Garden 2022

[bondhu]

gettin a jump!
Anybody else started?

 

[rcb216]

Middle of April before I start. I drool through the Burpees catalog a few times already

 

[barney]

I've never grown Mt. Merit, but a buddy of mine did for several years. I really like it a lot.

 

[bondhu]

First year for me. I am going to try and run them white cornfield beans up that bloody butcher corn?

 

[bondhu]

April is when I will start. Hope to have lettuce out end of this month.
Its barneys fault clicked on that Holmes link. Next thing I knew it cost me fity.

 

[barney]

First year for me. I am going to try and run them white cornfield beans up that bloody butcher corn?

It'll be a jungle!

 

[xbokilla]

Last year did a little raised garden with my little girl. Didn’t plant until first of May. Did some romaine lettuce but was a flop. Was told I didn’t start early enough. I hadn’t messed with a garden since I was a kid and I’m admittedly out of touch. Is now the time for lettuce or midMarch? I’d like to have a little lettuce and broccoli this year. Other stuff did fine waiting until May and had peppers and tomatoes right through October.

 

[barney]

Last year did a little raised garden with my little girl. Didn’t plant until first of May. Did some romaine lettuce but was a flop. Was told I didn’t start early enough. I hadn’t messed with a garden since I was a kid and I’m admittedly out of touch. Is now the time for lettuce or midMarch? I’d like to have a little lettuce and broccoli this year. Other stuff did fine waiting until May and had peppers and tomatoes right through October.

Any time in March is great for lettuce. Will you use plants or start from seed?

 

[Little FR]

Just salted my asparagus bed. Already have seeds ready to go and tiller fired right up so reckon I’m ready.

 

[xbokilla]

Any time in March is great for lettuce. Will you use plants or start from seed?

Probably plants.

 

[barney]

Probably plants.

Lettuce really benefits from being covered with row cover and a really good drink of half strength miracle gro every 10 days or so.

 

[Little FR]

Lettuce really benefits from being covered with row cover and a really good drink of half strength miracle gro every 10 days or so.

I don’t fertilize or water my garden. Ever. It still grows. Maybe raised beds need it.

 

[Brit's and Birds]

For those more seasoned than I, what is the best all around potato for home gardens that is still relatively easy to grow? Figured I'd give potatoes a try this year but never grown them before so looking what variety I should start with. Really prefer something that's good all around (baked, mashed, fries, soup/stew, etc), but know that may not be a thing.

Any other tips for growing potatoes?

 

[Feedman]

Kennebec's would probably be the all around choice.

 

[barney]

Kennebec is hard to beat for all purpose use.