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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 23, 2009
07:54 PM Post #6729236
| I have some veggie questions for you all
1. my okra has little okras on it already and its only 8 " tall ? pick them off ? let plant grow or keep them on and let plant grow .
2. I pick off my tomato blooms so my plants can grow bigger ( bigger than 3 ' ) they are about 4 ' should i stop and let the blooms go to set fruit ? Black brandywine, Amish Paste
3. When do you harvest your cauliflower ? mine got kinda purpleish and yellowish ? so i tossed it . The others aren't looking so good either ? toss and start in fall again ?
4. Potato plants- they are starting to flower ? i have them heavy in straw mulch . Cut flowers off ? and let grow ? a fingerling and a German Butterball
5. Onions - I planted sets in the spring , Texas Sweet and another one that starts with a V , vidalia ? let them grow until fall , ( they are very small ) i have them under heavy straw mulch . I did fertilize with a organic 3-3-3 mix and some horse manure rotted .
hey thanks for any help
i didn't want to do a thread on each question to spare everyone LOL
thanks again
sue |
ken33
Bowling Green, OH
June 23, 2009
11:03 PM Post #6730160
| #2: The goal is to get big tomatoes, not big plants per se. You can cut off some of the large flowerless branches at the bottom of the plant so more energy goes to the tomato. However, I have 50 tomato plants, grow them every year and never cut off flowers.
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Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 24, 2009
12:58 AM Post #6730686
| Taynors, I grew my first cauliflower last fall, with much success. Here's the scoop. I planted seedlings Thanksgiving weekend (2 months behind everyone else here). Grew beautiful foliage for 55 days. Got worried. Day 56, saw a particle of white waaay down inside. Now this is where I messed up. As soon as I saw white cauliflower I was supposed 2 gather the leaves up over it to keep the light off. But I wanted 2 watch. I grew 3 beauties which, because they were not covered, turned a putrid shade of green. And, since my brain knew better than my eyes that these were perfectly good food, I cooked em. Whereupon they turned an interesting shade of pea soup green. Well I ate em and they were delish. But next time I'll cover em up. Cause nobody would even taste em, nor would I serve them that color! They LOVED growing in the cool/cold weather, down to around 40 degrees. They like to stay moderately moist and I didn't ever let them dry out. They did well in the fall sunshine. I fertilized at planting and again midway thru with MG for veggies. Next time I'll be using BocaBob's water soluable fert twice a week. Well, that's about it. Hope this helps. P.S. I didn't use any kind of sprays or pesticides -- no bugs? |
Kidneyguy
Verona, ON
June 24, 2009
01:17 AM Post #6730710
| Sue I will be very interested in an answer to the spuds question. Mine are quite tall, about 3 ft and just now getting blossoms. Sure hope they are not all tops! Although they were trenched, then filled in and hilled a few times after that.
Help us out please!!!
Dianne |
Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 24, 2009
07:47 AM Post #6731128
| #1. I don't know. I haven't grown okra yet.
#2. Pinch off suckers from indeterminate tomato plants. I've never pinched off the flowers because I want them to set fruit. I've been trying to maintain 3-4 main stems depending on the variety.
#3. Some varieties are purple and yellowish. Not sure about yours though.
#4. Let them flower and let the stems die back.
#5. I don't know. I haven't grown onions yet. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
08:38 AM Post #6731255
| Gym to funny on the green LOL ok good to know next time cover them up :) hmmm will look into BocoBob mix
Ken ok cut stems off at botton can do that . thanks :) makes more sense then pinching blossoms :) I just didn't know if a 3 ft plant would hold a many matos ?
I have no idea on the variety of cauliflower LOL it was a boo boo . Thought it was Cabbage , got mixed up when a wind came through the GH and blew tags off alot of my stuff LOL
Qinx ok let grow and die back . good to know.
Hey thanks for all the help
this is great
can i call upon you all again with other questions later in the season and i will let you know how things are going
i think i may take pics and post some too. To hot to do any weeding today LOL like i need an accuse to not weed LOL
hugs
sue |
Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 24, 2009
08:59 AM Post #6731307
| Here's some pics of my maters with fruit. 
