Got a little story for ya, Ags. Time to start up the new thread and see who's doing what. We always seem to gather a few new folks interested in gardening who start up for the first time, and I definitely learn a lot from some of you (not TxAggie_08).
I was a terrible gardener last year and did not do near as much as I was hoping to do, but have definitely learned from what I did do (and didn't do) over the course of 2021. We all got some cold weather this weekend and I'm hoping that it'll stay cool, but not freezing, for some time and we can get things underway again.
I finally got my act together and set up some drip irrigation, but boy howdy, that as a learning experience in and of itself. Lots of pinched palms (from cutting tubes) and torn knuckles (from pushing adapters and transfers into tubing against the closest hard surface I had, a brick wall). I am not a smart man. Anywho, glad to say i have three types of carrots in the ground, along with peas next to the trellis and then "tennis ball lettuce," broccoli, and swiss chard as well.
Looking forward to seeing everyone's progress, and hopefully getting out there and tending to things more often than last year.
Edit to add photos. Poor quality because sun was setting, but I'm happy to have the main line set up and offshoots going into the first bed (only active one).
Plenty of milkweed too, so we'll be making a bunch of monarchs this year.
I was a terrible gardener last year and did not do near as much as I was hoping to do, but have definitely learned from what I did do (and didn't do) over the course of 2021. We all got some cold weather this weekend and I'm hoping that it'll stay cool, but not freezing, for some time and we can get things underway again.
I finally got my act together and set up some drip irrigation, but boy howdy, that as a learning experience in and of itself. Lots of pinched palms (from cutting tubes) and torn knuckles (from pushing adapters and transfers into tubing against the closest hard surface I had, a brick wall). I am not a smart man. Anywho, glad to say i have three types of carrots in the ground, along with peas next to the trellis and then "tennis ball lettuce," broccoli, and swiss chard as well.
Looking forward to seeing everyone's progress, and hopefully getting out there and tending to things more often than last year.
Edit to add photos. Poor quality because sun was setting, but I'm happy to have the main line set up and offshoots going into the first bed (only active one).
Plenty of milkweed too, so we'll be making a bunch of monarchs this year.