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Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:24 am to
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:24 am to
Picked first two cherry tomatoes this morning. Cucumbers and Blue Hubbard squash starting to flower. No male moths in my pheromone trap yet.
Posted by Sir Drinksalot
Member since Aug 2005
16868 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:49 pm to
Planted early and I knew it was risky but already picking cucumbers and beans.

Loving the space master cucumbers- 2-3 foot vines and kicking out fruit.

Have some suyos growing but they are so big it will take some time before they are ready to pick.

Tomato plants are 2-3 feet tall with fruit on the mortgage lifters and cherries. The rest are flowering.

Everything looks healthy and growing well. Will prob pull the shade covers over in the next week or two.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
48634 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 12:06 pm to
squashes are up and looking good. No sign of the harbinger of death just yet.

These are the lemon squash



These are the Italian winter squash



Cucumbers are climbing



I may have gone a little overboard on the sunflowers but they should be pretty



Posted by Sir Drinksalot
Member since Aug 2005
16868 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:25 pm to
My lemon squash look great too. They look like okra and cucumber as seedlings so I did mix some up as far as placement.

I have never grown them before. How do you prefer to cook them?
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
48634 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:19 pm to
I’ll have to let you know

I picked these because they are supposed to be heavy yielders and because the squashes can be picked early or left on the vine without getting woody. But, I’m assuming just like any other summer squash. The round shape seems like it will be good to stuff and bake also

All of this assumes that the moths don’t kill them all
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
87327 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:32 am to
Blue Hubbard flowers just opened. Bring it on moths!
Posted by Sir Drinksalot
Member since Aug 2005
16868 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 8:29 pm to
Lemon squash close up



Lemon squash bed with cucumber, tomato renegade seedlings, and jalepenos



Beans, mint cucumbers and rosemary on the other side of the trellis



Okra cucumber and random lemon squash I thought was okra. Also a few renegade tomatoes



Tomatoes. I have several beds like this




Tomatillos are doing well but all the peppers are so slow.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
48634 posts
Posted on 4/22/26 at 9:46 pm to
dude you got it going on. That looks great.
you’re way ahead of me on squash mine haven’t flowered yet

I sowed some tomatillo seeds but they didn’t sprout I may go try and find some transplants. I have trouble with direct sowing of tiny seeds in my beds
Posted by Sir Drinksalot
Member since Aug 2005
16868 posts
Posted on 4/23/26 at 7:47 pm to
The renegade tomatoes all sowed themselves.

Have several growing out of the gravel.

Found a tomatillo plant last year, full grown, on the deer route last year. I guess it liked the free fertilizer.

Saw your post in the oil thread
This post was edited on 4/23/26 at 7:53 pm
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
52548 posts
Posted on 4/25/26 at 9:27 am to
WE

NEED

RAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gonna have to break down and string out the drip tape on the beans and peas.
Posted by Tbone2
Member since Jun 2015
786 posts
Posted on 4/27/26 at 12:17 pm to
quote:

Loving the space master cucumbers- 2-3 foot vines and kicking out fruit.


This has been my cuke for 15 years. I don't plant any other cucumber. Short vines and loaded with fruit. Perfect for raised beds !
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
42710 posts
Posted on 4/27/26 at 8:05 pm to
Saturday, I picked about a dozen Chiles. Roasted and peeled them. Grilled and had some green chile burgers.
If you find a Wataburger in the Southwest get you a green chile burger.
Posted by Mr Sausage
Cat Spring, Texas
Member since Oct 2011
15728 posts
Posted on 4/28/26 at 8:17 am to
picked our first tomato on Saturday along with first squash and zucchini. also picked first mess of green beans. pulled some red potatoes to cook with the beans. pulled almost all the onions out and started the drying process.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
61387 posts
Posted on 4/28/26 at 6:24 pm to
quote:

This has been my cuke for 15 years. I don't plant any other cucumber. Short vines and loaded with fruit. Perfect for raised beds !
sounds like I need to plant it.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
15980 posts
Posted on 4/28/26 at 8:08 pm to
Got our first pickings over here. Unless you count a few blackberries and one cherry tomato that were eaten immediately.



My wife has jokes…
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
87327 posts
Posted on 4/29/26 at 10:29 am to
Wow, my bells barely have flowers. Have picked one jalapeno.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
48634 posts
Posted on 4/29/26 at 10:48 am to
cooking with grease. No sign of insect terrorists yet but I’m ready






















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