Jumping the gun

[Chic Rustler]

So I may have jumped the gun a little bit. Today I planted okra, butternut squash and herbs. I'm a week or so ahead of Texas A&M guidelines for the area. Sunday I planted bluelake pole beans....on schedule with A&M.


On a side note: I don't have enough room for all the things I want to plant. Will pole beans and peppers grow in 5 gallon pots?

 

[CrealCritter]

Tilling is my garden friend... I till up the entire garden, stake off my rows and plant. Then I till in-between the rows to kill off weeds several times a season. Also if I'm going to amend the soil with whatever I till that in also. I couldn't garden without my trusty troy-built tiller.

 

[CrealCritter]

Here's my 50 x 100 summer garden getting ready last year. There is no way I could do this by hand... I till it twice first lengthwise the widthwise for the rows. Notice there is a deep furrow about 2/3 the width that runs the length down to the creek for water run off.

Must have my trusty troy-built tiller. It's one of the better investments I ever purchased.

This is what I have to contend with every spring flood in this summer garden. I have to have a deep furrow. Gotta love the heart land! Knee deep mud is so fun - not! Maybe I should just plant rice.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

No real help here. I've planted peppers in containers but my containers were 30 gallons and they did fine. I can't think of a reason not to try. Maybe feed them a dilute compost/manure tea fairly often? Hopefully others with more container garden experience will chime in.

 

[CrealCritter]

So I may have jumped the gun a little bit. Today I planted okra, butternut squash and herbs. I'm a week or so ahead of Texas A&M guidelines for the area. Sunday I planted bluelake pole beans....on schedule with A&M.


On a side note: I don't have enough room for all the things I want to plant. Will pole beans and peppers grow in 5 gallon pots?

Dude you killing me... To freaking wet to till, simplistic reality... You can't till mud. And our temps are still dropping into the lower to mid 30's at night. I haven't even gotten my spring / fall garden even tilled yet let alone seeded. I haven't even began to think about the summer garden besides my tomato and pepper seedlings are ready to be set out already

 

[Chic Rustler]

Stop tilling. Lol

 

[Mini Horses]

Yes, they will both grow in pots. Neither have excessive root that would be an issue. Just keep them fed....manure tea works.
Also watering -- not just to water but to also not have too much, so drain holes at bottoms or they rot.

 

[baymule]

I don’t till either. Too much work.

 

[CrealCritter]

Wow -- not only is that a huge garden, the "river running thru it" is quite impressive!!

Nice grass -- my horses would love it

Its prarie grass for sure. Makes for some nice hay rounds also.

It's kind of a pain to get started but once it gets going it's like the Energizer bunny. Tomatoes grow like crazy at the head and corn does great at the back.

Tomatoes easily grow 8' foot tall

My buddy up the road has turned the soil over for me twice now to a depth of about 16" all that composted material is loosened up real well now and plants love it.

 

[tortoise]

Pepper are great in containers! Happy planting!