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lspencer534
05-26-2011, 4:49pm
It's only late May, and I'm already eating out of the garden--green beans, turnips, kale, and chard. Here's the rest of my anticipated bounty:

Tomatoes.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011009.jpg

Tomatoes are about 2" in diameter, and the plants are loaded
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011014.jpg

Summer and Winter squash.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011008.jpg

In less than 2 weeks this miniature zuchinni will be ready to pick.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011015.jpg

Sweet corn with green beans planted between the rows. Beans like being planted with corn. I have 2 planters of corn, about 50 stalks in all.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011010.jpg

Edible soybeans (Edadame). 10 times better than the ones in stores.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011011.jpg

Pears. I also have apples, peaches, nectarines, and plums.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011012.jpg

Blueberries. I have 12 bushes in all. They freeze quite well; I'm still eating some of last year's crop that was frozen.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011013.jpg

Not part of the garden, but I've been planting pachysandra as a ground cover under my Bald Cypress trees. There are about 900 plants in this area, and I'm not quite half done. 2,000 plants in all.

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011005-1.jpg

How's your garden doin'?

1911fool
05-26-2011, 4:51pm
I've let mine go, I found out that I'll be moving again shortly. I've gotten broccoli, radishes, onions and zucchini out of it. I wont be getting anything else. :(

theriver
05-26-2011, 4:54pm
once that pachysandra takes root it will fill in like a shag carpet :smash:

khblair
05-26-2011, 4:55pm
i aint got no stinking garden :toetap:

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 5:00pm
once that pachysandra takes root it will fill in like a shag carpet :smash:

That's what I'm hoping. I've get them no more that 12" apart, so presumably in 2-3 years it'll be filled in. I got these plants out of Pennsylvania, and they are very healthy. They're already getting bigger.

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 5:02pm
i aint got no stinking garden :toetap:

Why not? If you put your garden in raised beds, you can grow a ton of stuff in a very small space, if space is the problem. Don't want to sound too preachy, but not only is the food good, gardening is good for the soul. :cheers:

LisaJohn
05-26-2011, 5:14pm
Time for some fried green tomatoes. I'll bring the cornbread!
L

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 5:21pm
Time for some fried green tomatoes. I'll bring the cornbread!
L

:drool:

khblair
05-26-2011, 5:23pm
Why not? If you put your garden in raised beds, you can grow a ton of stuff in a very small space, if space is the problem. Don't want to sound too preachy, but not only is the food good, gardening is good for the soul. :cheers:

because i live in an apartment :skep: i dont have a yard

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 5:26pm
because i live in an apartment :skep: i dont have a yard

Well, that sucks. About not having a garden, I mean. Are you up to having a community garden with your neighbors? Maybe find some City property and see if the City will cooperate?

khblair
05-26-2011, 5:28pm
Well, that sucks. About not having a garden, I mean. Are you up to having a community garden with your neighbors? Maybe find some City property and see if the City will cooperate?

i dont even like 90% of vegetables. im not too worried about it

MrPeabody
05-26-2011, 5:30pm
i dont even like 90% of vegetables. im not too worried about it

Same here. I'm looking for some bacon cheeseburger bushes to plant in my garden.:lol:

LisaJohn
05-26-2011, 5:39pm
You can grow bacon and burgers!

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 5:40pm
Same here. I'm looking for some bacon cheeseburger bushes to plant in my garden.:lol:

Sounds like you already have a lush garden of Maui Wowee. :rofl:

VatorMan
05-26-2011, 5:41pm
Your garden is way ahead of mine. We had a really late spring.

