What's Growing in the Garden

Ours are just starting. Those I picked tonight are domestic that I planted. The wild ones, which are mostly in the shade, are a few days away yet.
 
I planted my raspberries out in the sun. They don't do too well. I threaten to put down a soaker hose every year, but I never do.

Can anyone identify this sprout? My garage is packed and maybe a opened seed packet dumped into one of my pots. I emptied 4 pots this Spring, added more compost/dirt to the wheelbarrow and then blended and repotted. All 4 pots have the same sprout.
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Might be a weed?

Here's my Horseradish I just plunked in the raise bed when I got them. About 2' high. The bad thing is this is suppose to be my Spinach raised bed.
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Plan on transplanting to a barrel raised bed like I have for my strawberries.
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Got around to hilling my potatoes last week. On a slope, so it was easier to do on the uphill side. Probably waited too long. One plant was starting to flower and they were tall.

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Only thing doing well is my Blackberries.
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Can you tell I hate to weed? Hopefully get everything cleaned up this week.

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I can't ID the sprout, it doesn't look like any of our normal Midwest weeds, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's not. Looks like it came from a large seed, probably not an airborne weed seed. Guess it's probably something that fell into the pot/soil, or was deposited there by an animal.

Your weeds aren't bad at all, I could show you some real weed problems.... I just mowed off my red raspberry plot as the weeds got too far ahead of them. This fall I'm going to dig a number of plants and make a new raspberry bed which I plan to keep in a nice manicured row. :wink:
 
trc65 said:
I can't ID the sprout, it doesn't look like any of our normal Midwest weeds, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's not. Looks like it came from a large seed, probably not an airborne weed seed. Guess it's probably something that fell into the pot/soil, or was deposited there by an animal.

Your weeds aren't bad at all, I could show you some real weed problems.... I just mowed off my red raspberry plot as the weeds got too far ahead of them. This fall I'm going to dig a number of plants and make a new raspberry bed which I plan to keep in a nice manicured row. :wink:
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It's weird that it's the only thing in the same in all 4 pots. I think I'll transplant in a row in the garden and see what develops :lol2: .
 
djg said:
It's weird that it's the only thing in the same in all 4 pots. I think I'll transplant in a row in the garden and see what develops :lol2: .
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You never know...... Can always kill it later if it develops into a monster...
 
Agree on the big seed - that cotyledon appears big. And the stalk is big. Not anything that I am around though - stumped for now.
 
I agree, it looks too healthy to be a weed. I had another thought. I collected a few black sunflower seed heads (small seed) last Fall and put them in a box in the garage. Well, the mice got into them and spread them every where. I googled them and they do look a little like them. Not large seed though.
Still not sure though. I'll transplant them just out of curiosity.
 
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trc65 said:
@Mike Hill be sure and post some pics of the Crocosmia when it blooms. I've got four that I started from seed this year, but won't get to see any blooms till next year.
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after picking a stem in the wild last year on the Klamath River in California, i ordered 3 or 4 varieties of the crocosmia bulbs off the internet. they have come up about 6 inches tall but the growing conditions are tough at best here in las vegas, hope maybe to get some flowers next year
 
djg said:
I agree, it looks too healthy to be a weed. I had another thought. I collected a few black sunflower seed heads (small seed) last Fall and put them in a box in the garage. Well, the mice got into them and spread them every where. I googled them and they do look a little like them. Not large seed though.
Still not sure though. I'll transplant them just out of curiosity.
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Could very well be some sunflower. Let them grow another week or two and you'll know for sure.
 
Got dark before pictures. Thinned my carrots and started thinning onions. Tomorrow evening it's a roast with baby carrots and hopefully some new potatoes. Will check that in the morning before work... turnips are starting to bolt so, what ever size they are, some go in the roast as well. The larger are 3 inches but most are 1.5 inches.
 
Went out to pick some raspberries tonight. Started with the domestic berries.

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Picked all of those and for a little over two quarts.

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Then went diving into the brush to pick some wild ones. Had to constantly watch out that none of these nasty things dropped into my pail.:wink:

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Picked enough wild ones to fill the pail. Lots more to pick, but I was too lazy to walk back and get another pail. They'll still be there tomorrow.

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These are 3 and 4 year old patches. First year I'm getting any quantity from them. Close to 8 qts so far this year. That's from 6 original plants. Could be producing a lot more if I'd get the weeds under control and would prune the primocanes in a timely manner....
 
This is my second year of leaving the canes alone. Two years ago I dug most of the established bed up to reclaim some yard and gave them to my dad. I gave a few canes to a Co worker but he never dug his. That is my new berry patch.
 
trc65 said:
These are 3 and 4 year old patches. First year I'm getting any quantity from them. Close to 8 qts so far this year. That's from 6 original plants. Could be producing a lot more if I'd get the weeds under control and would prune the primocanes in a timely manner....
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At your convenience, could you post a picture of both the tame and wild patches noting their location to sun/shade? I've had trouble with mine ever since I dug up my Mom's and planted them years ago. I suspect they are backing in the full sun. The row runs E to W and only gets a little evening shade. Doesn't help that weeds have taken over.
 
The cultivated berries are "Bristol Black" and are planted in a N-S orientation. They have mature trees growing about 25 ft directly to the east of them giving full morning shade. Didn't plant them there for the shade, rather it was a spot that was far enough away from my red raspberries. Bl raspberries can be more susceptible to viruses and if too close to red (or other color raspberries) virus transfer through aphids can severely damage the blacks.

The wild ones are in various locations but almost all are in full shade under trees. They produce nice size berries, but do not produce as many berries as the cultivated ones. The wild berries in full sun are mostly the size of peas and dry up almost as soon as they ripen.

I would guess your issue is water and maybe fertility. For best production they should be in full sun, but if they have turf and or weeds growing in competition, would probably need watering, and maybe additional fertilizer.

I'll try to remember to shoot some pictures tomorrow.
 
djg said:
At your convenience, could you post a picture of both the tame and wild patches noting their location to sun/shade? I've had trouble with mine ever since I dug up my Mom's and planted them years ago. I suspect they are backing in the full sun. The row runs E to W and only gets a little evening shade. Doesn't help that weeds have taken over.
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My yard is heavily forested, more shade than anything and I have many wild Rasberries which all seem to prefer the shade/part sun areas of the yard.
 
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