We grow vegetable gardens too! Post your Garden pics here

[Rico Swazi]

From what I remember I am growing Connovers Colossal and Precoce D'Argentuil.
Also, use gloves and don't breathe the fine dust when working with those berries. Dried or not, you should limit exposure. And for sure don't eat any part of the plant other than the young spikes.

Nice. You can find them here in the stores (for a hefty price) but no one i know is growing them at this time. Do you prefer the collosal or Precoce?

just going by what I've read about berries, the toxicity may be overrated?

Asparagus is a poisonous plant!
But don’t worry; it’s not the asparagus itself; only the red berries of the asparagus leaves are slightly toxic.
The berries contain several furostanol and spirostanol glycosides and the seeds the chemically not examined bitter substance spargine. Sulfur compounds have been detected in the shoot parts, which are considered partly responsible for the sometimes occurring skin reactions.
After the intake of larger amounts (more than 5-7) of the ripe berries, people have been diagnosed with vomiting and abdominal pain. After the peeling of asparagus or getting in contact with the plant, predisposed people may suffer from allergic reactions and an inflammation of skin, eyes, and allergic rhinitis. Some asthmatic attacks are recorded.
After the eating of smaller amounts of these berries, people should drink sufficient water or tee. When more than 7 berries have been eaten, one may consider administering charcoal tablets. Primary removal of toxins is recommended only after the intake of much larger amounts.

https://www.asparagus-friends.com/poisonous-asparagus/




another here on berries

https://www.garden.eco/asparagus-berries

 

[exploziv]

To be honest I never harvested the strains one by one, I always go and take what's ready and mix them. By sight alone I would say CC has more thicker stems and looks a bit better with more purple tint on it.
As about the berries, i said it can't be that dangerous at first, but I found out I can feel them burn my skin when handling (after a while) and thats enaugh for me to start wearing gloves, avoid cross contamination of stuff around me and breathing the dust. I may have some kind of sensitivity, but since they are known to be toxic it can't hurt for you or everyone handling those berries to wear some gloves.

 

[Rico Swazi]

Got a pic of yours? Wasn't raining too hard a few minutes ago so went out and took another pic. The purple color is amazing on the aptly named Purple Passion in the second pic., don't you think? The Jersey giants are ready to be considered food and tonight just might be the night.



I agree on the berries for folks to err on the side of caution especially those with sensitive skin allergies.

would love to see the colors of your asparagus bed and thanks for the discussion
off topic -

one thing I noticed is my posts are always double spaced

why is that? is there something I can change on the control panel?
if I don't go back and edit, it looks like this text below the pics


TIA

 

[sirius02]

Hello fellow IC magers!

Besides growing Ganja for the winter months a lot of us put our gardening skills to use growing food for the table as well. Every year I look forward to putting in a garden. Last year was a great grow season with bumper harvests. Weather carrots, corn or ganga, horticulture is in my blood. To preserve put away and grow your own food is very rewarding and healthy. The vegetable garden always gets just as much attention if not more than the ganga and just as rewarding. Feel free to show off your edibles here.

EDIT: Thanks for all the positive vibes from everyone who has visited and contributed to this thread! Starting this thread I was going to keep it to just the vegetable gardening, but ended up including fruits, animals & even the bounty from a fishing trip! So I encourage people to share their ideas and experiences. As long as it is earthy and fun, please share it! Here are pictures of 2012 gardens. 2013 gardens start kicking off good on page 13. Thanks for joining in, and have fun!!!

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Beautiful garden !!

 

[big315smooth]

got a few flats going recharged the soil cant wait to see how it does this year

 

[starke]

Spring Garden Begins

Spring Garden Begins

Couple of rows of tomatoes. Left to right - Rutgers, Cherry and Beefsteak. Germed from seeds back in January and raised along with the ladies until transplant about three weeks ago:

Some Silver Queen Corn interspersed with Blue Lake green beans planted about two weeks ago:

Just planted another two rows yesterday.

Peace,
starke

 

[Rico Swazi]

starke so lucky to have weather warm enough for tomatoes and corn (love that silver queen hybrid btw) still cool and wet here in oregon for another month or so

I was able to get 300 onions in the ground between raindrops though
6 rows of 25 all from last years seed
need to find room for the rest

 

[starke]

starke so lucky to have weather warm enough for tomatoes and corn (love that silver queen hybrid btw) still cool and wet here in oregon for another month or so

I was able to get 300 onions in the ground between raindrops though
6 rows of 25 all from last years seed
need to find room for the rest

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Tried onions for the first time this winter; white, red and yellow. They grew like crazy but did not produce much in the way of bulbs. Really going to have to work on building up this FL sand if I want to grow onions.

