Posted on 07/18/2014 12:31:17 PM PDT by greeneyes
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We’re very pleased with our garden this year. Strawberries continue produce 2+ gallon a week, beets and carrots are adding to our evening meals as are the Yukon Gold potatoes. Sweet corn will be on the menu by early August. The Humboldt Bay region of Northwestern Calif has a ample supply of water as Ruth Lake was the only reservoir to fill and overflow this winter. We have 2 years of water in case it never rains again and that ain’t gonna happen. The garlic crop was the only disappointment due to the Rust disease for the second year.
...when I was a girl, it was...BLT with mayo on toast. Cut into quarters with a toothpick stuck in each quarter.
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I remember BLT’s prepared that way, too. And, BTW, I haven’t had one prepared in any fashion in ages.
Anyway, all of my stuff is looking real good.
I’ve already eaten lots of Sun Gold cherries and Stupice medium sized tomatoes (first year to try this variety). And my San Marzanos, I hope, will be coming on strong in the next couple of weeks.
With my corn (White Mirani), I hope that I’ll have multiple pickings because I staggered the timing of my planting.
Sounds to me like you have a nitrogen rich soil. Lots of growth and no fruit. Perhaps you could add some bonemeal to the soil. You may still be able to get some produce off your existing plants if you try applying a fertilizer with a higher phosphate ratio. The fastest way to have it take effect is to foliar feed, directly spraying the solution onto the foliage first thing in the morning. You can use a binder such as yucca root extract (Thermax) or I’ve heard egg whites work well too.
You are far south of me and I don’t know if you even get frost. Frost resistant veggies are beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, collards, garlic, kale, lettuce, mustard, onions, parsley, spinach and turnips. These make for a good fall garden. The garlic will winter over and be good next summer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQbZ4Z_3uXU
Hmmm… sorry that didn’t hyper link?
My first round was to slice a dozen hot peppers in half and place them inside the little basket. Eight hours later, I had hard, crunchy pepper poker chips that will store easily and that can be added to soups, pizza, etc...
Interesting tool. Thanks for the link. We have had issues with squirrels and tomatoes before, but not birds, course, I’ve never really seen a crow here either.
I’ll never forget when my youngest daughter was about 5 or 6 year’s old, Hubby found some green tomatoes with a bite or two out of each one. He accused her of doing it. She denied it.
Then he accused her of lying. I suggested she might actually be telling the truth, since he didn’t actually see her do it. That there really caused a dust up with him declaring that SQUIRRELS DO NOT EAT GREEN TOMATOES.
A few days later, I was sitting at the table looking out the patio doors and I was a squirrel pick a tomato, take a bite and throw it away. I brought Hubby in and let him see the little theif at work. Red - faced for sure.LOL
My experience is that they usually leave them alone till they are more reddish colored, unless there is a scarcity of water. So I try to leave a bit of water sitting in plastic containers so the critters can drink it instead of eating tomatoes.
Cooler weather with ample rain is a great recipe for the garden.
Bugs aren’t too bad here yet.
I hate bugs.
Sorry to hear about the garlic, but the rest sounds great. I really need to dig taters this weekend. I have Dakota pearls, butte russet, kenebec, and some leftover supermarket russets that were a little too sprouted to eat.
Hubby has a bunch too. We should be set for the several months anyway on the taters. Kenebec’s are the only ones that I ordered. The others I saved some smaller taters to use for seed potatoes from last year’s crop.
We never get that second batch of strawberries. Hubby has it fixed in his head that they are done in June, and totally neglects them. No water or additional feed. Doesn’t accept that everbearing will really have a second crop.
I am going to have to try some of those San Marzano next year. Corn - I love it all, but especially sweet white corn.
I have a basketful to process a little later this afternoon.
It’s white corn, but hubby forgot what the name was.
I love the dehydrator for peppers, and onions and stuff for soups and chili. I usually hook it up at night when the temps are cooler.
I bought one of those veggie gadgets to turn veggies into noodles. Haven’t had a chance to try it out yet.
Me too.LOL
I have to go do some chores now and give others some computer time. The other computers are in the shop. Be back later.
We have a screened porch which seems to be an ideal place to run the dehydrator unit. Overnight sounds like a good idea.
Hi greeneyes!
Congrats on the tomatoes!
“White Fly” infestation has killed all my patio plants. And it’s screened in!How did they get in?
Grrrr.
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