X's Gardening Journey

[oneeye]

Got the 2 tomatoes plants into their their 15gal grow bags along with their companion basil plants. The yellow potato has sprouted through the soil, so I buried it under a couple of inches of new soil. Transplanted 2 cucumber seedlings into a 10gal bag.
The first of the carrots took about 8 days to germinate. They are in a 5gal bucket.
Still have to transplant the kale, Swiss chard, and romaine seedlings into the raised planter and grow bags. I'll be seeding the string beans soon.
So, far, I've been unsuccessful with the spinach and cilantro seeds. Even tried a second tray of spinach. Nothing has terminated. I'm going to try a different spinach brand, and retry the cilantro with the crushing the seed method I saw on YT.
Still waiting for the overnight temp to remain in the 50's before I get everything out of the greenhouse. I’ve been very impressed by this little greenhouse. It has so far fair very well against a few days of high winds.
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Its importaint to put a thermometer in the green house to keep an eye on the temp and humidity.

 

[Xraycer]

Its importaint to put a thermometer in the green house to keep an eye on the temp and humidity.

Yep, I've got one in there.

 

[Xraycer]

Looks like the warm season is coming in as of this coming weekend. I signed up for an OT second shift this Saturday, but Sunday I'm completely free. So, the plan is set up the garden. I'm going for a 10'x10' plot, enclosed with t posts and chicken wire.
Carrots and potato container are doing great! I just fully filled in the rest of the 15gal potato bag with soil, yesterday. Should I thin the carrots, that are in close proximity to one another, or should I just leave it be? Both tomato plants are getting sticky, but has done much in regards to height. Hopefully, the coming warmer weather will invigorate it's growth.
Finally, got a few sprouts from my spinach seeds. Kale seedlings seems to be doing well, and hopefully will get them outside into raised planter this weekend, as well.
It's going to be a lot of work, but really looking forward to this weekend!

 

[Martin Mikulcik]

Thinning the carrots will give you dramatically bigger carrots. I go about 3 inches, but it's no rush until they're touching.

I've done cucumbers in 55 gallon pots before, and man do they need a lot of water

Nice fabric pots they look like the ones i make

 

[Xraycer]

Nice fabric pots they look like the ones i make

They're just the ones sold on Amazon.
Planning to set up a simple automated drip system.

 

[Xraycer]

Got all my seedlings into grow bags, today. Unfortunately, temps are supposed to drop for the next several days, so the plants will be staying in the greenhouse a bit longer.
T-posts are installed. Planning to install the chicken wires on Monday.

yellow potato

better boy tomato

zucchini and mini sweet peppers

cucumber and green beans

carrots

Swiss chard

kale

Scallions and bok choy

 

[Ruderunner]

Cukes and green beans? Bush type I hope. I once made the mistake of pole beans and indeterminate tomatoes together.

 

[Xraycer]

Cukes and green beans? Bush type I hope. I once made the mistake of pole beans and indeterminate tomatoes together.

Don't know if they're "bush" types or not. What would be the issue with these 2 species in the same container?

 

[Ruderunner]

Tangling. It was hard to pick tomatoes or beans in the mess I ended up with.

 

[Xraycer]

Tangling. It was hard to pick tomatoes or beans in the mess I ended up with.

My plan is to trellis them and train them a good distance away from one another.

 

[Meadowlark]

My plan is to trellis them and train them a good distance away from one another.

Excellent choice actually @Xraycer .

Cucumbers and beans make excellent companion plants. Nitrogen enrichment from the beans, effective space utilization. attraction for beneficial insects all make the whole greater than the parts.

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[Ruderunner]

Sure. My warning was about variety not health. Bush beans with indeterminate cukes would be fine, or vice versa.

As for spreading them out, I've often seen pole beans reach out 4 feet looking for something to climb. Plan accordingly.

 

[Xraycer]

With my daughter's college graduation +6hr away and my oldest sister coming in tomorrow night from LA, we've been super busy. I started cleaning around the house in the morning, then in the afternoon, I turned my full attention to finish putting up the garden fencing. The 2 tomato plants are outgrowing the mini greenhouse, so I needed to get them out of there. I worked into the evening, but it got done. Including a simple gate.
Next up is laying down weed cloth for the flooring the arrange the veggies accordingly. My sister's visit is going to slow my progress, but she'll only be here for 5 days. Plus, the hardest part is done.

 

[Ruderunner]

Have her help.

 

[Xraycer]

Have her help.

She would absolutely. Wouldn't even have to ask. I just prefer to work alone.