Planting started

Hello Manleyjoe, I haven't started any work in the garden yet. I planned to go plant some raspberry trees tomorrow and on Saturday I'm going to plant some new trees for fruits. This year I'll plant one cherry tree (to replace one of the two I planted last spring), two peach trees, two apricot trees, three plum trees and a lot of hazelnut trees. I just can't wait to see my orchard growing!

I love radishes and I have tried to grow them several times but they only grow to a very tiny size, gardening is not one of my strong points.

I haven't got anything outside yet, but I have lettuce, radishes and onions growing in pots inside. I put them out in the afternoons when it warms up. It's still a little chilly here, but the sun has been warm. The lettuce is almost big enough to make a sandwich and I'm ready for it! I have intentions of getting out and cleaning up the gardens this weekend. Some things are starting to grow, like rhubarb and I want to see which ones of my herbs and other things made it through the winter.

Well due to this yr. being a lot wetter than normal I am sure not many Gardens got planted anywhere this yr. around here, and are going to be lucky if they have good results. Usually we plant stuff such as Carrots, and Onions, and sometimes other stuff. We do have Strawberry plants that are continuing to produce that we bought last yr. and have gotten some strawberries off of them already.

I've got nothing started except for my food, starting everytime i'm about to eat and talk.. lol =D Just kidding! I've started in training competitively for a full marathon at the end of the year.. It's gonna be my first competitive marathon even though i have run equal distances, but at a leisure pace.. I hope i will be able to finish in a decent time, and that will be more achievement.. haha

Hi Manly. Good for you! But, didn't you just have snow a few days ago? Will your radishes survive another cold snap?

I have peas that we are picking. I have planted cucumbers for pickles and lots of different kinds of tomatoes and three types of peppers. Lots of herbs and that is it so far. I have a lot of seed and need to prepare more seedbeds for planting. Oh, I planted purple potatoes too.

Hi manleyjoe, I think I have to take a piece of cake and a hot cup of coffee first to give me some energy I then can start reading and typing here The weather in this tropical region is fine and comfortable in the morning. The rest of the time it's scorching. Tropical vegetable plants grow well here. My long beans, chilies, eggplants, lady's fingers, sweet potatoes, etc grow vigorously and vividly during rainy days Happy posting

WOW...from snow to 79, in one week, quite a temperature transition! In my area, a 7, I just turned all the soil, weeded and am ready for spring planting of cool weather crops in about two weeks! I will be planting, beans, peas, all forms of kales, lettuces, and of course Spinach! The radish seed I mix with the other seed, as it propogates so fast..it distinctly marks each row, and when I pull them, they aerate the other seeds. Sorta, like killing two birds with one stone. Last Fall, I ceremoniously (because I revere)planted nearly 900 Garlic (897) of many different varieties. My biggest challenge, this winter (the coldest on record) was to keep them from freezing..lots of mulching, and row covers on..row covers off! Phew! So I had a busy winter gardening, too. Usually, I can grow Kale, brussels, etc., all winter...NOT this year. Can't wait for a sun-kissed tomato or strawberry, tho! Take care..and Cheers!