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Originally posted by Donuthole
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Got my first Zucchini, yellow squash, and cucumbers this week. The peas finally quit producing over the weekend. I didn't thin out the carrots enough so they are pretty small. Still not much progress on any of my peppers. They have finally started to branch a bit but they aren't flowering much. MY wife picked and cut up a cabbage tonight. most of the cabbage only grew to about the size of a softball. Not sure why. Everything else finally appears to be doing well.Comment
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Our 4 X 8 Box Garden has produced good green beans (Just ended as well. Did you pull them out after they are done growing??), yellow peppers, jalepeno's, and Grape tomatoes and Big Boy Tomatoes etc. Our tomatoes are over 5 feet high now and the corn is reaching 6 feet.. Our carrots haven't produced anything yet. They are taking a while to grow... Squash has buds but nothing yet. Our Zuchinni never popped out of the ground
I wanted to grow a Avacado Tree but am told it would never grow in Ohio.. What are your thoughts???Comment
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I have noticed my Roma Tomatoes are splitting. What can I do to stop this?? I am also noticing my Big Boy Tomatoes starting to do this as well. We have not tried to add any insecticides to our garden, and wondering if I should?? As for the split Roma's. I am trying to decide if I should let them drop into the garden ground or toss them out. Thoughts??
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This last heat wave has decimated our garden. Our cukes, zucchini, and crookneck squash plants all withered away despite our best efforts. The peppers seem to have survived but the tomatoes which have struggled all year have yellowed and are dying. The herbs seem okay."Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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It's likely due to the recent heat. Pull off all the cracked fruit and get rid of it (or put it in a compost). If you just let them drop you won't get as much production in the plant as you otherwise would.Originally posted by dabrockster View PostComment
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Thanks.. Will pull them off. However my Roma's are coming in by the dozens.. I seems I am pulling off nightly at least 2 big bowls worth.. And could do more... And my Big Boys have given me a dozen already and it seems like each day I can pull off another 3 to 6.. I am loving this.... Garden tomatoes are so good...
EDIT: Freudian slip there...Last edited by dabrockster; 08-02-2011, 09:44 AM.Comment
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Originally posted by dabrockster View Post
"Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --SolonComment
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Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
"Cog dis is a bitch." -James PattersonComment
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Had Corn on the Cob (Silver Queens) last night for dinner from my Garden.. Delish'....Comment
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I think i've eaten my last BLT ever. We had them for dinner last night. We've been making them at least once a week for the past month, as our tomatoes have been awesome this year. And, knock on wood, the plastic owl we've perched on our wall seems to be a pretty good rodent deterrent.
However, as I said, I think i've probably eaten by last BLT ever. Why? Because I now only eat BELTs. Yep, adding a fried egg, over-medium, to a BLT is insanely good. I'm sure others have been doing this forever, but it only occurred to me last night. I'll never go back.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach FinstockComment
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It may be delish, but the BLT has basically just become a breakfast sandwich -- eggs, toast and bacon, with a side of sliced tomato. You have also added a pile of calories and work. Personally, I think your sandwich is an abomination if consumed outside of a 6am-10am window, and it is an affront the simple perfection that is the BLT.Originally posted by Donuthole View PostComment
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How American of you to associate eggs and toasted bread with breakfast. I, on the other hand, ate those for dinner for two years in Guatemala. So your critique rings quite hollow to me.Originally posted by RobinFinderson View PostPrepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach FinstockComment
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This has been such a weird year in the garden. I planted a bunch of pumpkins and more than half are already ripe and orange. This wasn't supposed to happen for another month according to the planting schedule. Deer have jumped the fence twice and have taken bites out of many of the pumpkins and smashed 4 tomato plants. Speaking of tomatoes, I lost 4 plants to some type of fungus. But tomatoes are finally ripening in mass amounts. I'll start canning this weekend.
My zucchini isn't producing very well. I get maybe 3 a week off of 2 plants. I planted sunflowers with my niece next to them and they have cut off at least half of the sunlight. That might be the problem.
But the melons I planted are doing great. Now the trick is figuring out when they are ripe. I've never been able to catch it at the right time.Comment
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