2025 Gardens

[AlexR 1,787]

How are your gardens doing this year? 

 

My corn is already 6' tall.

And the green beans are doing great as well.

 

Unfortunately I had to destroy the strawberry's as they were overrun by bindweed. And not producing much anymore they are around 7 years old too so it may have been time to go anyway.

So I am working to destroy the bindweed. Seems to be hedge bindweed as it's climbing plants. 

[adsm08 3,134]

Corn didn't do so hot, onions got washed out, lettuce, well me, my parents, my in-laws, and my grandmother will not have to actually buy lettuce this summer.

[ebinmaine 72,317]

We have several things doing well. 

Cukes. Squash. Potatoes. Tomatoes. 

 

Beans got damaged and they restarted. Same with peas. 

[Mickwhitt 5,114]

We've had a long dry spell and the last couple of days have seen heavy rain.

 

Our garden is doing really well.

 

Onions are just about ready, beetroot is cropping and being pickled,  courgette plant is producing loads, corn is high and cobs are swelling, tomatoes doing nicely. 

 

I'm really happy with this year so far, only a small plot but it's producing some lovely food for the two of us 

[Wayne0 1,161]

Mine, not so well. Tomatoes and peppers have been in since early June and are only about 10" tall. I don't understand it. they did great last year!

The Broccoli bolted in the last heat wave. I might still get a little.

On the flip side, the Potatoes are going bonkers! Cukes coming along well too. Beans are setting flowers.

 

[Gasaholic 282]

Ours is about like Wayne0's....  Corn isn't even Knee High yet , 85% of our potatoes drowned (we had unusually heavy rains early June that flooded the garden) Beans where it didn't flood out barely survived, so they were replanted. Beets and Radishes didn't even germinate, Tomatoes and peppers are struggling.  Basically we had to plant late (never even had a spring to speak of - It was either too cold and wet with multiple frosts into early June, or now it is too hot and dry so stuff gets sunburned...) So this year's garden is no where near any harvest we have had over the last 10 years... Already thinking about remediations for next year (Adding more topsoil to the "low" end of the garden which got flooded out/washed out, etc.) Frustrating and disappointing so far this year.  We also just put in 8  4ft x 8 ft x 2ft raised beds closer in and fenced that in to keep deer out - which also got planted late (and hasn't had time for soil to really settle in) but we are hopeful that next year we can finally grow enough peas to have a harvest we can put away for winter (We gave up growing peas as Deer would simply devour them all out in the big garden) 

[AlexR 1,787]

This year has definitely been a weird one. Even people living in the same state can have such different weather. We were fortunate to have a break to actually plant early and then had enough rain to not really even need to water until the last week or two. But we are having some hot days and very high UV levels and our squash and cucumber plants aren't doing well with that. The tomatoes are actually in the shade this year which is different for us this year, and not often recommended as they usually like full sun. But those are doing well enough, and I know other people who have said their tomatoes are not doing well in full sun. 

[oliver2-44 10,674]

Corn, Squash, Cucumbers did well and are done.   Pulled them up last week and planted Peas and Okra. 

Three large Wtermelons on the vines,  and 2 new ones forming. 3 or 4 Cantaloupe should be ripe soon. 

May try to plant a 2nd Corn crop, otherwise that area will be vacant, but still get watered by drip hose irrigation..  

[Wayne0 1,161]

Boy, your growing season is totally opposite ours up here. You're pulling while we're planting!

[oliver2-44 10,674]

On 7/9/2025 at 5:57 PM, Wayne0 said:

Boy, your growing season is totally opposite ours up here. You're pulling while we're planting!

I planted March 10th to 20th. 
We plant Onions Early January and harvest late May. 
 cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, kale, are fall cool weather crops 
 

[oliver2-44 10,674]

While 953nut was busy writing about Mac & Cheese, the grandkids' and I enjoyed the first watermelon from the garden.

I friend of my wife taught us to pick them when the little squiggle vine next to the main stem turn brown. perfect.

The taste of a field ripened melons vs a store one that is picked early and shipped is wonderful!

 

 

We ate about half of it.  I now what I'm have after supper this evening.

P.S. @953 nut August 3rd is National Watermelon Day.

 

Edited Monday at 06:57 PM by oliver2-44