2020 Garden Thread.

[fishinwrench]

Our melons and squash are rotting on the vine.

Zucchini is doing great.

Cucumbers....we got 2 good ones, and the others didn't make it.

Tomatoes are all splitting open way before they are ready to pick. 

The wife's cilantro, dill, and various spices are all still doing great. 

Strawberries yeilded one good bucketful.....then nothing. 

Basically spent close to a grand on gardening crap this year, and could have matched the outcome for 25.00 at the local market.  🙄

[snagged in outlet 3]

27 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Our melons and squash are rotting on the vine.

Zucchini is doing great.

Cucumbers....we got 2 good ones, and the others didn't make it.

Tomatoes are all splitting open way before they are ready to pick. 

The wife's cilantro, dill, and various spices are all still doing great. 

Strawberries yeilded one good bucketful.....then nothing. 

Basically spent close to a grand on gardening crap this year, and could have matched the outcome for 25.00 at the local market.  🙄

Yeah I just hit the local farm down the street.  Grown in the Missouri bottoms...Yum

[BilletHead]

3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Our melons and squash are rotting on the vine.

Zucchini is doing great.

Cucumbers....we got 2 good ones, and the others didn't make it.

Tomatoes are all splitting open way before they are ready to pick. 

The wife's cilantro, dill, and various spices are all still doing great. 

Strawberries yeilded one good bucketful.....then nothing. 

Basically spent close to a grand on gardening crap this year, and could have matched the outcome for 25.00 at the local market.  🙄

 

3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Yeah I just hit the local farm down the street.  Grown in the Missouri bottoms...Yum

                 Well if you guys lived a bit closer you could get them for free .  

[jdmidwest]

6 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Our melons and squash are rotting on the vine.

Zucchini is doing great.

Cucumbers....we got 2 good ones, and the others didn't make it.

Tomatoes are all splitting open way before they are ready to pick. 

The wife's cilantro, dill, and various spices are all still doing great. 

Strawberries yeilded one good bucketful.....then nothing. 

Basically spent close to a grand on gardening crap this year, and could have matched the outcome for 25.00 at the local market.  🙄

Should have got crop insurance like the big farmers do.

Try keeping bees.  You need a second job to support that habit.

[BilletHead]

              Feeding the hungry,

   While out patrolling the garden this morning I seen this box turtle. Picked a little tomato and set it in frot of him. His neck began to streach out,

   Then he took a step or two closer for a tiny taste,

Then it's like this is kind of good and he really got into it,          

   Glad he can't climb . Had a possum getting one or two a night. He is gone!

    

[luckycraft]

On 8/11/2020 at 1:13 PM, fishinwrench said:

Our melons and squash are rotting on the vine.

Zucchini is doing great.

Cucumbers....we got 2 good ones, and the others didn't make it.

Tomatoes are all splitting open way before they are ready to pick. 

The wife's cilantro, dill, and various spices are all still doing great. 

Strawberries yeilded one good bucketful.....then nothing. 

Basically spent close to a grand on gardening crap this year, and could have matched the outcome for 25.00 at the local market.  🙄

But the memories are priceless

[luckycraft]

On 8/1/2020 at 6:48 PM, BilletHead said:

             Good Grief! Another picking this morning. Cherry tomatoes are manageable. Big tomatoes not so much. Still dehydrating and giving away. More salsa making tomorrow. Picked the remaining cucumbers today and Pat pulled the vines so we can prepare to plant Fall Bok Choy. 

   It has been a good year for the garden and still some season left. As I type this jars are sterilizing and real quick we will putting together bread and butter pickles to water bath can. 

Time to give the Mennonites some competition at the farmers markets!

[BilletHead]

1 minute ago, luckycraft said:

Time to give the Mennonites some competition at the farmers markets!

              You know we have thought about this a time or two. Just haven't worked up the nerve.   I am seriously thinking of hauling a load or restored cast iron to our local one. Maybe next season. 

[luckycraft]

Just now, BilletHead said:

              You know we have thought about this a time or two. Just haven't worked up the nerve.   I am seriously thinking of hauling a load or restored cast iron to our local one. Maybe next season. 

Let a guy know before hand.   I’d come with some green!

[Fish24/7]

94° today,  let's go for it,looks about there.

Slightly larger than a basketball in size. Yellowing on top and bottom. In a day or two we'll see what we got inside