Garden is completely in. Asparagus giving 1/2 lb per Day for the past 4 days. Seed rows are in and everything seems to be growing nicely. Got a few pepper and tomato flowers.

Can't grow asparagus in my area.

Honestly never thought about growing asparagus. That’s awesome! Love the stuff!

You will never know until you try it. You are located about half way between my sister and me. She has great success. It is somewhat like sourdough. Its the gift that keeps on giving.

I am told that there are some types of asparagus that will grow in our warm climates, have no personal experience though. Yet.

My green beans are off to the races, italian green beans are sprouting as well as the squash.

Don't cook those fresh green beans to make them taste like they came out of a can. Fast oil or steam for only a few. Minutest. Drain and sautéed in butter, season with salt and lemon.

Dang that sounds like a lot of work for green beans!

You have to pay the fiddler if you want to dance.

Are those tomato plants at the bottom of the welded wire panels? Are they a climbing variety?

Speaking of climbing variety, who wants a bunch of Grappoli D’Inverno tomato plants? I never should have planted so many.

It’s past time to plant all the ones I plan to keep. Wish me luck

This one lone feller gets the special treatment. His name is Karl and he’s destined for great things, like melting insides of unsuspecting patrons of his fruit. He is of the Dragon’s Breath variety and he has a daddy who can’t wait to be united with him. I want NOOOOOO part of eating these but it’s been a real pleasure germinating, nurturing and feeding this lil badazz to be somebody in this crazy, stupid world we’re in. Bless you Karl. Go burn some boody holes with your 2.48 MILLION scovilles at your disposal. I love you. Don’t call me. I’ll call you.

Signed: Dad

Yes those are tomatoes, I plant every other plant cherry tomato, then bigger varieties. So they will all grow together, by the end of the season, those panels will be covered in vines, various varieties, some produce all season others only at the end. My pepper plants typically grow 3-4 Ft High and also will be covered with fruits. Asparagus has been in for 8 years, lost some to the freeze, I had a mix of asparagus varieties, only the cold tolerant came back.

Where are you at? I live in Belton, but still work on Ft Hood after I retired as a Soldier. I would never turn down trying a new variety especially Italian!.. I am Italian and Wife is Greek. My Daughter lives 1/2 mile from DFW airport. She works for heritage Auctions and is almost finished with her Masters at Texas Woman's University. Let Me Know if we can arrange a meeting. Thanks Chris

My tomatoes have stating to put on clumps.





My first cucumbers have started to vine up and run.

jamoke. how do you keep the grass/weeds down in the asparagus patch?

I’m about 1.5-2 miles west of DFW airport.

Weeds grow every year, once I am done picking the asparagus grows into a thick willowy brush about 4 feet high. End of season after it dies I mow it down. In Spring I till lightly over the top soil remove weeds by hand/rake. Then I place 3-5 inches of turkey mulch on top, never had any other issues.

Thanks

Bad Start w/ Tomatoes:

So with the 6-pak of 'Jet-Star' tomatoes I bought 4 weeks ago - 3 have already 'wilted out' and the other 3 are not really thriving.
I only bought them cause store was already out of Better-boy & Celebrity that I normally get - and they were the only 6-pack variety left.
Never tried 'Jet-Star' before; don't think I ever will again...




So I hit the store again - and bingo, hit the jackpot!
They had my Better-boy & Celebrity, a foot tall, in 4" pots only 89c ea!
And a ton of other stuff they just got in.
This cheap, I decided to go hog-wild, and also grabbed some 'extras' to add some variety in my garden - 4 kinds of cherry/small tomatoes, and 6 kinds of peppers, and some other stuff.
Walked out with 19 pots for only $15.12 (they were also doing additional 10% off total purchase Saturday only)!
Now I got some more planting to do:

I would rather be lucky than good. BLT sandwiches on the way.

Had a little rain yesterday morning and this morning. Right before it heats up this week. Got a few blooms on 1 mater plant it’s a container variety. The others are still thinking about blooming.

I can now see them from my kitchen window. This particular one happens to be a Better Boy.