Ken

[Equilibrium]

What a year is right.... I feel for you. I've been planting piecemeal every time I get a window of opportunity. Four days straight now that it hasn't rained.... this is such a good thing for me since I'm not exactly a veteran veggie grower. Chin up Builder Ken.... sometimes we have to take a few steps back to take a few forward but.... we'll have more successes than failures if we keep plugging along. The tomatoes might be a goner.... if you don't learn what's doing them in.... might be a good idea to not plant any more in any area in which you've previously planted them. I learned this from the school of hard knocks last year. Also.... good idea to grow tomatoes and peppers and such from certified organic seed.... there's a lot of blights whipping around since we're down to like only 3 mega farms supplying most tomato seedlings and.... they're all located down south where the grow areas don't really hit low enough temps for long enough to rid them of the many emergent strains of the virus.