when are you sowing your garden this year?

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Wow, I really admire your gardening set-up. Where did you get your hoops? Is that section planted in direct sunlight? How often do you water, and do you find soaker hoses to be worth it?

Oh- I found one little fuzzy green peach hiding among the leaves on my peach tree! So, it doesn't need cross-pollinating; it's just mocking me.

Thank you. The hoops are just 1/2 schedule 40 pvc cut to size. Super easy. This part of the garden is in FULL sun on the south side of my house. When the garden is just seedlings I water everyday. Now every couple/few days depending on weather. I have tried hand watering but am too lazy. I tried small drip house with the little buttons and sprayers but it was too cumbersome and full of problems. Now I use plain old soaker hose and it seems to work great. I have it hooked to a simple mechanical timer which allows me to turn it on to a certain time and forget it...because that's exactly what I did without a timer...forgot it. Only to wake up to a flooded yard the next day. The timer turns it off when I forget. Good mulch works wonders. Add a layer of straw and it will cut your watering need in half. In my experience anyway, that's not scientific by any means.

I am super glad you found a peach! Hopefully it's followed up by many more! I'm jealous and wish I had fruit trees too.

Are you zoned for agriculture?

That's awesome man. I envy your setup.

Ha! Nope but I do have the biggest garden in my suburban neighborhood which isn't saying much.

I have my crossman at the ready for the bunnies.

Was thinking about these curtains from Ikea... 3.99 each

http://blog.trashbackwards.com/2013/...arden-netting/

My dog keeps the bunnies away and fortunately I don't have a problem with birds but that's only because I don't have fruit trees or berry bushes. I plan to change that next year.

Those sheer curtains look like a GREAT idea. How big are they?