 

[Rico Swazi]

Tried onions for the first time this winter; white, red and yellow. They grew like crazy but did not produce much in the way of bulbs. Really going to have to work on building up this FL sand if I want to grow onions.

so nice and clean, at first I thought it was some of your used perlite covering the ground, realized it wasn't so after putting the glasses on. What materials do you have available locally to build up and condition the soil? Watering must be a bitch, using driplines?


Thought I would show a couple from last years garden

sprouts in foreground then peas and sunflowers
next row tomato then sweet peppers more sprouts to the left kale to the right
then a row of onions followed by sweet meat squash.

2nd pic different angle showing peppers sprouts and kale along with golden jubilee corn

 

[GOT_BUD?]

Anybody got a sure fire way to get rid of grubs?

I was turning over my little plot, and I kept bringing up grubs. Big, fat, white, nasty looking things.

Certainly explains why my lawn looks like shit too.

Anyways. I ordered some beneficial nematodes that should be here tuesday.

Anybody else have any ways to kill these SOB's?

 

[St. Phatty]

Anybody got a sure fire way to get rid of grubs?

I was turning over my little plot, and I kept bringing up grubs. Big, fat, white, nasty looking things.

Certainly explains why my lawn looks like shit too.

Anyways. I ordered some beneficial nematodes that should be here tuesday.

Anybody else have any ways to kill these SOB's?

birds. Chickens, turkeys.

 

[starke]

Guinea Fowl.

 

[GOT_BUD?]

birds. Chickens, turkeys.

Guinea Fowl.

Live in the 'Burbs. Local ordinances against any kind of livestock.

I can't even put up a greenhouse because I have a shed.

Or have a fence taller than 4'.

Should have researched the damn town before buying my house, but I was under a ton of pressure to buy something quickly because of living situations for myself and my elderly mother.

 

[St. Phatty]

Live in the 'Burbs. Local ordinances against any kind of livestock.

I can't even put up a greenhouse because I have a shed.

Or have a fence taller than 4'.

Should have researched the damn town before buying my house, but I was under a ton of pressure to buy something quickly because of living situations for myself and my elderly mother.

Pigeons ?

 

[Rico Swazi]

Anybody got a sure fire way to get rid of grubs?

I was turning over my little plot, and I kept bringing up grubs. Big, fat, white, nasty looking things.

Certainly explains why my lawn looks like shit too.

Anyways. I ordered some beneficial nematodes that should be here tuesday.

Anybody else have any ways to kill these SOB's?

Milky spore powder in combination with beneficial nematodes is your best option
especially when dealing with those nasty Japanese beetle grubs.


check out the grub identification sheet (PDF)
https://www.arbico-organics.com/category/japanese-beetles-control

 

[GOT_BUD?]

Milky spore powder in combination with beneficial nematodes is your best option
especially when dealing with those nasty Japanese beetle grubs.


check out the grub identification sheet (PDF)
https://www.arbico-organics.com/category/japanese-beetles-control

Too funny. That's who I ordered my Nematodes from.

 

[Rico Swazi]

Too funny. That's who I ordered my Nematodes from.

Good company to do business with. Those todes will do a number on them grubs


Another thing you might consider is companion planting with onion and garlic in the garden to repel grubs and moles in the future.
For the lawn you can use a garlic spray . Good luck

 

[Rico Swazi]

Belstar broccoli interplanted/intercropped with the onions. Not a grub to be seen. <
Onions put on some girth after a compost tea drench. Gonna be a nice harvest.

More Belstar broccoli on the left, snow crown and snow ball cauliflower on right,
Red, yukon and russet potatoes up the middle.The snow ball was planted a month behind.

dug up a couple plants that were expendable for dinner tonight, love them new taters, the wife likes baby reds

 

[GOT_BUD?]

Belstar broccoli interplanted/intercropped with the onions. Not a grub to be seen. <
Onions put on some girth after a compost tea drench. Gonna be a nice harvest.

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More Belstar broccoli on the left, snow crown and snow ball cauliflower on right,
Red, yukon and russet potatoes up the middle.The snow ball was planted a month behind.



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dug up a couple plants that were expendable for dinner tonight, love them new taters, the wife likes baby reds

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What's the reasoning behind the trellis above the cauliflower and broccoli? I've never seen anyone do that before.

 

[Rico Swazi]

What's the reasoning behind the trellis above the cauliflower and broccoli? I've never seen anyone do that before.

that is for reemay cloth to lay over the plants to keep cabbage moths from laying eggs.
I use to use old thread bare white sheets to cover the plants which would get too heavy in the rain (reemay doesn't as much but will still weigh the plant down especially when they are younger.


The wire is 6x6in concrete reinforcement wire three feet wide in an arc.

I will be putting two together to make a taller 'tunnel' to accommodate the larger plants.


I have used it covered with plastic like a poly tunnel to get a jump on the season but the plastic doesn't last long rubbing against the rusty wire


hope that helps !