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Post by Wheelgarden on Nov 5, 2020 17:46:07 GMT -5
...I don't have many. Everything has done better than I expected. But...
I missed the boat on planting cilantro. This is going into the time of year for soups, chilies, stews, and various bean dishes, and I fumbled the essential cilantro ball.
The family gives me "atta-boys" for my garden successes, but I'm getting "dag-nabbits" for that oversight. Hairy eyeball looks and everything...
Into the doghouse I go. Move over, Rover.
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Post by Mumsey on Nov 5, 2020 17:47:26 GMT -5
I didn't plant enough broccoli and too much Kale!
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Post by gardendmpls on Nov 5, 2020 18:17:20 GMT -5
Too many cukes (was an exceptional year). No carrots, waited too long to set out lettuce. Did not search hard enough to find the hidden cantaloupes, which appeared after the leaves died back when they were already too far gone. Dug out older strawberries which were dying back over the past year or so, but found it was too late to order roots (checked out old order- they were 25 for 12 dollars) . All they had for sale were potted plants for two jillion dollars each (or something like that).
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Post by datgirl on Nov 5, 2020 18:53:35 GMT -5
I didn't plant enough beets.
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Post by desertwoman on Nov 5, 2020 19:10:09 GMT -5
Up until last year I hand watered the veggie garden. I preferred it as I felt more in tune with the garden. Then I decided I wanted drip irrigation out there (the last area to get it) With the drip irrigation now installed I find I got lazy during the long stretch of hot weeks this summer, when I didn't have to worry about watering things. So I didn't keep as good an eye on things out there. Hence my kale patch got destroyed by aphids. I gots to get better at checking the entire garden everyday no matter how hot it is.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Nov 5, 2020 20:09:19 GMT -5
I had plenty of failures but no regrets. Just learning experiences.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Nov 5, 2020 20:16:41 GMT -5
I missed the boat on planting cilantro I can't take credit for planting it. It self-sows. |
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Post by emmsmommy on Nov 6, 2020 18:42:31 GMT -5
I had plenty of failures but no regrets. Just learning experiences. I'd have to agree. This is the first year ever that I've had lots of time to dedicate to the garden and I've learned so much. |
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Post by Tomato Z on Nov 6, 2020 21:34:03 GMT -5
Because our weather was so dry without the usual July monsoon, I found many little canyons in the soil. We add lots of leaves and some compost in the Fall and till it in. I'm now adding more compost, leaves, leaf mold to both flower bed and vegetable gardens. I finally got some alpaca poo for the veggie gardens. I'm learning something new every year.
For veggies, I planted too many cucumbers, but plan on planting close to the same amount, just different varieties. My neighbor was so excited to make her own dill pickles for Christmas gifts. It was nice to see the harvest being used by someone else. Tomatoes didn't like the dry heat, the snow in September, or the early freeze. The late planted pole beans didn't give much to harvest.
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Post by binnylou on Nov 7, 2020 11:04:40 GMT -5
I didn't plant near enough tomatoes this year. I normally have enough Juliets to share with Neighbor Dave, and he didn't get a single one. And I usually give them a Juliet plant for their deck, but that didn't happen either. I did get some fresh tomatoes put in the freezer for chili and soups, but I would have liked more. Next year... I planted kohlrabi, but that isn't what I got. I need to research the possibilities. I may have a case of gardener error  Red Marconi pepper yield was less than desired. We had enough for salads, etc, but not a lot for the freezer. They were grown in raised bed, but may be an "in ground" crop next year. I missed planting pumpkins this year. My freezer supply of pumpkin puree for pies and pumpkin bread is adequate, but I miss the satisfaction of watching the pumpkin crop grow and mature. And I enjoy the process of roasting the pumpkins and making the puree for the freezer. Next year... |
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Post by James on Nov 7, 2020 11:32:40 GMT -5
binnylou: "I planted kohlrabi, but that isn't what I got."
I got a giggle out of this.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 7, 2020 12:50:41 GMT -5
I got a stray seed in my chocolate habanero seeds, and ended up with an orange hab, with less heat, but also less flavor, and less productive. I only planted one of the plants this year, since I always have way more than I need with 2 plants. If I had planted 2, as usual, I would have gotten at least one chocolate, more than likely. I'll probably go back to 2 next year, and give all the excess to the guy at the Mexican grocery, like I've done before.
As always, most new varieties didn't do well, but that's why we keep trying new - to find a keeper, you have to go through many more non-keepers.
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Post by Latitude33 on Nov 21, 2020 21:14:44 GMT -5
2020 regrets? Wasting the money on a freaking !@#$%^%$#@! yearly planner! Other than that, not enough onions.
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Post by gardendmpls on Nov 21, 2020 22:07:31 GMT -5
Wasting the money on a freaking !@#$%^%$#@! yearly planner! Never got one of those. Have a large supply of those marble notebooks in different colors, left by students who either did no work or moved to a different class. This was back when I taught biology lab in the 90's. Have enough to last me until they put me in a home (or the chicken coop). |
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Post by James on Nov 22, 2020 12:10:16 GMT -5
"As always, most new varieties didn't do well, but that's why we keep trying new - to find a keeper, you have to go through many more non-keepers."
I was having problems with watermelons, so one year I planted two plants of every variety I could find. With note book in pocket, I made sure I knew what variety was where. Well out of the lot one variety did good and actually gave me a melon, so that is the one I plant now. Charleston Gray. Nice big fruit and it will actually mature here with our short growing season.
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