Brown Jalapeno's five of them
lot of pickles
lot of pickles
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These beauties need to check their calendar!
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Container garden shot, in the rain.
That basket is to keep the squirrels from digging.
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Interesting update on the varied Rancho Gordo beans I planted... the ones sharing the box with the chives (and flowering) were planted about a month before the much larger ones in their own box. One of the varieties seems to be a vine type bean so might not succeed... no hurt feelings if none of them produce I just planted the beans on a whim as this is the last year I'm gonna use these deck rail boxes.
I suspect the massive growth rate difference is the big ones have only known weather above 50 degrees and the older ones did get a couple nights in the low 30s.
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Picked lots of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers, but today I started picking sweet corn. I have 75 stalks with 2-3 ears each, so we will have plenty for the next few weeks.
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Those morning glories we planted…took a closer look.
Morning glories shouldn't have thick, hairy stems. And the leaves were weird.
Took a still closer look.
TOMATO SURPRISE! They must have been dormant in the compost or something. No idea what variety, but we hope they do well.Comment
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Brown jalapeños are beginning to ripen. First, cutting enough for one jar, storing them this way (sealed in fridge) till I get enough to process. open to suggestions
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This...
Begat this...
Four varieties of basil ( the cinnamon basil was damaged in a recent storm so I haven't pruned the flowers yet - wanted to make sure it survived), two pots of thyme and two pots of oregano. Plus I have some chives, two pots of Asian garlic chives, and some rosemary. This has really upped my cooking game this spring. My favorite is the thyme.Comment
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I raised and bred daylilies for a few years, but I don't really have enough space. The deer love the buds and blooms, and we have lots of deer. The garden is fenced and that's where I have the daylilies. They are blooming now and SWMBO picked some to bring in the house the other day. She bought some Babies Breath to add and here's a photo.
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These will make awesome Pickles
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I have a little tidying up to do but the beds and covered rows with drip irrigation have been much more manageable for weeding. Perfect year for drip irrigation we are in a drought.Attached FilesComment
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Our tomatoes have now been invaded by aphids. Swell. Looking back on last year, that's how we lost nearly the whole crop. Any advice?Comment
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Started digging potatoes. Got a bushel so far.Comment
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Working on the asparagus bed. Wood risers rotted, concrete should last longer!
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If you break up some old concrete or sprinkle a touch of the cement powder in your garden it acts like a fertilizer. Blocks make a great base. Lay down some thick cardboard and lay hardware cloth over that. Then stack your block on the edges of that. That will give you a half dozen years from invaders. I love going out n picking fresh asparagus. -
Didn't think of cement powder, but it could be sprinkled down the holes! I put the bricks on existing weed block fabric and laid the old wood boards down as a leveler. More dirt needs to go in and I'm going to stake at the corners to get the asparagus fronds under control (some!). The grape vine behind the chairs are covered in grapes. Hoping the chairs will deter deer some. -
Your asparagus looks like it is doing great. Leave it alone for the first couple years and put a layer of compost( grass clippings, leaves, kitchen scraps) over them to protect from winter.
Happy stinky pee!
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I picked one, (1), blueberry today. Normally I'd be getting about a pint a day at this time of year, but a late frost killed most of the blooms on five plants. Two plants don't have any berries and the rest only have a few berries.
First tomato probably tomorrow or the next day depending on how long I can wait for that first tomato of the year.
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I've tried a lot of different tomatoes over the last 40 years in Zone 8b (Dallas, Texas area). Roma and cherry tomatoes are the only ones that produce a large crop of tomatoes. They will keep producing as long as the temps drop to about 75 at night. Larger tomatoes will produce a few tomatoes, but not that many. Also, make sure you fertilize with a high nitrogen fertilizer. Forget all the expensive "tomato" fertilizers, it is marketing. -
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Interesting that you mention nighttime temperatures.
My understanding is that tomato plants will fruit, but will not ripen, in my zone (mid Atlantic) until nighttime temperatures are consistently in the mid 70s.
I'm just beginning to see fruit on my plants, but none seem to be close to ripening yet. Within the next few weeks I should begin to harvest.. -
Finster My tomatoes ripen in 100+ temps. But with the night temps staying above 80, the blooms no longer set. I'm planting seeds (indoors) now for my fall tomatoes, which I can usually harvest from October through Christmas. Fall is a much better time to grow tomatoes in Texas because of the heat.
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