Well, supposedly we're supposed to be getting some rain for about the next week...good percentages for small amounts .10-.25". I wanted to get some things planted and had this afternoon to get it done it. I don't think I used the space as well as it could be used, but I'll (hopefully) learn. Remember, I have no idea what I'm doing.
The nearest row is filled with tomatoes...36" apart. The tomato plants had all gotten quiet big. I'm not sure how they will turn out. They were probably close to 20" tall. I trimmed most of the limbs off to the top, dug a 1-1/2' long hole, strew a pinch of fertilizer in there, laid them down and covered them up. The white you see in the picture are some collars I have for cut-worms, actually the top of the styrofoam cups the plants were in...again, I have no idea what I'm doing. As you can see, there are three types of tomatoes...all from seed, Mortgage Lifters, Brandy Wind Red, and some Roma VF. Now...I gotta figure something to hold them up with...stakes, trellis, cages, hovercraft...
The next row to the right is a mix. 17 hills (maybe too much?)of Clemson Spineless okra at the far end, yellow crookneck squash this side of them, and a couple of bell pepper plants at the near end.
The next (third) row to the right starts with a couple more bell pepper plants. Beside the peppers and going a little over half the length of the row/bed are two rows of zipper cream peas. They are planted 2" apart and the rows are 18" apart.
The final (fourth) row to the right is basically a copy of the third row without the pepper plants.
All of this leaves a little less than 1/4 the planting area empty. For now, the last things on my mind to plant are cucumbers, cantaloupes, and watermelons. I can probably only have one hill of watermelons, maybe a couple of hills of cantaloupes, and a few hills of cucumbers.
The only thing I feel that I made good use of the wide rows is the peas. More to come.... :)
(sorry for bad image quality...it was about dark)
2017_May28_Garden-planted_today_labeled (Custom) by
Intheswamp, on Flickr
2017_May28_Garden-planted_today_labeled (Custom) by Intheswamp, on Flickr
