2025 Garden!

[WyoDoug]

no, not soggy, the only soil that is wet/damp is the first 4-5 inches and it dries out too fast. Could be the bags I have which came from A.M. Leonard which are good quality. Mine are 5 gallon size.
Probably the way I hold my mouth? Don't know but done using mine.

And they are in direct sunlight? I have never used five gallon size so I do not now if that is an issue or not. They do drain well by design so it could be too tall and too much direct sunlight especially in the heat of the summer. I would try putting a few in an area where they get some shade in the hottest part of the day and see what happens. I use 2 1/2 gallon size exclusively except for carrots I use flat ones that are about 18x24 size. Taters do good in semi shady areas.

 

[Dave N]

My notes from last year said 4/18 asparagus 1” tall. Nothing yet this year.

Day 3 before snapping the woody ends. Will probably be a couple days now until more will be ready. I can only eat so much by myself!

 

[Wild Bill]

Day 3 before snapping the woody ends. Will probably be a couple days now until more will be ready. I can only eat so much by myself!

View attachment 369163

During college me and a pal used to drive gravel roads on the way home from work and have a couple pops and pick asparagus. We’d fill a grocery bag in a few miles when it was good. Go home and sauté them or oven roast the whole batch for dinner. Rule was everyone pi$$ed outside of the weather allowed.

 

[WyoDoug]

Day 3 before snapping the woody ends. Will probably be a couple days now until more will be ready. I can only eat so much by myself!

View attachment 369163

So this means party at your house since you can't eat them all yourself?

 

[Dave N]

So this means party at your house since you can't eat them all yourself?

Having some for dinner tonight. That should lessen the fridge supply a little. My daughter just might get some if I'm feeling generous. I can make a meal out of them. A nice grilled steak to go along with works, too! I usually eat like crazy then start leaving them grow to seed out.

 

[WildWill]

Having some for dinner tonight. That should lessen the fridge supply a little. My daughter just might get some if I'm feeling generous. I can make a meal out of them. A nice grilled steak to go along with works, too! I usually eat like crazy then start leaving them grow to seed out.

This last rain really has mine popping.

 

[Gellar]

During college me and a pal used to drive gravel roads on the way home from work and have a couple pops and pick asparagus. We’d fill a grocery bag in a few miles when it was good. Go home and sauté them or oven roast the whole batch for dinner. Rule was everyone pi$$ed outside of the weather allowed.

And in the fall you gotta do the same thing scouting for new patches.

 

[IDFireLass]

Watering the beds this morning to stay ahead of the heat.
Went to water the lettuce and behind the hot house there is a hole going under the poly carb panel. Raised eyebrow can't be. Sure enough a stray rock chuck dug under and mowed my lettuce off.
We have traps set for him now. Since he knows where it is.
Between the deer the other night coming through and walking everywhere and now a rock chuck it's going to be a fun summer. Last summer is was the herd of cottontails. They can eat a lot! Most of the bunnies are gone now. Between the house cats and owls they don't survive very long.