Posted on 06/14/2013 12:44:34 PM PDT by greeneyes
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/johnny
“he likes growing plants vertically instead of letting them sprawl all over.”
Yes, they have stringy growth on them that would attach to lattice - I see that. Next year, I’m planting them in Dirt Bags next to the lattice on back wall and they can grow up it. Thanks for your post.
That is what experimentation is all about... finding out.
I'm allowed to screw up until I get it right. Hopefully, I'll run through all the silly mistakes quickly and start working through the more subtle "DOH!" mistakes.
Learning comes through failure, grasshopper.... ;)
/johnny
If I wasn't so far away, I'd volunteer for jury duty. I remember a very reprehensible ad from a few years ago, where the idiot husband "was having so much fun driving his mower" that he even mowed his poor, long suffering wife's entire rose garden. GUILTY!
Amen to that. Best lessons I ever learned came from failures, but I’d still rather it be the failure of others than mine!LOL
I am sure you will have a minimum of troubles, and your first attempts will be more successful than many others.
Thanks for sharing the pictures, it makes it much clearer than all the words!
When you thaw your frozen zucchini they may become soggy.
I'm blessed with 2 harvests on lots of stuff here.
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Thank you!
I attribute the production to the soil and to the rainwater, both gifts from God.
Found it on the Web.
I also grew BrandyWine & Black Krim...didnt produce in good numbers, but what I got was sure tasty.
/johnny
Yes, I suspected that. One link I looked at suggested blanching first or freezing in chunks. Another said just cut into slices, throw into a freezer bag and then freeze. Actually, anything I would freeze would be going in soups and stews, primarily. I REALLY need to find my dehydrator. I only used it a few times to get some food prepared for a backpacking trip. Dehydrated squash & tomatoes would be great - can also make ‘chips’ that way (although I think I like the way the oven-fried chips are looking). My goal this year is to pick ‘small’ .... and not waste any. :-) Thanks!
This may help:
http://5e.plantphys.net/article.php?ch=t&id=289
Both have photos to help with diagnosis of deficiencies and/or diseases & conditions.
Thank you. I have both on hand, and will give this a try.
You could plant them now. They’re perennial (come back year after year). As long as they’ve got a ‘good start’ before first freeze you’re golden. You’d need to get them a bed started before then though.
I’ve got a whole bunch of seedlings in big cups on my driveway waiting till end of next week or so to plant in their permanent bed.
We are lucky if we can get fully through just one season! It’s a crap shoot every year.
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