Oh I am, if I’m anything im hard headed and will keep doing it until I finally get it right lol.

We’ve got one going, I mashed the onions down putting the mulch in it today so hopefully they rebound ok. Hopefully we can get all the peppers in the ground tomorrow.

Love that raised bed Thumper. That style always looks really good.

Yep if I ever build anymore raised beds they’ll be just like that.

Because I am doing mostly small watermelons this year in my single row garden, I have not planted yet. Not full blown Hügelkultur as I don't want termites, but I did dig out the row onto a tarp, fill the trench with all the unfinished compost I had which was a lot and a pile of winter fallen twigs and limbs from our pear and pecan trees. Covered back over into a mound with all the dirt I had dug out, then topped and turned in with finished compost and some buckets of sandy dirt from my east texas hog hunting lease. It has settled quite a bit and about ready for planting. Fertilizing same as last year will be burying fish cleaning leftovers between plants. And again diluted castile soap spray for when I have insect pest problems.

Oldest daughter brought me some potatoes that were sprouting so I dug a line of holes in my leaf and grass compost area and buried the chopped up pieces. Marked them with sticks. Primitive, but I have learned potatoes grow better the less attention you give them.

Bullfrog late to the part as always but I’ll catch up. People who want some heat will have it this year too, guaranteed

I had to replant three times because of squirrels digging up my seeds. I improvised with a sandhill crane decoy and crawfish traps as squirrel deterants. Got them out of the ground finally.

I think this 'old people' gardening experiment is working! Only had to replant my okra with all this climate change chit

Some garden photos this morning..

Got all my peppers in the ground this weekend after hardening off during the week. Only thing still in solo cups are a few eggplants and some "rescued" pepper seedlings. Found sprouts growing in the tray under the seed starter pots so just put them in some recycled 3inch containers they look pretty good so far. Figure they'll make good replacements for anything that gets killed off. Have no clue what variety they are, my fat fingers must have just dropped a few seeds when I started back in February.

Like Tallturkey the only thing my buddy and I have that's struggling is the okra. Haven't had to replant but it's been in the ground for three weeks and just now getting to 4 leaf stage.

we finally got 4 tomato plants this past weekend and got them planted. The choices were pretty limited and the wife will swing by another nursery in the next day or two for a couple more plants.

for those that remember my peach tree that produced like crazy, ice-apocalypses '21 took it out (was covered in marble sized peaches when we lost power for 4 days, no heat lamps working under our protective cover). I finally got that stump dug up using one tractor with a post hole digger, then came back with another tractor using FEL and one fork lift arm ... we found 1 Sam Houston tree after calling 5-6 different area nurseries that we got planted. hopefully by this time next year we will start seeing peaches again.

okra likes it pretty warm and doesn't like it when the nights dip down below 70. It will sometimes survive - just won't thrive.

I'll have to go back and check. But I'm pretty sure Walmart had Sam Houston peach trees here. They had 3 verities and for some reason the SH sticks in my mind. You might also check farm/feed stores for tomatoes. My feed store had a great selection yesterday.

If you need to remove the squirrels look up the A18 squirrel destroyer. You can wipe out the squirrels within a couple days and have a fun time watching. They work almost to good, here’s the link

https://goodnature.co/products/a18-squirrel-trap-kit

we checked our Walmart as well, very slim pickings and no SH. It's sad, but all our local feed stores are no longer, 4 different ones closed their doors within the last 3-4 years, likely due to the explosive population growth (city dwellers) moving here without regard for our used-to-be small town culture. One being a friend of mine that said he just couldn't produce the volume to keep his head above water due to big box stores, sad indeed. He was about ready to retire anyway and the property his business was on skyrocketed in price (taxes especially) to where he could sell the site for more than it would ever make him in several lifetimes. We do still have a old school nursery but they were out of most peach varieties this late in the season. Timing wasn't on my side. Thanks and I will keep checking around as I wouldn't mind having another SH.

A18's squirrel destroyer is pretty neat, but if you want straight comedy gotta do the squirrel slingshot. Buddy of mine about my father's age, which made this even funnier, up in Colorado saw a video on it on YouTube made his own and I'm here to tell you the squirrels left his yard. It only takes one time getting launched a 100 yards or so and they depart. One or two didn't make it when it was set up aiming towards his neighbors privacy fence. Once trajectory was adjusted they just landed in the other yard. Was fun for two days drinking beer with him and watching bushy tails fly.

need a video!

Wish we had done one but both me and my buddy were and are pretty much anti tech and this board is about all the "social media " I do. Took me a week just to figure out posting photos on here.

Just Google it. There are several funny ones that come up!!

Well my gamble on putting my tomato plants in the ground Feb,28 appears to be paying off! Plants are beautiful and lots of blooms and I just counted 5 baby maters

Looks great! Mine are still chugging along, but still have a ways to go.

My pepper plants took a pretty good beating yesterday from the hail. A first for me. Will they rally back? They've been in the dirt about 2 weeks.