My Connecticut garden is finally fully planted. (Pictures)

[NutmegYankee]

Tomatoes - Brandywine Pink, Brandy Boy, Black Cherry, German Johnson
Potatoes -red, white, yellow, and banana
Sugar Snap Peas
Beans - Bush and Pole
Bell Peppers
Spinach, Swiss Chard, Lettuce
Carrots
Garlic
Eggplant
Zucchini
Cucumbers
Corn (upper corner)


My Northwest Garden, sited for 7-8 hours of Sun.













My Southeast Garden, about 8 hours of Sun after Gypsy Moths destroyed the Red Oaks that once were here.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Looks beautiful!

Hope you get lots of yield!

[MLAA]

2. Beautiful! Well done!

[usonian]

3. FANTABULOUS!

FANTABULOUS

Best of luck. That all sounds very Italian for a "Yankee".

YUM

[babylonsister]

4. I just love your garden; lots of work,

soon to be lots of rewards.

[jmbar2]

5. What are you doing with the red buckets?

I like how it looks. Is it for water conservation, critter control, or.....? Thanks.

[NutmegYankee]

6. They are watering containers called tomato halos.

They are made by a British company and sold through various US outlets, including Gardeners Supply Company.

Unlike the video, I don't use the tripod ports and I plant my tomatoes even deeper and then gently bring the tops through the center. They hold about 3 liters of water and slowly drip it into the soil.

[NutmegYankee]

8. It keeps the deer out.

The fence is three decades old, so it requires repair every Spring. You can see doubled up 2x3s or post repairs in some photos. Replacing posts in the uplands of Connecticut just sucks - there is stone everywhere under the ground.


Rabbits get in, but don't tend to munch on my garden since I've seeded much of my back yard with clover. My main pests are squirrels, who dig holes everywhere. Then there is the annual contest to see who realizes the sweet corn is ready first, me or the raccoons.

[NutmegYankee]

10. I noticed a while ago that the pickets tended to last, even if they look rotten.

So for some panels I just knocked the pickets off and replaced the posts/2x3s and screwed the pickets back on one by one. I've tried to find new pickets, but no lumber yard carries the pointy type.

[NutmegYankee]

12. I'll try looking into that! nt

[Haru]

13. Excellent Garden

Time for a feast..

[Phoenix61]

14. Wow! I'm very impressed. I'm going to look into the

tomato watering system. I’m in Florida and it’s so hard to keep plants watered.

[Emile]

15. Beautiful garden! Love your tomato cages.

Years ago I bought a roll of fencing from Menards and cut the wire to form loops.