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Being a gardener in Lubbock is a greater challenge than I imagined, but each year is getting better.
Come follow my progress as I get my hands in Texas soil.
Joy Blooms
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with veggies, flowers, birds, butterflies, & creatures
This page last updated: 05/08/2016 08:07 AM
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Bed 14 -- Pole Beans & Cucumbers |
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Bed 14 - 2013 |
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Spring-Plant |
Onion (sets) |
01/31/13 |
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03/13/13 |
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Spring-Plant |
Carrot |
02/28/13 |
to |
03/13/13 |
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Spring-Plant |
Cauliflower |
02/28/13 |
to |
03/13/13 |
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Spring-Plant |
Dill |
03/01/13 |
to |
05/30/13 |
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Spring-Plant |
Marigolds |
03/01/13 |
to |
04/01/13 |
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Spring-Plant |
Beans, Pole-Type (2+) |
04/17/13 |
to |
05/08/13 |
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Spring-Plant |
Cucumber |
04/17/13 |
to |
05/22/13 |
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Summer Harvest |
Onion (sets) |
04/20/13 |
to |
07/11/13 |
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Summer Harvest |
Carrot |
05/08/13 |
to |
06/01/13 |
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Summer Harvest |
Cauliflower |
05/08/13 |
to |
06/11/13 |
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Summer Harvest |
Cucumber |
06/06/13 |
to |
07/31/13 |
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Summer Harvest |
Beans, Pole-Type (2+) |
06/16/13 |
to |
07/17/13 |
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Fall-Plant |
Cauliflower |
06/30/13 |
to |
08/11/13 |
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Fall-Plant |
Carrot |
07/14/13 |
to |
07/28/13 |
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Fall-Plant |
Cucumber |
07/28/13 |
to |
08/11/13 |
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Fall Harvest |
Cauliflower |
09/08/13 |
to |
11/09/13 |
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Fall Harvest |
Cucumber |
09/16/13 |
to |
10/20/13 |
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Fall Harvest |
Carrot |
09/22/13 |
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10/16/13 |
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2013 Seeds Purchased |
Planted March 2, 2013
- 50 Super Sweet Onion sets behind trellis
(Lowe's)
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Planted
March 15, 2013
- Dwarf Double Mixed Colors Marigold (American
Seed)
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Planted March 16, 2013
- Colorful Mix Cauliflower (Urban Farmer)
- Dwarf French Tiger Eyes Marigold (Ferry-Morris)
- Chantenay Carrots (American Seed)
- Mammoth Dill-Anethum graveolens (Burpee)
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Plant during the 3rd
Week of April:
- Cucumber Mix (Bountiful Gardens)
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Plant during the 4th
Week of June:
- Snowball Cauliflower (Bountiful Gardens)
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Plant during the 4th
Week of July:
- Sweet Burpless Hubrid Cucumber (Burpee)
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Beans |
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Cauliflower,
Corn, Cucumbers, Peas, Radishes, most other vegetables and herbs
Pole Beans:
Corn, Radishes
Bush Beans:
Celery, Corn, Cucumbers, Potatoes, Strawberries |
Tomatoes, chili peppers, Sunflowers, alliums
(onions, garlic, etc), kales (cabbage, broccoli, etc) Gladiola
Pole Beans:
Beets, Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Sunflowers
Bush Beans:
Onions |
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Cucumbers
- Icicle Radishes planted among Cucumber vines will drive
away harmful insects such as cucumber beetles.
- Nasturtium improves growth and flavor of cucumbers
- Dill planted with cucumbers helps by attracting
beneficial predators.
- Tansy deters flying bugs, cucumber beetles, ants, flies,
squash bugs & Japanese beetles.
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Beans More about Beans
- Beans planted with Carrots & Cauliflower are mutually
beneficial.
- Marigolds planted with beans helps to repel the Mexican
bean beetle. They are pretty & perky too.
- Pole Beans are great neighbors to corn. The vines
anchor the corn. Really good here in windy Lubbock.
- Grow Pole Beans on an "inverted-V" Trellis and plant
radishes underneath. The radishes will appreciate the shade.
- INHIBITED BY all members of the Onion Family
- Compost the spent plants or turn under to enrich the
soil.
- Summer Savory improves their growth & also deters bean
beetles.
- Tansy is a good neighbor to beans, cucurbits (cucumbers,
squash, etc), corn, roses. It wards of flying pests. Plant in pots - it is invasive
& ugly.
- Sage deters cabbage flies, repels many bean parasites
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planted in cool weather. In warm winter areas that don't experience a hard frost, you can
plant dill in fall or winter. In cooler areas, plant dill a week or two before your last
hard frost. After the first sowing, plant again every 10 days or so for a continuous crop.
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Planning, Preparation, Caring,
Harvesting, Canning |
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Please
e-Mail me your
ideas or comments |
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