Anyone have a garden going this year?

Thanks for the information about the hoop houses @Moon Goddess! Much appreciated...

Your peppers look great, three types? Are the ones in the center hot or sweet?

I like to grow peppers and chilis and tomatoes, alongside herbs of any kind I can get going

A few cannabis plants would round out everything beautifully also...

 

I must look more carefully in that seed bank, there's a few thousand packs of seeds to sort through. The library converted an old card catalog set of drawers into the seed package stash.

 

The temps are dipping here also, finally summer's grip is abating... somewhat.

Hopefully this will also end the wildfire season...soon.

As far as the garden, I think it is almost time to talk about our harvests And then a new thread for next year's gardens?

Having moved this summer, I have little to report in the way of harvest. I missed the gardening season entirely! I did manage to plant two basils in the garden of the temp rental I was in for two months, it flourished well in spite of the bad soil in the overgrow badly neglected garden space.

Now I have moved into more permanent digs, with space outside for a nice garden. I have to plan it and get it built up before next spring arrives. As there are many deer and other interesting wild creatures around here (like woodrats, squirrels, voles, (not to mention the varieties of insect life) fencing off an area is top priority. Raised beds with fine wire screening across the entire bottom going up the sides as well to keep out the voles. Then the soil must go in...

Before any of that I need to get composting.

So there is lots to do and lots to talk about!

 

Anyone have experience sprouting old seeds? I have a bin full of choice ones... hate to throw it all away when it might be a goldmine of genetics.

 

That is encouraging! Let nature take it's course I say!

 

WoW! Thanks for that info @Moon Goddess! I do sprout betwen paper towels, I like the plastic bag trick, but really don't like plastic so much. I use a plate, with another as a cover to keep it dark and not dry out too swiftly.

 

More specifically, I have a number of cannabis strains from top breeders in Europe, but all are around 10 years old. I have maybe five to ten seeds of each, so I am going to forgo the germination testing and go for the real thing during this winter. I am looking to create a few robust mother plants that can be kept in a non-flowering state for years producing many batches of clone babies.

I only grow for personal use, here in California there is so much of it that on the market it only goes for a couple hundred bucks a pound in quantity.

 

Yes, all is resting now, the depths of winter

But the grass is growing already, the area is carpeted in vibrant green.

I am going to keep it to a container garden this year. The new place has large decks front and back. Plenty of space for stuff. I once had 70 pots of herbs, tomatoes, peppers and more on just one deck in the past. Time to go for it again, soon.

 

Tips on the best place to order seeds is welcome! I'd like to do that now...