Onions and Potatoes

[zload]

Surprised there is no sub-forum for gardening/farming but I'll put this here and the mods can move if needed.

Took the 'Bota out and ran down my onion and potato rows back at the end of March while I was plowing my sweet corn and melons. Had the bedder discs on so I could throw a little dirt to the hill and cover some weeds before they got too big to plow. Had to watch to make sure I didn't cover the onion bulb while still getting as close as possible.

Planted abut 650 onion sets on 12/29/15 with the majority being Yellow Granex (a variety known for its sweet taste when grown near a small South Georgia town) and about 200 Texas 1015s. Planted some Red Creole and additional 1015s a couple of months later as well.

The potatoes are from 30# of Red Pontiac seed and 10# of Kennebec seed which is a white potato. Apparently my seed potatoes were good

 

[Ike]

I would be happy to just see bare ground again

 

[85Hokie]

I would be happy to just see bare ground again

I would like some non wet ground.....and something like 70's in temps.......ya, I know - asking too much!

 

[skeets]

Been so ugly here I planted my taters in barrels and now its so wet and cold it might be late summer before I even get vines

 

[Wildan]

We are not safe until Memorial Day weekend.

 

[Ike]

I would like some non wet ground.....and something like 70's in temps.......ya, I know - asking too much!

I hear you being wet. We got over 4 inches of rain and now snow on top. I think I will have too order life jackets for my seed this year

 

[zload]

I've been blessed so far this year no late frost, several torrential rain storms missed me and germination rates have been awesome. I've got some early tomatoes that I transplanted back in late Feb. that are blooming and growing like crazy. I'll be whining in late June when the heat kills everything.

 

[bcbull378]

We are not safe until Memorial Day weekend.

We have corn up 6" and day time temps here are in the 70s ,that's the reason my family has been farming in Ventura county Ca for over 100 plus years .

 

[tempforce]

near the property line, i have corn over 4", taters just breaking ground. mustard is getting second leaves.
i still need to plant main garden. as i just got the main garden's ground ready.
i had tractor issues, preventing me planting earlier.

 

[wardsfarmnj]

Snow is falling here in jersey...Have some stuff planted in the greenhouse with a heater...tilled the asparagus patch last week cause a few had poked up. But then the weather turned cold.