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Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 24, 2009
08:59 AM Post #6731310
| Another one 
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Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 24, 2009
09:00 AM Post #6731312
| more...
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Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 24, 2009
09:00 AM Post #6731316
| And one more. All of these are 3-5' plants. 
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Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 24, 2009
09:02 AM Post #6731323
| These are tasty!
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Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 24, 2009
11:04 AM Post #6731763
| OK, since we're posting pics, now, how about a collage? My cauliflower are in there so you can see what I did. 
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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
11:12 AM Post #6731809
| to cool
looks great Gym and Qinx
gona go take pics of my garden
you have inspired me
weeeeee off i go |
Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 24, 2009
11:24 AM Post #6731859
| Nice collage! Did you reward your plants for standing still and not fidgeting during the picture session? |
HoneybeeNC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
June 24, 2009
11:32 AM Post #6731904
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| Quoted: | 2. I pick off my tomato blooms so my plants can grow bigger ( bigger than 3 ' ) they are about 4 ' should i stop and let the blooms go to set fruit ? Black brandywine, Amish Paste
4. Potato plants- they are starting to flower ? i have them heavy in straw mulch . Cut flowers off ? and let grow ?
5. Onions - I planted sets in the spring , Texas Sweet and another one that starts with a V , vidalia ? let them grow until fall , ( they are very small ) i have them under heavy straw mulch . I did fertilize with a organic 3-3-3 mix and some horse manure rotted .
hey thanks for any help |
I've removed suckers, and lower leaves from tomatoes, but I've never removed the flowers from either tomatoes or potatoes.
I'm in zone seven and have to grow "southern onions" In your neck-of-the-woods you might be better off growing "northern onions". Southern onions need "short days" and in my area they have fully developed by mid-June - northern onions like longer days. You may find the onions you are growing will not make large bulbs in your area - although I could be wrong. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
11:45 AM Post #6731979
| Honey good to know thank you
i didn't relize that there is a northern and a southern
Hmmm but i think Horseshoe has mentioned that to me ?? and i just forgot :( my bad .
ok here are some pics
okra
still small but has growing okra on it already ? 
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Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 24, 2009
11:46 AM Post #6731982
| Qinx,
Yeah. I invited them in for dinner! |
Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 24, 2009
11:47 AM Post #6731985
| Taynors,
Are those the red burgundy okra? |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
11:47 AM Post #6731989
| Texas sweet onion 
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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
11:50 AM Post #6731995
| i used my shoe to measure to show the height of the plant
Brandywine tomato
i wear a womans 81/2 lol if that helps any
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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
11:51 AM Post #6732004
| spuds
German Butterball
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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
11:54 AM Post #6732009
| and here i got my first tomatillo !!!! yeah i love these things
its the only thing i haven't killed in my garden LOL 
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jjconcepts
Milford, CT
(Zone 6a)
June 24, 2009
12:05 PM Post #6732053
| I am growing Texas super sweet and red candy onions. after 2 months you can have some green onions, however the Texas grow to softball size, each leaf is for a different ring, let them grow, I don't fertilize mine - I grow them like carrots. just dirt and water. the tops fall, dig them up and let them dry before storage. My okra is 10' tall and lanky this year- too much rain. I can't give too much advice, I am a passive gardener, I fertilize the beds with 10-10-10 in the spring and fall before and after plants are in (except root veggies). and till in compost in the fall. seed, weed and go. Most things do well. occasionally some fertilizer or ladybugs to the rescue, but generaly I would say it's easy to do too much. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
01:49 PM Post #6732570
| thanks jjconcepts
good to know on the okra and the onions
i did notice in the store they where very big ! but what do you expect from Texas LOL
thanks :) |
quiltygirl
Wildomar, CA
(Zone 9a)
June 24, 2009
03:43 PM Post #6733101
| Qinx - looks like you are doing square foot beds. What are you using to stake tomatoes? You have some colorful poles and netting with big squares? How do you fasten them? Is each plant surrounded with the net? My largest tomato plant is in a 15-20 gal pot and has the large tomato cage and as is, is going over the top, I have added some of the stakes from HDepot that look like rebar covered in green vinyl. Those green stakes in sets of 2 or 3 are what I am using in the 8 and 5 gallon pot and each circle of being tied up is one pantyhose leg. LOL, I am using the pink stockings first. Who wears pantyhose anymore anyway?
