Jardín del Gotch

[AKgardener]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg there called butterflay spinach there supposed to be huge leaves

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg there called butterflay spinach there supposed to be huge leaves

Keep everyone posted.

The Gotch

[AKgardener]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg if your ever feeling froggy bokchoy are very easy to grow indoors so are peas and greenbeans .. try it sometime I’ve got patio eggplant growing again it does very well indoors under lights along side of my 6 pepper plants

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

So it begins: Coupla Space Hybrid Spinach seedlings poked their li'l heads above the soil last night and today!

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Office Depot 2024 Tomato List pad, flanked by Beaver Dam (a WESconsin variety!) & Guindillas de Tolosa Peppers (middle right), and Delistar Cuke seeds (lower left) from @svalli and Inzhir Rozovyi (top middle) and Bacon Lettuce and This Tomato seeds (lower right) from the inimitable @Tormato

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The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Spring is SPRINGIN'! The 1st Garlic Shoot to break the surface!

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The Gotch

[bboomer]

Yes, spring is somewhere near I hope! I have some garlic shoots sticking out of the ground too. And its still February.
As per your recommendation, I am putting all of my cucumber chips on Sweet Success this year. My garden is small so all fingers will be crossed.
BTW, I have hard clay soil too. I suspect that the contractors hauled away the fertile soil and replaced what I have with whatever. I have unearthed all kinds of construction garbage in the yard over the years.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Yes, spring is somewhere near I hope! I have some garlic shoots sticking out of the ground too. And its still February.

Heck, you're all of...what...~1 mile/1.6 kms north of us...?

As per your recommendation, I am putting all of my cucumber chips on Sweet Success this year.

Three (3) new Cukes to trial this season; that said, were there to be only one choice....Sweet Success...All Day!

BTW, I have hard clay soil too. .

To its credit, lotta minerals in that there hard clay.

Here? Raised Beds.

The Gotch

[MissS]

FYI your list is not done yet. Mail is on the way.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

FYI your list is not done yet. Mail is on the way.

Ruh roh! Just yesterday I was telling an AK pal that my Tomato List was a Zero-Sum Game; something has to come off'n it to make room for anything new....

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

FYI your list is not done yet. Mail is on the way.

Just fetched the mail and what do I find? Nine (9!) more varieties added to an already crowded field; yer KILLIN' ME!

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The Gotch

[MissS]

Just returning the favor.

[Yak54]

My first sowing for 2024 happened yesterday and it was Green Curled Ruffec Endive. Will be following up with 9 varieties of lettuce in the coming weeks. These get started in my garage under a hanging florescent light fixture. Don't start tomato seeds till April 7th and pepper seed a week later.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Don't start tomato seeds till April 7th and pepper seed a week later.

Gettin' to be that time, am I right?

I start my Tomatoes on April 2nd (homage to my Dear late Tomato Ranching Father's birthday), and Peppers, Cukes, Basil, & Squarsh ~ten (10) days prior.

The Gotch

[Yak54]

You are always right !

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

You are always right !

The lovely and long suffering Mrs. Gotch might disagree.

Me? I thought I was wrong once...turns out I was...um...mistaken.......

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

The bulbs benefitted from >66"/1.7mms of rain Tuesday, with more on the way tomorrow:

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The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

1st Red Asparagus AKA Peony:

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And Ligularia:

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Now these:

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And these are EARLY and bloomed outta nowhere!

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The Gotch

[AKgardener]

Cucumbers??

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Cucumbers??

Planting Cukes, Squarsh, Herbs, Peppers Easter weekend; Tomatoes April 2nd.

The Gotch