[harrylee]

Well, it's almost the first day of spring and we are planning our 2022 gardens.
This year, as well as my in ground plot, I have built a few planters and going to build a few raised beds also. This will help my old back some I hope. The inground garden will have potatoes, zucchini, melons, that sort of thing. The planters/raised beds will have the smaller stuff that needs more care.

What are your plans for 2022?

 

[harrylee]

Nope....Nothing in the ground before the middle of May around here, plants are early June, can get frost till then.

 

[harrylee]

Screwed together a couple more raised beds this morning. I make them out of old skid wood.
Put some stain on them and ready to put in place when the rest of the snow melts.

 

[harrylee]

That's cool Logan. That look much like my mothers style of flower gardens, she was English also. Came to Canada in the 50s.

 

[harrylee]

I went out to my compost pile with my garden tractor. Tried to scoop up some leaves in the back corner. It is sloped a bit there and I got stuck on the slippery mud. Made a mess.....lol

 

[harrylee]

Very cool....use what you have

 

[harrylee]

Today, I put a couple of raised bads in place and filled most of it. My dirt pile was still frozen in the middle, so will have to wait until it melts before I can finish up.

I also put a cold frame on one of the planters. After a few hours in the sun it really warms the soil.

I also dumped my compost pile onto the garden and started a new one....no pics.

 

[harrylee]

Yesterday, the temp in the cold frame was 60+F after the sun shone on it. We had a bit of snow overnight and the temp is about at freezing. I just looked at the temp of the soil in the cold frame and it's about 40F. I am going to try some carrots and radishes in there this week.

 

[harrylee]

Tilled the ground plot today, turned over the compost pile and planted some seed in the planters....Hopefully spring is finally here,

 

[harrylee]

Wow Harry, you have a lot of land there.

1 1/2 acres.....part of it is bush, but about 1 acre of workable land/lawn.

 

[harrylee]

Planted 3 rows of potatoes this morning, 1 1/2 rows each of Russets and Chieftain Reds. I usually do twice as much, but my doctor says I am borderline diabetic now and have to watch my starch/sugars intake. Trouble is, I love my potatoes.....lol
Looks like rain the rest of the day.

 

[harrylee]

Update on my planters....radish, carrots, beets, beans.

 

[harrylee]

Couple of hot humid days, things are starting to grow now.

Potatoes

Cucumbers

Tomatoes

 

[harrylee]

After a cool spring, things are starting to explode around here. Bit of a heat wave the last few days seems to have helped. It's the first year with raised beds/planters for me so everything is a bit hodgepodge and over crowded.

Cucumbers just starting to grow up trellis.

Tomatoes. Really overcrowded might have to pull a couple out.

Zucchini

Carrots and Beets need thinning

Peppers and Sweet potatoes...not doing much yet

Beans

Onions, more carrots

In the yard garden....Potatoes, Zucchini, Pumpkin, Squash and some corn.

 

[harrylee]

Also, my 4 year old great grand daughter wanted her own garden, so I gave her some seeds and she went to town...This is the result. She must get the over crowding thing from me....lol

 

[harrylee]

July 7 update...Things are really growing now, had a good rain the other day.

 

[harrylee]

Tomatoes and cucumber are finally picking up steam. Potatoes in the background will start getting dug up this week. Wife likes the reds small.

 

[harrylee]

End of July update

sunflowers. The big one hasn’t flowered yet

 

[harrylee]

My great grandkids digging potatoes

 

[harrylee]

Mid Aug update. Heat starting to get to some plants.