Linda, since Houston get so hot, I am guessing the collage is of your winter garden? Nice looking! (I'd also like to learn how to do a collage - for now and when we have a working camera again) Is that lettuce in the window box? So maybe greens need less depth. Seems I read in DG Container Gardening someone was using rain gutters for lettuce. How deep for cabbage and cauliflower? |
Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 24, 2009
04:12 PM Post #6733191
| Here is a link to a thread where I explain my trellises. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/983701/
The netting is garden trellis netting (about 8" square netting) and I just weave the top of the plant in and out of the net as they plants grow. I use it for my tomatoes and my squash and other vining plants. Once the season is over I'll just strip the vines out of the netting and put the netting away. It is made of nylon and is soft and pliable so it doesn't damage the plants.
I personally do not wear pantyhose... I just don't have the legs for it!
If you have any other questions I'd be happy to explain in more detail.
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Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 24, 2009
04:14 PM Post #6733195
| Hey QGirl!
Yes, the collage is of my Fall 2008 garden of winter sown veggies. The lettuce was grown in a small bed with the purple top turnips and the Nantes 1/2 long carrots. I staggered two rows of each veggie. The lettuce did not go deep at all, maybe 3-5 inches deep. Very easy to pull, although I just snipped leaves off from the outside, and it kept growing undisturbed. I have rain gutters available for planting my next lettuce crop. 6" is plenty deep!
The 2 cabbages (out of three Bonnie 50-lb contest cabbage seedlings given to school children) grew in a 24" planter from Sam's/Costo. The roots went down roughly halfway, so 12" depth there. The cauliflowers went about 10-12" deep. They were planted in my 5-gallon homemade eBuckets.
The photo collage was done in Picasa3, a graphics editing program available to download for FREE, online.
Linda |
Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 24, 2009
04:26 PM Post #6733240
| Ozark,
From what I've read re: OKRA, best to keep them to 1 plant per 10" container. See okra growing instructions at link below.
http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/growing-okra/ |
quiltygirl
Wildomar, CA
(Zone 9a)
June 24, 2009
05:00 PM Post #6733402
| Qinx - thanks for the link. I thought those colorful poles looked familiar. I had seen your set up photos. Isn't it difficult to guide the plants that are in the center and do they get enough sun? |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 24, 2009
06:20 PM Post #6733730
| I m also thinking i grow mine to far apart and am wasting alot of space . ? hmmm
i think next year i will try the square foot .
great stuff
this is such good info |
Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 25, 2009
08:02 AM Post #6735945
| The tomatoes are planted fairly densely in my garden. I have 1 plant per square foot. The bed is 4x14 with 3 rows of tomatoes (minus 2). The 4th row contains misc. crops; carrots, lettuce, parsnips, raddishes, etc. Right now the garden gets full sun from about 6:30am till 5pm or so, then it's shaded by the house next to us till sundown.
So I have 40 tomato plants in a 3x14 area. I have trellises on each row. The trellises are just over 6' tall and the trellis netting has 8" squares so it's easy to reach through the net into the middle. The outside rows kind of spill over and shade a little of the 4th row. This is nice for growing crops that do not like the heat of summer. Hopefully the lettuce won't bolt too soon in the partial shade.
The center of the middle rows are only 2.5" from the edge of the bed and are easily accessed. It's simple to guide the vines. Once they grow 4-8 inches above the current square I just reach in and guide them through another hole training them upwards. I'm doing the same with my vining squash.
