Seedlings about ready

hello grand pa bob
how interesting to see a topic regarding vegetable and garden
to my amusement it really a lovely garden you are maintaining
actually i am gonna start a vegetable garden near my place once the summer is out
and i would really consider if you could help me in giving some tips

I usually have a garden. But we want to move and I didn't see the sense in starting one up this year. Now it looks like we won't move before the fall. Way to go hubby:(

Hey GndpaB

I see you are still sporting your cap and yest it still makes me smile,

I have to say that its been years since I've had a garden, but I just haven't had a place that was big enough for it, or had soil that was good enough for a garden.

Maybe someday I can have some home grown tomatoes and some fresh veggies and fruit....nothing beats home grown.

Mooch

I really wanted a garden this year especially with the prices of food going up and up but I had major surgery on April 8th and havent' gotten back to myself yet so no garden planted yet. If I can, I may try to plant a late garden since we live where it doesn't snow, it might work. I will have to hope that I heal soon so I can get something planted for us. It sounds like you have a great selection of stuff in your garden!

I only have my flower gardens out front as the dogs own the little bit of back yard that we do have here in the city. I grew up on a farm in northern Wisconsin and we used to have a 3/4 acre garden. My dad was old school and I can remember watching him with a hand cultivator and then sitting on the row maker to sink the rows deep enough for some of the plants like potatoes. I was 10 or 11 when he finally started having a friend of his come over with his tractor and break the ground in the spring. I am 46 and my daddy was 45 when I was born. I cannot imagine doing all the back breaking stuff he did.
Rev Wendy

You make me jealous and i want to start digging..LOL..what did you use to dig up the area? Do you have a machine or are you using a hoe? possible hands only?
I have alot of useless grass i want gone to make an area like you have..maybe this weekend??

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The only seeds I planted didn't make it, so this week I just planted the seeds directly into the ground. I have mustard, peppers, radishes and squash planted. I hope to get some tomato starts, but my favorite, the yellow pear, are really hard to find..I went to a pretty large nursery last week and they didn't have them..

Aw I'm so jealous. I can't have a garden this year. I find it so calming, something I need right now. Well I hope you are having fun out in the sun and getting your garden in. It sounds like it will be a wonderful garden with lots of variety. Have you ever tried yellow carrots? They are soooo sweet!

Most everything is growing really well so far in my garden. I'm really happy and shocked as this is the first time I have ever done a garden. I am going to have to go out this weekend and do a little weeding though. I can't get out there much during the week as I am at work. I already have strawberries growing on my strawberry plant.