What have you planted so far this Spring?

We definitely have enough veggies... but it's the watermelon that I have high hopes for!!

Heh. It always tastes better when its from your own garden!

@TheHorse

@TheHorse Yes that is correct!

@infatuatedbby Ah, we often have that in salads here in California. I like it in small quantities.

That's a bitter tasting lettuce, right?

Do you have the 24th of May weekend as rule of thumb in the UK??

@Hate2Iron No, we have no set date to go by. Personally I just go on what the weather feels like, and make take notice of the weather forecast. It's been known to be frosty even in May, and of course that kills anything just planted.

Is it still too cool there? We are still having some nights in the upper 30s (F), but it's in the 60s most days.

@TheHorse lots, finding time to do anything though. I think I found someone to dig out the beds and prep them, once that is done, it wont take near as long to get some plants and plant stuff. The school has a good sale of already started plants, so may get those, not a bad price either

@Jessicalynnt Sounds good. I hope you get it going. I just find growing stuff really satisfying. It's a slow, mellow "project" that "gives life meaning" for me.

Any plans?

@Courtlynn That really does suck. I wonder if you can have the rule over-turned??

How come? Where are you?

@TheHorse we live in an Apartment Complex. The new people made stupid rules.

I'd get some stuff planted before leaving Then you have the sprouts to look forward to when you get back!

@TheHorse it was too cold as well.

Darling daughter must have been a farmer in her last life. I'm quite happy just buying what I want but she thinks that I'm crazy!!

@TheHorse I had bought a piece of yam from the market It had a less than quarter inch projection on top. I slowly sliced it and planted it and now it has become a plant. I will plant it in a bigger pot and wait for results. This activity kept me merrily on my toes for quite a few days.

I love planting stuff! I think I like watching it grow more than the harvest itself!

@TheHorse Our tomatoes were attacked by afids. The plans are slowly dying. We tried everything - soap/water mixed sprayed on - blasted them with the hose finally Liquid Seven - we have a lot of tomaotes but no more blooms and we will probably have to pick most of them green as the plant withers away and it had been beautiful!

Did I remember to send you some? Any hints about tomatoes? Mine are looking sickly.

@AbbyGreenhill Oh, mine haven't made it that far. Can I send you some hungry lady bugs?

@TheHorse Yeah, you can't use bamboo shoots to make anything except food with, pony. The bamboo I grow has a very mild flavor and seems to go well with whatever meat I am cooking. I treat it like carrots and slice the tender shoot up into little rounds, then put them around the meat so they soak up some of the juices as it cooks. This give the bamboo some delicious flavor and the bamboo has the same nutrition as an onion. So you win both ways! If Pretty uses any of the bamboo we grow in her handicrafts, the stalks must be harvested the second year or later after they sprouted. Until the second year bamboo will simply fall apart when it sits for a few days drying. There is very little you can use bamboo for until it matures after the first year.

@DaddyEvil Good bamboo information. Do you think the bamboo they use for speaker cabinets is the same kind you grow?

They're making speaker cabinets out of bamboo now! But alas, I don't have the technology here.

I hope I never lose my "farming" mojo. It's one of the things that gives my life "meaning." Plus it's a good activity for the kids I work with.

@nanette64 Does it hurt too much to be out there planting stuff?

@TheHorse Definitely on both counts. If my spine wasn't so screwed up I'd probably be still doing it.

Ideas are good. Do you think some of them will bear fruit?

@TheHorse I hope so. I just finished my book, so I hope it bears fruit. Hoping to have it published this summer.

Is she the boss?

@TheHorse - Of course. Makes my life a lot easier.

We have full size and the baby ones. I'm starting to wonder if we might have too many of them lol!

I'm gonna go today and see how my snow peas are doing at Kaiser. Last Summer, the evil pluckers of my snow peas planted Roma tomatoes in their stead, which I gobbled up shamelessly.

Can you get some pots and keep them by the front door? It might look festive!

@manasamanu Can you get another one and maybe plant some corn and a sunflower or two, with pretty flowers and green beans around the bottom?

@TheHorse That's a good idea , we have a single pot at the door in which the Eucalyptus plant is been planted.

@TheHorse The first batch are onto their second set of leaves. I think that we are behind though... we have never done anything like this before!

I hope your seedlings are happy. I'll let mine get bigger before I transfer them into bigger pots.

Oh, I've munched a few green beans. I should take a picture of how things look now.

Are you going to? I know I get a sense of satisfaction from watching my "farm" grow.

They're still doing well. Some have made it to the preschool. But my tomatoes...tomatoes are like cats to me...they don't obey.

We have mint at the prechool where I work.

Any advice about tomatoes? Mine aren't doing so well!