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Posted on 6/7/23 at 1:29 pm to
Posted by Quatrepot
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 6/7/23 at 1:29 pm to
Why not give them to someone?
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57956 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 1:44 pm to
quote:

Why not give them to someone?


becasue the basket i sent to my wifes work came home empty of every tomato except those. I couldnt give them away. haha
Posted by OYB
LAPLACE
Member since Dec 2018
366 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 2:03 pm to
Attaboy Loup, nice contribution, gonna try this
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
14254 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 2:26 pm to
quote:

gonna try this



I toss them in pasta with balsamic vinegar, basil, and parm. pretty good and quick.
Posted by LSUJuice
Back in Houston
Member since Apr 2004
17931 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 3:51 pm to
I was just thinking about what I was gonna do with this bowl full of sun golds. Followed the recipe in your link. Pro tip: resist the urge to try one immediately or you'll end up with a 250 degree burst of (delicious) tomato juice scalding your tongue.

Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
14254 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 4:09 pm to
hell yeah, those look awesome.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
38353 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 4:13 pm to
Went to pick my cherry tomatoes that were finally ready. Something freaking chewed up every single ripe one
Posted by Mr Sausage
Cat Spring, Texas
Member since Oct 2011
14524 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 8:13 pm to
Trying to figure out what idiot planted all these potatoes in my garden.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
15342 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 6:12 am to
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Give me a second pepper to go with my jalapenos please. Or, even a third. About to have a decent amount of space.


Hot or mild?
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
84309 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 8:41 am to
quote:

Hot or mild?

Mild please.

quote:

Something freaking chewed up every single ripe one


I pick mine at first sign of color. None have been touched and I have lost every single berry to birds this year.
Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
5773 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 9:53 am to
I'm starting to slowly pick things. I haven't had a bumper harvest yet as my peppers are taking their time, but I've got several tomatoes blushing and have loaded up a couple of fried food baskets with sungolds and midnight snacks.

My cherokee purples are also still setting fruit. I've gone from 14 tomatoes on one plant to 22 over the last week. Pretty excited about that as I should have tomatoes for the next 6-8 weeks. That will be a record for heirlooms for me as far as producing into late summer goes.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
15342 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 10:00 am to
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Mild please.


Jimmy Nardello, California Wonder, Shishito, Anaheim, Cubanelle, Poblano, Pepperoncini, Banana, Coolapeño…. Just to name a few.

ETA: I don’t know how I could forget Carmen and Marconi. Those are 2 of my favorite.
This post was edited on 6/8/23 at 11:56 am
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
84309 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 1:29 pm to
I actually use poblanos a bit. No idea why i have never planted them.
Posted by convertedtiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2010
2789 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 2:30 pm to
I never did very well with poblanos and the plants get well over 4' tall.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
58997 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 6:29 pm to
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then one day boom there was buds all over. i have way too many right now. most are going in the trash. I can only eat so many of them.
mozzarella pearls, cherry tomatoes, reduced balsamic with salt and pepper.

Eat em damn near every night
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
58997 posts
Posted on 6/9/23 at 9:21 am to
I have a fast draining raised couple of beds. I have had hell getting things dialed in. From watering to nutrients I was just lacking. Recently I bought the Jobes Organic Plant Spikes...and wow what a difference. My plants are looking so much better and tomatoes are back setting blooms again and dark green and healthy as can be. I think the fertilizer was just running thru with the watering, leaving the plants malnourished.

Just posting this in case it helps someone else. I was going to destroy my beds and start over next year.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
43271 posts
Posted on 6/9/23 at 9:33 am to
raised beds need to drain but draining too well is also a problem. The “bedding mix” a lot of beds contain is way too fast draining. The jobe spikes are good stuff

one thing you can do over the winter is mix in some peat moss or vermiculite (gently) in order to improve moisture and nutrient retention
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
58997 posts
Posted on 6/9/23 at 9:38 am to
Thanks a lot, I have hope again!!
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
84309 posts
Posted on 6/9/23 at 10:07 am to
Something really wrong happened in the bed with my cucumbers. I think they are all lost after a very promising start. Everything else is doing great other than one pot with blossom end rot.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
58997 posts
Posted on 6/9/23 at 10:23 am to
I got like 15-20 cucumbers then they went to crap. I’m thinking the hybrids just were not heat tolerant at all. I’m going to check different varieties for next year I never research this stuff. I just learn by failure
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