How Does Your Garden Grow??????

The okra is just about played out, but I picked the first peas off the 2nd planting. The 3rd planting of peas are coming along. Will have to side dress soon. Lots of peppers still, but not really doing much with them. The wife needs to get in a popper mood. Another round of Muncher cucumbers just transplanted on Tuesday. Most look alright. A few did cash. The rain has wiped out the 2nd planting of Armenian cucumbers. They only had fruit for about 3 weeks, but it was good while it lasted. {it's still raining 4-5 days a week}

too larry said:

The okra is just about played out, but I picked the first peas off the 2nd planting. The 3rd planting of peas are coming along. Will have to side dress soon. Lots of peppers still, but not really doing much with them. The wife needs to get in a popper mood. Another round of Muncher cucumbers just transplanted on Tuesday. Most look alright. A few did cash. The rain has wiped out the 2nd planting of Armenian cucumbers. They only had fruit for about 3 weeks, but it was good while it lasted. {it's still raining 4-5 days a week}

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My okra didn't do shit and my cucumbers craped out in the first 110+ degree heat wave.

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mwooten102 said:

My okra didn't do shit and my cucumbers craped out in the first 110+ degree heat wave.

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I had a pretty good year for okra. I did try a late planting, but all but one of the sprouts didn't ever take off. The rain got the late planting of cucumbers. I do have a late pea patch coming in. I saw blooms a few days ago, so will be picking soon. The peppers are still doing well. The Mini Sweets are finally getting ready. The wife made pepper rings this week. Also tried a couple different Popper Bites recipes since the smaller Jalapenos are starting to produce.

I got sick of waiting for spring, so I decided to get some tomatoes going indoors .. what I decided on were two types ..BLACK KRIM and GERMAN JOHNSON..not sure how they'll do indoors but I'm trying them anyway.. I was also debating on growing a small patch of carrots indoors but I'm still on the fence ...

farmerfischer said:

I got sick of waiting for spring, so I decided to get some tomatoes going indoors .. what I decided on were two types ..BLACK KRIM and GERMAN JOHNSON..not sure how they'll do indoors but I'm trying them anyway.. I was also debating on growing a small patch of carrots indoors but I'm still on the fence ...

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You should cross those matters and call them Black Johnson's

Bareback said:

You should cross those matters and call them Black Johnson's

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lol.. nice

farmerfischer said:

I got sick of waiting for spring, so I decided to get some tomatoes going indoors .. what I decided on were two types ..BLACK KRIM and GERMAN JOHNSON..not sure how they'll do indoors but I'm trying them anyway.. I was also debating on growing a small patch of carrots indoors but I'm still on the fence ...

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I had my spring crop to keep me busy. Until it got down to 16F here in Larry Land. Now that all my plants are dead, I might get bored waiting. But until then, I'm getting in as many trail days as I can.

I do need to set up lights for my {tomato and pepper} sprouts in one of my sheds. We always did them in the house before, but that space has been requisitioned. A simpler fix, but without the lights is to dig another subterranean solar sprout chamber. Last year I filled my old one in with used tomato soil and turned it into a pepper pit.

Bareback said:

You should cross those matters and call them Black Johnson's

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I then can ask people how does my black Johnson taste...lol...

farmerfischer said:

I can then can ask people how does my black Johnson taste...lol...

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Or is my Black Johnson the biggest you have had in your mouth?

i just dropped the following seeds in cups.

jalapenos
mini sweet yellows
mini sweet reds
catnip

and one tester of sweet corn to see if my seeds are still viable. too early for it.

picked up onion sets from the store today. might plant a few outside before the weekend is over.

gonna try to do trashcan potatoes also.

Sour Wreck said:

i just dropped the following seeds in cups.

jalapenos
mini sweet yellows
mini sweet reds
catnip

and one tester of sweet corn to see if my seeds are still viable. too early for it.

picked up onion sets from the store today. might plant a few outside before the weekend is over.

gonna try to do trashcan potatoes also.

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I've grown potatoes in stacks of tires. Never tried the trashcan.

too larry said:

I've grown potatoes in stacks of tires. Never tried the trashcan.

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start low, pile on dirt as it grows, just tip it over at harvest time.

guess you could call them barrel potatoes also

Sour Wreck said:

start low, pile on dirt as it grows, just tip it over at harvest time.

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I used hay bales last year.. worked pretty good.. also did a small raised bed of them.. the bed just lift up and off.. was abit easier for harvesting
also some in my regular garden...those didn't do so well..

The good thing about the stacked tires is you can stretch out the harvest by taking down one tire at a time.

I pulled the trigger and started my bell peppers yesterday. hopefully the lights will keep them warm enough at night to germinate.

I've got to pick up a few types of peppers , was thinking about some Thai's and Hungarian hot wax.. maybe some chocolate bells..

blake9999 said:

I pulled the trigger and started my bell peppers yesterday. hopefully the lights will keep them warm enough at night to germinate.

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The 28th and 29th are good above ground days. The next ones after that for peppers is Feb 15-17.

I'm going to try Mortgage Lifter tomatoes this year. Tried a few times in the past but something always happened to them before I put them in the ground. This is the year. They're suppose to be a pretty good heirloom variety.

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I've got to pick up a few types of peppers , was thinking about some Thai's and Hungarian hot wax.. maybe some chocolate bells..

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I ran into 10 cent seed packs at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and spent $4.20. Lots of them were peppers. Plus I have a ton of saved seeds.