2026 Garden

[Dave N]

MIGHT knock down some of our severe drought level starting Monday night. Forecasting rainy weather for over a week. I'll take it all. It's nasty dry here. 70 and windy today doesn't help. Got the Harley out and went for a nice ride. Wind wasn't too bad unless I met a semi. Then it was hold on! Still don't plan on a garden besides the asparagus patch. Not much point just for me. I'll plant a bunch of flowers again where the wife did along the house.

 

[gouch]

Planted a Bosc Pear tree this morning. Wife's been bugging me to plant on for the last couple of years.

 

[brymoore]

I went out to cut raspberry canes today. All 3 bee hives have survived! All the artichokes survived too!

Boxes are normally frozen this time of year but I can stick my fingers deep in the boxes. I may plant peas soon. Maybe a lettuce box start.

 

[np307]

Potatoes are in. 24 total planted, a mix of russet and Yukon gold. Also cleaned up and spread pine straw around the beds. And demo'd the pond that we've never really liked since we moved in here. I think strawberries are going to go there.

 

[INMT]

Just ordered $400 worth of seeds and other items from one company. Warm today but still too early and cold for plants.
My local store I usually buy plants from burnt down the other night. Don't know if they saved the greenhouses or not?
So I have to start my seeds to be on the safe side this year.

Dang. I know that store. That’s sad.

 

[JShane]

green beans, a winter squash/pumpkin, sweet corn, zucchini, 3 tomatoe varieties. More to come.

 

[gouch]

Peach blossoms are out and Cherry soon to fallow.

I planted some onions today and was going to plant some Spinach, Swiss chard and Beets but after getting the soil all tilled and prepped, I decided to wait until tomorrow.

 

[WesternWyoming]

I just ordered cold-climate seeds from Alaska and potatoes from Maine. We are at 7100’ so it’s mostly root veggies, peas and cabbages. I had volunteer peas last year so decided to try planting my old pea seeds in the fall.
I get great satisfaction from saving as many of my own seeds as I can: potatoes, peas, marigolds and most wildflowers come up like champs!
A greenhouse is nice until it blows away.

 

[NoWiser]

Snow in the forecast the next 5 days so it’s hard to even think about a garden yet. This year I’m keeping it simple. Sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, and some flowers for my wife and daughter.

This is the first year I can start harvesting from my asparagus patch, so I’m looking forward to that. I’m also anxiously waiting to see how my 2 year old fruit tree orchard came through winter.

I have a lot of prairie to burn this spring and am planting quite a few trees, so keeping the garden simple will definitely help make it less stressful and more enjoyable.