Kerrmudgeon
05-26-2011, 5:42pm
Nice garden, do you use chemical fertilizer or pesticides? All organic? Lots of good eating there. Think I'll have a big tomato sandwich after looking at that!:thumbs:

carlton_fritz
05-26-2011, 5:49pm
It hasn't quit raining long enough to get much planted. The farmers around here are way behind schedule.

khblair
05-26-2011, 5:52pm
Same here. I'm looking for some bacon cheeseburger bushes to plant in my garden.:lol:

pizza bushes too :hurray:

MrPeabody
05-26-2011, 5:53pm
Sounds like you already have a lush garden of Maui Wowee. :rofl:

No, even though it's practically legal here.:D
Last year I built raised boxes similar to yours and had a nice garden. Season here is later than yours. So far I have planted tomatoes, zuchini, various kinds of squash, carrots, onions, radishes, various melons, beets and I have a few huge artichoke plants that are huge and already producing. By july I will be trading stuff with the gang at the local coffee shop. We all grow stuff and trade. Things are just starting to come up now.
It's cheap, fun, and I know my vegetables have no pesticides on them. I am fortunate to have an army of lizards in my yard that seem to eat all the bugs. Birds were eating my early sprouts (they especially like beets) so I put brightly colored pinwheels in the boxes to scare them off. It seems to be working.

I also grow roses and put them in vases throughout the house.

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 5:53pm
Nice garden, do you use chemical fertilizer or pesticides? All organic? Lots of good eating there. Think I'll have a big tomato sandwich after looking at that!:thumbs:

The only thing I use is Sevin, which (I think) is organic certified. Miracle-Gro is the fertilizer, sprayed on and soaked into the ground. I've never had a problem with tomato blossom-end rot, but I add calcium anyway. I can't wait for my first 'mater sandwich either! All my tomatoes are heirloom varieties--Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, etc. Maybe a little 'meatier' than the hybrids.

I forgot to mention my melons: Ambrosia, Jenny Lind, and Amish canteloupes. The Jenny Lind is a small, green meat melon that is super sweet and delicious.

khblair
05-26-2011, 5:55pm
before i moved i grew onions, green beans, corn, cucumbers, green peppers, carrots, potatoes. :D

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 5:59pm
No, even though it's practically legal here.:D
Last year I built raised boxes similar to yours and had a nice garden. Season here is later than yours. So far I have planted tomatoes, zuchini, various kinds of squash, carrots, onions, radishes, various melons, beets and I have a few huge artichoke plants that are huge and already producing. By july I will be trading stuff with the gang at the local coffee shop. We all grow stuff and trade. Things are just starting to come up now.
It's cheap, fun, and I know my vegetables have no pesticides on them. I am fortunate to have an army of lizards in my yard that seem to eat all the bugs. Birds were eating my early sprouts (they especially like beets) so I put brightly colored pinwheels in the boxes to scare them off. It seems to be working.

I also grow roses and put them in vases throughout the house.

You have a great variety of stuff planted. My favorite bumper sticker I saw was, "Lock your car doors--it's zuchinni season!". That stuff does produce a lot! A good ole Southern recipe is zuchinni spears, stewed tomatoes, and sliced onions boiled until tender, lots of black pepper sprinkled on top. Especially good with corn bread.

The only roses I have are Knock Out Rainbow, which is a prolific producer of blooms, but they're small and not that attractive.

Kerrmudgeon
05-26-2011, 6:00pm
before i moved i grew onions, green beans, corn, cucumbers, green peppers, carrots, potatoes. :D

Hi Kim!.......So you like some veggies, or was that for others? :D

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 6:00pm
before i moved i grew onions, green beans, corn, cucumbers, green peppers, carrots, potatoes. :D

So, you do like some vegetables, eh?

khblair
05-26-2011, 6:07pm
Hi Kim!.......So you like some veggies, or was that for others? :D

So, you do like some vegetables, eh?

just a few, wish i liked more

zucchini, squash, beets, radishes, artichokes - nasty
tomatoes - belong in sauce


oh well. i keep trying things. added asparagus to the list of veggies i eat :hurray:

78SA
05-26-2011, 6:22pm
I planted my corn 10 days ago since it finally dried out enough.

