Gardening: (2016– )

[curls]

On 8/12/2019 at 9:21 PM, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I ripped out all my tomato plants.

 

Sorry to hear about your tomatoes. Were they doing poorly or was this because of your landlord's dislike of your patio garden?

[JoNorvelleWalker]

3 hours ago, curls said:

Sorry to hear about your tomatoes. Were they doing poorly or was this because of your landlord's dislike of your patio garden?

 

Thanks, the latter.

 

[chromedome]

Yesterday's haul for me consisted of salad greens (leaf lettuce, plus whatever was in the random "mesclun mix" that I planted), broccoli, broccoli raab, baby beet greens, green onions, watermelon radishes, and a few random handfuls of dandelion and sorrel that happened to cross my path at the wrong moment.

I also planted more chard, spinach and beets (for their greens alone, at this time of year), and moved some struggling tomatoes and cucumbers from their planters to the main garden. They may or may not survive, but they were doomed in their old location so there was little to lose by trying.

[Shelby]

Picked our first watermelon of the season.  Very good and sweet.  I was afraid they would be too watery because of all the rain, but nope.

 

This one was about 50 lbs.

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

@Shelby what do you do with a 50 pound watermelon?

 

[Shelby]

3 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

@Shelby what do you do with a 50 pound watermelon?

 

We ate it!  Well, we gave some to the mother-in-law too.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

2 minutes ago, Shelby said:

We ate it!  Well, we gave some to the mother-in-law too.

 

Pictures, or it didn't happen.

 

[kayb]

The grandson and I could have done away with that in pretty short order. He's as watermelon-crazy as I am. I buy a basketball-sized one (round, solid green, no stripes, don't know the name) every week and chill it for us, and we pig out.

 

[Shelby]

Woke up to a very heavy dew this morning which made for some very cool looking spider webs in the garden

 

[dcarch]

Shelby, your garden is a mess!

 

(my garden is messier, LOL!)

 

dcarch

[Shelby]

1 hour ago, dcarch said:

Shelby, your garden is a mess!

 

(my garden is messier, LOL!)

 

dcarch

There are some weeds--but you're also seeing a lot of straw that we put down to deter weeds lol.

[Shelby]

I wonder if my second batch of sweet corn will make before a freeze?  First time doing a double for me.  This is Silver Queen.   And Chum.

 

 

 

[IowaDee]

Is he a "corn dog"?

[rotuts]

Chum     "  Its hot here , and I don't see any place to swim nor any Ducks "

[kayb]

Chum is a pretty baby.

 

When's your first killing frost, usually?

[Shelby]

On 8/30/2019 at 8:29 PM, kayb said:

Chum is a pretty baby.

 

When's your first killing frost, usually?

Well, like 20 years ago it was usually around the middle of October.  Lately it seems to be after Halloween--into November.

[Shelby]

We planted ONE watermelon.  It is a beast.  Lots more to come.

 

[andiesenji]

4 hours ago, Shelby said:

We planted ONE watermelon.  It is a beast.  Lots more to come.

 

Drooling here!  I haven't had watermelon since last summer.

[dcarch]

4 hours ago, Shelby said:

We planted ONE watermelon.  It is a beast.  Lots more to come.

 

 

You can dehydrate watermelon. Delicious snack.

 

dcarch

 

Edited September 5, 2019 by dcarch (log)

[Shelby]

1 hour ago, andiesenji said:

Drooling here!  I haven't had watermelon since last summer.

Andie, you are so amazing I would give anything to give you one!  

[heidih]

I enjoyed this Serious Eats profile of the largest hydroponic farm in NYC (Bushwick). Watch the video - she is a force!  https://www.seriouseats.com/2019/08/yemi-amu-oko-farms.html

[Paul Bacino]

Finally Got a good crop of tomatoes!!

 

 

[heidih]

Friend's son new book release Oct 22 (no affiliation) Interesting gardens/landscapes  https://www.amazon.com/SURFACEDESIGN-Material-Landscapes-James-Lord/dp/1580935508

[Shelby]

While picking the garden this morning, I found this tomato with these odd "hairs" poking out of it.  I hope the photo is clear enough.  These "hairs" have a "ball" on the end and are a little less than a half an inch long.

 

Any ideas as to what this is?  Some kind of bug that lays "eggs" like this???  Or maybe aliens testing out my garden produce?

 

[Okanagancook]

I vote for 'matar loving aliens'.😳