2023 Gardens

[HD]

My cukes are WAY behind schedule, but my 🔥 peppers not. I had enough to pickle 7 pints today!

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[mike89]

I was so surprised this afternoon when I went to pick up the ground fall apples, I'll bet I picked up close to 300!!!  my tree is losing it!!!   makes me wonder if the lack of rain is part of it...  sad...   

[deadeye]

Maybe the heat but not the lack of rain, at least not in my case. I have 8 apple trees in my backyard. They are watered by my system. These trees constantly drop apples. Maybe it's a normal occurrence. People who own orchards thin the apples on their trees to promote nice pretty uniform fruit. I don't.

[mike89]

I do understand that but this is the first time this has happened...  at least to this amount any way...

[mike89]

found this;

Why is my apple tree prematurely dropping apples?
Often, a period of stress (a long, hot summer with very little rain) will cause a tree to abort its fruit in order to conserve energy. Apple trees require deep watering during drought.

[glenn57]

found this;

Why is my apple tree prematurely dropping apples?
Often, a period of stress (a long, hot summer with very little rain) will cause a tree to abort its fruit in order to conserve energy. Apple trees require deep watering during drought.

well best get to it, instead of driving them scooters around trying to pick up cougars!!

[mike89]

but riding the bikes is fun!!     

and not looking for any cougars!!! 

[glenn57]

pulled my onions today!!!!!!!! there not even picture worthy. a few the size of tennis balls, the rest golf ball size and smaller.  just about every year i wonder why i even bother...then in spring i plant more. for the cost of them in a store ...........

think the reason i keep doing it, when i can or make salsa its just a thing i got about most has to come from my garden!!!!!!!1

[KEN W]

Deep watering......I water my fruit trees by drilling holes in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket and then setting it next to the tree and filling it up with water. The water goes into the ground right over the roots. You can regulate how fast by      the number of holes.

[mike89]

thanks Ken most likely to late for this year I'm thinking... 

[KEN W]

Not to late.....getting good sized apples depends on water, thinning, and fertilizer. I'm watering mine with pails tomorrow.

[KEN W]

Just planted 3 cauliflower, 3 cabbages , and 8 Romaine Lettuce for September. Started the seed 5 weeks ago. Cans around them for a couple weeks to protect them from wind and cutworms. Now going to cover them with fine netting to keep the white butterflies from laying eggs and hatching green worms. They will eat every leaf. Don't want to put pesticide on.

Had 60 onions growing there. Pulled them yesterday and hung them in the garage.

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[KEN W]

Pulled the peas a week or so ago and kept what was left for next year's seeds. Then planted them again along the fence. They are up and growing for peas in Sept.

Will plant radishes on the other side of the fence. Those are radishes on the right side. And the netting is covering Broccoli Plants that have the main heads cut. Taking side shoots now. keeping the white butterflies off.

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[KEN W]

Wife made the first batch of Zucchini muffins. Had to use Gluten Free flour for 1 of my grand daughters. Grandkids devour them for breakfast.
 

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[glenn57]

i decided last night to give my trees a drink of water. put the hose by the trunk and let the water trickle out for about a 12 hour shift!!!!!!

[LPS]

We had drought conditions for a couple of years a few years back.  I have 2 plastic 50 gallon barrels that I put spigots on.  The just fit in my little trailer.  I would fill them and then water 2 trees at a time by letting it trickle on them  Worked great.  They were too far away for a hose to reach.

[KEN W]

First home grown sweet corn this year. Earliest I have ever had it. Must have been the heat pushing it. Also first ripe full sized tomato from the garden. An Early Girl.

BLT's and sweet corn for supper. 

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[roony]

You'll be eating like a millionaire!

[roony]

That corn sure filled out right to the end.

[KEN W]

Yup.....a WHOLE lot better than super market corn.

Catalyst....a Super Sweet, one of the earliest maturing and taste great.

Here is where I got it....

https://www.ufseeds.com/product/catalyst-xr-f1-corn-seed/COCAY.html

[LPS]

We had lettuce, cuke, apples all from here with yogurt to make smoothies yesterday.  Were darn good.  We have a lot of lettuce ready all of a sudden.

[KEN W]

Pulled the onions. Nice crop of Candy onions this year. Nice size. Should last till next spring. Hanging in my garage now.

This is my Mellon patch. 3 Cantalope, 1 Galia,

5 watermelon varieties. 3 yellow, 1 orange and 2 reds. Should have some ripe Watermelons next week. Pic is upside down again. Click on it to turn it around.

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[glenn57]

need to go through the garden today...........I'm pretty certain i'll be pulling out the green beans. got what i wanted and there about done anyway. one less thing to have to water. kinda sad when you start thinking of pulling stuff due to having to water them all the time!!!!!!

i pulled my onions a week ago or so........they sucked!!!!!!!!

[Dotch]

Green beans are just coming on here. Since they came up so unevenly & I replanted parts of the rows, I opted not to put in a 2nd planting. Figure they'll keep going for most of August. Hopefully by the end of the month I'll have enough frozen & be sick of picking them. Vine crops are running all over the place. Setting a lot of squash, gourds and pumpkins. Should get set to plant the fall & winter radishes as well as the fall snap pea crop. Wish it was too wet but not the case. Probably have to water just to get the stuff to come up. 

[mike89]

does anyone ever plant yellow beans any more???   

[glenn57]

does anyone ever plant yellow beans any more???

I don't but I've had them before. I don't think there is a difference in flavor!!!

What is the difference between the two? Other than color?

[Dotch]

Been many moons since we raised any yellow beans. Haven't since the wife has been buying the bean seed. May try some next season. Don't recall much difference in flavor either. They do add another color to the plate which I kinda like. 

[mike89]

I think they are the same too, just like yellow beans some times!!!   

[glenn57]

. They do add another color to the plate which I kinda like. 

well duh... Use food coloring. 

[Dotch]

Smurfette: Why is this steak green glenn?

glenn: Thought I'd add a little food coloring to make it prettier!