too larry
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Dang. My first low in the 60's is still slipping on and off the far end of my 10 day forecast.
How Does Your Garden Grow??????
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too larry
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I'm an hour away from the closest one. But I do always ask for the coffee grounds when I order coffee in a restaurant. We are thinking of going to Panama City this week. I need to remember to call all the Starbucks there and ask if they are in the Grounds to Gardens program.
socaljoe
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I didn't post a picture of my harvest, but I picked a bunch of cukes the other day. Made up a big batch of lacto-fermented garlic dill pickles. In this picture, you can see that the fermentation is taking place by the cloudiness of the brine. It was crystal clear yesterday.
too larry
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Looking good Joe. I'm getting a few Armenians, but they look like crap. I saw yesterday that a deer had ate some of the vines. I have two small gates that I don't close. About this time every year one finds a way in. I guess I'll have to close the gates for a while.
The mini sweets are producing, but the peppers are mostly real small. The yellow one is the only one over two inches.
The mini sweets are producing, but the peppers are mostly real small. The yellow one is the only one over two inches.
too larry
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My new corn is about too far gone too. I was late getting it sprayed, and the flies fucked it up fast. Okra is kicking ass though. If you can keep the weeds and grass down, that mushroom compost is the shit.
I don't think I posted a picture here of the worms on my tangerine tree. They look like bird droppings. Get up to two inches long. They were real bad a week or so back. I hit them with BT. Today I noticed some of the leaves were curled up, so I checked them out. Tiny little worms in each curled up leaf. Maybe 1/16th of an inch long, and just so thin you could barely see them. I killed 7-8, but I'm sure I missed some. I'll try to get a picture of them before I BT their ass. Either last year or the year before was the first time I had ever seen then. They stripped the tree before I noticed it then. Since then I've tried to check on it regularly.
too larry
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I also found one like that on the cloned tomato today. A tiny little worm in there. I was going to BT after lunch, but it rained, and I took a nap until I had to leave for work. That has been my problem lately. I have had a bad case of fuck it.I've been finding some budworms that had gone on to pupate, same deal, wrapped up in a leaf like a nasty little burrito.
I've been real lucky with regards to bud worms. I found one when I chopped the Ass Cheese Blues way back when. Then there was a lot of little ones on Random Bud #5 X TPD. I gave everything a spray of BT after that, and haven't seen anymore since. Touch wood.
socaljoe
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Ahh yes, the fuck its...I'm all too familiar with that condition.
I haven't lost huge amounts to budworms this year, less than an ounce so far. They seem to favor one plant in particular, and it just happens to be the plant I care least about. Just comes with the territory I suppose.
too larry
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It doesn't work out like that very often. The first time I ran the GdR it was like that. The only plant in the patch with worms, and it would be wrapped up.
I've lost lots to rot this year. Half or more I would guess. And everything I have picked has been early.
too larry
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Speaking of rot. I saw someone else mention this, and it has been the case for me. But the buds with seeds were much more likely to have rot than the ones without. Most of my plants only have a few seeded buds, and lots of times those would be the first to start rotting.
socaljoe
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Yeah, I've been following along with your thread in the outdoor forum. It's a damn shame how much you've lost to rot this year. Hopefully the fall runs turn out more fruitful for you.
GreenHighlander
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Grape vine leaves work great for keeping dill pickles crunchy. Just one leaf per jar.
Almost got this entire fruiting bunch to ripen. For the record it has received no direct sun at all. It grew just above the ground under my grapevine, in the shade.
And another of the daily bowl fulls at this point
Cheers
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too larry
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Looking good. Is keeping the water cool in your heat a problem?
socaljoe
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I don't even worry about it and the plants haven't seemed to mind. I added some pond-zyme to prevent algae, but other than that it's been hands off.
My tomatoes are doing really well. Once I get them supported I'll post some pics. They're pathetic right now, flopping all over.