I alternate feedings of blood meal, MG Tomato Food, MG Plant Food and other additives such as Seaweed extract every 1-2 weeks. The soil has Espoma Garden Fertilizer mixed in. I usually water them in the morning and evening unless it rains on a day.
All the plants are as green as can be and have tomatoes on all of them, even the ones planted outside too early that got hit by a frost and died back. I prune the lower leaves to make sure there is enough air flow around the plants. I pinch most of the suckers that grow, except for the determinate ones. I leave the suckers on them.
So far we've harvested about a dozen cherry/grape tomatoes, 5 beefsteaks and a caterpillar got another beefsteak.
The romas and yellows are going to be canned once ripe.
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Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 25, 2009
11:14 AM Post #6736767
| I've been reading through lots of literature in the past few days, getting ready for my fall plantout. Most all I have read recommends DAILY watering with a NUTRIENT of some sort (whether fertilizer, seaweed juice, fish emulsion, whatever), and a once-a-week watering of pure water to wash away any leaching residue left by the nutrients during the week.
I've been suspecting that my daily watering and once-a-week feeding has been hurting my veggie production. I think my veggies are hungry!
Can someone comment on this, please? |
HoneybeeNC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
June 25, 2009
11:31 AM Post #6736834
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| Quoted: | | I think my veggies are hungry! |
If your soil is rich in organic matter, then your veggies should be getting enough nutrients from the microbes that break it down. If you are using mostly soluble fertilizers, then it's possible that the rain and the hand-watering you are doing is washing away the nutrients before your veggies can take them up. Also, chemical fertilizers are harmful to microbes. |
Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 25, 2009
01:17 PM Post #6737320
| I'm using EBs with 50% coco coir and MG potting mix. Slowly moving toward 75-25% coco coir to MG potting mix. When we set up the EBs, we include 2 cups of SR Fertilizer (between 10-10-10 and 15-15-15). There're no instructions to use any more fertilizer than what we start with at plantout. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 25, 2009
02:58 PM Post #6737721
| Qinx that sure is a nice set up. The way you do the vines sounds like somthing i may try next year.
ok when you talk of suckers , those are the branches that are under a main branch ? and has no blossoms and look as if they don't belong on a plant ?
Gym i m not familiar with the EB methods of growing and fertilizers , wish i could help you there :(
right now i use an organic 3-3-3 and just scratch in a small handful every 7-10 days. maybe i am not using a strong enough one ?
i have lots of manure dig into the ground where i planted and use leaves as my mulch with straw .
I would like to try the seaweed some time. |
Qinx
Fredericksburg, VA
June 25, 2009
03:09 PM Post #6737772
| Suckers are the new vines/stems that grow at the vee of a leaf node and another branch. Each sucker is capable of being it's own stem producing flowers, fruit and other suckers.
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Gymgirl
SE Houston (Hobby), TX
(Zone 9a)
June 25, 2009
04:31 PM Post #6738104
| Yeah, what Qinx said. And suckers can be a real PAIN! Cause then it's like you have a Hydra Monster with all these heads everywhere! |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 25, 2009
05:16 PM Post #6738305
| ok got cha
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dividedsky
Indianapolis, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 26, 2009
04:30 PM Post #6742392
| taynors, I wouldn't worry about wasting space. Looks like you have plenty there. Lovely garden! Great gardening shoes, too. I gave in and bought myself a pair of teva's and it's the next best thing to being barefoot.
Does anyone mind if I jump in here and ask about onions? I was just noticing that mine (red onions) are developing flower buds on the tops. That's ok, isn't it? I've never grown onions before. I'm growing herbs for the first time as well. I read that you need to keep them from flowering to keep them from turning bitter (bolting), so I'm in a picking-flower-buds-off kind of mood! Somebody correct me if I'm wrong about the herbs because they seem really determined flower - the italian oregano and cilantro especially.
Happy gardening!
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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 26, 2009
06:39 PM Post #6742841
| divided, with cilantro just chop it off half way . It grows back fast . Herbs are so easy . Just cut and they grow :) no worries. Pick herbs early in morning ,that is when their oils are at there peak.