http://i54.tinypic.com/343k7q8.jpg

khblair
05-26-2011, 6:34pm
I planted my corn 10 days ago since it finally dried out enough.

http://i54.tinypic.com/343k7q8.jpg

its liiiiiitle :D

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 6:51pm
I planted my corn 10 days ago since it finally dried out enough.

http://i54.tinypic.com/343k7q8.jpg

That's a lot of growth for 10 days. Looks like you have good soil. What kind of corn?

carlton_fritz
05-26-2011, 7:03pm
That's a lot of growth for 10 days. Looks like you have good soil. What kind of corn?
Sweet.:leaving:

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 7:11pm
Sweet.:leaving:

You, too, sweetie. :leaving:

78SA
05-26-2011, 7:12pm
That's a lot of growth for 10 days. Looks like you have good soil. What kind of corn?

NK 199. I added 10-10-10 and nitrates this year. I hope it does better. :dance:

78SA
05-26-2011, 7:13pm
its liiiiiitle :D

For now. It's gonna be about 8' tall eventually. Did you see last years?

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 7:17pm
NK 199. I added 10-10-10 and nitrates this year. I hope it does better. :dance:

I remember now. That's good stuff! Have you noticed how much closer together you can plant corn now, with better seeds and fertilizer? You might get only 2-3 ears per stalk instead of 3-4, but you still come out ahead with smaller spacing.

78SA
05-26-2011, 7:25pm
I remember now. That's good stuff! Have you noticed how much closer together you can plant corn now, with better seeds and fertilizer? You might get only 2-3 ears per stalk instead of 3-4, but you still come out ahead with smaller spacing.

Planted about 6" apart with rows about 2' apart. :dance:

khblair
05-26-2011, 7:27pm
For now. It's gonna be about 8' tall eventually. Did you see last years?

i remember u had a lot of rain last year

lspencer534
05-26-2011, 7:58pm
Planted about 6" apart with rows about 2' apart. :dance:

Perfect. :cheers:

78SA
05-27-2011, 4:08am
i remember u had a lot of rain last year

A lot of rain to begin with and then none.

78SA
05-27-2011, 4:09am
Perfect. :cheers:

:cheers:

Olustee bus
05-27-2011, 3:29pm
I don't grow vegetables. I am growing herbs though. Here is my current crop

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff181/busfran/IMG_0204-Copy.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff181/busfran/IMG_0205-Copy.jpg

I have one tray of parsley and Thyme, one tray with mint, basil and cilantro. I have another pot basil and two pots of rosemary. They are all on a mister landscaper system and get watered every three days at the moment.

I am going to plant lemon balm and Lemongrass soon.

I probably won't have enough parsley and possibly basil, don't know. I probably have too much of the other.

Any suggestions of other good herbs (legal ones).

Gonna use some basil and parsley on oil and butter penne with garlic, salt and pepper and some good chicken italian sausage tonight. Did I mention wine.

lspencer534
05-27-2011, 3:59pm
I don't grow vegetables. I am growing herbs though. Here is my current crop

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff181/busfran/IMG_0204-Copy.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff181/busfran/IMG_0205-Copy.jpg

I have one tray of parsley, chives and Thyme, one tray with mint, basil and cilantro. I have another pot of basil and two pots of rosemary. They are all on a mister landscaper system and get watered every three days at the moment.

I am going to plant lemon balm and Lemongrass soon.

I probably won't have enough parsley and possibly basil, don't know. I probably have too much of the other.

Any suggestions of other good herbs (legal ones).

Gonna use some basil and parsley on oil and butter penne with garlic, salt and pepper and some good chicken italian sausage tonight. Did I mention wine.

