2020 Gardening Bug has bitten.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

I forgot to get pic of the final harvest as it was late Friday evening when we "dug" them up.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Just some of the "baking" size potatoes.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Today the B'day watermelon....

We weighed it before opening it up... 29 pound whopper and sweet to eat.

Edited August 23, 2020 by WVHillbilly520H

[Pullstart 62,698]

Now, let’s talk about weeds!

 

Sometimes though a burden, I wonder if weeds shelter the fruits of our labor from punishing sunlight in the eat?

 

They also provide a natural structure to some of the vine plants!  Note even a pumpkin is hanging from the weeds!

 

images straight from the weed patch 

 

 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

@pullstart, Do I spy an xi series hiding left of pic #2 ? And yes weeds can help or hinder depending on the product... We kept the bean cucumbers area trampled so no weeds but seem everything else is weedy in our garden.

[Pullstart 62,698]

5 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

@pullstart, Do I spy an xi series hiding left of pic #2 ? And yes weeds can help or hinder depending on the product... We kept the bean cucumbers area trampled so no weeds but seem everything else is weedy in our garden.

 

We‘ve only had it here a week or so, but yeah we snatched up a steal of an XI deal!
 

 

 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Its been awhile since I updated... Rain. Rain and more Rain with storms basically killed my garden off these past couple weeks I did manage harvesting the last corn crop today as well another decent sized watermelon and some more tomatoes (that are bursting right as they ripen before we can pick them) all in all it has been an educational as well as rewarding process since not actually doing this for myself (family) nearly 30 years. When it's completely harvested and I take the fence down I'll work the new tiller out grinding all the residual growth back in the earth for winter.

Edited September 5, 2020 by WVHillbilly520H

[Andy N. 2,108]

Well, squirrels and wind storm got most of my corn last month, so did a cleanup today. Wife was gracious enough to help. And this guy was watching us the majority of the morning enjoying a sunflower.

[Pullstart 62,698]

Though we can grow weeds better than crops, we still continue to grow a bounty for harvesting!  Peppers are in the freezer, a few are hanging to grind up.  Zukes and Cukes are the winners of the season, followed by plenty of round red nasty tomato things.  We’ve had quite a few spaghetti squash too!

 

 

 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

Well today the 2020 garden is officially over, I cut the corn stalks off,  pulled the cages from the tomatoes and pulled them up and and cut the last 2 watermelon off the vine... Would be tilling it up with my new PTO driven tiller but my eMax decided to have an electrical gremlin and not start or start but not stay running so that needs to be dealt with... Thank goodness for the  for the winter.

[ebinmaine 67,131]

Trina and her mom finished cleaning theirs out yesterday. 

Better than expected crop this year and some lessons learned. 

Next year will be raised beds as usual and a few more. 

[Greentored 3,201]

Kinda forgot about this thread now that the season is over. Some nice lookin crops here- was a lot of fun watching all the gardens here from start to finish!

Personally, I learned a LOT, had a couple excellent crops, and a lot that failed. This clay is like concrete and the PH is a bit high, so the first plan of attack is to break it up and make it more workable. So far, two trailer loads of 'politics' from my sisters horse stables have been dumped, spread, and plowed under, and all paper shreddings from the shop office are going there too, as well as the fall leaves, coffee grinds and any other non-meat table scraps. The clay is already more workable, and doesn't compact like it did. Plan is to keep doing this for another month, then let it rest so the bugs and worms can do their work til spring.

The girlfriend still thinks it's all just an excuse to hook the plow on Hoss and play.  Shes partially correct

Here's to a better 2021!

 

[Andy N. 2,108]

Prepped for next year's garden today as well. Fully composted horse manure. The tarp made truck clean up way easier than last year.

 

Also planted garlic for next year and forgot to take pics of that.

[Greentored 3,201]

On 10/17/2020 at 7:57 PM, Andy N. said:

Prepped for next year's garden today as well. Fully composted horse manure. The tarp made truck clean up way easier than last year.

 

Also planted garlic for next year and forgot to take pics of that.

Man thats some good lookin' poo.  The tarp trick is the only way to go!