Mar 4, 2023·edited Mar 4, 2023Liked by William Hunter Duncan
How wonderful! Sad but here in the desert, we're more limited. Tomato plants for sure! Of course, stuff like gourds, melons, squash, and garlic do well here. Our backyard isn't enclosed and there are coyotes going through regularly so we're limited by that, too. Can you grow plants and just keep them inside with grow lights? When it comes to gardening, I am woefully ignorant!!
This is really inspiring! Looks like you are off to a good start for planting a big garden this year. I need to decide what I will grow and gather supplies for growing seedlings.
Love it! Maybe the Brussels sprouts just have a very heavy initial leaf?
Ron and I grow some food, too. The problem for us is with summer produce: Tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, and green beans, which all pretty much give the most fruit while we are on our summer RV trip. Sad! I mean, it's nice for our friends who care for our house and garden, but not so much for us. Luckily, we can grow lettuces, chard, kale, and arugula year round. And we eat A LOT of deep greens, both raw and sautéed!
Still, I'm planning to plant seedlings and larger plants this year to jumpstart the growing process. We ought to be "over" the frost here in central California within 4-6 weeks. It's been a bitch of a winter, with more cold temperatures and freezing that I recall in nearly 20 years of living here. Already, many wine grape growers have lost crops due to the incessant daytime temps of 45-55 (normally 60-70 with occasional warm days of 75-85) and the repetitive frosts.
But some of our greens actually volunteered already, so that's nice.
I'll keep in touch about our summer trip. Looking like we would be in your area around July 15 as we move eastward.
As JMG might say, you are serving as an example for others :)
How wonderful! Sad but here in the desert, we're more limited. Tomato plants for sure! Of course, stuff like gourds, melons, squash, and garlic do well here. Our backyard isn't enclosed and there are coyotes going through regularly so we're limited by that, too. Can you grow plants and just keep them inside with grow lights? When it comes to gardening, I am woefully ignorant!!
Please keep us posted!!
This is really inspiring! Looks like you are off to a good start for planting a big garden this year. I need to decide what I will grow and gather supplies for growing seedlings.
Love it! Maybe the Brussels sprouts just have a very heavy initial leaf?
Ron and I grow some food, too. The problem for us is with summer produce: Tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, and green beans, which all pretty much give the most fruit while we are on our summer RV trip. Sad! I mean, it's nice for our friends who care for our house and garden, but not so much for us. Luckily, we can grow lettuces, chard, kale, and arugula year round. And we eat A LOT of deep greens, both raw and sautéed!
Still, I'm planning to plant seedlings and larger plants this year to jumpstart the growing process. We ought to be "over" the frost here in central California within 4-6 weeks. It's been a bitch of a winter, with more cold temperatures and freezing that I recall in nearly 20 years of living here. Already, many wine grape growers have lost crops due to the incessant daytime temps of 45-55 (normally 60-70 with occasional warm days of 75-85) and the repetitive frosts.
But some of our greens actually volunteered already, so that's nice.
I'll keep in touch about our summer trip. Looking like we would be in your area around July 15 as we move eastward.
Meanwhile, happy pre-gardening!