2026 gardening thread, whatcha got going on in the yard this year? Even house plants are ok.

[GTN]

I have to say I like my grow bags much more than my raised beds or 5-gallon buckets. I think things perform much better.
I do a lot with a little space honestly. I have really great soil and management practices so I get high yields. I grow in an area that is maybe 15’ by 25’ and one other area that is maybe 8’ by 8’.i also have some fruit trees and a strawberry patch then two large raspberry patches so maybe it is kind of larger. I guess it’s all relative though. I also rotate and pair plants together really well. Also once I’m done with something I add something else in so I’ll do lettuce and spinach in spring then do carrots, then in the fall head back to lettuce and carrots. I push the envelope and get really big plants in the ground. I’ll start my peppers in about 2-3 weeks. Then my tomatoes and some herbs in the second week in March. They are producing by the time I pop them in the ground. Some last year were 24-34” tall by the time they were put in the ground.
I want to get rid of my raised beds and 5- gallon buckets and get those self watering grow towers.
the other thing I will add is I do have a big garden. Almost my entire yard is gardens, patios, and ponds but a lot of it is ornamental flowers. I have a double lot and almost no grass. I can cut my grass in under 10 minutes.
I think 3 of these will fit me more space back and be more productive. They also have a wheeled base. I just don’t have a spare $1,000 for them right now.

Sounds like a great setup. Once it’s up and things are growing I’d love to visit to see how it’s done. This is only my second season coming up so I’m still a noob

 

[S&W Fan]

Oh it sounded like you had a really really big garden. I have-
16 27gal boxes
5 10 gal bags
20ish 5 gal buckets
2 100 gal livestock troughs. (No idea why I thought I needed something that big)
A bunch of 1 gal grow bags for herbs

That’s a fair amount of real estate for growing vegetables. You could grow an awful lot of veggies, especially using the square foot method.

 

[GTN]

That’s a fair amount of real estate for growing vegetables. You could grow an awful lot of veggies, especially using the square foot method.

This is before everything was put out in place

 

[Saltwater60]

Sounds like a great setup. Once it’s up and things are growing I’d love to visit to see how it’s done. This is only my second season coming up so I’m still a noob

No worries man. I have zero secrets and do not mind sharing my plans and ideas. I’ll post pictures once I get my seedlings going and if you have questions ask. I’m not making money off any of it so I’ll tell you anything you want to know. I’m even happy to share any extra plants I have.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

I just looked at seeds from a wholesale supplier I have gotten pots and irrigation stuff from. WAY WAY cheaper than any of the big box or online retailers. Maybe I'll start selling seeds next.

Example: Burpee has California Wonder Bell Pepper @$6.49/300 seeds. This other place is starting at $2.29/1000 seeds, and the price only gets better with volume. It's probably the same supplier all the big companies buy from.

Burpee Jalapeño is $4.95/150. Other place is $1.57/1000.

Plus I'm tax exempt!

Anyone need seeds?

 

[Saltwater60]

I just looked at seeds from a wholesale supplier I have gotten pots and irrigation stuff from. WAY WAY cheaper than any of the big box or online retailers. Maybe I'll start selling seeds next.

Example: Burpee has California Wonder Bell Pepper @$6.49/300 seeds. This other place is starting at $2.29/1000 seeds, and the price only gets better with volume. It's probably the same supplier all the big companies buy from.

Burpee Jalapeño is $4.95/150. Other place is $1.57/1000.

Plus I'm tax exempt!

Anyone need seeds?

I’m sure half of the price is the packaging and time it takes to pack into smaller containers. I know when I worked manufacturing the efficiency went down immensity when we produced smaller packages.

 

[Saltwater60]

I’m starting peppers this week from seed.
Dang rabbits hurdled both my apple trees. I’m pulling them out in spring and might toss some in pots. I’m not sure. The trees are a pain because the squirrels get them. I had these fenced off and growing for years but the snow was so high this year the rabbits were able to get over the fence. Bastards!!