2022 gardens

[HD]

Being here, I found something odd... they can grow peaches 🍑

Years ago, I planted a peach tree at home and it died the first winter. It did fine all summer, but the next spring it was dead. Don't know what variety of peach it is, but it's doing well enough to feed the squirrels 🤣

[Bobberineyes]

So usually I've just ran an 8' wide trellis for pickling cukes, this year I went 16'. Good lord , if I'm not grabbing them every couple of days they get pretty big, but one good thing the crisper in the beer fridge does well on storing them. We're sitting at 31 qts so far,  11 got canned and the rest were simple fridge sweet and dill pickles that get experimented with different heat. The 3 zookini plants have been doing what they do, even the neighbors won't take anymore.  The hot pepper plants have been strong although the bell pepper plants are more like a bush, no main stem and real droopy so had to stake em and tie em up to keep the fruits off the ground. Thanks for the advice on mulching around the mater plants,  havnt seen any sign bottom rot since and picking daily  . We did try 2 plants of watermelon this year, we have 3 close to the size of a football not sure if I should grab them to encourage more or just leave.. anywho it's been an alright year.

[glenn57]

looks like my cukes are kaput!!!!!!! hate to see that happen!!!!! and i have seen many free ones either!!!!!!!! wife picked an ice cream pail of green beans while i was gone..........looks like there starting to produce.  i leave again the following tuesday so my celery is getting harvested then pulled. all this just starts the end of summer.

[KEN W]

Anyone here have any success growing radishes? I have tried a bunch of different varieties in the spring and now in the fall. They always turn out no bulbs or really hot. Same now with 6 different varieties.

[Dotch]

I've had decent success here typically as long as I get them planted late July to mid-August & get them thinned. My earlier planting of watermelon or red meat radishes came up spotty. It was last year's seed. Expect the radishes will be huge as there are huge gaps between them. I also planted a row of white globes that came up more uniformly and are looking good. On the 18th, I did another planting that included cherry belle, white globe and watermelon radishes. Was in a hurry so didn't plant them in rows, just lightly loosened the ground & raked them in. Looks like they came up great. Also did some black seeded Simpson lettuce & a mesclun lettuce mix the same way. Came up great as well. Be curious to see what happens now we have moisture to burn again. Still bummed I couldn't get the snap peas to grow. We have more than enough other stuff so there's always next year.

Is that peach tree growing in your yard or someone's yard near where you live HD? Tried growing a peach tree here once too that was reputedly hardy enough. It croaked after the 2nd winter. I've heard there are some in people's yards in Waseca but haven't seen them. Might have better odds of making it in town where it's more sheltered vs. out here in the wide open spaces.     

[KEN W]

A few weeks ago I planted..... Started eating some......Hot

Hailstone
Watermelon
Crimson Giant
Roxanne
White Globe

[HD]

I planted another line of radishes about 3 weeks ago, mine aren't hot. These are red and white ones, not sure about the kind, I'd have to go look.

I planted some sweet peas late, they are already up and flowering. 

[LPS]

I planted some Cherry something ones this spring and they were so friggin hot that we didn't plant anymore of them.  Would sure like some nice medium heat ones.  How are the white ones?  They sure look tasty.

[KEN W]

I planted some Cherry something ones this spring and they were so friggin hot that we didn't plant anymore of them.  Would sure like some nice medium heat ones.  How are the white ones?  They sure look tasty.

Probably Cherry Bell.

I have had decent luck with Hailstone....but they are hot this year to. My wife doesn't appreciate me burping radishes half the night.

[LPS]

Yes it was Cherry Bell and that sounded like a nice mild name to me.  LOL 

[HD]

I'll go look......

[glenn57]

i planted radished acouple weeks ago.think there the cherry bell........i dont think there ever to hot...........might have a little bit to it.....but i like that in a radish!!!!!!!!

[HD]

I planted some Cherry something ones this spring and they were so friggin hot that we didn't plant anymore of them.  Would sure like some nice medium heat ones.  How are the white ones?  They sure look tasty.

Probably Cherry Bell.

I have had decent luck with Hailstone....but they are hot this year to. My wife doesn't appreciate me burping radishes half the night.

This is the one I planted.....

[LPS]

Now that is a good looking radish.  I will try those.  Thanks.

[glenn57]

Got all my celery cleaned and in the freezer for the year! feels good to have it done.

