Thread: In The Garden 2023

I just picked this gnarly beast of a broc about two hours ago. A hair under a foot across, over 2-1/2 lbs. Wife calls it
BROC-ZILLA.

This is the second head, the first one was a couple days ago and was huge, but not as big as this one. Variety is Castle Dome, and I will be planting more of this in the fall. I am very impressed. Compared to the Sun King, this is gargantuan, a veritable Tyrannosaurus of brocs.

Broke ground about a week ago, still early here. Mother's day is usually our safe zone.

Just doing some bush type green beans, and a couple bell pepper plants.

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Yesterday it was freezing rain. It covered the ground in white.
We plant about May 15th here!

Originally Posted by randydance062449

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Yesterday it was freezing rain. It covered the ground in white.
We plant about May 15th here!

Yeah, here too. And I was on the lake fishin when it hit.

Well I've come to the conclusion that I was too early with my tomato sets. I have 8 that were decent so I planted 4 in the direct sun.



I'll get the cages out tomorrow and have them so I can irrigate them.

Well I've been a bit busy. As I said I put out my tomato sets out but I decided to make an irrigation system this year.

It's not really a drip system but it is a direct watering system.

I used pvc pipe and fittings and everything was primed and glued Except the pipe that feeds the plants. I only press fit it as It'll be easier to store this winter.







I think that this is the last year I'll get out of the wire cages, they aren't look their best.

Our onion sets are just peeking up.
Haven't planted anything else
Chance of snow tonight

Originally Posted by CrescentCityRazors

I just picked this gnarly beast of a broc about two hours ago. A hair under a foot across, over 2-1/2 lbs. Wife calls it
BROC-ZILLA.

This is the second head, the first one was a couple days ago and was huge, but not as big as this one. Variety is Castle Dome, and I will be planting more of this in the fall. I am very impressed. Compared to the Sun King, this is gargantuan, a veritable Tyrannosaurus of brocs.

I’ve never had any luck with broccoli. They grow and then go right to seed. Must be something in the soil chemistry.

Planting date in Ontario is May 24 to avoid a late frost.

Originally Posted by DZEC

I’ve never had any luck with broccoli. They grow and then go right to seed. Must be something in the soil chemistry.

Planting date in Ontario is May 24 to avoid a late frost.

Try planting earlier. Broc can tolerate a light frost. BTW, you can eat the leaves and their stems. Cook them like collard greens or bok choy. We start the seeds indoors and transplant at the 50% frost danger date unless the 10 day forecast predicts a freeze. We set backup seedlings just in case the first transplants don't make it, then the backups go in the ground.

Planted 3, 8 foot rows of green bean seed last night. A nice light rain, today.