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To: greeneyes
Looks like everyone is in full swing as we start to wind down here in Central Texas.

My first swing at potatoes here had excellent results. Salad greens are on their last legs and have gone on longer than I expected due to some much needed rain and moderate temps. Of special note this year were the peaches which were the best I can remember...ever.

Tomatoes are on the downside of their peak which was 20 a day of Celebrity and Purple Cherokee off of 8 plants. Also plenty of Roma and San Marzano. The latter have done very well and are quite tasty. I am also impressed with the Heinz Roma and will plant again if I can find them.

Peppers and okra of course and plenty of shallots and 1015s.

The blueberry experiment results are somewhat iffy. Only the first year after hollowing out a huge chunk of native "dirt" and filling with a mix of acid soil and peat moss. Almost impossible to keep them wet enough..or something. Think it's going to work out that store bought is a lot cheaper and better. No so the thornless blackberries which I expect would grow just about anywhere. Not as much fun as native dew berries but a lot bigger and tastier.

Despite a very warm spring just an excellent year for the garden.

10 posted on 06/27/2014 1:24:08 PM PDT by Proud_texan (Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then. - PK Dick)
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To: Proud_texan

Glad you are having a good year. The dew berries here are huge compared to the black berries. The dew berries and blackberries we have are mostly wild natives.

Whenever they spring up, we put a chicken wire circle around them so they don’t get mowed over till they get well established. Then we put a brick or rock circle around them.

The larger patches have metal hoops that we use to keep the netting from tangling in the bushes.


22 posted on 06/27/2014 1:58:08 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Proud_texan

My San Marzano tomatoes are my best producers = good looking healthy plants with loads of tomatoes on each plant.


26 posted on 06/27/2014 2:03:26 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Proud_texan

Wind down?
My Roma’s haven’t even started to ripen and there are a ton of them on my plants!


129 posted on 06/28/2014 2:50:00 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?")
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To: Proud_texan

Juneberries might be easier than blueberries, and they look and taste almost the same. But Juneberries will grow in practically any soil.


136 posted on 06/28/2014 4:09:53 PM PDT by Ellendra ("Laws were most numerous when the Commonwealth was most corrupt." -Tacitus)
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