Only thing with getting stuff like that done out of the garden is it means summer is about to end!

[Jerkbiat]

September is almost here. 

[Gunner55]

Been getting quite a few tomatoes for the last week or 2 here. Had a few blemished ones, so my brother canned 5 pts yday before they spoiled.

[Dotch]

Going to see if I should make one more picking off the 1st planting string beans or if I should just yank 'em & toss 'em over the fence to the sheep. Pretty sure I know which way they lean on that one. 2nd planting is coming online now so they might get their wish. 2nd planting of sweet corn is at a 45 degree angle after the heavy rain overnite on the 28th. Should pick maters while I'm at it. Some demand for them so shouldn't be a problem getting rid of the excess.

[glenn57]

  another sad day. Pulled my cukes. 

Thinking next year I may try planting them a month or so apart.

[Dotch]

Cukes kinda sucked here considering they had a nearly ideal summer. Still have had plenty to eat and gave bunches away. Planted too close to where we had cucumbers last year. Didn't get time to remove last year's residue & wound up with anthracnose. Not like last year's cucumber crop where it was a couple 5 gallon pails full every time we went out there. Vines stayed green until almost November. Having 15 hills didn't help so I cut it back to 8 this year. Will be tearing up more new ground for next year so can put cukes there. Need at least 3 years between vine crops like cukes. Should help lengthen our rotation out planting a wider variety of vegetable crops like we did this year.

[glenn57]

 I read that with interest Dotch. I always new you should rotate your crops, stuff in the garden as I usually do but with limited space I try my best.

I actually draw up on what I plant where each spring and on the fall draw up plans for next spring. call me anal!!

[Cooperman]

I have a variety of tomato growing in my garden that has me confused. We have them labeled as a variety that is pretty large, but these tomatoes are about the size of a golf ball, maybe a little larger. Very round, just like a cherry tomato but larger? Is there a variety of small tomato?

[LPS]

We planted Early Girls.  We had them a few years ago and they were all the size of a tennis ball and were all identical.  We planted them this year and they are smaller than a tennis ball.  All nice and round but not as big as the other ones we planted.  I think I will try them again next year. 

[deadeye]

It's really odd that we all seem to have the same issues with the gardens this year. I got enough cukes for me and a few to give away but like dotch, didn't get the volume I did in past years. Also, yesterday I noticed the vines were almost dead. Tomatoes are pretty much like Cooperman and LPS reported. The started with lots of them small and round. Since then they have become bigger more like a baseball but very few like years past when it was all you could do to eat just one. Even the gourds are not as plentiful. Weeds were thinner this year but coming on strong now.

[Dotch]

Worked in the garden picking string beans & tomatoes last nite. Decided to yank the 4 rows of 1st planting string beans tonite after starting on them and finding lots of pods over the hill already. Picked a couple gallon bags worth from the 2nd planting & called it good. They're just coming on. Hadn't messed with the tomatoes a lot prior but noticed a lot of cracking on some of the riper ones. Not seeing as much on the green ones so they must've adjusted to the 12"+ of rain we had for July & August. The sun sugar & yellow pear tomatoes are fun to snack on. Picked a bunch for my 93 yr. old adopted mom. Old ladies can't get enough of that sort of stuff. Speaking of pears, keeping an eye on the pear tree. Looks like they're nearing full size so may need to bring some inside to see how close they are to being ready. Have never seen a zucchini like this year's model. Usually by now the powdery mildew takes them out. This thing just keeps on hammerin'. Every time you turn your back there are a couple more on it. It's huge too. Normally here they get 3' - 4' across. This one is 6' - 7' wide and still growing. WTH?     

[glenn57]

Asparagus question. I'm getting my yard waste barrel full. Is it to early to wack that 6 ft stuff off or should I wait. No matter one way or another.

Not sure if it's best to wait for the first frost or not???

[mike89]

we were always told to keep it till it's dead, then cut it...  helps for next year they said...   so that's what we do....   

[HD]

G told me to leave it alone till spring, then run it over with the lawn mower.....then dump your mulch/cow crap mixture on top.

[KEN W]

I always let mine stand over winter. Helps collect snow. to insulate the roots. Then cut it next spring.

[LPS]

One of the wifes friends needed dill so we picked her some at noon.  We kind of gave up on carrots but they are still growing.  The wife couldn't pull one of them it got so big.  I had to dig down around it to get it.  Was about 10".  Biggest one we ever raised by far.