I did not realize you are so urbane! :leaving: Seriously, you have enough of everything, or you will when it grows. One mature rosemary plant goes a long way. Just don't ever, ever plant any mint. If you do, everyone on you street will have mint--it's invasive! :cheers:

MrPeabody
05-27-2011, 4:04pm
I did not realize you are so urbane! :leaving: Seriously, you have enough of everything, or you will when it grows. One mature rosemary plant goes a long way. Just don't ever, ever plant any mint. If you do, everyone on you street will have mint--it's invasive! :cheers:

I grow mint. We constantly harvest it. You do have to keep it trimmed. It kind of goes dormant in the winter here. I also grow rosemary, thyme, basil, chives, oregano, parsley and this year I planted some cilantro, but it hasn't come up yet.

Olustee bus
05-27-2011, 4:34pm
I did not realize you are so urbane! :leaving: Seriously, you have enough of everything, or you will when it grows. One mature rosemary plant goes a long way. Just don't ever, ever plant any mint. If you do, everyone on you street will have mint--it's invasive! :cheers:

Oh hell yeah, I am all about urbanity

Too late, I already planted mint.

When I was young, we had faucets out in the yard and my grandmother would plant mint at the base. Mint tea all the time.

I really like a little mint, some basil, maybe some dried oregano, olive oil, redwine vinegar and tomatoes.

did I mention wine?

lspencer534
05-27-2011, 5:10pm
Oh hell yeah, I am all about urbanity

Too late, I already planted mint.

When I was young, we had faucets out in the yard and my grandmother would plant mint at the base. Mint tea all the time.

I really like a little mint, some basil, maybe some dried oregano, olive oil, redwine vinegar and tomatoes.

did I mention wine?

Yes, you mentioned wine, but I like to hear the word. :cheers:

lspencer534
05-27-2011, 5:12pm
I grow mint. We constantly harvest it. You do have to keep it trimmed. It kind of goes dormant in the winter here. I also grow rosemary, thyme, basil, chives, oregano, parsley and this year I planted some cilantro, but it hasn't come up yet.

Cilantro is very versatile. How do you keep your chives in check?

78SA
05-27-2011, 5:44pm
Tinypic keeps telling me my jpeg image is the wrong format. :beat:

MrPeabody
05-27-2011, 5:48pm
Cilantro is very versatile. How do you keep your chives in check?

Same way as the mint - constant harvesting. We chop them up and freeze them. I only have one plant.

78SA
05-27-2011, 6:35pm
This is what I am working on this year.

http://i53.tinypic.com/2uxwnc4.jpg

Beans then tomatoes at the stakes. Those are the neighbors. Corn is rows at the flags on the other side of the stakes. i have 12 rows planted so far and hoping for at least 12 more if it will dry up.

MattW
05-27-2011, 8:11pm
I came by while you were gone and harvested your corn. You owe me 50 gold.

78SA
05-27-2011, 8:24pm
I came by while you were gone and harvested your corn. You owe me 50 gold.

:lol:

CertInsaneC5
05-27-2011, 8:30pm
Been too wet here to even think of planting a garden this year. Planted some stuff twice. It got washed away within a day or two. Tried to plant some tomatoe starts. Hail took them out. :sadangel: I am done for this year. :beat:


I am going to miss it. But all the yard clippings from mowing and the leaves from last year should really help things out for next year. Still its going to be depressing to look at 1800 sq/ft of empty land this season.

lspencer534
05-27-2011, 8:36pm
Been too wet here to even think of planting a garden this year. Planted some stuff twice. It got washed away within a day or two. Tried to plant some tomatoe starts. Hail took them out. :sadangel: I am done for this year. :beat:


I am going to miss it. But all the yard clippings from mowing and the leaves from last year should really help things out for next year. Still its going to be depressing to look at 1800 sq/ft of empty land this season.

Damn... that's a shame. Hang in there. :cheers:

Olustee bus
05-28-2011, 4:59am
Cilantro is very versatile. How do you keep your chives in check?


Damn if I know. Never had a chive get out of control. I do have them in a separate pot. I will keep a watchful eye one em.

