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Garden Geeks thread
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walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
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Just picked my first pepper, lots of green tomatoes but no red ones. Cukes up the wazoo, chickens got many large ones.
Picked 2 qts of blueberries, Japanese beetles are getting many of the berries, I wish we would get some frost in the winter and decimate those little ********. I'll bet 10 or 15% of the berries are ruined by them. Squash is finally taking off.
Garden is so soft from the 3 inches of rain yesterday that I can't walk in it. I doubt we've had this wet a summer in years, my pond is higher now than it was in the middle of May
Just picked my first pepper, lots of green tomatoes but no red ones. Cukes up the wazoo, chickens got many large ones.
Picked 2 qts of blueberries, Japanese beetles are getting many of the berries, I wish we would get some frost in the winter and decimate those little ********. I'll bet 10 or 15% of the berries are ruined by them. Squash is finally taking off.
Garden is so soft from the 3 inches of rain yesterday that I can't walk in it. I doubt we've had this wet a summer in years, my pond is higher now than it was in the middle of May
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Gurtholfin
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It could be much worse. We eventually just ripped out our raspberries as they were destroying 80-90% of them. They also killed a river birch in our old yard.
We hates them, yesssss precious...
It could be much worse. We eventually just ripped out our raspberries as they were destroying 80-90% of them. They also killed a river birch in our old yard.
We hates them, yesssss precious...
bigblue_dl
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We got a bunch of stuff from the garden when we visited my parents yesterday. A whole pile of beans, some red skinned potatoes, a cabage, peppers, sweet corn. My dad planted 6 rows of sweet corn (he just plants it with the corn planter, the outside 6 rows right behind the house), about 200 yards long. My parents have a ton of sweet corn. My mom has been canning corn for a week now.
We got a bunch of stuff from the garden when we visited my parents yesterday. A whole pile of beans, some red skinned potatoes, a cabage, peppers, sweet corn. My dad planted 6 rows of sweet corn (he just plants it with the corn planter, the outside 6 rows right behind the house), about 200 yards long. My parents have a ton of sweet corn. My mom has been canning corn for a week now.
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ah, that's the biggest difference then. We only plant enough beans to produce a week's meals; I'm not into all the work that comes with preserving them. Harvest twice a week, feed three people each time. For many weeks. Sounds like we pick a lot less at any one time and extend the season quite a bit longer instead to keep the fresh supply coming.
The cucumbers are now taller than me. For the first time in many years, we are not losing them all to cucumber beetles.
ah, that's the biggest difference then. We only plant enough beans to produce a week's meals; I'm not into all the work that comes with preserving them. Harvest twice a week, feed three people each time. For many weeks. Sounds like we pick a lot less at any one time and extend the season quite a bit longer instead to keep the fresh supply coming.
The cucumbers are now taller than me. For the first time in many years, we are not losing them all to cucumber beetles.
leswp1
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We pick and have enough to feed an army a few times a week for months.
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Gurtholfin
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Carrots today. Had them with grilled chicken and smashed potatoes...
Yum!
Carrots today. Had them with grilled chicken and smashed potatoes...
Yum!
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Too much work for me. I'm content to pick enough to feed a family a few times a week.
Too much work for me. I'm content to pick enough to feed a family a few times a week.
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Gurtholfin
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Canned my first 6 quarts of tomatoes yesterday. Nothing better than making chili or spaghetti sauce in January and simply going down to the basement and grabbing a quart that I grew the summer before.
Just starting to get beans.
Peppers are having a terrible year.
Planted a fall crop of carrots and snap peas yesterday.
Also cut the tops off the Brussels.
Canned my first 6 quarts of tomatoes yesterday. Nothing better than making chili or spaghetti sauce in January and simply going down to the basement and grabbing a quart that I grew the summer before.
Just starting to get beans.
Peppers are having a terrible year.
Planted a fall crop of carrots and snap peas yesterday.
