I made some salsa over the weekend, I am hoping to do small batches of tomato stuff and looks like the plants are cooperative. I have so much corn, onions are great. Garlic is processed.

Our tomatoes also took extra long to get to harvest. I'm not getting the normal yield but I also reduced the amount planted. So far we processed 10 quarts of sauce.
With this next round , we will do another 10 quarts tomorrow. I expect a 30 quart season.

For anyone interested, I chose a different garlic farmer this year to buy seed from. He's local to us and have heard nothing but good things. We purchased 4 5lb bags of some new to us varieties to plant this fall along with my seed garlic. He was super easy to deal with and his garlic looks great.
I'm expecting to put in 500 to 600 cloves in October.

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hot tuna
Just put in 2 more peach trees and another pear. They looked pretty vibrant at TS today so why not.

HT... with the fruit trees and garden you should set up a few honey bee boxes.

So it's a wrap on our homemade sauce today. We ended up doing 31 quarts ( doubling the 1/2 at jars).
With the 100 plus quarts last year, I still have about 20 left that we are eating regularly, this should take us through till next season.

Tomatoes are still growing and I'll probably salsa them but they don't have the vigor of what should.
Only thing left salvageable now is my cabbage. Hoping to get 6 good heads. Brussels are a bust.
In just over a month we'll start planting garlic.
Next weekend we have to start scouting at deer camp.

So tonight I pulled my tomato plot to prepare it for garlic.
Tomatoes did ok there but not the location I'd like in future.
We did the local orchard apple, pumpkin, gourds and peach pick last weekend. The house has been smelling great from sauce, jams and pies to come.
My garden flopped this year.
Trying to prepare for next season.
The greenhouse project is a must.

I have not planted my garlic yet. I prepared my beds awhile back and fertilizer went in.
Typically, I plant this week. That's my plan.
I have about 600 cloves to get in.

Will get mine in this week I only do 50

Garlic and herbs don't take up much space or care. Yes I'm doing approx 600 garlic. My harvest last year was approx 288 bulbs. They did very well and I bought another 10lbs different strain to plant.
Most bulbs yield 5-8 cloves to replant. 2
years ago, I harvested approx 350 bulbs and sold 150 plus. Big mistake.
I have folks that want my harvesting,
Garlic is easy.
Vine plants become a bit more daunting in time consuming.

The wife is going to have a new job next spring 😉

Another good accomplished 150 garlic planting as the sun is below horizon and skeeters are out.
1/2 way there.
200 German white in ground. 100 German red.
Total will be 200 of each
Red white. 100 music and 100 polish purple stripe.
I may add to that.

Ordered tomato seeds today... I'm gonna do San Marzanos n Romas for sauce this year. Beefsteaks for the slicers. If anyone is looking for a super great cherry, Galinas were superb last year. They stay yellow.

I will hopefully be expanding my garden this year.  With the price of everything, only makes sense. 
Do you ever have an issue with your seedlings withering once they get to a certain height?  Do you use a sterilized potting soil?  I have never had good luck with starting from seeds.....they get about 3-4" high then wither at the base and die. 
I do good with herbs but not maters and peppers for some reason.  
 
Love those San Marzanos for canning.  Wish they were even bigger.  Taste WAY better than amish paste, at least to me.  

Welcome back 👍
I've been pretty busy and haven't started any seeds. While I hate to, I'll most likely have to buy plants this year.
For starting seeds, most folks use the smaller sets. I don't. I use 4" plastic jiffy pots. I also save and reuse them. That way you only need to transplant once right into the ground.
If you get the plastic trays I believe you can get 18 4" pots in each tray. Just take some plastic wrap and put over the top of all the pots until the seeds sprout then remove the plastic.
Always water from the bottom to promote the roots to grow down. Just enough water so the soil doesn't completely dry out.
Good luck.

My piglets will be ready for me in 4 weeks, chicks coming 3rd week of April and I have a cow being slaughtered first week of April.

Peace and tuna

4 years and counting on this thread. Imo, one of the better ones ever done💪👍. After the seeds today, if I have time, I'm gonna dig up all the strawberries. They've never been any good. Very sour. I'll plant more lettuce and herbs in that raised bed. Maybe start over with a different breed of berry. Any suggestions? Sucks to hear about the greenhouse Coyote. It was quite the winter. Hope you get it squared away sooner than later.

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Almost a full 3 trays. I actually got help today, went really smooth. Those young eyes and nimble fingers were put to good use. And so it begins. 🤞🍅💯💯Good luck fellas

I am rethinking buying plants. As was 2 years ago, I believe demands might hinder supply. Tomorrow I'm going to start seeds. Where I'm going to house them as they mature, I'm not sure yet. My space has been significantly reduced since the mancave project. I'll figure things out.. That 3 year greenhouse dream might just get priority.
People are again going to give it another shot at trying to be self sufficient out of necessity.
In a good way, turn off the news and build a garden is positive. Having so many projects is a way of life to me.
I seen signs of life in my garlic beds. We still use fresh garlic everyday. Many of my bulbs are still growing inside.
I'd love to get some peas started in a bed next week.

Our chicks will have to relocate to our smokehouse as a brooder. Actually, it's set up perfectly for that application.
A new stall will have to be constructed before piglets arrive in 3 weeks or so.
The boat will need some preparation and love before striper season opens on April 1st and a splashdown docking of April 21.
Yup, lots projects and it's officially MUD season 😣.

Oh,, P.S.
I am booked for a salmon river fishing trip April 6th until 10th.. WHEW, I'm tired already.
Peace and tuna