Gardening 2017: Fruits, Veggies, Flowers
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You got some of them for sure then. I am still gathering many more too.
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Cukes ripen easily from ethylene gas.Catsumi wrote:Mea culpa!
Visited garden this morning and found Four nice cucs. At last!
Can anyone figure out why cucs in stores are hermetically sealed tight in plastic wrap and then bagged AGAIN in plastic?
They can't breathe and tend to go punky from the inside although look great on the outside.
Yuk
I think plastic wrapping them helps sheild them therefore extending shelf life.
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A friend was helping me pick tomatoes in my garden. He found one "hiding" - it had split and had a few bugs in it but it was larger than a softball! It was a little smaller than your average cantelope 

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What variety? I've got some pretty big striped marvels but they're not softball sized.
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Marianne's Peace. Largest I've ever had was Mortgage Lifter, though that one isn't doing as well this year.Barney Google wrote:What variety? I've got some pretty big striped marvels but they're not softball sized.
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I just came in from gardening. Damn hot out there!
So I came back in, kill me now.
So I came back in, kill me now.
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If anyone wants to get rid of excess tomatoes, I can take them.
OR, you can do this recipe or one of dozens like it and you'll want more tomatoes!
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/157 ... t-tomatoes
We use all kinds of tomatoes for roasting in the oven, no need for any special kinds.
Slootman, this one's for you especially, k?
OR, you can do this recipe or one of dozens like it and you'll want more tomatoes!
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/157 ... t-tomatoes
We use all kinds of tomatoes for roasting in the oven, no need for any special kinds.
Slootman, this one's for you especially, k?

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She did say that she bought the plant at one of the local big box stores so possibly someone here also has some.
Bulbs were planted this past spring and the plant now tops 10'+
Possibly Canna indica 'purpurea'.
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The bulbettes of the above canna.
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Yippee...just harvested those French Breakfast radishes i planted a couple of weeks ago. They're perfect, no little bites out of them. 

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I'm ready to pull up all the stuff not producing a thing. The heat and impeding water shortage are getting me down.
I will dig in all the compost I have now. Very worm rich. And keep harvesting tomatoes until frost. But that seems to be the only thing going expect for a few zukes and cukes. Potato tops are still very green though. Might save them.
Anyone else had it?
I will dig in all the compost I have now. Very worm rich. And keep harvesting tomatoes until frost. But that seems to be the only thing going expect for a few zukes and cukes. Potato tops are still very green though. Might save them.
Anyone else had it?
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I need to harvest and freeze my chard. I am not canning anything this year, no time for it. My turnips are immense though, pleasantly surprised by that :)
Cherry tomatoes producing like mad, bigger ones not as much. The Blue Belle was a really nice one, and I always love the brandywines. Soooo tasty! My butternut squashes apparently did not produce anything, and regular spaghetti squash went overboard (about 3 to a plant or more!). I have two canteloupes, a golf-ball sized watermelon and two decent looking pumpkins (for the first time!). Oh, and ground cherries. Plus the autum gold raspberries are producing, the root stock plums are ready which means the grafted italian prune plums should be ready in a week or so.
Cherry tomatoes producing like mad, bigger ones not as much. The Blue Belle was a really nice one, and I always love the brandywines. Soooo tasty! My butternut squashes apparently did not produce anything, and regular spaghetti squash went overboard (about 3 to a plant or more!). I have two canteloupes, a golf-ball sized watermelon and two decent looking pumpkins (for the first time!). Oh, and ground cherries. Plus the autum gold raspberries are producing, the root stock plums are ready which means the grafted italian prune plums should be ready in a week or so.
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Our green beans are still producing like crazy and the everbearing raspberries are going nuts too.
I picked up what I need to build another raised bed yesterday (minus the soil) Will try to rototill the area in the next few days in prep.
Any recommendations as to soil I should use and where to get it? (other than stealing it out of Bmans yard)
I picked up what I need to build another raised bed yesterday (minus the soil) Will try to rototill the area in the next few days in prep.
Any recommendations as to soil I should use and where to get it? (other than stealing it out of Bmans yard)
I'm old enough to remember when Plastic bags were the solution to the destruction of trees!
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I recommend the Nature's Gold - it's expensive, but definitely worth it. I've heard the yellow bag is pretty good, I think slootman was looking into that a while back?Bsuds wrote:Our green beans are still producing like crazy and the everbearing raspberries are going nuts too.
I picked up what I need to build another raised bed yesterday (minus the soil) Will try to rototill the area in the next few days in prep.
Any recommendations as to soil I should use and where to get it? (other than stealing it out of Bmans yard)
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http://dustwithflour.blogspot.ca/2011/0 ... skins.html
Made tomato chips today.
14 quarts of roma tomatoes.
All peeled.
Juice and sauce and fresh eating
Made tomato chips today.
14 quarts of roma tomatoes.
All peeled.
Juice and sauce and fresh eating

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