I realised I had forgotten to start my Armenian Cucumber seeds so just put them up today. I start them inside so they will sprout quickly.

i like growing chives

Chives are yummy, I love both chives and the green tops off onions.

Well, hurray for me! I had to get potting soil so I went to our local nursaery and bought two bags. While I was there I bought a yellow zucchini called Buckingham. I though yellow ones were summer squash but they are calling this a zucchini. Definately yellow. In single small pots but I have two nice seedlings in mine. So I will be potting them up and have two pots of yellow zucchini and the three pots of green.

I also bought a six pack of cauliflower seedlings. I have never grown cauliflower, I don't even buy it at the store!

And I really, really had to stop myself from buying strawberry plants that I have no room for.

I planted my two yellow Zucchini. They are in pots. And I made a place for the 6 cauliflowers, planted them but realised I had 7 in the tray. An extra seedling. So I put that one in a small pot.

I forgot to say they are Snow Crown Cauliflowers. I googled Snow Crown and it gets very good reviews as a dependable great producing variety.

I didn't get a chance to plant my home grown seedlings today so that is first thing on the adgeda for tomorrow. My new yellow fruited Zucchini plants look really great. I have now got quite the zucchini garden this year.

Cauliflower is a winter crop here. Depending on your report, I might try some this year.

Cauliflower is a very good veggie but can be difficult to grow to a good size and aphids and cabbage worms love it.

Cabbage worms love all those cabbage family crops here. Last year they were all over my kale. But I didn't like the kale, it has not been brought back this year. Will just have to spray my cauliflower and brocoili with BT this year. Didn't do that last year.

Debra, that's the spirit. Expand that veggie garden!

I decided I needed to start the rest of my seeds so I am starting inside my cowpeas, bush beans, yard long beans and some Scartett runner beans. They have joined the Armenian cucumbers that I set up the other day but have not sprouted as yet. I start them inside using those veggie six or 4 pack cells that I reuse and just put fresh potting mix in. Then I keep them in my kitchen cause it is warm and the seeds usually sprout quickly. After the seeds break the surface I bring them outside in the sunshine. If its still cold, I bring them in at night and put them out during the day. So lets see how long it takes them to sprout.

I also planted in ground my seedlings that I had I grew myself of cucumbers Straight Eight, Suyo Long and Camilla. And the melons seedlings. Planted them in ground also. I have Avara, Green Machine and Sakura.

I am taking no chances, I sprinkled the Sluggo around as soon as I finished planting. Don't want the slugs to eat up my seedlings. Last year I had bought Burpless Cuke seedlings and the slugs totally ate and wiped out the first batch. I had to buy them again and replant. I learned my lesson. Sluggo out as soon as they are planted.

Some of my Pepper plants have open flowers already. And my Suggery grape tomato not only has flowers but 5 green fruits already. And I see Sungold has open flowers today also. And Viva Italia has been flowering. The rest of the tomato plants are doing well, growing and much bigger than they were when planted.

My Zucchini have buds forming, I can see them. But my eggplant isn't doing much of anything yet. Just sitting there.

So pictures of what I got acomplished and other things.

My cauliflower seedlings. All planted.


The new yellow zucchini.


My veggies on the driveway.


Upstairs is the trellis were I have my cukes and melons.


As you can see if I move further back, I use up all the available space around here. They are in the main path that goes thru my backyard daylily bed.


And further back yet shows more of the backyard.


Most of my veggie farm is set up on the driveway side of my house.


Green Machine melons I started from seed and planted in this humungous pot.


Nasturtums I always plant here in what I call my nasturtium tower. I just plant seeds.


Bok Choi seedlings.


Zen Greens.


Tower Square garden bed. Lettuce, radishes, peppers and tomatoes. Yard Long beans will go up the trellis netting.


The biggest tomato bed. 20 plants in here. Big Beef,. Jet Star, Rutgers and Supersonic tomatoes growing.

And I use cover crops of Crimson Clover and Hairey Vetch as ornamental plants along the side of the house.

Rita

I really get a kick out of my pots on the driveway. The yard guy was here early this morning, they cut my grass. He was looking at all my veggies. Said that I didn't grow zucchinu last year. True. This is my first year. Those zucchinis are growning so well.

My tomato plants I put in April 29th and it turned out to be the right decision. That was very early and they were barely visable in the straw mulch but my how they have grown.


Super Sugar Snap direct seeded into the ground on March 21. Growing great. I just left it to sprawl were it wants to go.


Pots of Mamoth Melting Snow Peas.


And the Sugar Lace II Snaps also in pots.

My brocoli haven't even begon to make heads yet.


Zen greens. I have no idea what Zen greens are! Anyway I am trying them as a salad green because they are supposed to last all summer. Tasted a leaf and it wasn't bad.


I pulled the pots of snow peas slightly further apart. These things really grow. This variety, Mamoth Melting Snow Pea grows 5-6 feet high.


Excited to see the little fruit or what will be the fruit on my new yellow zuchini plants.


green ones too


eggplants

Rita, I think it is amusing--and endearing--that the yard guy paid enough attention last year and this to notice the zucchini was new. Got-cherself a winner in that one, I think.

Oh, I don't find it surprising that he remembers what I grow. I gave him tomatoes and cucumbers last year and he commented that I never grow zucchini. So not surprising that he noticed the eggplant and zucchini this year. Plus the pots on the driveway are rather noticable!

Plus he thinks I am some sort of super gardener. Loves the roses and the tulips and all the flowers. I remember the year that I turned my veggie garden into another daylily bed he told me it was a very bad idea for me. That I would never be able to go without my veggie garden. He was absolutely correct in that!

Pea blossoms!!!! My first pea blossoms of this spring have appeared. My Norli peas that I have inground in a section of veggie garden have blossoms started.