Mrs. Colleen
06-01-2011, 6:38pm
In less than 2 weeks this miniature zuchinni will be ready to pick.
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/lspencer534/garden2011015.jpg


If I have a zucchini plant that looks just like that should I assume they are mini also? And how do you know when they are ready?

lspencer534
06-01-2011, 6:48pm
If I have a zucchini plant that looks just like that should I assume they are mini also? And how do you know when they are ready?

Mini-zuchinni are just young zuchinni. Not familiar with a true dwarf variety. They are best when about 6"-8" long, although home-grown ones aren't tough even when they get 10" long. Here's a simple (albeit Southern) recipe: Cut zuchinni into 3" long spears (about 3/4" thick). Put into a pot with a can of stewed tomatoes and sliced onions. Add a little water, salt and pepper, and cook until tender. It won't take long to cook, less than 30 minutes.

MrPeabody
06-01-2011, 6:49pm
If I have a zucchini plant that looks just like that should I assume they are mini also? And how do you know when they are ready?

They are edible almost as soon as they appear. Just let them grow until they are the size your want. I had some last year that were the size of the fat end of a baseball bat. YMMV.

78SA
06-01-2011, 7:00pm
My first planting this year of corn.

http://i53.tinypic.com/2hdqma1.jpg

The flags on this side of the tomatoes are rows of corn.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2eygd9u.jpg

Someone wants to play in the garden.

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allthrottleandsomebottle
06-02-2011, 10:32am
Nice crop-o-chow
Your way ahead of me on plant size......I planted most all of my seeds 4/7/11, except the sweet peas, sugar snaps and radishes on 3/5.

With the weird weather the crops are slow..........But I have had over 100 radishes and 4 lbs sweet peas and 3 lbs of sugar snaps. Just shelled 2 lbs sweet peas last night!

I also have varieties of tomatoes, peppers, corn, eggplant, cucumbers and good old calabash squash, pumpkins, carrots(for my homemade carrot cake) , zucchini, yellow squash, cantaloupes, sunflowers and blue lake string beans all in a 29' x 40' area. Should be pickin squash/zuccs within a week

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I can usually trade some veggies for day old beer from the local AB brewery guys :dance:

mikeg826
06-02-2011, 10:40am
We missed the boat on the garden, too much happening - next year we'll be doing one, nothing that big, but something little. We have been getting Strawberries (about 30-40 /day for the last couple days) though.

2000 plants, reminds me of this couple last year, bought around 3500 daylillies from my Mom last year , and then hired the worker that works for her to come over and plant them at their place in St. Michaels

>mike

sxeC6
06-02-2011, 6:29pm
Envy you guys with gardens. I sure miss the taste of real tomatoes and cantalopes, etc. The stuff you get at the Super Market is picked green and gas ripened, plus it's been so geneticaly altered to keep down spoilage and bruising in shipment that it tastes like crap. :smash:

78SA
06-02-2011, 6:41pm
I planted my first 6 rows on May 14.

lspencer534
06-02-2011, 6:56pm
I planted my first 6 rows on May 14.

That's good growth for less than 3 weeks. You're obviously staggering your planting times, which is good, but my corn seems to all come in at about the same time, even though some was planted 30 days later than the first planting. Go figure. I figure it's the extreme heat here.

78SA
06-02-2011, 7:26pm
That's good growth for less than 3 weeks. You're obviously staggering your planting times, which is good, but my corn seems to all come in at about the same time, even though some was planted 30 days later than the first planting. Go figure. I figure it's the extreme heat here.

:rofl:

88Z51
06-02-2011, 8:00pm
Due to the cold and rain, we still haven't planted anything :( Things are looking like spring might finally be here - and regardless, if we are going to even try to grow anything this year, we have to plant this weekend. Another sucky gray and wet spring this year....

78SA
06-02-2011, 8:12pm
Due to the cold and rain, we still haven't planted anything :( Things are looking like spring might finally be here - and regardless, if we are going to even try to grow anything this year, we have to plant this weekend. Another sucky gray and wet spring this year....