Onions i can't help you there . Still new to onions too.
hope it helps
join us and jump right on in :) |
dividedsky
Indianapolis, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 26, 2009
08:47 PM Post #6743361
| Thanks. I did take handfuls off the top and just rip them right off. My hands were all cilantro-y smelling and green. hee hee. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 26, 2009
09:27 PM Post #6743596
| i love that smell of cilantro
i hope mine are still doing ok ? might need to start another batch again. |
quiltygirl
Wildomar, CA
(Zone 9a)
June 30, 2009
06:25 PM Post #6760415
| Cilantro does not like to grow for me. I have tried it 3 time this year (first year) in different pots. Third time i actually saw 2 starts (in the big barrel with several pepper plants, now they just disappeared! Nursery gave me another (brand) packet of seeds to try... |
dividedsky
Indianapolis, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 30, 2009
09:23 PM Post #6761183
| Seed starting can be more challenging than you'd think, unfortunately. Make sure you start with a sterile growth medium and keep it moist.
There are some really good Dave's Garden articles on seed starting. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
July 01, 2009
01:18 PM Post #6763750
| you got that right dividedsky :)
i know some tomatos just won't start for me . I have tried Lucky Cross for three years and i get zip ?
my cilantro is just wanting to bolt so i m forcing not to LOL |
Jim41
Delhi, LA
July 02, 2009
04:10 PM Post #6769155
| My Dad was an onion grower. He always kept the soil loose arount his plants. When they were small, he pulled dirt to them. When they began to boll out, he gradually pulled dirt away from them. A little each week. At the end of the season his onions would be setting on top of the ground with only the roots at the bottom still in the soil.
Leave the potatoes alone and let them bloom, they are putting on fruit under the ground. In a few days, you can start grapling for new potatos. When they start to fall over and die down they are ready to dig.
Tomatoe height is determined by the type of tomatoes you plant, determinate or indeterminate. Leave the early blooms a lone. That will generally be your biggest tomatoes. Suckering tomatoes is a matter of personal choice. I've done both.
Okra will continue to grow as it starts bearing. Most types of okra needs to be cut before it gets over 3 or 4 inchs long or it will get hard. Only the old time cow horn can you let the pods get 8 to 10 inchs long. Not many plant this type anymore.
On tomatoes, a friend gave me a really dark tomatoe and it was delicious. Looked on the net and found a Russian Black and a Cheorikee Chocolate that look similar. Has anyone tried these. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
July 02, 2009
08:41 PM Post #6770460
| Jim41 yes Cherokee Chocolate is a favorite of many here on DG. The Russian Black is also very tasty. In August i go to a tomato taste festival in Cincy. So many tomatos .
Good to know on the onions. I guess i should pull away the straw and let them go .
Ok leave potatos alone , i will do that .
I also stopped plucking the new blooms too. Good idea. I think i m to lazy to pull suckers LOL but some are getting yellow. JUst yellow . no spots. I will get some straw mulch out and do some of that under them.
Jim41 what kind of onions did your dad grow ?
I have Texas Sweet and Vidalia . New to me this year.
