What Did You Do In Your Garden Today?

[Mike]

Gardens are something that some folks tend to every day, so I thought this would be a good thread idea. Let's see what you're doing in your garden today. It might even encourage others to get out there and get some work done in their own gardens!

While I didn't do anything in the garden today, just a few days ago we went over to the garden (it's actually not on the same property as where I live) just to have a look to see what needs to be done soon to get ready for spring planting.

This is the second year with this garden and, needless to say, the weeds are still everywhere! So, a good tilling is definitely in our very near future. I'll probably get all these weeds mowed down, then till them into the soil. Hopefully, assuming I get to it soon, those weeds can start to break down and add a little nutrient back to the soil. While not the most effective thing, I'm sure, they're like my own built-in cover crop.

We also checked on the strawberry patch. It's looking awesome! For those wondering, last year we grew strawberries in and old container that I cut in half. After the season was over, we transplanted them all into a new spot in the ground. The plan is to use that spot to just grow plants. In fact, we very well may pinch all the blooms off to just keep the plants growing and, more importantly, spreading. We're hoping to build a hydroponic strawberry rack this year and use our current strawberry plants for that. The hope is that the ground patch will provide us with enough plants for the hydroponic rack every year so we don't have to buy them.

Anyways, that's all we're up to right now. It's almost spring, though, and it's definitely close enough to start getting some ground work done!

Here's a photo that @Meadowlark uploaded to another site but I'm sure he won't mind me using it here. Looks like he had a good day in the garden this day!

 

[Jukebox Actual]

Today I figured out how much water it took to fully flood my cannabis plants. Mixed fert for all the things. Trimmed my lone surviving cherry tomato plant from winter. Trimmed the dragon tree and propagated some wandering jews. (propagated, not persecuted!)

 

[Mike]

Today I figured out how much water it took to fully flood my cannabis plants. Mixed fert for all the things. Trimmed my lone surviving cherry tomato plant from winter. Trimmed the dragon tree and propagated some wandering jews. (propagated, not persecuted!)

Everything we planted for the fall is completely dead with the exception of a few lone purple cabbage plants but they're not growing. I'm guessing the last frost set them back. Do you know the proper name for the Wandering Jew flowers? I had a co-worker who called it that, and that's what we call it at work (we have a lot of it growing), but several people around here call it Purple Heart.

 

[Meadowlark]

The Wandering Jew plant is also known as Tradescantia zebrina or Inch Plant.

I saw where a woke person advocated Wandering Dude as a more fitting name.

 

[Mike]

Please, for the love of all that is holy, let's not start calling it Wandering Dude!

 

[Jukebox Actual]

FYI, this is Ostrodamus if you hadn't gathered that yet.

 

[Meadowlark]

I suspected that showing southern Colorado. Welcome aboard!

 

[Meadowlark]

@Mike in that photo above you posted check out the Okra on the tomatoes...that's Beck's Big Buck and next to the carrots is Jambalaya okra. My two favorites.

 

[Mike]

@Mike in that photo above you posted check out the Okra on the tomatoes...that's Beck's Big Buck and next to the carrots is Jambalaya okra. My two favorites.

I might have it backwards then. Those Jambalaya may be a little too small for pickling, but look fat enough they'd be great in gumbo and jambalaya, which I assume is why they got their name. I think those others would fair well better for pickling I think.

Have you ever grown those Burgundy? My mom is really wanting to grow a red variety because my dad always told her he preferred those and we never got the chance to grow any while he was still alive. He got some seeds from a friend of his one year, to use the next, but shortly after he became sick and we're not even sure what happened to those. Supposedly the ones he had made some relatively big ol' pods and were still pretty tender. Looking around online those Burgundy okra looked to be about the closest to fitting that description.

Anyways, may still give the Jambalaya and Big Beck both a shot and just do three different okra varieties this year. Sure ain't gonna hurt my feelings to have to eat some extra okra this year!

 

[Meadowlark]

No, have never tried the Burgundy...happy with the two I raise. Go for it and let us know what you think of the Burgundy. The best way to learn about different varieties is to grow them simultaneously and compare. Works for me.