This is my asparagus bed. I planted two-year-old crowns and supposedly, I can make limited cuttings next spring. They look so spindly I sort of dough it. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) The bell peppers are Big Dippers and are loaded with blossoms. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) The Bibb lettuce is fantastic and will be my annual lettuce. It also did very well in the GH last winter. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) The broccoli looks good and is about to develop heads. The three plants in front are purple cabbage. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) The Butterbush winter squash have sprouted and have to grow about 10” North to reach the trellis. I will tie them to the sticks to get them off the soil as soon as possible to help me combat the squash bugs. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) Cauliflower is not showing any sign of heads yet but it usually takes longer than the broccoli. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) The eggplant is chucking full of blossoms and looking great. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) I free sowed the endive and thin it as we eat. As soon as I thin it, it fills back in. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) Onion plants are just taking root and hard to see. I also planted 12 Alisa Craig onions that can get up to five pounds each. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) Cannot say much about the tomatoes except they are on there way to higher places. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) The Zucchini are on there way to the first rung of the ladder. I will see how this goes. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) The sweet potatoes are growing slowly, the weather has been very cool but I hope the roots are developing well. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden ) The potatoes in the foreground are the Kennebec and the ones in the background are the Yukon Gold. The fence to the right is four ft tall. ( photo / image / picture from jbest123's Garden )
Everything looks great! I have had serious squash bug infestations for the past 2 seasons. Next year I am going to have to resort to spraying them, as hand picking just isn't working. I'm hoping to find a good organic recipe that WORKS by next season!
I thought at first that this thread was an old one because from your description it's obvious that many of those veggies still have a lot of growing to do. Novice gardener here, remember? So forgive my ignorance. Some veggies start growing in the fall? I mean, I knew pumpkins did, because they're full and ripe right around halloween time. But other veggies?
Well those raised beds are looking really good John. Now, four months on, how is everything doing? Did you get a good crop of tomatoes and did your cauliflower produce nice, firm heads for you?
