laid out planted and starting up, last week.

You did it old man! Good job!

I got a later start than most of you due to the wet weather this spring. Our prairie soil takes a while to dry enough to till and plant. I have tomatoes, several varieties of peppers, squash, okra, peas, watermelons and corn all planted and in various stages of growth. My fruit trees are also doing well this year.

TC are those purple maters any good to eat? I see you have some of that dang dollar weed also. I dug up some areas with it in there and literally sifted the ground to get roots and all out of it and the dang stuff still comes back.

This is my first year trying them...I can't wait to put one on a sammich. The dollar weed is dead now...sprayed it but yes its aggravating. The long tube like roots are hell to get rid of.


Those purple maters are "indigo rose" fyi. Also have some Brandywine that are starting. I'll report back after I taste them.

What did you spray it with?

Just gly, just in the beds....it knocks it back but i still steadily pull them when I have time. I have not come up with an educated solution for the yard yet. Need to research it I reckon. An ideas?

pink brandy wine and cherry 100,s are the only maters i like. Dont really like em.

I think if tc had a good pair of mules and some old equipment he could be a crop farmer. A couple hundred acres should keep him busy

Thanks! Maybe we can start a donation thread for acreage.

Is that you're personal garbage truck

Lol no...neighbors have owned a garbage company for about 30 years.

Got maters!

My dang squash (straight and zuchini's) are blooming plenty, but they aren't putting on any squash. I heavily limed the area two years ago, plenty of water and fertilizer, can't figure it out?

Well I finally started putting seed in the ground yesterday. Hopefully I won't have such a late start next year, but between some house repair, deck building and work I couldn't get time to turn the soil until this week. Anyways here is my garden. Planted golden queen sweet corn, okra, squash, zucchini, and cucumber. Today I'm gonna put in beans, peas, bell peppers, and tomatoes. I plan on planting some pumpkins later in June.

Not long now....I'm ready for a mater sammich!