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re: Time for another garden thread
Posted on 8/6/08 at 10:46 pm to Zach
Posted on 8/6/08 at 10:46 pm to Zach
Let's see.....
1. My tomatoes have yet to turn en masse, but are about to. I have 8 tomato plants this year, two more than last year. But 3 people gave us some, so its not my fault I will have 20 lbs of tomatoes in a week and nothing to do with them.
2. My yellow pear tomato plant is growing like crazy, its destroyed its own cage and the cage next to it. But only produced about 25 yellow pears. The one its destroying is my heirloom!!!!! The two tomatoes it (heirloom) produced were amazing.
3. My spaghetti squash is basically dead. Zucchini (heirloom) is producing a bumper crop this year though.
4. My watermelon, okra, and red pepper have yet to produce. But my ichiban eggplants has produced about 20 eggplants. Great stirfried and added to pasta.
5. my luffas plants did not take! I was counting on this for cheap xmas presents.
1. My tomatoes have yet to turn en masse, but are about to. I have 8 tomato plants this year, two more than last year. But 3 people gave us some, so its not my fault I will have 20 lbs of tomatoes in a week and nothing to do with them.
2. My yellow pear tomato plant is growing like crazy, its destroyed its own cage and the cage next to it. But only produced about 25 yellow pears. The one its destroying is my heirloom!!!!! The two tomatoes it (heirloom) produced were amazing.
3. My spaghetti squash is basically dead. Zucchini (heirloom) is producing a bumper crop this year though.
4. My watermelon, okra, and red pepper have yet to produce. But my ichiban eggplants has produced about 20 eggplants. Great stirfried and added to pasta.
5. my luffas plants did not take! I was counting on this for cheap xmas presents.
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Posted on 8/6/08 at 10:57 pm to MileHigh
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5. my luffas plants did not take! I was counting on this for cheap xmas presents.
All the heirloom varieties taste much better, but in south Louisiana the spotted wilt and all the other viruses make it very hard to grow much vegetables without choosing all the virus resistant hybrids.Posted on 8/6/08 at 11:40 pm to Colonel Hapablap
I've heard a lot of people having trouble with their squash this year. I would shoot a specific email to this guy and he can help you out... Gestalt Gardener on MS Public Radio
Posted on 8/7/08 at 8:56 am to DownSouthTiger
I live in Colorado, where the problem is water and the length of the growing season. I have never been able to fully harvest a tomato, always freezes first
Posted on 8/7/08 at 9:13 am to MileHigh
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4. My watermelon, okra, and red pepper have yet to produce.
let me know if you figure out the watermelon. My father in law has yet to get one of these to make a melon that ripens before it rots.
And on the tomatoes, cook them.
Posted on 8/7/08 at 9:19 am to Colonel Hapablap
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let me know if you figure out the watermelon. My father in law has yet to get one of these to make a melon that ripens before it rots.
i had watermelon last year that did great. i always plant them by a screen with wood "blocks" under it. when the plant fruits, i set the fruit on the screen so that its not sitting directly on the ground. i learned it from some old man who swore by that method. i also plant them early on...around easter. fwiw, mine are always bland...i cant find a good brand.
my squash always rot before they're ready and i think next year i'm going to plant them the same way...just cut a hole in the screen when i plant it.
Posted on 8/7/08 at 9:25 am to MileHigh
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I live in Colorado, where the problem is water and the length of the growing season. I have never been able to fully harvest a tomato, always freezes first
Look into an Heirloom variety designed for your climate. I tried Black Krim tomatoes from Ukraine, and they were torched in the south. Huge beautiful plants, but the fruit was scorched when the heat picked up. Even used a sun shade to protect...too much heat down here. Try the black krim next year, the early ones had a real earthy flavor. I think you can get them from Johnny's Seeds or Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. I have had supreme luck with Principe Borghese tomatoes as well. They grow like weeds, smaller tomato, but prolific. Larger than cherry about a golf ball size.
Posted on 8/7/08 at 1:52 pm to NimbleCat
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let me know if you figure out the watermelon.
Can do. I doubt they will produce much but we both love watermelon. We went with the small watermelon.
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Look into an Heirloom variety designed for your climate
We shop at a local garden shop that specializes in local plants.
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