2018 Garden Thread

[jdmidwest]

Spinach had thumb size leaves then bolted.  I pulled it last week and composted.

Gardens look so pretty this time of year, too bad it does not last.

 

[BilletHead]

            Tomato plants going berserk,

   Had to put on tallest steaks I had and then put in fence posts and put strings across planters. Started tying up vines,

I am not sure we have ever had plants this stout before ,

  Even got maters on them,

        So hot and humid I went through two sets of clothes soaking them completely doing this little garden job. Still need to do this again in the 12' X 4' bed.  Maybe tomorrow? Ready for that first BLT with homegrown. Lettuce is gone so it will be with that store bought junk ,

  BilletHead

 

[tho1mas]

They should be ripe by the 4th of July - that is always my goal.

Looking good BH. I have blooms but no fruit yet.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Farms in the MO River bottoms here have them already.  BLT's two nights in a row.

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Farms in the MO River bottoms here have them already.  BLT's two nights in a row.

               I would venture to guess they are hot house tomatoes. If they were good it doesn't matter. I will be waiting with baited breath for the first ripe one from the garden. Just got in working up more rigging for getting them under control .  I talked to the plants as I worked them. I swear I seen a green tomato smile back at me,

  BilletHead

[snagged in outlet 3]

I believe they were started in a hot house because they have several big ones down there.  Some years they are mealy with tough skins but not this year.

My wife talks to her flower garden.

 

[BilletHead]

        Heck I talk to my plants, my bees, my chestnut trees which by the way are starting nuts. I need to do this as nobody listens to me anyway.  I really need to have a visit with the gooseberry plants and convince them to pick themselves :),

  BilletHead

[MOPanfisher]

Stomach came through here about daylight and beat the snot out of what little I had.  Hopefully it will straighten up

[BilletHead]

2 hours ago, MOPanfisher said:

Stomach came through here about daylight and beat the snot out of what little I had.  Hopefully it will straighten up

            Bummer,

 I am guessing it was the storm and not your stomach that gave you fits. Came through here a little after four AM. Strong winds took many limbs and leaves out of the tall trees. Tomato plants looked OK. Good thing I did work on them yesterday. Hope your plants come out of it ok and your hard work pans out,

  BilletHead

[MOPanfisher]

darn, I though I fixed that, oh well my stomach will be making attacks on it later this summer.  Plants looking much better when I came home from work.  Looks like I lost one squash plant.