2011: A Late Start...

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
did you start those cacti from seed if so how long did it take you to get them that big????
No, I've never tried growing cacti from seed. All my cactus are gifts from gardening friends. Some I've had for 25 years.

The San Pedros are mostly 2 years old with the exception of the one that bloomed. It I've had for seven years, from when it was a rooted cutting with four small branches.
 

cannabis420420

Well-Known Member
No, I've never tried growing cacti from seed. All my cactus are gifts from gardening friends. Some I've had for 25 years.

The San Pedros are mostly 2 years old with the exception of the one that bloomed. It I've had for seven years, from when it was a rooted cutting with four small branches.
thank you very much . i got 5 cacti san pedro plants i started from seed about an inch lol 5 of them survived out of 10 lol they are kind of hard to get sprouted but are very nice to grow :D takes alot of time 2 see them grow :D
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
cats and buds is a great mix. I might borrow that idea haha.
Fuzzy loves my garden.

A couple pix from previous years...

View attachment 1692794View attachment 1692795View attachment 1692797View attachment 1692798View attachment 1692799View attachment 1692800View attachment 1692801View attachment 1692802
Fuzzy is always around when I'm in the garden. He's been locked inside both greenhouses, the cage and the shed many times. He can climb out of the cage in about 3 seconds. Right up the chainlink.
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
A few pix from the garden...
View attachment 1702574View attachment 1702575
Peaches laying on the DVD player.

View attachment 1702578View attachment 1702579View attachment 1702580
Progressing!

View attachment 1702585View attachment 1702586
View attachment 1702587
All these San Pedros are genetically identical, yet the number of ribs varies from seven to 9 ribs. The species seems to like my back yard.

View attachment 1702593View attachment 1702594View attachment 1702595View attachment 1702596
The East Greenhouse is filling rapidly!

View attachment 1702599
Not the most fastidious cat.

View attachment 1702600View attachment 1702601View attachment 1702602View attachment 1702603View attachment 1702604View attachment 1702605View attachment 1702606
The cage is more a ScrOG than a barrier.

View attachment 1702614View attachment 1702615View attachment 1702617View attachment 1702618View attachment 1702619View attachment 1702620
There's nothing like home grown!

View attachment 1702621View attachment 1702622
The West Greenhouse is VERY dense!

View attachment 1702623View attachment 1702624
The cool Spring really slowed this Fig Tree down, but it is finally putting on a lot of fruit.

View attachment 1702630View attachment 1702631View attachment 1702633
Born in our closet, 12 years ago, Squeekers has made a career of hiding from exercise. At her peak, about two years ago, she weighed 22 pounds.
 

TWS

Well-Known Member
These pics are super great !












We had a cat that looked like him. His name was Hooter .
 

Hodgegrown

Well-Known Member
Man, I know that feeling. Every morning my wife's dog (1 of the 6) Zenia will jump up on the bed and place her nose into her face so that she gets up to let her (Zenia) out. Like clockwork at 6:00 am. If that doesn't work I'm next, that works cause I wake the wife..lol
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
Not much to report, save that everything is growing rapidly.

A few shots,

View attachment 1707601
Usually the largest producer, this greenhouse hasn't done very well, so far, this year. Three of six plants are thriving. The others will only produce samples.

View attachment 1707603View attachment 1707604View attachment 1707605View attachment 1707606View attachment 1707607
The cage is beginning to fill up. Three of the plants are going to get very large. Magic Carpet Ride, Purple(Purps? Not sure), and my Starburst which is outstanding in all three of this year's examples.

View attachment 1707608View attachment 1707609
All six plants are nearly touching the ceiling in the West Greenhouse. Looking like a very good yield.

View attachment 1707618View attachment 1707620View attachment 1707621
Gonna be buried in produce, in a week. The Avocado Tree is putting on a lot of foliage!

View attachment 1707654View attachment 1707655View attachment 1707656View attachment 1707657View attachment 1707658
Always watching...
 

Hodgegrown

Well-Known Member
My tomato's have yet to turn red very weird. Plums have come and gone, (Santa Rosa) and were not as sweet has last year same with the blackberries. Nectarines are way down in production, 2 trees but small. Wife has melons this year and they seem to be loving it but the squash has gone wild.
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
My tomato's have yet to turn red very weird. Plums have come and gone, (Santa Rosa) and were not as sweet has last year same with the blackberries. Nectarines are way down in production, 2 trees but small. Wife has melons this year and they seem to be loving it but the squash has gone wild.
You may already know this, but just in case, Tomatoes yield and ripen best when left unwatered , as much as possible, after they begin blooming. Our plums(I think they're Santa Rosa as well), were really excellent. Boysenberries were a disappointment. Peaches were pollinated lightly, like your nectarines. My melons are just beginning to set fruit, but look promising. The squash have produced hugely. I need to grow Winter squash next year. Nothing like a roasted chunk of banana squash, swimming in butter!
 