Also cut the tops off the Brussels.
leswp1
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Re: Garden Geeks thread
Another large shoppin bag of beans (3 days after the half bag), 4 cukes, 2 summer squash. Ground hog is eating the tomatoes
. wally you are the berries!! Used yr trick for the cukes and squashes- first crop we have had in years. Can't keep up with them!!! w00t!!
Another large shoppin bag of beans (3 days after the half bag), 4 cukes, 2 summer squash. Ground hog is eating the tomatoes
. wally you are the berries!! Used yr trick for the cukes and squashes- first crop we have had in years. Can't keep up with them!!! w00t!!Re: Garden Geeks thread
Boy, have my beans decided they're on a break. Just not producing at all right now. They've had non-productive periods in previous seasons, so I'm holding my breath that they'll wake up and get to it. There were past years where each pick yielded about 12 to 16 pounds of beans, but this year it was only about 5 or so. Still, the vines look healthy so maybe it'll turn around.
Boy, have my beans decided they're on a break. Just not producing at all right now. They've had non-productive periods in previous seasons, so I'm holding my breath that they'll wake up and get to it. There were past years where each pick yielded about 12 to 16 pounds of beans, but this year it was only about 5 or so. Still, the vines look healthy so maybe it'll turn around.
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Re: Garden Geeks thread
My beans are history but I have another row coming if the deer are kept at bay. Thinking I should plant some spinach this weekend
Glad it worked, my oversized summer, Zukes and Cukes go to chickens. Tonight I used a potato peeler on a Zucchini to make fake noodles in a stir fry, kept peeling until I got to seeds and then turned. Worked well and is another way to enjoy fresh Zucchini.
My beans are history but I have another row coming if the deer are kept at bay. Thinking I should plant some spinach this weekend
leswp1
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Re: Garden Geeks thread
I have a recipe for Chocolate Zucchini Cake I posted before. Have a huge one I am going to make that with. No chix here. One of my friends also taught me how to make little zucchini pancakes out of shredded zukes. YUM!
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Gurtholfin
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So this guy has been seen multiple times daily leaving our garden with stuffed cheeks. I couldn't imagine what he'd be taking from the garden and then I saw that he finds it most convenient to climb up one fence, run through the garden and climb up and over the far fence before raiding something from the neighbor's yard. And then coming back via the same route.
Took this tonight about 30 minutes ago and he's still at it.
Oh yeah, and 7 more quarts of tomatoes yesterday.
So this guy has been seen multiple times daily leaving our garden with stuffed cheeks. I couldn't imagine what he'd be taking from the garden and then I saw that he finds it most convenient to climb up one fence, run through the garden and climb up and over the far fence before raiding something from the neighbor's yard. And then coming back via the same route.
Took this tonight about 30 minutes ago and he's still at it.
Oh yeah, and 7 more quarts of tomatoes yesterday.
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Do habanero peppers self-pollinate?
I have only one plant in my very small garden (can't spare the space, and how many of them do you need anyway?). The plant seems healthy enough, there seem to be plenty of blossoms, buy no fruits yet. Wondering if the plant is lonely and needs some companionship.
Do habanero peppers self-pollinate?
I have only one plant in my very small garden (can't spare the space, and how many of them do you need anyway?). The plant seems healthy enough, there seem to be plenty of blossoms, buy no fruits yet. Wondering if the plant is lonely and needs some companionship.
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Gurtholfin
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7 more quarts of tomatoes today for a total of 20 quarts with no end in sight.
Make them stop! Or at least slow down...
All this off 5 plants.
7 more quarts of tomatoes today for a total of 20 quarts with no end in sight.
Make them stop! Or at least slow down...
All this off 5 plants.
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Gurtholfin
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Re: Garden Geeks thread
Oh yeah, finally got our first beans. Stir fried them with some garlic and Adobo and they were wonderful.
Oh yeah, finally got our first beans. Stir fried them with some garlic and Adobo and they were wonderful.
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