Other than the lower branches and the suckers I don't prune anything else. In the picture below they are pruning out a sucker. They just use up the plant energy and will not produce tomatoes.
Posted on 06/25/2010 5:13:58 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
Thanks Red! Our backyard has a drainfield (no grow zone), trees/shade, red Georgia clay, and in-ground irrigation so by time I eliminate all those areas, there’s nothing left!
The tomatoes are on the sidelines, some peppers are near the bird bath, and the cukes are out of bounds.
I may invest in more conatiners next year because the deck is in full sun. And these plants do look good.
It just gets real hot on the deck.
“Four-hunnerd-hell” hot as we say here.
Feels like it some days. I literally lost three pounds playing golf the other day.
Lettuce!!
Tons of lettuce. We’re eating salads for lunch and dinner almost everyday. My head lettuce is gone, but the leaf lettuce keeps on going.
And we got a shopping bag full of lettuce from a friend when we helped to remove their pool cover.
And we’ve been getting two heads a week from our farm share. (Yes, I admit that we bought a farm share in a local farm. My garden just isn’t big enough to supply all our veggie needs.)
Collards & a ham hock just put in the slow cooker with a can of whole tomatoes (none ready here yet) onions & garlic. I’ll throw a can of black-eyed peas in later.
Tomato question, how many people remove non producing branches from your tomato plants and exact how do you a) know which ones to remove, and b) how do you remove them by cutting??
Love to read this thread every week. Wish I had enough knowledge to give back.
Does anybody know how to get grass to grow under oak trees?
There are may products which repel mosquitoes on humans. A new product by the makers of OFF spray. It is a device you wear on a belt loop and the aroma of OFF is spread around by a fan. Going to try it. Also found a yellow bracelet in the AmeriMark.com catalog which has an aroma of citronella, which repels mosquitoes too. There is a + 2 inches or more of water in our reserviors and some periodic downpours. One of the advantages of less rain is fewer mosquitoes.
Other than the lower branches and the suckers I don't prune anything else. In the picture below they are pruning out a sucker. They just use up the plant energy and will not produce tomatoes.
Our son in law spent yesterday power washing our post and rail fence and will be back next week to paint it. It separates our neighbor's cow from our landscaping. It's made of pressure treated lumber and it wasn't primed properly when it was installed 5 years ago. Is there any primer that will stick to PT lumber?
Our ten day forecast for the Humboldt Bay Region
My garden’s coming along, slowly but surely. I’m about to get my first zucchini in the next couple days. I will be picking some dragon tongue beans later today! I may post a picture of the beans later today :) I have green tomatoes, but none ripe so far.
The Japanese beetles have descended here. They have decimated one rose bush, and are working on strawberry plants and basil, along with a few other plants. Anyone have any tips? I don’t like to use Seven dust very often, but maybe I should?
I did get a chance to visit the Missouri Botanical Garden several weeks back, and it was beautiful! It was much bigger than I expected.
Hope everyone’s garden is coming along nicely!
Choose the right grass and water it sufficiently. You have to remember that the tree is sucking a tremendous amount of water and doesn't leave much for the grass. We have St. Augustine under our oaks, but the trees range from 50-100 years old and are trimmed up at least 15-20 feet from the ground to allow the sun to get under in the morning and again in the afternoon.
It is also necessary to thin out the limbs inside the drip line of the canopy -- anything that is pointing up or pointing in -- any branches that somehow rub against another. All of the branches should be growing outward. This pruning does two things: 1) keeps the tree vigorous and allows airflow through which helps it defend against strong winds; and 2) permits filtered sunlight to the ground.
Check with your local seed dealer or county extension agent on the shade grasses that thrive in your area.
Glidden makes a primer called "Gripper", that will stick to just about anything. Lowes had a demonstration board with this stuff painted on a bunch of things. I bought some and it covered paneling that had been sprayed with Scott's Liquid Gold for a couple of decades. Then I got adventurous and painted some old ceramic tile in the bathroom. It stuck to both beautifully.
Onion questions: If the tops break, will the bulb still continue to grow? Should I pull onions that develope flowers? How much water because it looks like some of the bulbs are soft, they might be rotting? Thanks!
We tried to truck in more topsoil to expand the garden, but with all the rain of course the dump truck got stuck when they attempted to drop the load where I wanted it... what a mess! Split the towing fee with the driver, making that 10 yard delivery the most expensive dirt I've ever bought! Our wheelbarrow is getting a real workout fixing that problem.
Everything that's gone into the ground is thriving... especially the tomatoes and cabbages!
I have my first Ghost Chile growing. A month’s worth of gemination yielded 1 out of 12 seeds. I have it in a small clay pot and I move it from one side of the yard to the other so it follows the sun. I’m watering it from below, filling a saucer and letting the soil soak it up. It’s almost 2 inches tall and has 2 rows of leaves now. A couple more weeks and I think it will be over the hump and grow until it bears fruit. Hopefully it will winter over inside the house like my Tabasco and Habanero peppers do, then next summer I will be loaded with peppers.
Do you use any special types of fertilizers on these plants? I am just depending on whatever nutrients are in the Miracle Grow potting soil I planted it in. I know peppers in general don’t need a lot of fertilizer, any special tips for this baby?
Try saying Glidden Gripper 6 times with a mouth full of fresh out of the oven blueberry muffins! I did some research on painting PT wood and see my original mistake was priming and painting the fence without letting the wood age to evaporate some of the oils in the treatment...
Anyone have any experience with the EarthBox Garden Kits?
Considering them to replace the 4X4 gardens the kids are maintaining.
A new product by the makers of OFF spray. It is a device you wear on a belt loop and the aroma of OFF is spread around by a fan.
Puzzling whether some kind of smudge/smoke pot might work. Scratching as we type.
Woo hoo. In before the 100th post! I put the squash in the ground last weekend. Potatos are coming up well. Days are getting hot. Got to set up timer and drip hoses soon.
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