Spuds in the sack is genius.Tomatoes coming in. Cherry tomatoes are going nuts.
Cauliflower.
Peppers
Zucchini and Potatoes
Baby Watermelons
Tomatillo. Ummmm.......Salsa verde
2022 Garden Thread
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I forget how we first stumbled upon that, but we've grown them for several years that way and had great success. This year I just repurposed some chicken feed sacks. Roll the tops down, bury your starts in a couple inches of good soil. As the tops of the plant start to show, roll up the sack, throw a couple more inches of soil on top, repeat untill sack is rolled almost all the way back to full. The only issue with the feed bags is these are plastic-ish, so I had to punch a couple holes in the bottom so that they drain. Traditionally we've used burlap, which has no issues draining.
Oh yeah
Coincidentally we too picked the first of our Roma/San Marzano maters over the last few days.
One plant though has an issue, the fruits keep going black at the bottom. But we have enough tomato plants that I haven't really been bothered to do anything about it, oh well, hopefully it fixes itself.
Our snap peas are coming back. I think they just about got nuked over the last month with the heat, but are flowing again at the bottom. I started to sprout new ones, so now I'm going to have double....I guess not a bad problem, if I can find somewhere to grow them.
I wish the zucchini would do a little more. They aren't doing bad, but I don't think we've had enough pollinating going on. Same with the cucumbers. Still find it funny how the zucc's double in size over night...oops.
Blossom-end rot. Needs moar calcium.
Zuke's are just coming in here. I predict in about 48 hours I'll be bitching about them.
Any suggestions on a fix?Blossom-end rot. Needs moar calcium.
Zuke's are just coming in here. I predict in about 48 hours I'll be bitching about them.
I've been feeding all the plants the same nutrients, but its been a while. This is the only one that is in different soil, so its no surprise really.
Do I just find something like this and spray the plant?
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You can try that. I've had blossom end rot a few times, but it is usually confined to just a few fruits on a plant, so I've selected not to worry about it. That does remind me, though - I should probably throw some calcium on the garden after this year's harvest is complete.Any suggestions on a fix?
I've been feeding all the plants the same nutrients, but its been a while. This is the only one that is in different soil, so its no surprise really.
Do I just find something like this and spray the plant?
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Keep your tomatoes healthy with this all-natural formula prevents calcium deficiency, the most common cause of blossom-end rot.
The Trinidad Scorpion pepper is finally start to toss out a bunch of pepper pods
Every couple days we get this. These little black/purple maters have been great. They grow in picturesque clusters and don't seem to mind any of my fuck ups or the stupid heat.
With the amount of fruits out there, there's going to be a serious ramp up soon...
Have enough peppers and cucumbers to pickle now. And a bunch of big boi poblanos.
With the amount of fruits out there, there's going to be a serious ramp up soon...
Have enough peppers and cucumbers to pickle now. And a bunch of big boi poblanos.
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Got a couple zukes today... now to use 'em up.
Any suggestions on a fix?
I've been feeding all the plants the same nutrients, but its been a while. This is the only one that is in different soil, so its no surprise really.
Do I just find something like this and spray the plant?
Tomato Rot-Stop® by Bonide - Orders $125+ Ship Free | Gardeners.com
Keep your tomatoes healthy with this all-natural formula prevents calcium deficiency, the most common cause of blossom-end rot.
Oyster shells, you probably want slightly acidic soil for 'maters so mix that with say old coffee to keep the PH down, which will also dissolve more calcium.
most of us eat them but you do you
God damn squirrel bit this zucchini. And I watched one take a tomato this morning, if I only I had the hose ready...
This jalapeños are now stuffed and wrapped with bacon. To be grilled later.
Also pickled these little cucumbers and a few peppers with fresh dill.
This jalapeños are now stuffed and wrapped with bacon. To be grilled later.
Also pickled these little cucumbers and a few peppers with fresh dill.
and suddenly I have some almost ripe Trinidad Scorpion Pepppers (1-2 million scoville units..in other words: Mother fucking hot)
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All of our stuff is coming on late. I think we have 1 beefsteak tomato.
My tomatoes got rolling SO late... all I've gotten is a couple handfulls of cherries and a few San Marzano's.
Yesterdays haul:
Bell peppers
Cherokee Purple tomatoes finally coming in. Probably got 20 of these. The Cherry and Roma are turning red so fast we can barely keep up:
Spicy bois:
My lone watermelon. There had been a second, but it got "funny", so I removed it.
Bell peppers
Cherokee Purple tomatoes finally coming in. Probably got 20 of these. The Cherry and Roma are turning red so fast we can barely keep up:
Spicy bois:
My lone watermelon. There had been a second, but it got "funny", so I removed it.
yeah that is a good haul. The cauliflower is cool.
We had that many tomatoes on the vine, just about ready to pick, before going away for a few days last week. Came back on Thursday and they were all gone. God damn squirrels man.
Our garden has slowed significantly, I'm guessing its the constant yo-yo of super hot days to super rainy days.
On a side note, last night while down at the beach park (semi-private, requires a key), we discovered someone planted two 15' x 15' gardens of tomatoes and just let it go wild. Its an actual forest of tomato plants, some of them I'd guess to be 10 feet tall. Not many fruits though..
We had that many tomatoes on the vine, just about ready to pick, before going away for a few days last week. Came back on Thursday and they were all gone. God damn squirrels man.
Our garden has slowed significantly, I'm guessing its the constant yo-yo of super hot days to super rainy days.
On a side note, last night while down at the beach park (semi-private, requires a key), we discovered someone planted two 15' x 15' gardens of tomatoes and just let it go wild. Its an actual forest of tomato plants, some of them I'd guess to be 10 feet tall. Not many fruits though..
Wife made a Frittata the other day where everything except the cream in it came from the back yard. That was pretty neat.
Week ass garden 2022! My 2 surviving peppers and 4 tomatoes. We also have some basil that isn't supposed to grow here but is and some brussel sprouts in the other box.
My neighbors are really staying on top of things. They are harvesting most everything before I can steal anything. I am beginning to hate them.
Bowl of peppers tonight. Hopefully we get another round before the cool weather, even if just mini peppers for pickling. One of the poblano plants has tons of flower buds, but I'm assuming it's too late for them.
This girl looks delicious!
So I planted some asparagus and just let it go lol. Maybe I should read up on how to grow and pick it? Any tips? The things are tiny so I've just let them grow into 4 foot tall bushes.
This girl looks delicious!
So I planted some asparagus and just let it go lol. Maybe I should read up on how to grow and pick it? Any tips? The things are tiny so I've just let them grow into 4 foot tall bushes.
Gone from, "ooh nice fresh tomato" to "WTF am I supposed to do with all these fucking tomatos"
So many tomatoes... I'd better go out and check the zukes as well. 
Thier greed caught up with them. I am getting Zucchinis, Eggplants, Green Beans, Peas, Corn, and teeny tiny cukes. Huge baskets. No tomatoes or peppers. I go to the public market and get them. Huge Hungarian, Ukrainian, and Romanian peppers. Not hot, but tasty. Salt potatoes and corn are excellent this year. No onions or garlic this year. Ramps either.