Weekly Gardening Thread
Posted on 07/24/2009 3:59:59 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
Good morning to all of you gardeners. There is only one more week left in July and hopefully everyone is enjoying their summer gardens and enjoying the harvest. If you are planning a Fall garden now is the time plan what you will be planting and when to plant. The key to successful winter gardening is knowing the average date of the first killing frost in your region. You then plant your winter crops early enough to let them reach their full maturity before that killing frost. Local garden authorities can give you information about the timing of first frosts and the hardiness of various crops for your area.
Weekly Gardening Thread
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Nuthin but extended late spring here so far.
Yep...pouring rain, upper 50’s...moved containers into shelter until the rain passes. Hopefully; this doesn’t agitate the blight problem.
Plan earlier, global warming has cooled most of us to near record lows.
Yes it will be interesting for us first time gardners to try to plan Fall crops here in GA.
Garden is progressing nicely despite the infestation of squash bugs that decimated two plants. All our community garden neighbors have them too and the timing with our vacation did not help. We have replanted and I need to kill some more bugs this weekend.
SW Ohio I can grow salad fixins “greens” all winter long with just my hothouse. More work than what it is worth though .. I did it for experimentation.
We can be 6 degreees one day and 50 degrees the next. Yes, I could build automated vents, monitors and such .... my tomatoe costs after 7 years of buiding beds, buying feedlot panels, and such is probably down to 15 dollars a pound now.
My gardens are primarily perrenial and non herbaceous shrubs ... some 2700 odds and ends of plants I can’t live with out. That takes most of my time, and fall is the busiest time of this gardeners year.
However, I just can’t resist a homegrown mater, green bean or bell pepper. So I dabble with those only. Nothing else like them
Yeah, maybe I should have posted this weeks topic in June!
Here in SE PA, tomatoes are passable, eggplants are very feeble, peppers are lagging, but the tomatillos are going bonkers (green enchiladas, anyone?). Starting to dig spuds (yum), peas are kicked, and am swimming in beets. Green beans are barely there, and two batches of limas failed to make an appearance. Planted most of my fall crops last weekend.
My area has been in kind of a localized dry pattern until the last couple of days. Rain all around, just not here till the other day. The days have been beautiful but the nights have been mostly in the upper 50s and that doesn’t do much for ripening.
Lumber arrived for the new porch/greenhouse yesterday and 6 sliding glass doors are to be delivered today. Its too late to be of much use this year but will be up by monday and ready for spring.
Good morning. My tomatoes are orange-ish. I have baby cukes. My green beans were a diaster this year. I think many rotted in the wet soil and those that survived the bunnies got them. Peppers seem to be doing well.
Well that sure sounds better than central Texas although we did have
a couple of days of respite this week. Thanks for the ping Red.
It is SUPPOSED to be in the 80’s over the near term...that will be great for ripening...all veggies have done very well. I have container peppers with twenty bells on them, tomatoes are loaded.
Tomatoes are almost done for the summer. I may cut them back and let them regrow for the fall. I've done that several years and usually get better fall tomatoes since the roots are well established.
Squash and zucchini are drying out as well. Cucumbers are just sitting there with a few blooms and the vines look sick. It's so dry here the trees are whistling for dogs to stop by and water them.
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I live on the Alabama gulf coast and could use some help concerning my Gladioulas. On internet sites, I see that people dig their bulbs each year so not to freeze them. The ground never freezes here, barely getting any freezing temps all winter. I have left them in the ground, but I have noticed that I do not have as many plants this year as I had in the past. I originaly planted about 50 bulbs 2 years ago, now only have about 30 this year. Is digging the bulbs neccessary when the ground doe not freeze? Or am I experiancing another problem. I used quality bulbs from an online source, and they are the most beautiful colors that I have ever seen, and I really hate to lose them. I planted about 50 more this year. Can anyone with deep south gladioulas experiance advise me?
Again, thanks for the one reply last week and to all that read it this week. Happy gardening to all.
Here in Pa, my corn is finally putting out tassels, cherry tomatoes, big boys, Italian tomatoes all looking good and getting red.
Last week pulled all my bush beans, zucchini, cucumbers, all good eating.
Waiting on baby watermelons and cantaloupe planted as experiment, watermelons the size of softball will grow to 9”
cantaloupes still small.
Hope everyone is finding peace and sense of accomplishment in their gardening I know I am.
I’m glad to see this thread. Maybe some of you could give me some advice. I planted marigolds (in coconut lined wire boxes) and they are pretty much all dead, and I don’t know why.
Did they get drowned in the entire month of rain we had during June here in Jersey?
Did I plant them too close together?
Did I not plant them deed enough in the soil?
These are the three culprits I’ve got as possibilities.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Bought some Indiana peaches this week to freeze: they were wonderful...Am picking blackberries from our thornless bushes will have enough for us, the neighbors and friends.
3.5 inches of rain Wednesday. My yard can be mowed, raked and bailed again.
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