Harvesting Time - What are you growing?

[Blueszilla]

We 'employ' about 10-15 regulars. This is a community garden, all volunteer and anybody is welcome to participate. We ask for a donation, typically $100 a season per family, but it isn't mandatory, and the only 'pay' is fresh fruits and vegetables when that time comes. The donation money goes to purchase/maintain our equipment and supplies. The landowner allows us to use the plot in exchange for sharing in the bounty and she also gets a land use tax break from the county. We sell our produce at a local farmers market, but we also give away a lot of what we grow to garden members/volunteers some local church groups, and one or two food banks and shelters. In reality it's something fun to do for a bunch of old friends, more interesting and cheaper than going to the bar during the week, although it hasn't kept us from consuming significant quantities of beer. It's kind of a 'boys club' activity (there are some females who frequent) that just happens to be a productive endeavor.

 

[drumsnbass]

I just harvested a few hundred acres of soybeans. Does that count?

 

[Blueszilla]

It does if the few hundred acres is your garden, although maybe that's what you do for a living? That's a one hell of a hobby.

 

[Titania]

It's been so cold here, that we're still a week or two away from being able to put in a garden. We have a small raised bed garden and normally plant 1/2 tomatoes, 1/2 cucumbers, peppers, other stuff. This year, I'm switching out all of the tomatoes to 20 gal Smart Pots, leaving the rest of the old garden for other stuff. Not exactly sure what "other stuff" will be this year. We'll see what looks interesting when we go to pick up seedlings in a couple of weeks.

 

[drumsnbass]

It does if the few hundred acres is your garden, although maybe that's what you do for a living? That's a one hell of a hobby.

It's what I do for a living though in some ways it is kind of a hobby.

 

[MJ5150]

I have a pineapple, cilantro, and some celery growing in cups on the window sill. I'm going to transplant them this weekend to some larger pots.

-Mike

 

[drumsnbass]

I have a pineapple, cilantro, and some celery growing in cups on the window sill. I'm going to transplant them this weekend to some larger pots.

-Mike

Me thinks your pineapple harvest will be a very long time a comin'...

 

[edpal]

Been picking Asparagus(7-10 lbs./week), here is some of my mushroom crop. It's an everyday thing at this time of year, we dehydrate whatever we are not going to use or give away. The standard size Bic is to show size, this is common for many genres from what I've seen. Apparently Bics are everywhere.

 

[MJ5150]

Me thinks your pineapple harvest will be a very long time a comin'...

Two years at least.

-Mike

 

[Gaolee]

We will have lettuce and spinach soon. The peas are a little while off, and the tomatos and peppers are farther off. The cherry tree looks like it is going to produce a really heavy crop this year. The peach has been resting for a bit, probably because I'm trying to get it back in shape after not pruning it for several years. We will also have a decent strawberry crop. Not back for a 45x110 urban lot that also has a bunch of other things on it, like a house, and grass, and rocks, and trees and stuff.

 

[buldog5151bass]

I used to have deer come picking and rin my garden. Last year I started planting hot peppers at the corner of my raised beds. They took a few bites, but have not returned.

 

[edpal]

We will have lettuce and spinach soon. The peas are a little while off, and the tomatos and peppers are farther off. The cherry tree looks like it is going to produce a really heavy crop this year. The peach has been resting for a bit, probably because I'm trying to get it back in shape after not pruning it for several years. We will also have a decent strawberry crop. Not back for a 45x110 urban lot that also has a bunch of other things on it, like a house, and grass, and rocks, and trees and stuff.

Sounds very nice for a city lot. I had one like that or smaller, garden from edge to edge at back - all trash when I moved in. You mention the resting - I'm having that with a pear tree that produced super good last year. Mine has only made a handful of blossoms compared to it's orchard mates.

I think it would be cool if we could see global position of members with a garden . . . Just to imagine.

 

[Gaolee]

Fruit trees do that. They overproduce and then take a year off if you don't manage them. I don't manage the peach tree, so it breaks itself by overbearing and then takes a couple years off when I hack it up to deal with what just happened. The big problem we have with harvesting fruit is the squirrels take bites out of all the peaches and the birds wipe out the cherry tree just as the cherries start ripening. Fortunately, a hawk seems to have moved into the neighborhood, so that will help. It sounds like the deep woods, but it's an old neighborhood in Seattle that is small, 100 year old houses on small lots.

If we did a map, my guess is that there would be bass players with gardens scattered all over the world.

 

[Blueszilla]

Garden is growing and healthy, chile starting to pop. Nice photo from yesterday afternoon.Link Removed

 

[edpal]

I used to have deer come picking and rin my garden. Last year I started planting hot peppers at the corner of my raised beds. They took a few bites, but have not returned.

If you have a vacuum cleaner with a bag or canister, sprinkle some of the powder from it in/around your garden. Human skins and hair, DOG skin and hair - that'll keep most deer away. Almost as good as coyote pee. Stop right there - I meant for the garden.

Strawberries, pea pods, radishes and radish greens so far - all else is kicking butt as it should. Eggplants look like screen- material from flea beetle bites. A little organic pyrethrins took care of that crap.

 

[mellowinman]

Right now we are feasting on strawberries and Romaine lettuce. Soon will come corn, potatos, tomatoes, brussel sprouts, onions, various peppers, some herbs, and other stuff. My wife does most of the work. She works as a school bus driver, and has the summer off. She's most likely out there RIGHT NOW.

 

[Passinwind]

Harvesting: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, goji berries, tons of peas, lettuce, garlic, rosemary.

Just finished planting all the hot peppers for this year. We went for lots of milder ones like Serranos, Cora, Aruba, Bulgarian Carrot, Hungarian Wax, Chile de Arbol, and Poblanos this year. My wife showed up with some orphan Mustard Habaneros yesterday, though, after telling me not to plant so many nukers this year.

 

[Passinwind]

This week it been really hot, finally time for the first fresh salsa of the year soon.

So now: artichokes, Bulgarian Carrot (Shipka) peppers, Serranos, Pepperoncinis, Thai basil, cilantro, peas (just finished), cherry tomatoes, oregano, and still Goji berries and raspberries.

 

[Blueszilla]

So far we have only some zucchini, romaine lettuce and radishes. Chile plants are beginning to produce fruit, though nothing ready to pick. Going down there to weed today so I will take some pics. We also have harvested some white onions and our patch of garlic. Garlic is not real big, but it's hot and very tasty.

 

[DerHoggz]

Been picking Asparagus(7-10 lbs./week), here is some of my mushroom crop. It's an everyday thing at this time of year, we dehydrate whatever we are not going to use or give away. The standard size Bic is to show size, this is common for many genres from what I've seen. Apparently Bics are everywhere.
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Those are mini Bics aren't they, cheater.