The rain kept me from planting sooner. Farmers are just getting into the fields around here.

78SA
06-05-2011, 5:28pm
I counted what I have coming up in the last 8 rows I planted and there are 338 little corns. :D

lspencer534
06-05-2011, 5:38pm
I counted what I have coming up in the last 8 rows I planted and there are 338 little corns. :D

I have only 50. Whatcha gonna do with all that corn?

73sbVert
06-05-2011, 5:45pm
I like so few veggies that it would be a complete waste for me to even bother.

Never liked working in the yard at all, even growing up. Hated it then, hate it now.

Glad you folks like it though, I'll not be getting in your way! :D

78SA
06-05-2011, 5:48pm
I have only 50. Whatcha gonna do with all that corn?

Eat it, of course. :D


Freeze most of it. Maybe sell some.

78SA
06-16-2011, 3:28pm
My poor corn. :sad:

http://i52.tinypic.com/357hp51.jpg

MattW
06-16-2011, 3:47pm
Hail? Vandals?

78SA
06-16-2011, 3:51pm
Apparantly storms went through here while I was gone.

lspencer534
06-16-2011, 5:06pm
My poor corn. :sad:

http://i52.tinypic.com/357hp51.jpg

Easy enough to fix, but you need to do it soon because the corn stalk will curve trying to right itself. Just raise the corn up and plant a firm foot on the roots on the opposite side it was leaning. Does having a curve in the stalk hurt anything? I dunno.

Edit: You need to plow that corn to get rid of the grass and weeds. At least use some Round-Up to kill them. Then fertilize and water.

78SA
06-16-2011, 6:00pm
Easy enough to fix, but you need to do it soon because the corn stalk will curve trying to right itself. Just raise the corn up and plant a firm foot on the roots on the opposite side it was leaning. Does having a curve in the stalk hurt anything? I dunno.

Edit: You need to plow that corn to get rid of the grass and weeds. At least use some Round-Up to kill them. Then fertilize and water.

You should have seen it before I used the weedeater and then yanked a lot of weeds and grass out. :leaving:

88Z51
06-16-2011, 6:15pm
We finally got ours in a few weeks back. Due to the late start we really cut back from previous years, but at least we were able to find some fairly mature starts so hopefully that will help.....

78SA
06-18-2011, 5:39pm
Update on garden.

http://i52.tinypic.com/14wvm1k.jpg

Taters.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2ic5k5x.jpg

Strawberries.

http://i56.tinypic.com/207npes.jpg

Neighbors garden.

http://i55.tinypic.com/kczd6p.jpg

Ben posing for doggy porn.

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lspencer534
06-18-2011, 7:03pm
:hurray: Looks good! I see some tassels, so it won't be long now.

NB2K
06-18-2011, 7:30pm
Damn if I know. Never had a chive get out of control. I do have them in a separate pot. I will keep a watchful eye one em.

Oh yeah, they are well-known to be problematic.

I've had one or two of 'em vote Democrat.

I'd be particular, if I was you.

VatorMan
06-18-2011, 7:34pm
Our weather has been hit or miss here. So far, everything is on schedule.

78SA
06-18-2011, 7:36pm
:hurray: Looks good! I see some tassels, so it won't be long now.

That's not tassles. :leaving:

lspencer534
06-18-2011, 7:38pm
That's not tassles. :leaving:

Ya caught me! :dance:

78SA
06-18-2011, 7:42pm
Ya caught me! :dance:

Neighbors mater plants this side of my corn.

http://i56.tinypic.com/vfbdjl.jpg

lspencer534
06-18-2011, 7:46pm
Neighbors mater plants this side of my corn.

http://i56.tinypic.com/vfbdjl.jpg

You and your neighbor are gonna have some good eatin', friend! Gardening is good for the stomach and the soul.

