Posted on 06/10/2016 4:16:42 PM PDT by greeneyes
I suck therefore my poor garden sucks. That is all. What a depressing year - three weeks in and we are toast already. :(
We had that happen with our tomatoes five or six years back. SO disappointing and frustrating
I don’t think you two are real people. :) Who can pull off such great results?
ppfffttt… Nothing to it if you’re Lady Bender
What do you have for internet connection at your RV?
I love tomato powder.
Also blueberry powder, pepper powder (paprika!), and zucchini powder. I use the zuke powder to make zuke bread. Lots of howto’s online for this stuff. I love howtos :)
Pickle the peppers. We put up some of those for pizzas and salads and with stirfry cabbage in the fall/winter.
I cried.
And didn’t really put in a garden last year. Had greeneyes take me off the pinglist too.
I moped and mourned.
I’m over it and have moved my tomatoes somewhere new this year.
Frost and snow in the highlands two nights ago,
and Sunday they are calling for 85 degrees and high humidity.
I can't wait for Bastardi's Saturday summary - it should call for screaming heat, as I recall.
My suggestion, .. begin germinating " plan B ".
Oh ! ..And , good luck !
What varieties of trees do you have that provide the shade ? (ie: maples produce heavy shade, linden and locust give dappled shade, walnuts secrete julgone ,etc.)
Are you located in an urban , suburban , or rural area ?
What kind of soil do you have : sandy, loam , granular stone , clay ?
Ever had a 'soil test' done for N-P-K, or micro-nutrients ?
etc., etc ? I would like to help, but need more information.
Yum!!!
I have an abundant crop of Gypsy Peppers, one of the best eating sweet peppers available. Almost the size of a bell pepper, it has a great taste, not at all like bell, much sweeter, and a very prolific producer. Only drawback is that they are hybrid, but if you can find a plant, it is easy to start cuttings. I have a three year old plant, here in central TX with about 20 peppers on it now.
My neighbor just gave me some tomatoes that he grew, and they are the best I have ever eaten. He didn’t know exactly what they were, but I went to the nursery where he bought the plants, and found out that they are “Cherokee Purple” from Bonnie-
https://bonnieplants.com/product/cherokee-purple-heirloom-tomato/.
I bought a pack of seeds from the nursery, and I have one tomato left, so I’m going to plant them for a fall crop.
I promise, you will not be disappointed with this one.
Welcome Sprout. LOL
I made a slight mistake- the Cherokee Purple seeds that that I bought are “Lake Valley Seed” brand, but Bonnie does have them.
Indeed. Very good thing.
Hey that’s so neat! No tomatoes here yet, because I was too lazy to grow any over the winter. I have some volunteers that came up in a pot, that I planted carrots in. Need to thin them out. One tomato and a few carrots is all that pot is big enough for.
Jealous about tomatoes. Sorry to hear about the cabbage and broccoli though. I have read that the advantage to sq ft. gardening is that you plant dissimilar plants in the same bed, and it deters pests from going through a whole row.
So I often don’t plant more than 3 sq ft of one plant in each bed. Except for taters and corn. Have planted 3 x 4 ft areas all the same for those.
You are blessed with abundance. I got a packet of Jalapeno peppers with out the heat - Hubby can stand the heat. Maybe I’ll plant some and see if I can grow them in front of the patio this summer. Wonder how long a pepper plant can keep going?
Everyone told me that Basil wouldn’t grow - just an annual, but I kept on in a pot for almost 6 years, and it was all the fresh basil I needed and some frozen and dried as well.
I don’t do much flower planting. I planted some Rosa Rugosa, because it has cherry sized rose - hips, which I use in tea. It has really pretty old fashioned roses. It’s relatively shady where it’s planted.
I’d really like to plant it all along the property lines, as it makes a near impenetrable barrier-keep the neighbor’s dogs out.
I have some roses, lavender, and daylilies in half - day sun. Johnny Jump Ups - a type of Viola does well, and flowers are supposed to be edible. Boxwood, winter creeper, are surviving in less than half day sun.
Chives also do well in shade. I have some planted around a maple tree that is shaded almost all day. They don’t do bloom and it’s a nice little purple color. Dianthus has also done well when I’ve tried it.
Thanks for the pictures. Now you’ve made me want pie! sigh
Can I just say I hate being on a low carb diet sometimes??? LOL
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