thanks for all the great help Jim41 |
Jim41
Delhi, LA
July 02, 2009
10:49 PM Post #6771093
| When Dad pulled his onions up, if it was sunny, he would stand them on the tops and leave the boll to the sun. If the forecast called for rain we would carry them in to a shed where he had net wire streched across one wall. We would stick the tops through the wire with the boll on top until the top was completely dry. You need some air cirulation or they will rot. When the tops were completely dry, we would pull them off and stick an onion down one of Mom's old stockings and tie a knot in it. Kept doing this til the stocking was full. Surprising how much they will stretch. Dad would then hang the stockings from the rafter of the shed. No two onions touched so if one rotted it didn't cause the one next to it to rot. They would keep forever like that. Ready for onions just take a knife and slit the stocking and get one. Wish I'd have paid more attention to Dad and his garden he was a master. |
Jim41
Delhi, LA
July 03, 2009
01:01 AM Post #6771487
| Dad grew burmuda onions. They would get as big as a dinner plate but only about an inch or so thick. Before he died they had crossed them with a wax onion to make them more hearty but they lost the sweet taste. Dad refused to raise them and never raised any more onions. The best onions I ever ate were raised in Nootime, Texas right out of Tyler. I asked a local farmer what kind he raised and he said it didn't matter. It was all in the soil type. He said they had a 12 mile radius where they could raise sweet onions. Vidalia, George has a sixty mile radius. There is a small area, close to me at Monroe, La. where they raise sweet onions. If I remember right it all has to do with the amount of sulphur in the soil. P.S. Thanks for the in put on the two types of tomatoes. Found a seed company in Florida that sells several type of black tomatoes. The two I mentioned are among them. Wouldn't order on line because I didn't want to give a credit card number and they didn't take Pay Pal. Going to print out the order form tomorrow and send it in. Might try a couple in hay bales this winter in the green house I built. Promised my Ohio daughter fresh tomatoes for Christmas. |
quiltygirl
Wildomar, CA
(Zone 9a)
July 03, 2009
01:15 AM Post #6771525
| Chile peppers are like that with the soil. The Mesilla Valley in and around the Las Cruces, NM area is famous for it's chile. Many are same/similar varieties as grown elsewhere, but have a very distinct (great) taste grown in that valley. The chile grown in Northern NM has a whole other taste. Folks think of hot when they think NM chile, but they do have mild and medium also.
So, when I decide to grow onions, if I see starts or seeds for Vidalia I should not expect the same taste. But I do have a whole new use for those bags of stockings I used to wear in the old days. Started using them to tie my tomatoes up as they are soft around the stalk. I have 3 of the 5ft stakes per tomato pot and tie the stocking around it making it like a tomato cage. I'm guessing the plants won't be as tall as in ground plants, but are about 5ft now and first maters are pinking up. |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
July 03, 2009
09:10 AM Post #6772023
| the stocking are a good idea . !
hmm i guess i will have short tomatos this year. :( or i just don't get the tall varietys ?
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taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
August 16, 2009
04:15 PM Post #6953715
| update on the garden
blight got my potatos and my tomatillos :( but i m still havesting tomatillos and am spraying with daconil. But they are on theyr last leg and won't get a third harvest .
deer ate my tomatos :( they are gonners but i did get two cherry tomatos i found way under the weeds ? LOL
we did get a pumpkin ( Cinderella ) and gave the two tiny ones to our chickens they loved them .
vine borers got the other three pumpkin vines and one is still alive and growing . Sprayed with Sevin.
Watermelon we got 6 growing and we hope to get them before the raccoons do ( please pray )
herbs did rather well . getting a third harvest on oregano, basil, rosemary and parsely.
Swiss chard is still going strong. ? we have had very cool weather so i have keeped it going . The last several days have been in the high 80 and low 90 think i should call it a day with them ??
beets were a bust :(
Peppers are doing AWSOME !! Jimmy Nardello, Gypsy, Mucho Nacho, Red Macaroni, Holy Mole, and mini sweet bells . The bells i really thought had no chance cuz they looked so dead but i gave it the " one for the Gipper " try and they are doing very well.
today is 90 so i m waiting to get pics for you all
thanks for all your help
happy gardening
sue
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jjconcepts
Milford, CT
(Zone 6a)
August 17, 2009
08:33 AM Post #6955870
| Ouch!
you had one interesting year.. keep plugging along. I never plant much chard, but wanted to say I feel for you on the challenges. at least you know who the villans are so you aan keep them away next season!
-joe- |
taynors
Urbana, OH
(Zone 5b)
August 17, 2009
02:55 PM Post #6957438
| next year is electric fencing and a high 8 foot fence :) and a dog. LOL
swiss chard is also so pretty i just hate to pull it , the chickens love it so i think i will just keep it for them also
thanks joe for the kind words
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