Garden Thread 2012

[Tornado2dr]

Do you have yellowing leaves and stems with brown spots?

YES!

Thanks for the tip!

[smittyATL]

YES!

Thanks for the tip!

Let me know how it works out.

I try to go organic until organic doesn't work. Then I go scientific.

Please be sure to read the material that comes with any chemicals.

[Tornado2dr]

Please be sure to read the material that comes with any chemicals.

That's what i'm wary of. If I can't wash it off i'm not sure i want it.

[smittyATL]

Tomato salad anyone?

[Surf Green]

Wife wanted to get pictures.

This is what we get 2-3 times a week. None of our big tomatoes produced, but the cherry ones are doing well.
The Green Peppers have just started to come out.
The okra is growing too fast, and we always seem to pick it when it's gotten too long. The insides are still good.

This is our first year of being serious about it. We've made quite a few mistakes, but overall, I'm pretty happy.

[smittyATL]

Anyone still getting stuff?

The garden got pretty trashed when we had a week of 100+ F in July. Many of the tomatoes died or were knocked back and almost all the squash got killed by borers.

But I still got this the other day:



Peppers and eggplants weren't too bothered by the heat.

Got beans and such ripped out with rows of collards, kale, Brussels sprouts, and lettuces going a couple weeks ago.

Pumpkins and trumpet zucchini are also still going strong.

[Tornado2dr]

Anyone still getting stuff?
Pumpkins and trumpet zucchini are also still going strong.

I still have some peppers and herbs trucking along. When do you start your Pumpkins? I think the girls might really like that next year.

[smittyATL]

I put pumpkin seeds in the ground mid to late April. This variety, Long Island Cheese, takes over 100 days to reach maturity. They're very tasty.

You could grow big orange Halloween pumpkins faster.