78SA
06-18-2011, 7:50pm
You and your neighbor are gonna have some good eatin', friend! Gardening is good for the stomach and the soul.

I eat my corn and they can eat their maters. Better stay out of my corn too. :beat:

lspencer534
06-18-2011, 8:28pm
I eat my corn and they can eat their maters. Better stay out of my corn too. :beat:

That's a lot to ask of anyone! Who can resist a few ears of fresh sweet corn with butter dripping from it? I could eat sweet corn for every meal! BTW, are you gonna stay outta their maters? :dance:

carlton_fritz
06-18-2011, 8:35pm
That's a lot to ask of anyone! Who can resist a few ears of fresh sweet corn with butter dripping from it? I could eat sweet corn for every meal! BTW, are you gonna stay outta their maters? :dance:
The poison plants are safe.

78SA
06-18-2011, 8:55pm
That's a lot to ask of anyone! Who can resist a few ears of fresh sweet corn with butter dripping from it? I could eat sweet corn for every meal! BTW, are you gonna stay outta their maters? :dance:

I don't eat rabbit food. Tomatoes are poison except in ketchup. :D

78SA
06-19-2011, 2:14pm
Got my corn straightened up 2 days ago and now even more got flattened by the storms this morning. :sad:

lspencer534
06-19-2011, 3:34pm
Got my corn straightened up 2 days ago and now even more got flattened by the storms this morning. :sad:

Aside from staking each stalk, the only thing that works is to run some fishing line on each side of the stalks down each row.

78SA
06-19-2011, 3:49pm
Aside from staking each stalk, the only thing that works is to run some fishing line on each side of the stalks down each row.

Or I could leave it laying over and say screw it. :leaving:

lspencer534
06-19-2011, 3:56pm
Or I could leave it laying over and say screw it. :leaving:

Like I said before, I don't know if that has any affect on the corn other than looking funny. I have a few that are crooked, and they have ears of corn on them.

carlton_fritz
06-19-2011, 4:33pm
Makes it easier for the groundhog to get to the corn.

78SA
06-19-2011, 7:21pm
http://i52.tinypic.com/wvub9e.jpg

lspencer534
06-19-2011, 7:39pm
http://i52.tinypic.com/wvub9e.jpg

It's good-looking corn. Size is right for its age, dark green color indicates plenty of water and nutrients. My corn is suffering from 100 degree temps in May and June, no rain since April 26. I have a soaker system, but it's no replacement for a good, soaking rain and cooler temps. The ears are small, and only 1 or 2 per stalk. Some blueberries are shriveled, blackberries are dead, kale and turnips burned up. Please send a CARE package!

78SA
06-19-2011, 8:16pm
It's good-looking corn. Size is right for its age, dark green color indicates plenty of water and nutrients. My corn is suffering from 100 degree temps in May and June, no rain since April 26. I have a soaker system, but it's no replacement for a good, soaking rain and cooler temps. The ears are small, and only 1 or 2 per stalk. Some blueberries are shriveled, blackberries are dead, kale and turnips burned up. Please send a CARE package!

Need a cold front with rain?

lspencer534
06-20-2011, 8:31am
Need a cold front with rain?

Yep! Supposed to be one coming in Tuesday or Wednesday. It'll be 97 today, heat index of 105-107. When anything puts out new growth, it just turns brown. It was upper 90's-100 most of May, too. Plus we've had 50 mph wind that blows my maters off the vine. This is the only year that I've ever thought about not planting a garden again.

allthrottleandsomebottle
06-21-2011, 9:01pm
In the last week I have already picked over 6 lbs each zuccs, yellow squash and cucs and picked another basket tonight. Got over 3lbs of blue lake string beans and 60 nice radishes too.
Sweet peas and sugar snaps are done for the year..........to much heat, but got over 6lbs shelled.
Tomates, Lopes, calabash squash, corn, carrots and pumpkins are looking good