Gardening Thread - Show me your gardens!

Wonder why ours had basically zero sweetness

 

What variety?
Enough heat?
Fertile soil?
Soil pH?
seeds or plants or?
Spacing?
Tons of fruit?
Thin the vines?

 

Where the ice cream?

 

One was a mush melon, the other dont know. I did give some 10-10-10 and compost, i didnt get a ph level. It was only 3 plants on the mush melon 2' apart, the other was 2 vines by them selves. Heat heat was good, all were seeds, not lots of fruit on the vines 1 to 2 on the mush melon, 3 maybe on the other

 

They like it rich and deep watering just enough. I know it sounds opposite of logic but fruits benefit from pruning some of the vines.

 

I was going to prune but didnt know if it was ok or not. I didnt really look up to much about it

 

Good news is corn is looking good

 

My wife always wacks back the newer vines when fruit are set on main vines. No wasted energy on making new fruits.

 

Interesting...

 

Is anyone getting frost yet?

Chilly morning, upper 40's degrees.

 

62* yesterday morning. 68* this morning. No frost in sight.

 

61°F this AM near the house, probably 55-58°F on the slope. Melons and tomatoes no like so much, but OK

 

We got down to 34 last week. I'm surprised my squash survived that, and it only killed one tomato plant.

 

My wife wants raised beds now so we put down the weed barrier

Next the beds

 

No frost yet in Boise. Sun Valley has lows in the mid 30s next week

 

In the upcoming week, The landscaper is going to hydroseed.

Is it to late in the season to hydroseed?

 

I would think you would be ok. Fall is a great time for lawns to grow. The weather should be warm enough for the next 6 weeks or so before the ground starts to freeze. I would ask the landscaper the same question though.

 

Hydroseeding is probably a great thing to do this time of year. Less weeds putting out seeds in the fall so a fresh topsoil surface should result in a very uniform grassy area by next spring. Remember when grass is first established its better to let it grow tall and get a good healthy root system than it is to cut it short to have a clean appearance. Having the grass cut taller actually helps prevent weed seeds from getting to soil and rooting. In the north east you should be cutting your grass so that the grass 3-4" tall.

 

Getting there

 

Would I have a full lawn to walk on?

I ask the landscapers, All he cares about is the money.