2017 garden thread

[BilletHead]

On 8/5/2017 at 6:41 PM, Johnsfolly said:

This is a pretty interesting variety. Wished that my betterhalf kept the label. It is a pretty meaty tomato and fairly sweet. Went well with balsamic and mozzarella.

   John,

That looks a lot like the big rainbow variety we planted! We just finished the big basket of tomatoes we brought with us.  Guess we will see what the garden looks like when we return Sunday.

 BilletHead

[Lancer09]

In the last two weeks my garden has gone crazy setting actual fruits. Particularly the tomatoes. I have yet to get a full size tomato from the garden and only a few cherry tomatoes.. that's with 12 tomato plants. 

the 2 week surge in growth is directly correlated with me purchasing a new air gun and clearing out 20 squirrels from the back yard in those two weeks. Birds are a lot happier on the feeders now too. 

I'll keep and eat a few when it cool;s off. Righ tnow they are just pests and half of them are getting popped as I step out to head to work. 

[grizwilson]

Dang deer have attacked mine, the only thing safe are the Jalapenos they do not eat.  The bell peppers they leave the peppers alone but eat the leaves, the tomatoes they eat the top of the plants and blooms off and I have quit getting any ripe ones, eat the sides out of cukes.  They have to walk thru 6 ac of clover and johnson grass to get to it....... I give up.

[Johnsfolly]

We planted cukes late and are still getting some small ones. Peppers still producing a couple at a time. Most everything else is dying back or done producing.

[tho1mas]

I think my tomatoes went on vacation with the BillitHeads. I haven't picked but one in the last ten days.

Perhaps they were getting ready for the eclipse.

Time now to plant Fall stuff.

[BilletHead]

24 minutes ago, tho1mas said:

I think my tomatoes went on vacation with the BillitHeads. I haven't picked but one in the last ten days.

Perhaps they were getting ready for the eclipse.

Time now to plant Fall stuff.

         And they were really, really good my friend, thank you so much . We came home to about nothing. I had pulled most of the plants before we went due to yellow leaf junk and lack of hanging fruit. The ones we left did produce and our pickers seemed happy. yellow squash plants still working some but little of that. May pull them soon. Finally getting a few peppers but not happy with this years results. I am with tho1mas it is time to get fall Lettice in. Like in yesterday it should of been in,

  BilletHead

[snagged in outlet 3]

We had this wild redbud pop up in my wife's flower garden. 

I put a treluce over it and keep trimming it back to the shape of the it.  The thing loves it.  

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, BilletHead said:

I am with tho1mas it is time to get fall Lettice in. Like in yesterday it should of been in,

We haven't really been fall gardeners. Besides lettuce, spinach, radishes and maybe turnips, what other vegetables would be good candidates? What about broccoli? Has anyone tried broccoli rabe (Rapini?)?

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

We had this wild redbud pop up in my wife's flower garden. 

I put a treluce over it and keep trimming it back to the shape of the it.  The thing loves it.  

Trelissing a volunteer redbud is not gardening! Calling foul on this one!

[BilletHead]

           Finally last week got the fall Lettice crop planted. Still a few squash coming on but tiring of messing with the plants. May do another bed of lettuce after yanking those plants out,

  BilletHead