2019 Garden Thread

[Johnsfolly]

I believe that we have Brandywines and maybe another heirloom variety (wife dealt with them this year) and know that we have yellow pear and red cherry tomatoes on the porch. Just starting to ripen.

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27 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

I believe that we have Brandywines and maybe another heirloom variety (wife dealt with them this year) and know that we have yellow pear and red cherry tomatoes on the porch. Just starting to ripen.

Cherokee Purple and Brandywines have the best flavor IMO. Also, I just checked and those are all Cherokee Purples. Black Krims haven't come on yet.  

[Johnsfolly]

Livie released her last swallowtail butterfly a few days ago. This was a male. So fifty fifty split males and females.

 

[Fish24/7]

I've never eaten a purple tomato😱probably  try those next year.  My mystery tomato turned out to be a Nebraska Wedding Orange type! Picked the first zucchinis and yellow squash this week,  found a softball sized I think  it's a muskmelon if I remember  right I forgot to mark the plants. It was hiding under leaves and was a surprise  to see! The rest are still little bitty.  There are 9 sugar baby watermelons about baseball size too. 

Here's the inside of a Belgian Giant . Picky fussy  plants but worth the effort imo. They are bout 7' tall now!

 

 

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1 hour ago, Fish24/7 said:

I've never eaten a purple tomato😱probably  try those next year.  My mystery tomato turned out to be a Nebraska Wedding Orange type! Picked the first zucchinis and yellow squash this week,  found a softball sized I think  it's a muskmelon if I remember  right I forgot to mark the plants. It was hiding under leaves and was a surprise  to see! The rest are still little bitty.  There are 9 sugar baby watermelons about baseball size too. 

Here's the inside of a Belgian Giant . Picky fussy plants but worth the effort imo. They are bout 7' tall now!

 

 

That is one meaty tomato!

[MOPanfisher]

My purple Cherokee never turned day on the outside. I do love all of them, but a nice brandywine is my favorite, sliced, chunked, added to cukes and onions and even warm off the vine.

[Fish24/7]

Had that dish  with some scrambled eggs!  Not too bad

[Fish24/7]

On 7/13/2019 at 3:16 AM, Johnsfolly said:

Livie released her last swallowtail butterfly a few days ago. This was a male. So fifty fifty split males and females.

 

Saw a strange butterfly yesterday.  Light  brown body and wings trimmed in black with yellow spots.  Bigger than my hand it was gigantic 

[Fish24/7]

Picked around  50 today

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Haven’t seen a rabbit in a few weeks. But the dang squirrels are jacking with me now!!

Dang it!