How's your garden grow '25

[Doebuck1234]

Here we go again!Figured I'd get this started as the weather sucks and trying to kick the cabin fever.Started my germination last year way too early so holding off for another 2-3 weeks.With as crappy as this winter has been not sure that's long enough!Anything new on the agenda for the growing season?

[corydd7]

I waited hoping somebody would start this. Nothing much new for me but i always start a couple new things. I might start pepper seeds Thursday. Everything else will be started mid March.

My asparagus bed is in the fourth year and i expect big things this spring.

[Doebuck1234]

Need to start pepper seeds early aswell,everything else is going to wait a bit.Nothing new for me that I know of,do need to get some beet seeds and plan on extending the garden out this spring to double in size.have a tree stump in the way that I need to get taken out or chip away at once the weather breaks

[crappyice]

I'd like to do a variety of potato again this year and need to start my jalapeño peppers soon. My father in law gave me 4 diffent varieties of tomato seeds to start. 
I have one of those black compost bins in my garden area that seems to be rock solid ice of veggie scraps up top this year. Hoping that the stuff toward the bottom is actual compost 

[Redneck4Life]

I'll be starting vegetables and flowers from seeds this year pretty soon. I got my front porch that gets sun all day long maybe some heat lamps and crank base board heat out there should help. I've started before but lost all my plants when I put them on my deck they got fried. I won't do that this year. Good luck everyone. Hopefully I can keep the deer out of my garden this year.

[SportsmanNH]

How's your garden grow '25 ?

Well I dont know at the moment . I'll have to stop in at my farmers place down the road where I buy my fresh veggies and I'll report back !  

[G-man]

Got my field and sweet corn seed delivered today.  Still need to get pea,lime  and yellow bean seeds . Have  everything else bought already  .I don'tweeks. Many seeds  early as ground  may not be ready till late may as its so cold.    Have asparagus and   some american chestnut seeds in stratification, they should germinate in a few wèeks.

[2012-Taco]

I have several bags of acorns and hickory nuts sitting in my fridge waiting for spring to plant. My 1st time trying the stratification of nuts.

[corydd7]

Well here we go. Cleaned these two trays and have 56 peppers to start after i digest dinner.

[Stubborn1vt]

Anyone have experience growing sweet potatoes?  I know they will grow in zone 5a, but they need to started in a greenhouse.  Just curious if anyone has hands-on experience with them.  Worth it?

[corydd7]

2 hours ago, Stubborn1vt said:

Anyone have experience growing sweet potatoes?  I know they will grow in zone 5a, but they need to started in a greenhouse.  Just curious if anyone has hands-on experience with them.  Worth it?

You buy "slips".  They're super expensive on the website i buy from so i passed. Seems a little complicated to start them but definitely doable. 

Edited February 27 by corydd7

[Stubborn1vt]

56 minutes ago, corydd7 said:

You buy "slips".  They're super expensive on the website i buy from so i passed. Seems a little complicated to start them but definitely doable. 

Yeah.  There's a local greenhouse that carries them.  Now that you mention it, they're probably pricey.  My FIL will do starts in a small greenhouse.  Maybe I can get him to start some for me.  25 slips would be a whole bunch.  I think I would try maybe 10 to start with.  

Then again, sweet taters aren't that expensive at the grocery store.

[mowin]

Those who plant garlic...

Do you remove the straw or mulch?  If so when?  Do you wait for the plant to emerge through the mulch? 

[corydd7]

Don't remove the straw or mulch, it will grow right threw and the mulch suppresses the weeds.

[corydd7]

Well took 17 days but finally i have germination! I switched my seed starting area from my barn to basement and was batting 0-50 until today.