Gardening pics, hacks, successes, and or failures

[getbent]

Same here…already harvested all my scapes.
Tomatoes are coming in, think I’ll pull some Warbas next week.

 

[getbent]

Anyone else’s garlic look like it is close to finishing up? Mine seem to be reaching the desired amount of browning for the leaves…

 

[tubber]

Getting close. 10 days or less.

 

[getbent]

Getting close. 10 days or less.

Good to hear. Thought perhaps I was crazy. Seems early this year, however I’m growing in a new area of the garden this year and it is a very warm bed.

 

[nicnat]

Good to hear. Thought perhaps I was crazy. Seems early this year, however I’m growing in a new area of the garden this year and it is a very warm bed.

about 1/2 of mine look like they're ready.

 

[wildmanyeah]

one leave (botton one) on each plant is starting to die on mine. Mine are 50% shade tho

 

[WHO DAT]

Scaping today, 1 brown leaf definitely looks like early harvest.

 

[tubber]

When to Harvest Garlic

How do you know when to harvest garlic bulbs and if they have matured to the right point for harvest? Each leaf on the above-ground garlic plant represents one potential papery wrapper around the mature bulb. Having well developed, fully intact wrapper layers means that garlic will store longer...

www.westcoastseeds.com

 

[Rain City]

I bought a giant bag of scapes from the farmers market today. I'm planning on picking them. Anyone every done this?

 

[getbent]

I bought a giant bag of scapes from the farmers market today. I'm planning on picking them. Anyone every done this?

They pickle great. Just use a standard pickling recipe. Very good

 

[getbent]

I used a fresh bulb last night out of the garden on some lamb and it was stellar.
I’m pulling mine today…

 

[Rain City]

They pickle great. Just use a standard pickling recipe. Very good

I had a jar from the island recently and they blew me away.

 

[walleyes]

Yah the wife got a few today. Thats actually a deep laundry sink thats in our garage.

We dehydrate them then process them for homemade garlic powder.

 

[tubber]

Pulled the garlic and hung it in a tree to dry for a bit.
Other stuff is coming on.
Columba first early spuds look decent. The plan is to get some new seedling in the open spaces.
Now if I could grow some ribs, brisket and prawns in raised beds...

 

[ChilliSpoons]

I freed up some garden space and need some ideas on what to plant at this time of the year. It’s a raised bed 6’ long by 2’ wide and gets about 5 hours of sun. I have plenty of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers in another spot. Plus a couple of romaine plants and arugula. I was thinking ever-bearing strawberries, peas and some more lettuce plants.

 

[wildmanyeah]

Bush beans

 

[tubber]

Swiss chard, carrots, beets, bulb fennel, kale, radicchio, pumpkin, beans. Wait till August for turnips and radish.

 

[getbent]

I freed up some garden space and need some ideas on what to plant at this time of the year. It’s a raised bed 6’ long by 2’ wide and gets about 5 hours of sun. I have plenty of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers in another spot. Plus a couple of romaine plants and arugula. I was thinking ever-bearing strawberries, peas and some more lettuce plants.

Beets and carrots

 

[walleyes]

Pulled the garlic and hung it in a tree to dry for a bit.
Other stuff is coming on.
Columba first early spuds look decent. The plan is to get some new seedling in the open spaces.
Now if I could grow some ribs, brisket and prawns in raised beds...View attachment 94162View attachment 94163

Geez you guys are over a month ahead of us out here.

Seeing your tied garlic my wife found a video last fall and used this method, it looks hard but its so easy and fast. Give it a go if you want.

 

[tubber]

Geez you guys are over a month ahead of us out here.

Seeing your tied garlic my wife found a video last fall and used this method, it looks hard but its so easy and fast. Give it a go if you want.

After the dirt is dryer, I'll brush it off, trim the roots and hang the bunches in the basement. I don't have a 2500 square foot garlic/boat shop.

Okanagan is great for some crops and tougher for others. Peas, radish, spinach, most lettuce are done already. Tomatoes are looking to begin turning colour July15ish.