Hodgegrown

Well-Known Member
LOve winter squash, roasted with lots a butter, nutmeg and a touch of cinnamon. Thanks for the tip with the tomatoes, though I water most days have started to reduce amount. Lots of fruit but havn't turned red, except for the romas. Will try to get a close up of edi-cat, only comes in to eat then back to his routine of mole hunting and herding the chickens. lol
Other garden is doing good, lost a couple more lower branches on another (same) box plant. Replaced this plant about 3 weeks ago due to lower branches breaking? Have a feeling it may be the 6 chicks getting into the fenced in area, have seen them in there a few times. Chicks are under 6 months old and learing to use their wings more but small enough to get thru the field fence wire surrounding the garden.
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
I'd keep chickens if I could. Wrong zoning. Good tip on potential damage!

I've long used wire hooks on a custom length piece of string or twine to support broken or "split-away" branches. Once supported(assuming the bark/skin is still partially intact) the only additional measures I take are to spray the foliage to prevent or restore from wilting. If the spray doesn't revive the entire branch, I remove up to half the foliage to allow the branch a chance to heal.

With an otherwise healthy plant, this might sometimes be better than replacing the entire plant, depending on the replacement's size. I sometimes hold several extra plants in 3-5 gallon pots as insurance against unforeseen disasters. I've had windstorms destroy plants in my pretty well screened back yard.

Bring on the kitty pix!
 

brandon727272

Well-Known Member
Hey veggie! Your whole garden looks amazing man, especially those tomatoes. This year mine haven't really produced much, but I have some that are growing. Your plants in the greenhouses really seem to be thriving, making me want to get one even more.. Do you just have raised beds in yours? Your plants are massive, really looks like they're loving whatever you're doing. Definitely subbed. :D
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
Hey veggie! Your whole garden looks amazing man, especially those tomatoes. This year mine haven't really produced much, but I have some that are growing. Your plants in the greenhouses really seem to be thriving, making me want to get one even more.. Do you just have raised beds in yours? Your plants are massive, really looks like they're loving whatever you're doing. Definitely subbed. :D
Yes, my greenhouses are built with raised beds. The soil mass really helps fill up the space with buds.

Thanks for stopping by!
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
View attachment 1716648
Calamansi tree with fruit. A Citrus tree with very sour, but delicious fruit. Tastes a bit like lemons. Favorite fruit in the Philippines.

View attachment 1716653
The best peaches I've ever tasted. They'll be ripe by the weekend, I think.

View attachment 1716657View attachment 1716658View attachment 1716659View attachment 1716660View attachment 1716661View attachment 1716662View attachment 1716663View attachment 1716664View attachment 1716665View attachment 1716666
Various shots of bud tips. Some have pistils, but as many have yet to start.

View attachment 1716668
These have been wonderfully delicious! Beefmasters.

View attachment 1716669
We eat these every day, in season. Burpless hybrids.
 

dirrtyd

Well-Known Member
Looking good VG my romas havent ripened yet here in the Bay. My peppers are finally starting to flower. All of my plants are flowering now so that is a good thing. The strawberries,cabbage,collard greenssnd beans did good this year. Keepem green dirrtyd
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
A few shots from today. Most of the girls are beginning to show flowers. All are definitely getting close, based on growth patterns. Also some progress pix from the veggies.View attachment 1722231
In need of petting.

View attachment 1722235View attachment 1722237View attachment 1722238View attachment 1722239View attachment 1722240View attachment 1722241
Everything is looking good in this greenhouse. Several plants fell far behind, but 3 are doing very well.

View attachment 1722243
Got my recommendation renewed this week. Stopped by a friend's house afterward and was given two new cactus strains. I'll split them up into new pots. I want to see blossoms.


View attachment 1722352View attachment 1722358View attachment 1722362View attachment 1722364View attachment 1722365
The cage is filling up!

View attachment 1722396View attachment 1722397View attachment 1722398View attachment 1722399View attachment 1722400View attachment 1722401
Random shots of veggies, etc. Everything is going to get ripe at one time.

View attachment 1722403View attachment 1722404
This may be a record year in this greenhouse. Completely filled.

View attachment 1722409
Looking up.
 

veggiegardener

Well-Known Member
Top